🌱 How a quiet Berea street was shattered by a tragic killing

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• How a quiet Berea street was shattered by a tragic killing

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Chilly with clouds and sun, with a high of 43 and low of 38 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 47, low: 39.
• Thursday: Winds becoming strong; rain, with a high of 59 and low of 25 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Community in shock after former police captain kills mother, dies by suicide on I-75 (lex18.com) — A Berea neighborhood is reeling after authorities say a former law enforcement officer killed his 77-year-old mother at a home on Leslie Drive before dying by suicide during a traffic stop on I-75 in Whitley County. Neighbors describe the area as quiet and the victim as gracious, while officials continue investigating and await more details from the medical examiner.
   

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Friday December 19

• The Christmas Showcase 2025: A Merry Mishap (Dinner Show)
  The Spotlight Playhouse (Theater) , 214 Richmond Rd N , Berea
  6:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Beginning Cross-Stitch
  1302 Stanford St , Lancaster
  1:00 pm
• Estill County Middle vs Breathitt County School District
  Estill County Middle School , 51 Patriot Drive , Irvine
  5:30 pm
• GCHS Boys Basketball vs. Anderson Co. (Away, JV/V)
  Anderson County High School , 750 W Broadway St , Lawrenceburg
  6:00 pm
• GCHS Girls Basketball vs. Berea Community (Away, JV/V)
  Berea Community High School , 1 Pirate Pkwy , Berea
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Adult Bingo
  Rockcastle County Public Library , 60 Ford Dr , Mt Vernon
  10:00 am

Thursday December 18

• GMS Volleyball vs. Clark Moores (Home)
  Garrard Education Center (GEC) , 324 W Maple Ave , Lancaster
  5:30 pm
• GCHS Girls Basketball vs. Anderson (Home, JV/V)
  Garrard Middle School , 304 W Maple Ave , Lancaster
  6:00 pm
• Estill County Middle vs Madison Middle School
  Estill County Middle School , 51 Patriot Drive , Irvine
  7:00 pm
• The Gatlin Brothers
  Renfro Valley Entertainment Center , 2380 Richmond St , Mt Vernon
  7:30 pm
• Gatlin Brothers
  Renfro Valley Entertainment Center , 2380 Richmond St , Mt Vernon
  7:30 pm
• Larry Gatlin and The Gatlin Brothers
  Renfro Valley Entertainment Center , 2380 Richmond St , Mt Vernon
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kentucky Staffing posted a job opening for Senior Accounting Supervisor in Berea. Apply here.
• Berea College posted a job opening for Associate Director of Internships in Berea. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berea here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Richmond

• Lyon County Sheriff's Office Reports Multiple Arrests Following Investigation (marshallcountydaily.com)
• Men's college basketball: Miami gets road win over EKU, matches program's best start at 10-0 (daytondailynews.com)
• Protecting the Skies Through Drone Detection Research at EKU (eku.edu)

Stanford

• GoFundMe releases 2025 Year in Help report; shares most notable fundraisers in Kentucky (theinteriorjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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