ACES 5th Graders learn tractor safety from FFA Officers 2026-09-28 - Adair Co., KY - Photo courtesy Robin Hancock. FFA Officers Ethan Wooten, Braxton Irvin, Brayden Fitzgerald, and Lane Kelsay teach ACES fifth graders about tractor safety during All In for Ag Education Week. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Learning about livestock handling safety 2026-09-28 - Adair Co., KY - Photo courtesy Robin Hancock. FFA Officers Hudson Hancock and Brent Moore teach ACES fifth graders Clay Jackson, Crimson Watt and Malachi Creech about safely handling livestock during All In for Ag Education Week. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU Swimmers at 2026 Dr. Dillery Fall Frenzy 2026-09-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Members of the Lindsey Wilson University swim program cheer a teammate at the 2026 Dr. Dillery Fall Frenzy, held September 25-26, 2026, at the university's Doris and Bob Holloway Health & Wellness Center. At right is Alicia Kemnitz, Lindsey Wilson senior woman leader for athletics and coach of the men's and women's swim programs. The two-day meet is named in memory of Lindsey Wilson mathematics professor and longtime swim program supporter Scott Dillery. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The late Scott Dillery with Alicia Kemnitz 2026-09-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. The late Scott Dillery at Lindsey Wilson University swim meet with Alicia Kemnitz, Lindsey Wilson senior woman leader for athletics and coach of the men's and women's swim programs. Dillery was a Lindsey Wilson University professor and longtime supporter of the Blue Raider swim programs. The swim program's Dr. Dillery Fall Frenzy is named in memory of Dillery. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Great Blue Heron 2026-09-28 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. A great glue heron grudgingly shares his perch with a group of turtles. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACMS students harvest pumpkins 2026-09-28 - Adair Co., KY - Photo courtesy Robin Hancock. These past few weeks, middle school agriculture classes have been learning about how pumpkins are cucurbits, the pumpkin life cycle, and the 4 P's of marketing- product, price, place, and promotion! Students added value to their product by dipping them in a solution to preserve them longer. They decided on a discount after the original sale to start moving our product faster. ACMS ag students also decided that selling them off a wagon at school where people travel would be a good "place" for our product. We ended the unit by harvesting our product during All In for Ag Education Week. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Fall Frenzy honors the late Dr. Scott Dillery 2026-09-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. The late Scott Dillery, left, was a Lindsey Wilson University mathematics professor and longtime supporter of the Blue Raider swim programs. Pictured with Dillery at a previous Lindsey Wilson swim meet are student manager Evan Smiley '23 of Brandenburg, Kentucky, and recreation, tourism and sport management professor Ginni Dilworth. The swim program's Dr. Dillery Fall Frenzy is named in memory of Dillery. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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