In search of Red-throated Loon's location 2026-01-01 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. It was just too irresistible a report -- birder Jeffery Sole's alert of a Red-throated Loon at Corbin's Bend on Green River Lake -- not to take a drive and see what that visitor might have seen if indeed it had stopped by. Traveling Corbin's Bend Road, all we found were icicles hanging on the lakeside cliff. Still, a visit to the website (linked in the accompanying CM story) showcased the bird, its sound and a video, making the possibility of its visit here very real. - LW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Local businesses played part in big year for LWU 2026-01-01 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Brian Hargrove, left, and Rob Quinnelly, both of Brian's Machine Shop in Columbia, affix the "O" to the Lindsey Wilson University sign on June 30 in front of the university's Doris & Bob Holloway Health and Wellness Center. Lindsey Wilson College became Lindsey Wilson University on July 1, 2025. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Clausons celebrate graduation in big LWU year 2026-01-01 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lillian Clauson of Bonnieville, Kentucky, embraces her mother, biology professor Melissa Clauson, after earning a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education at Lindsey Wilson University's 121st commencement on May 3, 2025. Lindsey Wilson graduated a record number of students in 2025. At its 121st commencement in the spring, Lindsey Wilson College awarded a total of 890 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees, the largest number of spring graduates in school history. At its 122nd commencement in the fall, Lindsey Wilson University awarded a total of 974 degrees -- 121 undergraduate degrees, 851 graduate degrees and two doctorates, the largest commencement class in school history. That added up to 1,864 graduates in 2025, also a school record. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Final Colors of 2025 2026-01-01 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Katelynn M. Molesky. Katelynn writes, "I was out in my field when I saw the sun go down and realized that when it rises once more it will be a brand new year. The array of colors made it a beautiful and fitting way to close out the year. Although I've seen the end of quite a few years in my life, I still find it sort of fascinating how time can both feel as if it is standing still and flying by at once. In a way, we are all living in the present, future, and past - for every present moment was once the future and will one day be the past. And so even something as simple as standing outside and watching the year's last sunset feels special to me, as although the days will continue to begin and end over and over for many many years, it will never be the same exact moment again. Farewell, 2025..." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kyle Zornes will perform live music Friday night 2025-12-31 - Central Kentucky - Photo from family collection. Kyle Zornes and friends will be performing at Tavern on the Square in Greensburg this Friday, January 2, from 7-10pmCT. Kyle is a multi-instrumentalist and alternative-folk musician who grew up in Columbia and has made some good friends along the way who he’ll be bringing with him. Together, they’ll play originals and plenty of crowd favorites. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kids turned out to support Radean Burton Tuesday 2025-12-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Tina Thomas. All five of her kids turned out to be with Raydean Burton at her special event Tuesday on her retirement after 15 years of service in the Adair County Sheriff’s Office. Her children are pictured with her, from left: Tony Catron, Carrie Fendley, Raydean, Todd Catron, Tammy Cook and Tonya Grant. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Great Wooded South: Kentucky firefighter crew 2025-12-31 - Boise, ID - Photo from Billy Joe Fudge. Billy Joe writes, "This is my 16 member, Kentucky firefighter crew on one of my trips out West. The seventeenth member wearing the hard hat was a US Forest Service employee assigned to our crew as a liaison. Each non USFS crew had a liaison that served as a communication link between the crew and USFS overhead." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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