Wildflowers of KY: Purple flower. Identifed as Spider Wort 2016-04-27 - Greater Gardberry, Adair County District 3, KY . Didn't find the identify of the pretty budding wildflower after spending the requisite 15 minutes searching online before admitting we are stumped. Can an expert come to the rescue? The photo is by Jeanne Marshburn. Identification: Bill Parson Identifies plant as Spider Wort Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of Kentucky: Bluets 2016-04-27 - Greater Gadberry, District 3, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Jeanne Marshburn. Jeanne Marshburn found these delightful little bluets growing on the farm she and husband Charles own off Johnson School Road. There's more on the flowers in the Wikipedia entry, Houstonia (plant)/Bluet. They are very easy to find. At first glance, they can be mistaken for Star of Bethlehem, but the difference is easy: Star of Bethlehem has five petals. Bluets have four. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Wildflowers of KY: Fire Pinks 2016-04-27 - Greater Gadberry, District 3, Adair Co., KY - Photo by Jeanne Marshburn. Pretty in a perfect setting, finding just one living bouquet of the easiest to spot wildflowers is worth a few hours of walking, as Jeanne Marshburn found above. At least one new bud promises another Fire Pink shortly, In fact, according to the Wikipedia entry on the flower Silene-virginica, fire pinks bloom all summer. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bro. Dewey Cooper, 93, Russell Co., KY (1922-2016) 2016-04-27 - 367 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY - Photo from Bernard Funeral Home. Bro. Dewey Cooper, 93, Russell Co., KY (1922-2016) He was a much admired and respected evangelist. 'His words and actions came from powerfully deep heartfelt convictions, not from posturing -- and not for the thickening of his wallet. He and his beloved Margie are arm in arm again, strolling about and taking in all the sights of heaven.' " - A Russell County Friend. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Lauren Agathen and Aleah Knifley chosen as Rogers Scholars 2016-04-27 - Campbellsville Middle School, 315 Roberts Road, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Calen McKinney, Public Information Officer, CIS. Campbellsville Middle School eighth-graders Lauryn Agathen and Aleah Knifley have been chosen to attend the Rogers Explorers program this summer. The Rogers Explorers program is an intensive three-day, two-night program focused on cultivating skills in leadership, technology, math, science and community service. It is developed, coordinated and supervised by The Center for Rural Development. Agathen and Knifley will attend the program on June 8-10, 2016, at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, KY. They said they applied to attend because they hope to learn about leadership, meet new people and have fun. - Calen McKinney, CIS Agathen said she had hoped to complete the application process and get an idea of what applying to attend the Rogers Scholars program might be like. “And I thought it would be fun,” she said. The Rogers Scholars program is an extension of the Rogers Explorers program. It is for students who will be entering their junior year of high school. Knifley said she wanted to attend Rogers Explorers to become more involved in her community and to try something new. Agathen and Knifley say they believe attending Rogers Explorers will be a great experience, and something great to add to their college applications. They say they are a bit nervous to be away from home, but are excited to see what the program will offer them. CMS eighth-graders Aleah Knifley, at left, and Lauryn Agathen will attend the Rogers Explorers program this summer. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Weather watchers check this Snowball Viburnum 2016-04-27 - Reed Street side, City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com (c). One observer has monitored this weather herald for many decades and it has never failed him. He says that there will be no more cold snaps when the blossoms leave this snowball Viburnum beside City Hall. The observer is, at his insistence, anonymous. But Kentucky Color author Billy Joe Fudge, who calls the snowball viburnum blossom the perfect flower, also follows the signs the Snowball Bush and gives assurances that the last cold snap has been visited on us, and he gave us the term, "the snowball which never melts." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACHS FFA Meats Judging team takes 2nd place at WKU 2016-04-27 - WKU Agriculture Exposition Center, 406 Elrod Road Bowling Green, KY 42104 - Photo By Kirby Hancock, FFA photo . The Adair County High School FFA Meats Judging Team, Kyla Kessler, Jeremiah Sheridan, and Devan Burton won 2nd Place at the at Western Kentucky University Ag Science Field Day held at the WKU Agriculture Exposition Center in Bowling Green, KY on Tuesday, April 15, 2016. Kirby Hancock is an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Adair County High School Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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