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Adair County Hospital District agenda, 30 Jun 2015 meeting

The Adair County Hospital District Board of Trustees will be meeting at 6:30pmCT, in the Hospital Cafe, Westlake Regional Hospital, 901 Westlake Drive, Columbia, KY, with the following agenda:
  1. Call to order: Richard Grant, Chairman
  2. Approval of Minutes: May 26, 2015
  3. Approval of Minutes: Special Called Meeting, June 4, 2015
  4. Recommendations from the Medical Staff: Dr. Charles Giles, Chief of Staff, Credentialing
  5. CFO Report: David Hayes: Approval of Bad Debts for Collections
  6. Administrative Report: Neal Gold, CEO
  7. Executive Session: KRS 61.810(1)(C): Discussions of proposed or pending litigation against or on behalf of the public agency
  8. Adjourn
The meeting is open to the public.


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2015-06-29 19:17:49 | Comments | Printable version

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Question for the fungiologists



2015-06-29 - Shelbyville, KY - Photo by Pen.
Recent rains have brought a number of interesting mushrooms out of hiding. We can't tell whether this is two varieties, or a single type of mushroom in two different stages of "bloom." Identification is welcomed. - PEN

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Mrs. Maggie Froedge Davidson, 102, Cumberland County, KY (1912-2015)

She was a Homemaker, a Farmer, a Seamstress and a Poet. She was a native of the Spoon Branch Community of Marrowbone, KY, and a resident of Burkesville, KY, at the time of her death. She was the daughter of the late Balum and Daisy Hurt Froedge and the widow of Millard Wagner Davidson. She leaves 22 direct living descendants.
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Mrs. Maggie Froedge Davidson, age 102, a resident of Cumberland Valley Manor, formerly of Marrowbone, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, June 28, 2015 at the Cumberland Valley Manor in Burkesville, Kentucky.

Funeral Services will be conducted on Thursday, July 2, 2015, at 2pmCT, in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY, with Bro. Bill Garmon officiating. Burial will be in the Marrowbone Cemetery in Marrowbone, Kentucky. The family will receive friends after 2pmCT, on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, until the funeral hour on Thursday.


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2015-06-29 18:03:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Minor England, 77, Adair County, KY (1938-2015)

He was employed by the City of Columbia for 30 years, retiring as Sanitation Department Supervisor, was an avid fox hunter and attended Egypt Christian Church. He was a native of Adair County, KY, and a resident of the county at the time of his death. He was the son of the late Arvin and Artie England. His wife, Judy Bryant England, survives. He leaves three direct living descendants.
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Minor England, 77, of Columbia, KY, died Monday, June 29, 2015 at 6:37amCT, at his home.

Funeral service will be Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 1pmCT at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Paul Patton officiating. Burial in Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 5pmCT, Wednesday, July 1, 2015.


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2015-06-29 16:49:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Lighting project for LBN/KY 61 S interchange has been let

It won't be long before the interchange at KY 61 S and the Cumberland Parkway has new lighting. The $498,098 project has been awarded to Davis-Elliott, Somerset, KY. A pre-construction conference with the winning contractor will be held Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 8, in Somerset, KY, according to Amber Hale, Public Information Officer for the District.

The project has long been championed by Vicky Pike and Junior Stotts. Stotts was notified of the bid award this morning, Monday, June 29, 2015, by Chief District Engineer Bruce Neeley.

The project will get underway soon. The only delay in the start of work will be the arrival of special supplies for the project, Amber Hale said.


2015-06-29 15:54:18 | Comments | Printable version

Five mile Homeplace/Tebb's Bend Trail opens Tue 30 Jun 2015

The opening of the five mile well-marked trail at Homeplace on Green River/Tebbs Bend-Green River Nature area will be celebrated at 9amCT/10amET, Tuesday, June 30, 2015 . Light refreshments will be served All are welcome. Homeplace on Green River, 5807 New Columbia Road/State Highway 55., Campbellsville, KY 42718. --George Kolbenschlag

2015-06-29 15:45:08 | Comments | Printable version

Mike Keltner: Tornado Watch

New event. Tornado Watch from 6/29/2015 1:35pmCT/2:35pmET to 8pmCT/9pmCT, for Adair County. NOAA Weather Alerts. - MIKE KELTNER, Adair County Emergency Disaster Manager.

2015-06-29 13:28:42 | Comments | Printable version

Heaven Bound at Emory Chapel Sun 19 Jul 2015

Heaven Bound will be singing at Emory Chapel Church, 1830 Hwy 1952, Columbia, KY, on Sunday, July 19, 2015, at 10amCT. A message by Pastor Adam Burton will follow and then a potluck meal will be served. Everyone is invited to attend! Contact, including transportation: 270-250-5259. Carrie Burton

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Ruby Dale Pollard, 65, Columbia, KY (1950-2015)

She was a member of a large, highly respected family. She was the daughter of the late Carlo and Foye Marie Grider Taylor. Her husband, Ronnie Pollard, survives. She leaves five direct living descendants
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Ruby Dale Pollard, 65, of Columbia, KY, died Sunday, June 28, 2015 at 8:30amCT, at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown, KY.

The family will receive friends from 4pm to 8pmCT, Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY. At Ruby's request, cremation has taken place and private burial will be held by the family


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2015-06-29 12:44:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Jamie Moon, 32, Adair County, KY (1982-2015)

He was a member of a large, highly regarded South Adair County, KY family. He was the son of Bobby Darrell & Dianne Mizell Loy of Columbia, KY. He leaves one direct living descendant, He was a member of Living by Faith Church & worked at Spectrum Care Academy in Columbia, KY.
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Jamie Moon, age 32 years, of Columbia, KY passed away suddenly Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 9:20amCT, at Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center Emergency Room, in Leitchfield, KY, following a swimming accident.

Funeral services will be Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 10amCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, with Bro. Bobby Withers, the officiating clergy. Interment in the Loy Cemetery at Fairplay, KY. Visitation will be after 4:30pmCT, Wednesday, July 1, 2015.


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2015-06-29 11:55:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Curry Reunion at Millerfield Church, 5 July 2015

By Roxanne Roberts

The Annual Curry Reunion (the families of Sam and Cordella Curry) will be held Sunday, July 5, 2015 at the Millerfield Brethren In Christ Fellowship Center, 1935 Millerfield Road, Columbia, KY. Doors will open at 11:45amCT, and the meal starts at 12:30pmCT.Contact Ranel Curry at 270-250-1345. - Roxanne Roberts


2015-06-29 10:52:07 | Comments | Printable version

For most government offices, July 3, 2015 is holiday

Most government offices will observe Friday, July 3, as a holiday for the observance of Independence Day, July 4, 2015.

ColumbiaMaazine.com is already posting specific details. We expect to add others in CM Events throughout the week. Submissions may be sent using any Contact/Submit Button. If anyone needs help, please call 270-250-2730.


2015-06-29 09:55:40 | Comments | Printable version

Traffic Advisory: I-65 Rolling Roadblocks tonight MPs 65-76

Monday night roadblocks affect Northbound Traffic; tomorrow night, Southbound

By Chris Jessie, Public Information Officer
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, District 4, Elizabethtown, KY

Bridge construction is progressing on schedule along KY 728 over I65 in Hart County. Tonight, Monday, June 29, 2015, contract crews will set beams over I65's Northbound Lanes between 7pm and 6amCT. Rolling roadblocks will be used on Northbound I65 at various times through the overnight hours between Munfordville and Bonnieville (Mile Points 65-71). Short Northbound delays will be possible tonight.

On Tuesday night, crews will set beams over I65's Southbound Lanes. Rolling roadblocks will be used on Southbound I65 between 7pm and 6am (Central) between Upton and Bonnieville (Mile Points 76-70). Short Southbound delays will be possible Tuesday night.


2015-06-29 09:52:38 | Comments | Printable version

The Adair County Clerk's office closed July 3 & 4, 2015

The Adair County Clerk's Office, Suite 3, Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, will be closed Friday, July 3, and Saturday, July 4, 2015 in observance of the 4th of July. The Clerk’s Office wishes everyone a safe and happy 4th of July. - Lisa Greer, Adair County Clerk

2015-06-29 08:33:47 | Comments | Printable version

The Prodigal Charles Marshburn back in Greater Gadberry

Charles Marshburn writes:
Back in greater Gadberry this morning. I reviewed the Magazine and I see not much has changed in the past couple of weeks. Having traveled further than Campbellsville and Burkesvillle, I am happy to be home. I well share some of my "Travels with Charlie" pictures if you so desire in the next couple of days when jet lag has subsided. Yes, I saw the pope and he appears well. I knew you would inquire about him, so I beat you to the draw. - CHARLES MARSHBURN
Welcome back. Awaiting the photos. - EW


2015-06-29 08:29:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

It was Derby Day, 1955, when men were trapped in cave

Writer was picking strawberries when he heard and that Swaps won the Derby that Saturday. That was May 7, 2015

Teddy Lane writes:
I was also there. It was Derby Day and Swaps won that day. I also remember we were picking strawberries when we heard about it. I don't ever remember ever having strawberries since on the first Saturday in May. - Teddy Lane
Comments re article 76124 Trapped in a Cave The story of Mr Fancher and Tommy Jeffries


2015-06-29 06:06:56 | Comments | Printable version

Jaiden Taylor National Jr. Beta Science Academic Champion

Adair County School District student Jaiden Taylor is Junior Beta National Champion for the Division II Science Academic Test, won at the National Convention at Opryland Hotel and Resort, Nashville, TN, on Saturday, June 27, 2015. "We could be more proud or excited for him," Brandi Compton and Kaylon Stockton reported to Superintendent Alan Reed.

2015-06-29 05:12:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Today, MONDAY with CM, 29 Jun 2015

Haiku by Robert Stone for June 29, 2015:
When life is ending,
one too busy to make friends
can only count money.
--Robert Stone, Monday, 29 June 2015.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1385



2015-06-29 04:12:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Cocanougher 40th reunion is 26 Jul 2015, at Perryville, KY

40th Anniversary for family which moved to Kentucky in 1793

By Mike Crain

The next Cocanougher family reunion is 10am-3pmCT/11am-4pmET, Sunday, July 26, 2015, with a potluck lunch about 12pmCT/1pmET at the American Legion Hall,428 W Second Street, on US 150 W of downtown, Perryville KY near Hillcrest Cemetery.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 29
Happy Anniversary, Bodie and Tammy Emerson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, James and Karen Morgan (2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jimmy and Patricia Harper (1966) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Terry and Jean Corbin (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Audria Rowe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bob Bradshaw (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gracie May Burton (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Julie Gaskins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kelly Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kenny Joe Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Bright | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Paige Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Amy McGlone South, Campbellsville, KY (1974-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Dean Lawson, Cumberland Co. native (1945-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nina Quinn, Taylor Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel Mavis Caffee Jessie Metcalfe Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Luke Aaron Sexton (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ebline Wheet, Sano Community (1917) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Karen L. Krapf, Edmonton, KY (1946-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise M. Kilpatrick, Russell Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anita Feather Miller, Taylor County, KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pauline C. Daffron, Taylor Co., KY (1913) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommy Staley, Cumberland Co., KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anson Genus Steward, Adair Co., KY (1969) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Gene Pike, Adair Co., KY (1946-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jacob Lucas, 22, Russell Springs, KY (1992-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Catherine "Kitty" Pence, Stanford, KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel Owsley, 89, Burkesville, KY (1925-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clyde Edward Pennington, 82, Metcalfe Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Wayne Furkin, 69, Adair County, KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillie Gail Turner, 61, Liberty, KY (1954-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Floyd, 68, Taylor Co, KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Kathryn K. (Kirby) Story, Las Cruces, NM (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Robert Bradshaw, 77, Adair Co., KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobbie C Bradshaw, 80, Adair County, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary Luttrell, 70, Casey County, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosaline Read, Taylor County, KY (1947-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Delores Marie Riley Berry, Glasgow, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gladys Montgomery Johnson, Green County, KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Jean Wilson, Boyle County, KY/Casey Co., KY native (1960-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lula Johnson, Russell Co., KY/Clay Co., KY native (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Reid Scott, 68, Cumberland County, KY, (1949-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anson Steward (1968-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Gene Pruitt, 82, Greensburg, KY (1938-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bruce Elden Wilson, 91, Russell Co., KY native (1929-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Edwards Poynter, 89, Center, KY (1931-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fanny Bell Smith Pederson, 79, Columbia, KY (1935-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gracie Pecola Brown, 98, Russell Springs, KY (1921-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenton Lee Antle, 90, Columbia, KY (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Gray, 83, Taylor County, KY (1934-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Kenneth Ray Hodges, 69, Green Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nerlie Louise Baker, Metcalfe Co., KY (1941-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pauline Mae (Polly) Gowen, 90, Columbia, KY (1932-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rick Monson (1957) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandra Burress Davis, Taylor Co., KY (1959-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Long, 66, Cumberland Co., KY (1948-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wilma Diann Hardesty, 73, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, June 29, 2015
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
7:00amCTAdair Recycling Center, 32 Service RD, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782
Open 7am-3pmCT Monday through Friday; 7am-12pm noon CT, Saturdays. | (ID:35141, Comment)
8:00amCTAdair Extension Office now open at 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY following completion of addition doubling space, complete remodeling of existing building | (ID:35143, Comment)
7 County Area Court: Circuit Courts. District Courts, at at Glance. Not Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties Once at Docket for all Kentucky Counties, Choose 1) Circuit or District, 2) County - from drop down list 3) Verify dates :
Adair County. Adair Co. Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville ST. Columbia, KY: No (0) Event(s) Circuit Court. Forty-six (46) Event(s) District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Cumberland County, Justice Center, 112 Courthouse Square, Burkesville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Green County Judicial Center, 200 W. Court Street, Greensburg, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Eighty-two (82) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) cases District Court.
Russell County. Judicial Center, 410 Monument Square, Jamestown, KY. Seven (7) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) in Circuit Court. One Hundred Thirty-Two (132) Event(s) Court Event(s) in District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:35145, Comment)
NoonCTServices, Louisville, KY, for Mrs. Rebecca Ann Fister, Green County, KY (1971-2015) | (ID:35132, Comment)
Pause for Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:35139, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes in the Evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:35140, Comment)
6:00pmCTVacation Bible School 6pm-8pmCT tonight at Barnett's Creek United Methodist Church, 1338 Barnett's Creek Road, Columbia, KY | (ID:35061, Comment)
Boy Scouts - Russell Springs, KY - BSA Troop 241 meets on Mondays at Liberty Baptist Church, 215 Wilson Street in Russell Springs, KY. Contact Becky at 270-585-1151. | (ID:35144, Comment)

 

































 
 
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