Leshia Clay Walters Griggs, age 61, of Irvine, Kentucky, departed this life on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Marcum-Wallace Hospital in Irvine, Kentucky. Born on September 29, 1960, in Irvine, Leshia was the daughter of the late Jerry and Betty Watson Walters. Leshia is survived by her husband, Emery Glenn Griggs; three children, Keegan […]
Blood Moon turns red during eclipse
Rylan Meadows with Rylan’s Amazing Photography captured these photos of the recent lunar eclipse that occurred early on May 16, 2022. May’s Super Flower Blood Moon appeared to turn red during the eclipse.
Street named ‘Blake Crowe Way’
Blake Crowe’s parents and grandson, at left, unveiled a sign marking this side street in Ravenna as Blake Crowe Way. Above, they were joined by Blake’s wife and several other family members. Mayor Sharon Snowden and City Clerk Amy Crowe wanted a way to remember Crowe, who was spent many years playing and […]
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Nita Jane Tipton, age 60, of Broadway in Irvine, passed away Monday, May 9, 2022, at the Compassionate Care Center in Richmond following a short illness. She was born October 7, 1961, in Fayette County and was the daughter of the late Charles and Etta Estes Willis. She was a homemaker and had lived in […]
Isfort awarded state practitioner honor
Submitted (IRVINE, KENTUCKY) April 28, 2022 — In recognition of her excellence in clinical practice, Donna Isfort, MSN, APRN is being honored by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) as the 2022 recipient of the AANP State Award for Excellence in Kentucky. Each year, nurse practitioners (NPs) across the nation are nominated by their […]
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Brenda Lee Cackling Chaney, age 82, of Irvine, Kentucky, departed this life on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at her home in Irvine, Kentucky. Mrs. Chaney was born on March 28, 1940, in Irvine, Kentucky, to the late Eugene Kelly and Beulah Richardson Flynn. She attended the Easter Valley Baptist Church. She was a member of […]
30 years of Spore Lore…
By: Lisa Bicknell Local organizers are saying the 30th Annual Mountain Mushroom Festival was once again a great success. Temperature swings have been common over the festival’s 30 year history, with everything from spring wind storms, cold snaps when snow flurries flew, and warm sunny days, but this year was—hot. In fact, the ambulance service […]
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Farry Marie Lakes was born July 29, 1938, in Estill County and departed this life Friday, April 22, 2022, at the Baptist Health Hospital in Richmond at the age of 83. She was the daughter of the late Johnny & Hannah (Sparks) Marcum. On July 26, 1957, Farry married the love of her life, Elmer […]
Egg-stravagant Egg Drop
Photo above, courtesy of Phyllis Alcorn Approximately 900 people attended Summitview Church’s Eggstravaganza at the fairgrounds last Saturday. Hundreds of eggs were hidden for children to hunt, then a few additional thousand eggs were dropped from a helicopter, much to the delight of young and old alike.
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Marjorie Ella Wolfinbarger, age 92, of Cedar Grove Road in Irvine, passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the Marcum & Wallace Memorial Hospital following a long illness. She was born March 12, 1930 in Estill County and was the daughter of the late James Archie Cox and Mary Chessney Hoover Cox. She was a […]