Pop-up book shop Festival season is in full swing in Berea, beginning with the Appalachian Writers Conference’s Pop-Up Bookshop on Wednesday, September 3, from 11 AM to 6 PM, at Boone Tavern. “The Appalachian Writers Conference is about more than writing; it’s about community. The Pop-
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Lack of clarity about the utility's aims irks opponents of the Big Hill Line
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College officials respond with demand for transparency from power co-op
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Plus, 911 director retires
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Berea Celtic Fest is nationally known for its good vibe and great music
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These photos capture the 2-week transformation of an individual caterpillar into a monarch butterfly. Monarchs lay eggs on milkweed plants because milkweed is the only food baby caterpillars eat; and this hungry caterpillar ate every leaf before forming its chrysalis. By eating milkweed, monarchs ingest cardenolides, steroid compounds that
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New school superintendent, Ryan Neaves, shares his thoughts on Berea and 'righting the ship'
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Plus, property taxes to rise a teensy bit
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Brown thrashers are year-round residents in some parts of Kentucky and offer loud, lively, and varied songs. Watch them wildly forage for insects in dried leaves and it is easy understand how they earned the name “thrasher.” If you get close to one, you can’t help but marvel
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