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Kinslee Wesolowski, 10, will be running a half marathon on May 18 to raise money to feed children in Uganda. ASHLAND, Ky. – Sometimes the smallest among them make the biggest impact. Say hello to Kinslee Wesolowski, a 63-pound girl with a great big heart for children she’s [...]

ASHLAND, Ky. – Amy Compston’s devotion to Jesus Christ and the Amy For Africa mission would be at the top of any chart. A committee with the 2019 Eagle Rare Life Award agreed, selecting Compston as the winner of the devotion category and the $5,000 prize that goes with it. [...]

ASHLAND, Ky. – They lined up early for a chance not only to get a copy of “Jarek’s Journey” but also to have the subject of the book sign it. The reveal of the new Amy For Africa children’s book drew a crowd to the SuperHero Creamery in the Town [...]

ASHLAND, Ky.  - The artistic genius behind Jarek’s Journey is Brian Ashby, a freelance illustrator from Catlettsburg. Ashby did an amazing job of bringing Jarek, Chris and Amy Compston into friendly cartoon form in the pages of Jarek’s Journey. He was supplied with photographs and simply made them come to [...]

ASHLAND, Ky. – Jarek Compston’s true story of running a half marathon at the age of 6 to raise funds to transport Christmas gifts to children in Uganda is now a children’s book. Jarek’s Journey is a 20-page fully illustrated children’s book that tells the simple story of how a [...]

Amy Compston and son Jarek with students. By CHARLES ROMANS / The Daily Independent Poverty is a condition in which far too many people around the globe suffer, and there is one consistent characteristic of poverty that crosses all borders. Poverty robs people of hope. The locally-based charity, [...]