Historic Homes Tour opens eyes of visitors, locals

Southern Equine Farm was the first stop of the Midway Woman’s Club’s inaugural Historic Homes Tour. Seven other historic homes were open for viewing. click here

Weisenbergers have been milling near Midway for 150 years

The Weisenberger family is celebrating a century and a half in the milling business on South Elkhorn Creek near Midway. Not much has changed in 150 years, but not many such mills remain. click here

Elkhorn Creek is a little bit polluted, but it's still a great place to boat, fish and float - or just watch it flow along

South Elkhorn Creek, Midway's defining waterway, is popular with fishers and kayakers and is a beautiful feature of the area, but does not meet the standards for recreation involving contact with water. This does not mean that fishing in the stream is unsafe, but anyone with open wounds should avoid contact with the water, experts say. click here

Midway University, in second year with male undergraduates, reports significant gains in enrollment

Midway University says it has a record-breaking graduate-student enrollment of 215 for the fall semester, as well as its highest traditional undergraduate enrollment “in recent history,” with 482 students at the school that admitted male undergrads for the first time last year.

Sam Shepard in Midway: He liked the town that honored his privacy, and he chose to spend his last days nearby

At the Messenger's request, Woodford Sun correspondent and City Council Member John McDaniel wrote a remeberance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, author, screenwriter, director and Oscar-nominated actor who had a farm near Midway and frequented the town..

Critt Rawlings serves men's clothing world, including Calipari and athletes, from Midway

Crittenden Rawlings, former CEO of Oxford Clothes, operates Crittenden Clothes on Main Street. For his interesting story, by Kayla Loy, click here.

Ray Papka, mixed-media artist at Wallace Station, has a long and varied life of inspiration for his work

For an interesting profile by Austyn Gaffney, click here.

The sights and sounds of Midway

Click here for a multimedia presentation by Autumn Harbison from 2008. (Opens in Windows Media Player)

EDA to seek industrial zoning of 138 acres between Midway Station and new whiskey warehouses

Council raises garbage rates, tees up property-tax cut

School board chair Ambrose Wilson files to challenge Vandegrift for mayor; 8 candidates seek 6 council seats

Officials say they hope to replace mill bridge next year, but community members are skeptical

Council clears up property issue, sets up new garbage rates for passage, hears a member say he's not running

Main Street business occupancy is at seven-year high, but businesses face various challenges

Economic developers and developer Anderson now see eye to eye on industrial zoning at Midway Station

City renews trash-collection contract with Rumpke; rates will rise 15.4% for residents, 29.6% for businesses

Council OKs paying off debt for sewage-treatment plant, saving money that will be used to lower customer bills

Four-church Vacation Bible School is a success

Council donates to summer concert series, Midway U. tennis tournament; OKs striping of Stephens Street

Park gets a new entrance, fence and trail behind library

Tax to replace high school fails by 4.4 percentage points; Midway area votes narrowly in favor of it

UK basketball team draws hundreds to Midway, giving new Wildcat players a rural taste of Big Blue Nation

Council OKs street closing for growing Midsummer Nights in Midway, hears mayor's plans to slow speeders

Locally Grown offers teenagers a support system and unites local churches of various denominations

Council approves 2018-19 budget without debate; revenue is based on a 25 percent cut in property tax

2017-18 reporters

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