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In 1874, Kentucky School for the Deaf began publishing a weekly in-house newspaper, the Kentucky Deaf-Mute, to give the male students an opportunity to learn the printing trade. KSD published the newspaper continuously from 1874 to 2004 with only a name change in 1895 to the Kentucky Standard for the Deaf. From 1883 until 1937,  George M. McClure was the editor of the paper. His relationships with students and wide connections with schools for the deaf throughout the country give a glimpse of the life of students and staff in a residential school for the deaf and show how the community touched the lives of students at the school.

On behalf of the middle school and high school boys at Kentucky School for the Deaf, the Kentucky School for the Deaf Charitable Foundation thanks National Furniture Co. of Danville for its generous gift of custom-built furniture for the boys' residence hall - Middleton Hall.   National's Jennifer Kinslow with the crew of Gary Cain, Rodney Holt and Tim McCarty constructed two large three-seat sofas and two side chairs with a rich leather look as National's contribution to the dormitory renovation the school has taken on this year.

The KSD boys had just three points at the half and fell 74-14 Monday at Somerset Christian.  "We were very flat. We did not come ready to play,” KSD coach Mike Yance said. “We just could not play at all. " Dillon Maynard scored eight points, Adam Turner had nine rebounds and Valdin Kudic added three steals for the Colonels (11-18), who were 5 of 33 from from the floor and had 30 turnovers. Somerset scored the game's first 25 points before KSD finally scored on Maynard's jumper from the elbow in the second quarter.

The Kentucky School for the Deaf volleyball team went 4-0 over the weekend to win the Harris Mid-Atlantic Classic. “It was great to see our girls improve in every game they played,” said KSD coach Billy Lange, whose team improved to 5-12. KSD opened with a 26-24, 21-14 win over St. Rita School for the Deaf and a 22-20, 21-11 win over the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf on Friday. On Saturday, the Colonels beat St. Rita 25-17, 29-27, 16-25, 25-20 and Atlanta Area 25-19, 30-28, 21-25, 14-25, 15-10 for the title.

The Kentucky School for the Deaf campus has a little more color to it, thanks to leftover flowers from a greenhouse class and a few KSD staffers willing to dig in the dirt for a day. During the school year, six students in Sandy Smock’s greenhouse technology class took on the impressive project of growing and selling more than 15,000 flowers. After growing the flowers, students sold them from the second week of April until the first week of June, Smock said. When the students were finished, they had successfully sold enough flowers to cover the cost of growing and turn a profit, though many flowers still had not sold.

The state has sold two parcels of surplus property at Kentucky School for the Deaf and has no plans at this time to sell additional land parcels. The Stanford-based company First Southern Funding LLC purchased the parcels on May 1 for $66,666, according to a deed filed in the Boyle County Clerk's Office. The purchase covers about 1.5 acres of land adjacent to Second and Jacobs streets. Parcel D is referred to as the Engineer's House. It is a two-story brick house on the corner of Second Street and Jacobs Street.

The Kentucky School for the Deaf got its first win of the season Thursday, beating St. Rita School for the Deaf 10-25, 25-13, 22-25, 26-24, 15-6. “I am really proud of my girls. They were so determined to win as they have been struggling to win in the last nine games,” KSD coach Billy Lange said. “Charlotte Judge and Shanice White really led the team to play more aggressively than we usually did in the past which helped us win. I hope we will do the same for the rest of the season.

Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville has a Transition to Work program for middle school students. The purpose of the program is to help middle school students develop a strong work ethic and skills they will need in the future. A middle school dorm renovation team at KSD is responsible for renovating a recreation room in the middle school girl's dorm. Their limited funds prevent it from accomplishing the goal of creating an incredible space for middle school girls to grow and take pride in. The program is in need of the following items in good condition: TVs, video gaming systems and games, CD players, DVDs, vanity mirrors, board games, curling irons, tables, disco balls, blow dryers, chairs, microwaves, nail polishes, couches, window curtains, hair accessories, lamps and posters.

I moved to Danville from Columbus, Ohio, to work at Kentucky School for the Deaf. I remember visiting for my interview, fascinated with how beautiful and well-kept Danville seemed to be. Being in such a small town was a bit of a culture shock. I have worked in four schools prior to KSD: two preschools, a middle school and an elementary school. I am profoundly deaf, and was mainstreamed for most of my life, placed in a regular education setting. The only deaf person in the entire district, I was alienated.

The state has sold two parcels of surplus property at Kentucky School for the Deaf and has no plans at this time to sell additional land parcels. The Stanford-based company First Southern Funding LLC purchased the parcels on May 1 for $66,666, according to a deed filed in the Boyle County Clerk's Office. The purchase covers about 1.5 acres of land adjacent to Second and Jacobs streets. Parcel D is referred to as the Engineer's House. It is a two-story brick house on the corner of Second Street and Jacobs Street.

In 1874, Kentucky School for the Deaf began publishing a weekly in-house newspaper, the Kentucky Deaf-Mute to give the male students an opportunity to learn the printing trade. KSD published the newspaper continuously from 1874 to 2004 with only a name change in 1896 - to the Kentucky Standard.  From 1883 until 1942 George M. McClure was the editor of the paper. His relationships with students and wide connections with schools for the deaf throughout the country give a glimpse of the life of students and staff in a residential school for the deaf and show how the community touched the lives of students and staff at the school.  Jacobs Hall Museum volunteers make excerpts from the campus news found in the Deaf-Mute and Standard from 125 years ago (1888)

A series of games and activities this weekend in and around Kentucky School for the Deaf is one of the largest local fundraisers for a basketball team planning to compete this summer in the Deaf Olympics. The Derby weekend event features basketball, cornhole, poker and darts tournaments, with proceeds going to the USA Deaf Basketball team. A former KSD star is the team director, another is expected to play for the team, and KSD boys coach Mike Yance is an assistant coach and the team's fundraising coordinator.

Mercer County All-Comers Results At Harrodsburg Tuesday GIRLS Team scores - 1. Burgin (B) 99; 2. Boyle County (BC) 70; 3. Mercer County (MC) 68; 6. Danville (D) 46; 7. Kentucky School f/t Deaf 37. 3,200 relay - 2. Kentucky School f/t Deaf (Misty Sullivan, Quanchen Warmack, Bethany Vance, Samantha Fowler) 15:15.5. 100 hurdles - 1. Hibbah Sidiqui (D) 21.2. 100 - 1. Liz Marcinek (B) 13.8; 3. Kayla Tyler (B) 14.1. 800 relay - 1. Burgin (Kayla Tyler, Summer Burke, Megan Hughes, Marcinek)

A local trails initiative funded by a grant dating back more than 10 years has been approved to begin Phase 1 of its construction.   Revamped by a sub-group of the 2013 Chamber of Commerce Leadership Boyle County class, the project recently gained approval from Kentucky School for the Deaf to run part of the trail along the edge of its property.  Convention and Visitor's Bureau Director Jennifer Kirchner said KSD is on board to move forward...

In 1874, Kentucky School for the Deaf began publishing a weekly in-house newspaper, the Kentucky Deaf-Mute, to give the male students an opportunity to learn the printing trade. KSD published the newspaper continuously from 1874 to 2004 with only a name change in 1896 - to the Kentucky Standard. From 1883 to 1942, George M. McClure was the editor of the paper. His relationships with students and wide connections with schools for the deaf throughout the country give a glimpse of the life of students and staff in a residential school for the deaf and show how the community touched the lives of students and staff at the school.  Jacobs Hall Museum volunteers take excerpts from the campus news found in the Deaf-Mute and Standard from 125 years ago (1888)

Sinkhole found at KSD   Danville Fire Department assisted the Public Works Department Wednesday afternoon after a sinkhole was discovered at Kentucky School for the Deaf. Assistant Chief Tim Brumfield said the fire department provided a ladder to help workers fill in the hole. “It was about six feet deep,” Brumfield said. “Our major concern was that it was beside the helipad by KSD.” The hole was likely the result of rain, officials say, and was no danger to nearby roads.

The Kentucky School for the Deaf, KSD Alumni Association Inc. and Jacobs Hall Museum committees express their appreciation to local merchants and people who donated items to the recent Pancake and Sausage Day bazaar, raffle and auctions. Thanks also to the people who attended and made our event successful, despite the icy, cold day! Rhonda Bodner and JoAnn Hamm Kentucky School for the Deaf

The Mercer County boys outlasted East Jessamine 89-80 in double overtime Monday night in a 46th District Tournament semifinal at Nicholasville. Mercer (16-12) rallied twice from three-point deficits late in the game, then dominated host East Jessamine (23-8) in the second extra period to advance to Thursday's championship game and return to the 12th Region Tournament after a one-year absence. John Ingram paced the Titans with 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and his 3-point basket with 4.3 seconds remaining in regulation tied the game at 67-all.

He didn't think he was good enough to play basketball when he entered high school, but Valdin Kudic has become one of the most valuable players at Kentucky School for the Deaf. He has become a leader on an otherwise young KSD boys team, as well as an important part of the Colonels' inside game. As his high school basketball career nears an end, he said he's glad he decided to play and has enjoyed his three seasons in basketball - even this season when things haven't always gone so well for the Colonels.