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May is Older Americans Month. To celebrate, the YMCA is hosting a Healthy Aging Day event on Monday, May 19, 2025.
LEXINGTON — Riley Gruntorad, CEO of Orthman Community YMCA, discussed the new YMCA Academy after-school program starting in Lexington for the 2025-26 school year. The program is open to children in ...
BLOOMINGTON — Last December, Bloomington resident Mark Forth was using a rowing machine at the Bloomington-Normal YMCA when he collapsed. He had no pulse and wasn’t breathing. But thanks to ...
"They get here and there are smiles from ear-to-ear, from start-to-finish. And just to be able to see that is so fulfilling.” ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A man has been sentenced in connection with a deadly stabbing. Don Marshall was sentenced Monday afternoon to 19 years for manslaughter and five years for tampering with ...
LEXINGTON, N.C. (WGHP) — Charges are pending for a woman who allegedly attacked and stabbed a woman Thursday afternoon, according to the Lexington Police Department. At 2 p.m., LPD officers ...
LEXINGTON — The Orthman Community YMCA hosted its annual Healthy Kids Day event on Friday, drawing a full-capacity crowd of community members and vendors. The event kicked off with kid-friendly races ...
Wells will be the next coach at Lexington High School. His hire was approved at Tuesday morning’s Lexington 1 school board meeting. Wells replaces Elliott Pope, who resigned earlier this month ...
All 20 felony counts charged against a Lexington man of being a sex offender on a premises with children were dropped. Jill Doss-Raines is The Dispatch trending topics and personality profiles senior ...
The Leaning Tower YMCA residential building, located at 6300 W. Touhy Ave., was demolished starting at 10 a.m., the announcement said. It's part of a "significant step" in the village's plan to ...
Join Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Bluegrass for the inaugural Bourbon & Bites event at The Campbell House in Lexington! Enjoy curated bourbon and cocktail tastings, delicious bourbon-infused ...
From Paul Revere on his legendary midnight ride to George Washington being called to lead, a new 4-part series hosted by Kelsey Grammer is exploring the historic battles of Lexington and Concord.