Birds of Kentucky: Coopers Hawk 2025-09-04 - Jefferson Co., KY - Photo by Pen. Spotted soaring over the Grand Allee in Beckley Creek Park. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Schmidt and Cross at jiu-jitsu World Masters Championship 2025-09-04 - Las Vegas, NV - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University Assistant Dean of Students Abe Cross, center, is joined by Dean of Students Chris Schmidt, right, and their coach, Patches Childers, at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation World Masters Championship, held August 28-30, 2025 in Las Vegas. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Smell the Rain, 2 of 2 2025-09-03 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "I stood outside yesterday around 1 o'clock and saw the rain clouds move closer. I had hung a load of towels on the clothes line hoping to dry before the rains came. I could see tbe clouds pictured here... there was a strong breeze that carried a cooler air with that smell of rain evaporating... I was a little sad because I could tell the clouds I was seeing were going to stay a bit north of me. They were downpouring in Gadberry and I hoped other clouds would come my way. Half an hour later, other clouds came in from the west and gave rain." Paired Photo: Smell the Rain, 1 of 2 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Smell the Rain, 1 of 2 2025-09-03 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "I stood outside yesterday around 1 o'clock and saw the rain clouds move closer. I had hung a load of towels on the clothes line hoping to dry before the rains came. I could see tbe clouds pictured here... there was a strong breeze that carried a cooler air with that smell of rain evaporating... I was a little sad because I could tell the clouds I was seeing were going to stay a bit north of me. They were downpouring in Gadberry and I hoped other clouds would come my way. Half an hour later, other clouds came in from the west and gave rain." Paired Photo: Smell the Rain, 2 of 2 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Volleyball: Bowman up high 2025-09-03 - Owensboro, KY - Photo by Trey Stephens. Addie Bowman gets high over the net in the Lady Indians win over John Hardin at the Apollo "Summer Slam Down" Tournament hosted at the Owensboro Convention Center over the Labor Day weekend. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tiffany Estepp of Morehead, with family 2025-09-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. "We are the late-night warriors, the parents typing papers with toddlers in our laps, the in-between-workers squeezing in assignments during lunch breaks. We carried our dreams through chaos, exhaustion and doubt -- and, still, we made it here," Lindsey Wilson University graduate student Tiffany Estepp of Morehead, Kentucky, said at the August 19, 2025, online ceremony honoring 97 undergraduates and graduates in the Lindsey Wilson School of Professional Counseling. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sasha Griffith of Mayfield, Kentucky 2025-09-03 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. "When I began school here, I was still learning how to rebuild myself. But this place gave me the chance to start fresh, find my confidence and prepare for the life of service I feel called to," Lindsey Wilson University undergraduate student Sasha Griffith of Mayfield, Kentucky, said at the August 19, 2025, online ceremony honoring 97 undergraduates and graduates in the Lindsey Wilson School of Professional Counseling. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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