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Manchester Enterprise - 8.7.26 · Eastern Kentucky Newspapers

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  Speaker 1: Now we turn to the Manchester Enterprise to read news
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  Speaker 1: from and around Manchester. Your reader today is Timmy Anne Goodman.
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  Speaker 1: We will begin with the edition dated Wednesday, August fifth,
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  Speaker 1: twenty twenty six. As a reminder, RADIOI is a reading
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  Speaker 1: service intended for people who are blind or have other
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  Speaker 1: disabilities that make it difficult to read printed material. Our
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  Speaker 1: first article is entitled Creative Kids Summer Camp a huge success.
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  Speaker 1: This article is accompanied by a photograph. The photograph says
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  Speaker 1: Kelsey Moore and the Clay Public Library held a successful
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  Speaker 1: creative art summer camp, and it depicts two young girls
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  Speaker 1: approximately six to eight years old. They are wearing aprons
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  Speaker 1: with lemon slices on them, and on the table in
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  Speaker 1: front of them they have a large container of lemonade
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  Speaker 1: and some syrups to accompany the drink. So back to
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  Speaker 1: the article Creative Kid's Summer Camp a huge success turning
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  Speaker 1: young artists into entrepreneurs. This is a staff report from
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  Speaker 1: the Enterprise News. Young artists got a lesson in more
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  Speaker 1: than creativity during a week long summer camp at the
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  Speaker 1: Clay County Public Library, where children learned how art, entrepreneurship
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  Speaker 1: and small businesses can work hand in hand. The Creative
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  Speaker 1: Chapter's Creative Kid's Summer Camp, Become an Entrepreneur was held
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  Speaker 1: July twenty seventh through the thirty first, with Kelsey Moore
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  Speaker 1: serving as the teaching artist for the program. Through the
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  Speaker 1: Kentucky Arts Council, Moore worked with Donna F. Gillihan to
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  Speaker 1: write the grant that funded the camp, which gave children
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  Speaker 1: an opportunity to develop their artistic skills while also learning
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  Speaker 1: how creative ideas can be transformed into business opportunities. Moore
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  Speaker 1: said the response from the campers exceeded their expectations. Our
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  Speaker 1: main goal with this program was to teach our campers
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  Speaker 1: about the importance of small businesses and the role they
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  Speaker 1: play in our communities. Moore said. Campers learned that entrepreneurship
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  Speaker 1: can begin by identifying gaps or needs in a community
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  Speaker 1: and developing solutions that can ultimately become business ideas. The
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  Speaker 1: week also included lessons in color theory, graphic design, logos,
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  Speaker 1: and business branding. Campers were introduced to artificial intelligence generated
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  Speaker 1: images and learned about differences between AI generated and artist
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  Speaker 1: created work. Moore said the campers left the lesson feeling
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  Speaker 1: more confident in their ability to identify AI generated images.
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  Speaker 1: Moore was particularly impressed with the camp's younger group, ages
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  Speaker 1: seven to nine. It was the first time she had
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  Speaker 1: taught the lessons to that age group. They absolutely blew
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  Speaker 1: me away with how seriously they committed to the many
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  Speaker 1: lessons and projects we completed Throughout the week. Moore said.
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  Speaker 1: Local artists and businesses also became part of the learning experience.
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  Speaker 1: Graphic designs by Jess Bowman were used as examples during
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  Speaker 1: lessons on artist created branding. Moore said using logos Bowman
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  Speaker 1: had designed for local businesses helped campers make connections between
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  Speaker 1: the lessons and businesses they recognize in their own community.
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  Speaker 1: Professional photographer Les Nicholson visited on showcase day to discuss
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  Speaker 1: his career and the art of photography. Nicholson shared stories
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  Speaker 1: about his career, showed campers his camera equipment, and photographed
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  Speaker 1: the event. The showcase also gave campers a first hand
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  Speaker 1: look at another form of local entrepreneurship. Michael Moore, Mary
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  Speaker 1: lou Whitemore, and Robbie Moore, along with six O six
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  Speaker 1: Kitchen and One Clay County, provided lunch. Moore said organizers
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  Speaker 1: wanted the children to experience a local food truck and
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  Speaker 1: see the business in operation. Moore also praised the Clay
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  Speaker 1: County Public Library staff, including pe Gillahan and Cecily Hubbard,
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  Speaker 1: for making sure the necessary supplies were available and helping
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  Speaker 1: the camp run smoothly throughout the week. Funding for the
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  Speaker 1: program was made possible through the Kentucky Arts Council, which
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  Speaker 1: supports artists and arts education programs across the state. Moore
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  Speaker 1: said receiving the highly sought after grant was significant for
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  Speaker 1: the local program. I think they made a lot of
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  Speaker 1: connections between art in the entrepreneurial world and the science
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  Speaker 1: that goes behind it, Moore said. I hope they continue
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  Speaker 1: to make these connections as they get older and search
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  Speaker 1: for solutions that would offer up more opportunities in their community.
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  Speaker 1: Although the camp has ended, the children's work will remain
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  Speaker 1: available for the community to see. Posters created by the
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  Speaker 1: campers during the week will be displayed at the Clay
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  Speaker 1: County Public Library. Moore also thanked the parents, grandparents and
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  Speaker 1: families who made it possible for the children to attend
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  Speaker 1: throughout the week. It's tickled me to death to see
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  Speaker 1: how much these kids enjoyed themselves this week, Moore said.
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  Speaker 1: Our next article is entitled is Homelessness a growing epidemic?
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  Speaker 1: Enterprise reader's phil problem is worse now than five years ago.
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  Speaker 1: This article is also accompanied by a photograph picturing a
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  Speaker 1: homemade structure created with black plastic sheeting and tarps creating
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  Speaker 1: a home like tent area and a camp chair is
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  Speaker 1: sitting out front, and some buckets and a plastic tub
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  Speaker 1: with some clothing. This article is a staff report from
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  Speaker 1: the Enterprise News. Homelessness has become increasingly visible in Manchester
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  Speaker 1: and Clay County over the past five years, according to
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  Speaker 1: an overwhelming number of readers responding to a question posed
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  Speaker 1: by The Manchester Enterprise, with residents pointing to everything from
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  Speaker 1: soaring housing cost and addiction to mental health problems and
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  Speaker 1: a shortage of local resources. The Enterprise ask readers on Facebook,
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  Speaker 1: do you think the homeless problem in Manchester Clay County
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  Speaker 1: is worse now than it was five years ago? The
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  Speaker 1: response was strikingly one sided. Dozens of readers simply answered yes,
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  Speaker 1: absolutely or definitely, while others described seeing more people walking
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  Speaker 1: the streets, sleeping under bridges, staying in abandoned buildings, or
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  Speaker 1: otherwise living without permanent housing. But the discussion quickly moved
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  Speaker 1: beyond whether homelessness has increased to the more difficult questions
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  Speaker 1: of why it is happening and what Clay County can
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  Speaker 1: do about it. Affordable housing was among the most frequently
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  Speaker 1: cited concerns. Patty Sumner said the community needs more affordable
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  Speaker 1: housing and a true homeless shelter that has good case management,
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  Speaker 1: along with a larger low income housing development. Jody Gregory agreed,
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  Speaker 1: saying even people with income are struggling to find housing
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  Speaker 1: they can afford. Even when they have income, housing is
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  Speaker 1: almost impossible to find. Gregory wrote, we need more low
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  Speaker 1: income housing desperately. Once people are on the street, it's
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  Speaker 1: a really hard cycle to escape. Melanie Wagers pushed back
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  Speaker 1: against the idea that someone receiving approximately one thousand dollars
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  Speaker 1: a month should automatically be able to afford a home,
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  Speaker 1: noting that rent alone can consume most or all of
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  Speaker 1: that income. Rent is over one thousand dollars a month
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  Speaker 1: for most places, Wagers wrote, questioning how someone could then
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  Speaker 1: pay for electricity, water, food, and other necessities. She called
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  Speaker 1: for the community to focus less on blame and more
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  Speaker 1: on finding solutions. Others said homelessness cannot be blamed on
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  Speaker 1: any single cause. Marry Spurlock said the community should focus
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  Speaker 1: on why people become homeless rather than simply treating the symptoms.
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  Speaker 1: The bigger question is why they're homeless, Spurlock wrote, find
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  Speaker 1: the root cause and fix that instead of only putting
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  Speaker 1: band aids on the problem. Spurlock said education, job training,
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  Speaker 1: addiction recovery, and opportunities that allow people to become self
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  Speaker 1: sufficient should be part of any long term approach. Tia Jones,
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  Speaker 1: who said she works in case management, offered one of
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  Speaker 1: the most detailed responses. Jones said housing and transportation are
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  Speaker 1: two of the biggest barriers locally, while limited employment opportunities
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  Speaker 1: make it difficult for people to regain stability. She advocated
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  Speaker 1: for something beyond a temporary overnight shelter, a structured pro
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  Speaker 1: that could teach budgeting, employment readiness, personal hygiene, meal preparation,
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  Speaker 1: and other skills necessary to maintain a home. People need support, accountability,
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  Speaker 1: and a realistic plan for moving forward, not simply a
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  Speaker 1: bed for the night, Jones wrote. Jones said mental health issues,
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  Speaker 1: substance us, domestic violence, poverty, and limited family support also
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  Speaker 1: contribute to homelessness. Even those willing to work, she said,
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  Speaker 1: may lack transportation, identification, appropriate clothing, childcare, or access to treatment.
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  Speaker 1: Tina Edwards Carnahan described the issue as very complicated, drawing
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  Speaker 1: on her own family's experience with homelessness. Carnahan said untreated
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  Speaker 1: mental health problems can lead to homelessness, while homelessness itself
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  Speaker 1: can worsen those problems. Something as simple as losing identification
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  Speaker 1: documents can make it more difficult for a person to
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  Speaker 1: access government services. She said. There's no quick fix, Carnahan wrote,
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  Speaker 1: adding that while some people struggling with active addiction may
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  Speaker 1: refuse assistance, others will accept it. She also supported a
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  Speaker 1: shelter coupled with case management. Kevin Reid said the issue
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  Speaker 1: is not one size fits all. Reid said poor financial decisions,
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  Speaker 1: drug addiction, and gambling can contribute, but so can circumstances
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  Speaker 1: affecting people who are otherwise trying to make ends meet.
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  Speaker 1: Life is just expensive, Read wrote, adding that many people
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  Speaker 1: are only one unexpected expense away from being unable to
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  Speaker 1: make their next payment. Combine high living expenses with limited,
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  Speaker 1: high paying jobs, Reid said, and the result is a
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  Speaker 1: serious problem for the community. Not everyone agreed that building
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  Speaker 1: a shelter would solve the problem. Mary Lou Whitemore recalled
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  Speaker 1: a previous shelter and said it became difficult to maintain
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  Speaker 1: in part because people from outside the area came to Manchester.
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  Speaker 1: She also pointed to addiction, mental health problems, lack of education,
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  Speaker 1: and basic job skills as obstacles that cannot necessarily be
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  Speaker 1: corrected simply by providing housing. Moore said she has empathy
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  Speaker 1: for people exc experiencing homelessness, but questioned whether the problem
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  Speaker 1: can ever be completely solved. Several readers also blamed addiction,
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  Speaker 1: while some alleged that game rooms have contributed to increased
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  Speaker 1: foot traffic and other problems. Those comments reflected reader's opinions
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  Speaker 1: and observations rather than independently established causes of homelessness. Other
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  Speaker 1: respondents emphasized compassion. Thomas Robinson said serious illness, depression, addiction,
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  Speaker 1: or mental illness can change a person's circumstances quickly, even
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  Speaker 1: after a lifetime of working and saving. Don't think it
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  Speaker 1: couldn't happen to you, Robinson wrote, I pray it never does,
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  Speaker 1: but the cold, hard fact is yes, it could. Robinson
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  Speaker 1: said the community he needs compassion and empathy, adding that
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  Speaker 1: homelessness is getting worse in our small community. Judy Collins
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  Speaker 1: Henson offered a similar message, There's more than ever. Henson wrote,
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  Speaker 1: people need to realize there, but for the grace of God,
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  Speaker 1: it can happen for many reasons. Her message ended with
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  Speaker 1: a reminder that those living on the streets are people
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  Speaker 1: with feelings too, not trash. Angela n Terry Schell, who
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  Speaker 1: said her church conducts street ministry in Clay County, said
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  Speaker 1: volunteers see significant need firsthand and called for a soup
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  Speaker 1: kitchen and additional resources. Later in the discussion, she said
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  Speaker 1: the most immediate needs include food, hygiene items, tents, blankets
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  Speaker 1: and pillows, with food and shelter at the top of
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  Speaker 1: the list. The comments offered no consensus on a single solution,
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  Speaker 1: but several ideas appeared repeatedly more affordable and income based housing,
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  Speaker 1: an emergency shelter, a soup kitchen, expanded addiction and mental
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  Speaker 1: health services, job training, transportation assistance, and intensive case management.
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  Speaker 1: Perhaps the clearest consensus was simply that residents believe the
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  Speaker 1: problem has become much harder to ignore. Donna Collins said
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  Speaker 1: people are sleeping in abandoned houses and under bridges and
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  Speaker 1: sometimes depend on others for food. Yes, homelessness is a
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  Speaker 1: major problem in Manchester and Clay County. Collins wrote for
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  Speaker 1: a community that once may have viewed homelessness primarily as
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  Speaker 1: a problem of larger cities, the hundreds of responses and
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  Speaker 1: observations offered to the Enterprise suggests many Clay Countians now
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  Speaker 1: see it much closer to home and increasingly believes something
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  Speaker 1: needs to be done about it. The next article is
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  Speaker 1: titled Wild Willow Farms Rooted in community, built on quality,
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  Speaker 1: Growing with purpose. This article is accompanied by a photograph
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  Speaker 1: and the caption reads Ben Henry of Wild Willow Farms
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  Speaker 1: recently completed the new entrance sign at O b I.
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  Speaker 1: The photograph pictures mister Henry in front of the new sign,
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  Speaker 1: which is a large three pointed stone structure with the
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  Speaker 1: Oneita Baptist Institute names. This is a staff report from
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  Speaker 1: the Enterprise News. Wild Willow Farms is more than a business.
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  Speaker 1: It is about community, building relationships, creating quality, and investing
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  Speaker 1: in the place we are proud to call home. For
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  Speaker 1: the Wild Willow Farms family, every project, product and service
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  Speaker 1: reflects the same values honesty, hard work, craftsmanship, stewardship, and
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  Speaker 1: a commitment to serving others. One of the family's most
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  Speaker 1: meaningful recent projects was the completion of the new masonry
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  Speaker 1: entrance sign for Anita Baptist Institute OBI. Because their daughter
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  Speaker 1: attends OBI, this project held a special place in their hearts.
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  Speaker 1: The new sign replaced the previous entrance sign and created
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  Speaker 1: a lasting feature that welcomes students, families, and visitors to
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  Speaker 1: the campus. Wild Willow Masonry, a branch of Wild Willow
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  Speaker 1: Farms operated by Ben Henry, specializes in foundations, blockwork, stone brick,
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  Speaker 1: and custom masonry projects. Ben is known for his attention
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  Speaker 1: to detail, creative problem solving, and ability to find practical
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  Speaker 1: solutions for challenging projects. His work combines artistry with structural integrity,
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  Speaker 1: creating results that are both beautiful and built to last.
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  Speaker 1: During the colder months. Wild Willow Masonry transitions indoors offering
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  Speaker 1: tile installation, remodeling projects, and other interior construction services weather
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  Speaker 1: working with stone, brick, block tile, or other construction projects,
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  Speaker 1: the same commitment remains quality workmanship, honest communication, and doing
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  Speaker 1: the job right. The first time, Wild Willow Masonry was
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  Speaker 1: honored and blessed to be a part of this project
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  Speaker 1: and grateful for the opportunity to give back by donating
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  Speaker 1: a portion of the work to a school and community
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  Speaker 1: that means so much to their family. Seeing the finished
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  Speaker 1: project become part of the OBI campus is a reminder
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  Speaker 1: that some projects are about more than the finished product.
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  Speaker 1: They are about connection, community, and leaving something meaningful behind.
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  Speaker 1: While quality is the priority, wild Willow Masonry believes in
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  Speaker 1: fair and competitive pricing. The goal is to provide lasting
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  Speaker 1: value through dependable work that customers can enjoy for years
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  Speaker 1: to come. The quality is in the extra details often
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  Speaker 1: unseen in a project, adding to its lasting value. The
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  Speaker 1: wild Willow family's commitment to community extends beyond construction through
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  Speaker 1: their real estate business with United Country Real Estate Country
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  Speaker 1: Living Specialists, Incorporated, they help others find their place in Kentucky.
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  Speaker 1: Mary mulholland is a real estate agent serving buyers and
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  Speaker 1: sellers throughout the Commonwealth. She is proud to call Boonville,
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  Speaker 1: an Owsley County home while helping clients throughout Kentucky. Her
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  Speaker 1: home office is in Boonville and her brokerage office is
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  Speaker 1: located in Liberty. You'll find her traveling wherever her clients
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  Speaker 1: need her. With a background in banking, finance and customer service.
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  Speaker 1: Mary brings experience, community vation and a dedication to helping
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  Speaker 1: clients navigate some of life's biggest decisions, whether buying or
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  Speaker 1: selling a home, farm, recreational property, commercial property, or investment opportunity.
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  Speaker 1: The focus remains on honest guidance, education, and building lasting relationships.
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  Speaker 1: At the heart of Wild Willow is also the family farm.
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  Speaker 1: Wild Willow Farms is a seventy acre working farm registered
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  Speaker 1: as Kentucky Proud and Appalashia Proud Farm and a member
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  Speaker 1: of the United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary Network. The farm
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  Speaker 1: focuses on sustainable agriculture, conservation, education, and helping people reconnect
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  Speaker 1: with the land. Throughout the season, Wild Willow Farms offers
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  Speaker 1: fresh vegetables, herbs, flowers, herbal product us, teas, jams and jellies,
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  Speaker 1: baked goods, infused salts and sugars, and Bella's Bites homemade
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  Speaker 1: dog treats. The farm also provides educational opportunities, farm events
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  Speaker 1: and school field trips that allow children and adults to
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  Speaker 1: experience agriculture, nature, and Appalachian traditions. The self served farm stand,
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  Speaker 1: known as the Front Porch, offers convenient pickup with Wi
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  Speaker 1: Fi available for electronic payments. Customers can also message the
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  Speaker 1: farm directly to request products for pickup. Wild Willow Farms
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  Speaker 1: participates as a guest vendor at the Owsley County Farmers
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  Speaker 1: Market and the Red River Gorge Farmers Market throughout the season.
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  Speaker 1: Because farm life and products change with the seasons, customers
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  Speaker 1: are encouraged to follow Wild Willow Farms on Facebook for
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  Speaker 1: current products, events, market appearances, workshops and updates. Family is
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  Speaker 1: at the center of everything Wild Willow does. The family
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  Speaker 1: is proud to support their two sons who currently serve
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  Speaker 1: our country as active duty members of the United States Army. Service, dedication,
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  Speaker 1: and commitment are values that carry through every part of
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  Speaker 1: their lives and businesses. Together, Wild Willow Farms, Wild Willow Masonry,
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  Speaker 1: and their real estate business share one mission, strengthening the
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  Speaker 1: community through quality, integrity, stewardship, and service. Whether building a foundation,
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  Speaker 1: helping someone find their next home, growing local products, hosting
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  Speaker 1: educational experiences, or giving back through comm comunity projects like
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  Speaker 1: the Obi Sign. Wild Willow is proud to do meaningful
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  Speaker 1: work that leaves a lasting impact. To learn more about
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  Speaker 1: Wild Willow Farms, Wild Willow Masonry upcoming events, products and
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  Speaker 1: real estate services. Follow Wild Willow Farms on Facebook for
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  Speaker 1: the latest updates. Our next article is entitled Oliver dies
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  Speaker 1: in shooting, been hospitalized since June thirteenth. This is a
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  Speaker 1: staff report from The Enterprise News accompanied by a photograph
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  Speaker 1: of Jeremy Oliver with a child. A twenty three year
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  Speaker 1: old Manchester man who suffered a life threatening gunshot wound
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  Speaker 1: during an incident at a Portersburg Road residence has died
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  Speaker 1: from his injuries. Jeremy Oliver died Saturday after being hospitalized
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  Speaker 1: following the June thirteenth shooting, which remains under investigation by
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  Speaker 1: Kentucky State Police KSP. Post eleven in London was initially
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  Speaker 1: contacted by Clay County nine to one one at approximately
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  Speaker 1: two am. Our next article is titled man charged after
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  Speaker 1: allegedly trying to use forged checks at Walmart. A man
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  Speaker 1: was arrested July twenty ninth after police say he attempted
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  Speaker 1: to use forged checks at Walmart that had been stolen
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  Speaker 1: from his elderly grandmother. Manchester Police Officer Jared Smith and
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  Speaker 1: Assistant Chief Jeff Collette responded to the store after receiving
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  Speaker 1: a report of a man attempting to use forged checks.
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  Speaker 1: Police identified the man as Christopher Davis. An investigation determined
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  Speaker 1: Davis had allegedly stolen checks to his grandmother and attempted
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  Speaker 1: to forge them to purchase merchandise. According to police, Davis
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  Speaker 1: was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument, first
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  Speaker 1: degree forgery, and theft by unlawful taking. This concludes today's
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  Speaker 1: reading of The Manchester Enterprise. Your reader has been Timmy
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  Speaker 1: Ann Goodman. Now please stay tuned for continued programming and
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  Speaker 1: on behalf of everyone here at Radio. I thank you
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  Speaker 1: for listening and we hope you have a great day.