Splash Pad event crowd started gathering early 2023-08-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. The Splash Pad opening celebration promised to be a popular event Friday. Crowds were walking and driving into the City Park on Fairground Street. City staff were helping folks get parked. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Epicurean Kentuckian: Karen's special recipe 2023-08-25 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Graham Waggener knows his Rice Crispy Treats and volunteered to test this recipe by Karen Katz for her "Browned Butter Bourbon Crispy Marshmallow Treats." He pronounced them perfectly yummy! Her recipe is shared in the linked article. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Columbia, KY - view from ACPL 2023-08-25 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This view is looking across the front porch, flowers and flag, at the Adair County Public Library toward Lindsey Wilson College. The new mural is a bright spot. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair grower brings home biggest pumpkin win 2023-08-24 - Louisville, KY - Photo from the Kentucky State Fair. Congratulations to Scott Bayuk and family from Columbia for winning the largest pumpkin contest again this year at the 2023 Kentucky State Fair. The long-standing contest, in partnership with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, is a highly anticipated event. The fair runs through Sunday, August 27th in Louisville. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Floating on Green River 2023-08-24 - Dunville, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Floating on the Green River looks like a fine way to suffer these intensely hot August days. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

EDA looking for the next treasurer and vice chair 2023-08-24 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Current treasurer Roger Meadows, at left, and members of the board of the Economic Development Authority (EDA) are searching for the next person to hold that position in the organization. The volunteer job will be opening after the first of the year. Another position that will need to be filled will be that of executive vice president and vice chair held by Mark Dykes whose term has been extended through the end of December, 2023. Those interested in volunteering can speak with Roger at United Citizens Band and Mark at the Bank of Columbia about the process. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Casey County, KY - late summer blossoms 2023-08-24 - Casey County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Joe Pye Weed is among the blossoms Mother Nature gives our area in late August. It makes butterflies very happy. The JPW formal name is Eutrochium purpureum. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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