Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of recollections written by Shelby Paul Horn.  Horn was raised in Estill County and now lives in Joplin, Missouri.  He went on to become a successful attorney.  At the urging of a friend, Horn wrote down many of his life experiences, some of which will be […]

Ryan Oakes proudly posing with his derby car “N 469” after participating in another successful Demolition Derby at the Estill County Fair. By Cheyenne Young CV&T Staff The Estill County Fair hosted the small car demolition derby on Friday, July 6th. Sign- ins and registration started at 5pm and the demolition derby took off at […]

Cody Portwood By Cheyenne Young CV&T Staff The Estill County Fair hosted the ATV & Motorcycle Dirt Drag on Thursday July 5th. The event started at 7pm with warm ups prior. The ATV and motorcycle classes included: 4×4, 2×4, youth and motorcycle. The prizes at the end of the event were 1st place $100, 2nd […]

By Karen Steinhauser CV&T Contributor As I am writing it is early morning Memorial Day.  Yesterday I had the privilege of filling in and teaching in children’s church.  The lesson was about what it means to sacrifice.  I told a story my mother shared with me many times through the years.  As she was growing […]

What the…..*&%$#*&?! By Jerry Eltzroth CV&T Contributor Our daughter, Deanna, recently noticed something that looked out of place in their master bedroom toilet bowl in the wee hours of last Saturday morning. Knowing she would never use the toilet without flushing and her husband would not either, she summoned Danny. He inspected the bowl and […]

By Karen Steinhauser CV&T Contributor As I am writing this, it is Sunday night.  My husband and I have just returned from the local homeless shelter.  Normally we would have been at church for our Sunday evening service, but we wanted to be with our son Jason this evening.  As you know from past columns, Jason has worked at […]

By Karen Steinhauser CV&T Columnist When I arrived for the Mushroom Festival on Saturday morning, I discovered that parking wasn’t going to be as easy as I had anticipated.  I was blessed that I had brought my ten year old granddaughter, Summer, with me.  I finally decided to settle for parking on a side street […]

By LISA BICKNELL CV&T News Editor I’ll put this column on the lifestyle page, because I want to talk about the weather.  No effort to shape your opinion on anything, just me goin’ on about the weather. Finally, finally, we had opportunity for some good porch-sittin’ last weekend. Sure, there have been a few days […]

By Karen Steinhauser CV&T Contributor *Note: Karen will be set up in front of the Christian Worship Center on Broadway with her children’s book during the Mountain Mushroom Festival, on Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  She invites you to stop by and say, “Hi!” If you never read another one of […]

By Karen Steinhauser CV&T Contributor As I am writing this, Easter has passed.  The day before the holiday I found myself with a ton of work to do and a very short time in which to get it done.  My ten year old granddaughter, Summer, was spending some time with me, and I decided to […]