Winchester made the list of Reader’s Digest 50 “Nicest Places in America.”

The list was a result of a national crowdsourced effort to uncover places where people are kind and treat each other with respect, according to a news release.

In an era of unprecedented cultural and political divides, and “news avoidance” on the rise, “Nicest Places in America” is Reader’s Digest’s response, according to the release.

Reader’s Digest Editor-in-Chief Bruce Kelley said in the release over a submission period of 31 days, Reader’s Digest collected a record number of submissions — a final tally of 1,077 stories, nearly three times that of 2018 — of places across America where people are kind, and civility is winning.

“In doing so, we learned something amazing, which is that no matter what’s going on in the news or social media, the truth is that there’s goodness all around us,” Kelley said. “We hope these stories lift spirits and inspire all of us to be better neighbors, friends and family.”

For the third annual search, Reader’s Digest editors and a panel of judges narrowed the list to 50 finalists, one from each state.

Winchester is Kentucky’s finalist. Clark Countian Lori Moore made the nomination, telling the story of how a friendly town gets into an unfriendly battle with polluters and wins.

Moore also wrote of town efforts to save a stray cat named Bob.

Public voting is now open and ends on July 21. One finalist will get a cover story in the November issue of Reader’s Digest magazine. Reader’s Digest will also feature nine other finalists.

For more information or to read complete stories of the finalists, visit rd.com/nicest.