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The West Kentucky Citizen Journalism Project

Jan 28, 2025 at 06:38 pm by WKJ Editorial Team

This is a bitter-sweet story of transition for the West Ky Journal. Last week, the long-time publisher and editor, Mary Potter, wrote a farewell story to her role here, There.... Read More

There comes a time

Jan 20, 2025 at 09:37 am by admin

There comes a time when the time has come. To step down. To step aside. This is my time. At the beginning of its seventeenth year of life,I am stepping aside as editor of The.... Read More

Our Sad News

Mar 11, 2024 at 10:03 am by admin

My best friend, life partner, publisher, editor, husband Ivan Potter passed away March 3, 2024. I will try to get back to writing but be patient with me. Sorting through 41 y.... Read More

After Resting, Rusting in the Plague Year, I'm Coming Back

Jun 02, 2021 at 11:27 am by admin

Apologies to those who read this site faithfully over twelve years we've been publishing only to wonder if we had located to another planet when year 13 rolled around. The pas.... Read More

Publisher and editor of West Kentucky Journal bring decades of experience to writing

Nov 01, 2016 at 05:05 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY) - West Kentucky Journal publisher Ivan Potter is a futurist with a love of history. He is a graduate of Murray State University with a degree in geography. He ho.... Read More

Alright, Alright, Alright, We are socially media-ed

Mar 11, 2016 at 01:41 pm by admin

(Clinton, KY) - Finally!!! West Kentucky Journal articles can be shared on social media - Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and LinkedIn. Thanks to Carolyn Hunter and the team at.... Read More

No-Count Dog to the Rescue is second NCD adventure

Jan 05, 2016 at 01:23 pm by admin

(Clinton KY) No-Count Dog is back for his second adventure in No-Count Dog to the Rescue. In his second outing, the lovable dog finds a lost kitten after the big storm of his.... Read More

Three orphan kittens find foster parents

May 27, 2015 at 03:53 pm by admin

Our neighbor, Laura, got a call from her husband recently while she was visiting us on the front porch. Allen had questions about kittens. After some leading questions "when d.... Read More

That’s Right, Kid, I’m Reading a Newspaper. Deal with It!

Jul 15, 2014 at 04:23 pm by admin

It was a rare moment of reality! It was at a juncture of disruptive technology, hunger, old media and a smart mouth preteen. The time was 12:04 on a recent Friday when I was c.... Read More

No-Count Dog goes to Cuba Elementary

Feb 02, 2014 at 05:35 pm by admin

  (Cuba KY - January 31, 2014) - Mrs. Nikki Simpkin's first grade hosted Ms. Bazzel''s kindergarten students on a misty Friday afternoon to share a special guest. Author Mary.... Read More

Happy 2014! And Happy 5th Birthday to West Kentucky Journal!

Jan 09, 2014 at 04:58 pm by admin

  Here at West Kentucky Journal, we are happy to bid 2013 goodbye. It was a year that mixed pain with blessings. While that describes most years of our lives, 2013 was s.... Read More

No-Count Dog - from nuisance to hero in 40 pages

Nov 20, 2013 at 03:39 pm by admin

New Book Tells Story of No-Count Dog, An Unlikely Hero. No Count Dog barks. He barks a lot. It is what he does when he doesn't know what to do. When a big storm hits and hi.... Read More

My New Brother Printer and the Joy of Overcoming Personal Future Shock

Mar 05, 2012 at 07:24 pm by admin

The box looked simple. They all do when everything is locked away behind cardboard. This is the quiet time when new breaking technology is asleep and still unaware of its miss.... Read More

A homemade kind of Christmas

Jan 02, 2012 at 03:13 pm by admin

Christmas 2011 will be remembered as the year of receiving homemade gifts and finally getting out my sewing machine and using it. Our front door was the beneficiary of.... Read More

In Search of the Ancient Mystical Cheesecake

Nov 15, 2011 at 02:15 pm by admin

 When time was young for mankind, cheesecakes were already an ancient dessert dish. Before man had invented writing, tales and recipes for a mystical cake was handed down.... Read More