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Oliver Bennett, 14, from left, Levi Burnett, 9, Leah Burnett, 13, and Audrey Bennett, 11, all of Lexington, Ky., watch the city of Lexington’s Fourth of July fireworks display from the intersection of Main Street Oliver Lewis Way in Lexington Thursday, July 4, 2019. Fireworks were launched from the R.J. Corman Railyard. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Jodie Coulter, of Moreland, Ky., is overcome with emotion near the site of her former home following a gas line explosion that left one woman dead in Moreland, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Coulter lost her home in the blast. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
A pair of Horses walk under the Cold Moon which will be the last full moon of the decade at KatieRich Farms in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Bill Martin said he has gotten a lot of compliments on his outfit the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 4, 2019. He wife picked it out for him. Amy Wallot
Katie Bauer, from left, David Baker and Arthur Ashely, of the Lexington Fire Department, revive Bella, a 4-year old chihuahua-Jack Russell Terrier mix, who was caught on the third floor of a structure fire at Lyndhurst Place in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
A mare and foal stand in a field at Darby Dan Field off Old Frankfort Pike as the sun rises on Thursday, May 16, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
During the Bluegrass 10K in downtown Lexington, Ky., Thursday July 4, 2019. Mark Mahan
The third annual Triple Crown Cat Fanciers CFA Allbreed Cat Show was held in Lexington, Ky., July 13-14, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Macey Schmidt, of Lexington, Ky., walks her dogs Wrangler, left, and Diesel, as the sun sets over Jacobson Park in Lexington, Wednesday, April 3, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
United States Wrestling Federation wrestlers Masked Superstar, top, and Carson Drake, who would only give their stage names, perform for the crowd as referee John Conway, of Danville, Ky., right, looks on at the Garrard County Fair in Lancaster, Ky., Tuesday, June 25, 2019. The Garrard County fair continues through Saturday. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
A Jim Beam bourbon warehouse in Woodford County, Ky., burns on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, after catching fire late Tuesday night. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Finley Insko, 12, left, and Ellen James Hilton, 6, both of Lexington, Ky., leave a house after receiving candy while trick-or-treating along Sayre Avenue in Lexington, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
A horse walks through a field at Three Chimneys Farm in Woodford County, Ky., Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Pikeville Police Sgt. Chad Branham, of Pikeville, Ky., left, and Patrolman Colby Hobson, of Virgie, Ky., search a house on Lancelot Court while serving a warrant in Pikeville, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. Upon arrival to the house three people were arrested for methamphetamine related offenses. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Firefighter Joe Appleget leads members of the Lexington Fire Department’s Honor Guard as they prepare to raise the U.S. flag during a wreath-laying service Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, at Phoenix Park in Lexington, Ky., to commemorate first responders killed in the 9/11 attack in 2001. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
A hole in the ground is left following a gas line explosion that destroyed property and left one woman dead in Moreland, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Sam Higdon, the long-time Bingo caller at the Fancy farm Picnic, calls out a number during the Fancy Farm Annual Fundraising Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. John Flavell
Lexington Fire Department firefighters worked to extinguish a fire at the house at 1921 Glengarry Way Monday, Jan. 28, 2019. Charles Bertram cbertram@herald-leader.com
A great blue heron flies over the reservoir at Jacobson Park in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
A hole in the ground is left following a gas line explosion that destroyed property and left one woman dead in Moreland, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Farm workers set hemp in northern Fayette County in Lexington, Ky., Monday, July 1, 2019. Mark Mahan
Dead carp float near the dock at the Kentucky River Campground in Frankfort, Ky., Friday, July 5, 2019. Fish affected by bourbon runoff from the Jim Beam warehouse fire that started Tuesday are turning up dead along the Kentucky River throughout the area. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
An expressive cat hides among daffodils and tulips at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Crews worked disassembling a tower crane that has been on the site of the City Center development for four years Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Charles Bertram cbertram@herald-leader.com
Tyler Clark, left, and Elizabeth Thomas, both of Lexington, Ky., embrace as they watch lanterns collect on the lake during the Water Lantern Festival at Jacobson Park in Lexington, Saturday, June 22, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Burnt vehicles and destroyed buildings sit near the site of a gas line explosion that left one woman dead in Moreland, Ky., Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
President Donald Trump prepares to take the stage during a rally at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Alissa Myers and Matthew Myers, both of Salt Lick, Ky., view changing fall foliage in the Daniel Boone National Forest from Lockegee Rock near Morehead, Ky., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Marquis Chenault cheers at the end of the Frederick Douglass High School 2019 Commencement Ceremony at Rupp Arena on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Horses run in a field off North Middletown Road east of Paris, Ky., in Bourbon County Monday, July 29, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Reflection in a puddle while riding the Kids Rodeo bike course Saturday during Bike Lexington Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Matt Goins
Grant Robinson, with Gott Caulking, worked from a bosun’s chair Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019, as he and employees with O’Nan Glass & Window Company replaced the pane of glass that was damaged by a bullet earlier in the week at the Lexington Financial Center. Charles Bertram cbertram@herald-leader.com
Dr. Eli Capilouto awarded Dr. Porter G. Peeples an honorary doctor of humane letters degree Friday morning during University of Kentucky commencement exercises at Rupp Arena Friday, Dec. 20, 2019. Matt Goins
Dawn breaks over Goose Creek near Mt. Horeb Pike in Scott County, Ky., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Harrison Rogers, left, and Jed French, 17, both of Lexington, sat atop a 1972 Chevrolet truck while tailgating on the hill at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, April 6, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Elijah Jackson, a rising first-grade student, holds up a card while practicing number skills during the YMCA of Central Kentucky’s Power Scholars Academy at Coventry Oak Elementary School Wednesday, June 19, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
A horse stands in a field near Mt. Horeb Pike as the moon sets in Fayette County, Ky., Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Gratz Park and downtown Lexington covered under an estimated two inches of snow following the year’s first snowfall Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Tyler Childers performs during the Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Ky., Sunday, July 14, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
The Fancy Farm Annual Fundraising Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. John Flavell
Joyce Meyer, of Louisville, Ky., watches as Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks contenders make their way to the track for morning workouts at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Meyer said she is still undecided for a favorite horse. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
A fisherman in a boat is framed by Kentucky Dam on the county line between Livingston and Marshall counties in West Kentucky Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Jockey Miguel Mena rides his bike through the stables before morning workouts at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Thursday, May 2, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
The Tates Creek High School Class of 2019 celebrates during the school’s commencement ceremony at Rupp Arena on Monday, June 3, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Marc Avery, of Lexington, Ky., visits the graves of his parents Calvin and Jeanne Avery during a Memorial Day ceremony at Camp Nelson National Cemetery in Nicholasville, Ky., Monday, May 27, 2019. Avery served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1972-1975. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Ferrier Chris Broadus shows a horse in the barn area at Churchill Downs early in the morning on Saturday, May 4, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
The Lincoln County Fair, Stanford, Ky., Saturday, July 6, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
A mare and foal graze on a horse farm along Mt. Horeb Pike on Monday, April 22, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin poses for a photo at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., Saturday, May 4, 2019. Michael Clubb
Cyrus Tipton, 7, of Danville, blows bubbles before the start of Old Crow Medicine Show at the Railbird Festival at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Buddy Hulett, of Lancaster, Ky., jokes with a friend while working a concession stand at the Garrard County Fair in Lancaster, Ky., Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Hulett has been cooking on a grill at the Garrard County Fair for over 20 years and invented the “Buddy Burger” which comes with nacho cheese and jalapeos. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Dash swam with the wubba following his jump at a qualifier for the North American Dog Diving Championships at Kentucky Horse Park Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Matt Goins
Fatima Leach and Cody Bostic, coworkers from Indianapolis, Ind., walk through the barns at Keeneland on Thursday, April 25, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Adam Rahenkamp displayed some of the “Soft Kentuckian” t-shirts at Shop Local Kentucky Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. This store, owned by Rick and Joni Paynter, decided to make the shirts in response to Governor Matt Bevin’s comment yesterday about frigid temps. A portion of the sale of the shirts will go to a local charity. Charles Bertram cbertram@herald-leader.com
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, First Lady Britainy Beshear and their two children Will and Lila Beshear make their entrance during the Grand March in the state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
A horse and rider walk in the main track at Keeneland Race Course on Versailles Road on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Supporters of Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear cheer during his speech at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky., Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Brian Garfias, 14, of Lexington, Ky., takes a break from yard work at a neighbor’s home on Pimlico Parkway in Lexington, Tuesday, July 9, 2019. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Dr. Phillip Overall, an emergency room physician, in the St. Claire Hospital emergency room Thursday, August 15, 2019, in Morehead. Ky. John Flavell John Flavell
Jacob Laver plays the cello during a MusicWorks class at Arlington Christian Church in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com
Pam Duncan and Pam Duncan took a selfie with the Baby Trump balloon at Courthouse Plaza in Lexington Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Matt Goins
Jeremy McKinley, of Lexington, Ky., juggles clubs on a unicycle at Woodland Park in Lexington, Monday, Sept. 2, 2019. McKinley picked up juggling as a hobby about three years ago and took advantage of the Labor Day holiday to practice at the park. Alex Slitz aslitz@herald-leader.com
Lexington Herald Leader Visuals Editor Ron Garrison and Chief Photographer Charles Bertram posed in the old press room at the Herald-Leader building in Lexington. The pair retired Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, after a career that spanned a combined 85 years. Mark Cornelison
