Dr. Kessler speaks at Homeplace/Tebb's Bend trail celebration 2015-07-01 - Homeplace on Green River, 1765 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by George Kolbenschlag. Dr. Ritchie Kessler, Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund Board, spoke to those attending the dedication of the five mile trail system at Homeplace on Green River and the Tebbs Bend/Green River Nature Area Tuesday morning at Homeplace. Kessler, who was involved in the very early days of Homeplace and remains active at "Kentucky's Outdoor Classroom" reminded the crowd of about 50 of the history and significance of the farm. He told them that "this little piece of Heaven" was not there by chance and that many had been involved in its development. Kessler said it was only a five minute drive from Campbellsville (and 15 minutes from Columbia) and a place where we could get way from the daily trials of our lives. Kessler also spoke of the importance of places like Homeplace on Green River in preserving the plant and animal life that sustains us as human beings. In addition to Kessler, a number of local leaders including local Kentucky legislator Bam Carney, Taylor County Judge Eddie Rogers, Campbellsville Mayor Tony Young and local historian and Homeplace board member Betty Jane Gorin attended and spoke at the gathering as did the local government coordinator from the Governor's Office, Jodi Williams. The trail system traverses woodlands, fields of native grasses and plants, wetlands and borders on streams and the Green River. It is reserved for walking only, and no vehicles or horses are allowed on the trails. -George Kolbenschlag Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair Co., KY: Young whitetail deer 2015-07-01 - Cane Valley Mill Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. A young whitetail deer raced along corn high as an elephant's ear on the land it shares with Farmer Yarberry, one of Adair County's many meticulously maintained farms. The scene is looking south toward the road after it hooks a left turn headed toward Cane Valley and/or Columbia. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair CJE Mike Stephens orchestrated show of support 2015-07-01 - Hospital Cafe, Westlake Regional Hospital, 901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. Adair County CJE Mike Stephens, who says that saving Westlake Regional Hospital is the single most important issue facing the community and has made it the top priority of his administration, orchestrated an impressive show of support for the Adair County Hospital District Board of Trustees last night, Monday, June 30, 2015. He's framed, above, by Columbia City Council Member Charles Grimsley and his wife, Adair County Deputy Judge Executive Holly Grimsley. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Stream Straightening Project: 30 Jun 2015 2015-07-01 - Intersection, Campbellsville & Fariground Streets, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Things were smoothing out on June 30, 2015 at the intersection. Two new culverts, the larger one carrying Town Creek under Fairground Street and Campbellsville Street, and a secondary suface water culvert under Campbellsville Street, are now in place. Crews are now filling and compacting. Some concrete is yet to be poured. Turning lanes are being added. And a wing wall to prevent flood at Curry's Floor Covering is being added. If the weather cooperates, the new intersection will be opened on or around Wednesday, July 8, 2015. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Hearing community leaders testify for hospital 2015-07-01 - Hospital Cafe, Westlake Regional Hospital, 901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, CM photo. The Board of Trustees at the front table listened with rapt entrance as community leaders voiced support for Westlake in a packed Hospital Cafe last night. From left, they are Trustees B. Keltner, Bruce White, David Herbst, and Board Chair RIchard Grant, CEO Neal Gold, and Public Relations chief Justin Mardis. Media at the press table, Mike Wilson, left, and slightly in frame, Sharon Burton, were recording the stories. As the hospital gets closer to emergence from Chapter 9 bankruptcy, Chairman Richard Grant quipped, "We now see light at the end of the tunnel. We just hope it's not a train." The photo was taken at the Adair County Hospital District's regular, last Tuesday, monthly meeting, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Judge Walker tells trustees WRH is vital to community 2015-07-01 - Hospital Cafe, Westlake Regional Hospital, 901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, CM photo. Former Adair County CJE Richard Walker spoke briefly at the June 30, 2015, regular meeting of the Adair County Hospital District Board of Trustees meetings, giving his support to the now optimistic efforts to see the facility continue a tradition of service. He told the audience that the hospital has been there for him when he needed it, and that it is likely the reason he has escaped close calls in the past. "I probably wouldn't be here today if it weren't for Westlake," he said. Walker's family has been closely associated with the hospital(s) since Adair County first established the old Adair Memorial Hospital and later, its successor, Westlake. His mother, the late Evelyn Barnes Walker, was a steadfast member of the Westlake Hospital Auxiliary, a selfless group which stood by the hospital through thick and thin - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Show of support for Westlake Regional Hospital 2015-07-01 - Hospital Cafe, Westlake Regional Hospital, 901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, CM photo. Among the dignitaries and community leaders who turned out to show support for Westlake Regional Hospital were Carter White and his father, Adair County Regional Jailer Joey White, and Adair County Emergency Disaster Manager Mike Keltner. Adair County Judge Mike Stephens had invited leaders from City Council, County government, and community leaders to be at the meeting, an optimistic one, all around, as the board learned from CEO Neal Gold and CFO David Hayes that the hospital expects to end the month of June 2015 and Fiscal Year 2014-2015 in the black, the first time the hospital has shown a profit in 18 years - the last time was 1997, according to Board of Trustees Chair Richard Grant. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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