From the editor – January 2026

Welcome to 2026 with Kentucky Living!

Our magazine is moving into its 78th year, but I don’t want to take for granted that you know who we are.

Kentucky Living is published by Kentucky Electric Cooperatives. About 97% of you receive the magazine because you are a consumer-member of a rural electric cooperative, and you can find news about your co-op in our center pages.

We publish monthly with an average circulation of 518,000. Many of you pass your copy along to a friend or neighbor, bringing our total readership to more than 1 million. Our goal is to be in your home around the first of each month. This issue, for example, mailed from our printer on December 30.

We are grateful to the exceptional United States Postal Service workers who do their best to deliver your magazines in a timely fashion. Our publication adds to their load, and we sincerely appreciate their efforts.

And most of all—thank you. Thank YOU, our loyal readers. We’re glad you’re here.

SHANNON BROCK, EDITOR