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Growing Greenup 9/9/25
Growing Greenup Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon This week’s column is all about weather. We all experience, plan for, try to...
Sep 96 min read


Straight Paths: A Lamp Unto My Feet and A Light Unto My Path
A Lamp Unto My Feet and A Light Unto My Path Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon My three companions and I slid our canoes into the...
Sep 93 min read


Hidden Corners of History - The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl Jarrod E. Stephens For The Ashland Beacon According to the calendar, our summer season is swiftly coming to an end. With...
Sep 23 min read


Straight Paths - If Only I’d Listened the First Time
If Only I’d Listened the First Time Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon Homer was admitted to hospice with end stage lung...
Sep 23 min read


Just One - Word Junk
Junk Lora Parsons The Ashland Beacon A few weeks ago, now, our church (Shawnee Church of God in Flatwoods, KY) had a yard sale...
Sep 23 min read


Growing Greenup Growing Your Own Carrots
Growing Greenup Growing Your Own Carrots Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon Do you like to garden and grow some of your own food?...
Sep 25 min read


Growing Greenup Preparedness Training
Growing Greenup Preparedness Training Saving the ‘soul of a community’: UK Land-grant Engagement program preserves arts, culture through...
Aug 265 min read


Hidden Corners of HistoryFunny Money
Funny Money Jarrod E. Stephens The Ashland Beacon If you don’t know everything there is to know about everything, you’ll sometimes...
Aug 193 min read


Growing Greenup
Growing Greenup Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon Wow – an awesome premiere event took place at the Greenup County Extension...
Aug 194 min read


Growing Greenup - Centering Community Well-Being
Growing Greenup Centering Community Well-Being Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon A publication from Aspen Institute Community...
Aug 124 min read


Straight Paths - Like An Oasis in a Desert
Like An Oasis in a Desert Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon This is part two of a two-part series about Thomas, who was...
Aug 123 min read


Growing Greenup: GreenboGrass
Growing Greenup GreenboGrass Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon The mission of the Greenup Extension Community Arts Program is to...
Aug 54 min read


Just One Word: Skin
Skin Lora Parsons The Ashland Beacon At some point, if you’re bored, try Googling “the unspoken rules of texting.” You might get a...
Aug 53 min read


Straight Paths: Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon This is part one of a two-part series about Thomas, who was in...
Aug 54 min read


Growing Greenup- Hydration
Growing Greenup Hydration Anne Stephens For The Ashland Beacon The heat of summertime has certainly been upon us. While I enjoy...
Jul 294 min read


Straight Paths- I’ve Never Been Without Something to Love
I’ve Never Been Without Something to Love Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon Daisy enrolled in hospice when she was...
Jul 293 min read


Hidden Corners of History- Fun and Games
Fun and Games Jarrod E. Stephens As I was waiting on an elevator after a routine doctor’s appointment, the door opened to where an...
Jul 223 min read


Straight Paths Love Moves First
Love Moves First Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon This is part three of this series about Vannen and his wife Eleanor....
Jul 223 min read


Growing Greenup Pottery Studio
Growing Greenup Pottery Studio Anne Stephens You may have heard that there is a community pottery studio opening in Greenup...
Jul 224 min read


Straight Paths-The Heart of a Servant
The Heart of a Servant Loren Hardin For The Ashland Beacon This is part two of a series about Vannen and his wife, Eleanor....
Jul 152 min read
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