Bat is in Frankfort for Rabies testing 2023-08-16 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Donna Rieder. This common brown bat bit our Clifty Creek Farm correspondent and she is now taking a series of Rabies shots. The bat is in Frankfort for testing to see if it has the disease. She shares her experience and says that if anyone gets bit or scratched by a wild animal, get to the Emergency Room as soon as possible and get the vaccines started. Emergency rooms are required to have the vaccine on hand at all times, but not doctor's offices nor clinics. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Beth Cowan is off to college at MSU 2023-08-16 - Western Kentucky - Photo from family collection. ACHS 2023 graduate Beth Cowan has moved into her dorm room at Murray State University where she will begin work on her degree in the agriculture field. Mom and Dad, Gale and Jamie Cowan, are pictured helping her settle into her home away from home. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Zinnias attract swallowtails, 2 of 2 2023-08-16 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "My little girl planted zinnias so that she could pick flowers all summer long. They have done that and brought pollinators to the garden. So many butterflies come every day, all day! This swallowtail stayed there and let me take his picture. I was that close, no need to zoom! Guess he is used to us." Paired photo: Zinnias attract swallowtails, 1 of 2 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Zinnias attract swallowtails, 1 of 2 2023-08-16 - Fairplay, KY - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "My little girl planted zinnias so that she could pick flowers all summer long. They have done that and brought pollinators to the garden. So many butterflies come every day, all day! This swallowtail stayed there and let me take his picture. I was that close, no need to zoom! Guess he is used to us." Paired photo: Zinnias attract swallowtails, 2 of 2 Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Red-tailed Hawk 2023-08-16 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. A red-tailed hawk doing a preflight stretch. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CACFD responds to house fire on Buck Watson Road, 2 of 2 2023-08-16 - Adair Co., KY - Photo from Grant Loy. Firefighters made entry into the residence and quickly extinguished the fire. A total of 11 firefighters were on scene for approximately 1.5 hours. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

CACFD responds to house fire on Buck Watson Road, 1 of 2 2023-08-16 - Adair Co., KY - Photo from Grant Loy. The Columbia - Adair County Fire Department was dispatched at 5:14pmCT on August 15, 2023, to a reported house fire at 25 Buck Watson Road. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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