This is different 2026-08-26 - Casey Co., KY - Photo by Mike Brown. Mike writes, "I looked up at the sky one afternoon last week and saw this. There was no rain around anywhere... I have never seen this happen." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU Chaplain the Rev. Tyler Brumfield 2026-08-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Lindsey Wilson University Chaplain the Rev. Tyler Brumfield will open the university's fall chapel schedule on September 2, 2026. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

KSP: Many of more than 200 dogs suffering in Metcalfe Co 2026-08-26 - Metcalfe County, KY - Photo from KSP. Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 in Columbia has charged two Edmonton residents following an animal cruelty investigation in Metcalfe County. Trooper Trent Tooley conducted the investigation in collaboration with Guardians of Rescue, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting the well-being of animals. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Columbia couple shares their views in Iceland 2026-08-26 - Iceland - Photo by April Shepperd. Writer/Photographer April Shepperd writes, "Each day new land is born with the eruption of volcanoes, and each day area is lost with the calving of icebergs and the crashing of evolving seas. It's a reminder of just how small we truly are, and how magnificent nature truly is. (Take the trip to Iceland with April and Guy in her photographs on Facebook - April Yurcevic Shepperd). Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Maria Hill is new LWU director of career services 2026-08-26 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Maria Hill of Russell Springs has been named Lindsey Wilson University director of career services. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: 10 million puffins call Iceland home 2026-08-26 - Iceland - Photo by April Shepperd. For nearly eight months of the year, these “sea parrots” live their lives bobbing on ocean waves; only coming ashore in late May to breed and raise their pufflings. (Take the trip to Iceland with April and Guy in her photographs on Facebook - April Yurcevic Shepperd). Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

At the August Adair County Arts Council meeting 2026-08-26 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Adair County Arts Council members heard details of the upcoming exhibition "Leslie Lindsay: This Is Where We Live" from Lindsey Wilson Performing Arts Director Kristyne Gilbert, at right. It will be featured March 1 through April 9, 2027. Pictured with Gilbert are, from left: ACAC President Anne Bird, and Lainey and Mig Feuser. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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