EKPC v. Berea College trial date set for early next year
Plus, Jackson County judge transfers second suit filed by EKPC against Berea College to Madison County
October 16, 2025Welcome to The Edge, your source for quality local reporting in Madison County and Berea, Kentucky
County
Water meters are in, Windstream is out
The Madison County Fiscal Court heard the first reading of an ordinance this week authorizing the collection of county 911 fees through water meter fees. Ordinance 2025-011 calls for noncommercial water customers in the unincorporated portions of Madison County to pay $3.50 per month. Commercial customers in the same
October 16, 2025
Berea City Council
Noisy drag queens, bees and butterflies, property tax time
Council briefs Public comment Concerns over Medicaid During the first regularly scheduled Berea City Council meeting of the month, Berean Laura Mangus expressed her concerns over federal cuts to Medicaid, which she said will adversely impact our local hospital and two nursing homes in town. Mangus referenced a recent interview
October 12, 2025
The largest heron in North America
Great blue herons frequent creeks and marshes all around Berea and are typically year-round residents. With a wingspan of more than 6 feet, and sometimes reaching a standing height of nearly 5 feet, great blue herons are the largest herons in North America. They can hunt during the day or
October 12, 2025
News
DC dispatch on FEMA, ICE, and more
Changes so deep and swift, clearly assessing their full scope could take years
October 9, 2025
The most common brood parasite
Brown-headed cowbirds were so named because they follow herds of grazing animals, such as buffalo and later cows, eating the insects disturbed by the herd. But today cowbirds are best known for being “brood parasites.” They don’t build nests. Instead, they lay eggs—often dozens of eggs in a
October 5, 2025
Podcast
On the Edge
It's the first episode of a new podcast about arts, culture, and society in Berea
October 3, 2025
Birds of Berea
How many “dees” can a Chickadee dee?
Carolina chickadees often hang upside down to gather berries, seeds, and insects under branches. They may hide, or cache, food for times of scarcity, tucking seeds and insects under bark, or leaves, or even house shingles. Chickadees are known to modify their signature chickadee-dee-de-dee call by adding more “dees” at
September 28, 2025
News
The Edge is going to Washington
NPF Fellowship will boost local coverage of Trump administration changes to healthcare, land use, other issues, plus: SAVE THE DATE!
September 26, 2025
Birds of Berea
Yellow-shafted flicker is also color commando
The northern yellow-shafted flicker is a colorful feast for the eyes with bright yellow feathers under its wings and tail and a body adorned with patches of red, gray, tan and black. The northern flicker is a woodpecker but prefers to forage for ants and beetles on the ground with
September 21, 2025
Come see us at the Spoonbread Festival
We'll be looking for you!
September 19, 2025
Land Use
Judge grants EKPC protective order in Big Hill Line case
RICHMOND—A judge has granted a protective order to an electric utility that sought to prevent the public from seeing a trove of documents requested for review by Berea College. Madison County Circuit Court Judge Kristin Clouse heard arguments from the two sides today before deciding that the Winchester-based East
September 18, 2025
