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Daily News for Monday, March 6, 2017
CPD Drug Forum Rescheduled for Thu 16 Mar 2017 Indians win 79-67 By Josh Brockman, Public Information Officer Columbia Police Department would like to congratulate the Adair County Boys Basketball team in their victory over John Hardin in the semi finals of the regional tournament. We have had several calls from citizens and local elected officials who have expressed interest in attending the drug forum but also want to attend the Regional Championship game to cheer on the Indians. We are going reschedule the drug forum that was originally set for tomorrow at 6pm to Thursday, March 16, 2017 at 6pmCT at City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY. We want as many people as possible to attend both events so go out and cheer on the Indians tomorrow and come out and join us on the 16th . Thank you. Josh Brockman 2017-03-06 19:46:05 | Comments | Printable version
March edition of the Ag Newsletter now available The March edition of the Ag Newsletter brought to you by the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service is now available for download: 2017-March-AG-Newsletter.pdf Included in this newsletter you will find timely tips, information on upcoming programs, and details on the current free soil testing program. Nick Roy Adair County Extension Agent For Agriculture & Natural Resources 2017-03-06 18:36:12 | Comments | Printable version
Louisville woman sentenced to 15 months for defrauding the Social Security Failed to disclose the death of her husband for eleven years. Ordered to pay $194,787.92 in restitution Click on headline for complete story From U.S. Attorney U.S. Department of Justice, Western District of Kentucky LOUISVILLE, KY (Mon 6 Mar 2017) - A Louisville woman was sentenced today in United States District Court by Chief Judge Joseph H. McKinley Jr., to serve 15 months in prison and pay $194,787.92 in restitution for committing several offenses involving the fraudulent receipt of Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits by the Social Security Administration (SSA), for an eleven-year period, for which she was not qualified announced United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 17:34:33 | Comments | Printable version
Lewis (Sie) Parrish, 84, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2017) He professed faith in Christ and was of the Methodist faith. He was a member of the National Watch and Clock Collectors Association for more than forty years. He loved basketball and had attended approximately 40 State tournaments. He was a retired employee of Fruit of the Loom in Campbellsville and a farmer. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Funeral service will be at 11amCT/12pmNoonET, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY, by Rev. John Butler and Clem Haskins. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery, W Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be 3pm-7pmCT/4pm-8pmET, Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 17:08:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Columbia City Council Agenda - Thu 9 Mar 2017 Updated per City Clerk Rhonda Loy at 9:58amCT: Per KRS Chapter 83A; Any deviation from the time and place specified in the city ordinance for a Regular Called Council Meeting, must be considered a Special Called Meeting. Only those items on the agenda can be discussed. The agenda has been shortened to only one item. - CM The Columbia City Council, Mayor Curtis Hardwick presiding, will meet in a Special Called Meeting, on Thu 9 Mar 2016, at 6pmCT, in City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY with the following agenda: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 16:21:17 | Comments | Printable version
Jessie Forrest Mason Reid, 71, Casey Co., KY (1946-2017) She worked concurrently for McDonalds and Hickory Hills Market for 21 years. She was also a former employee of the Conservation Office. Jessie was of the Church of Christ faith. She was the daughter of the late Edgar V. Mason and Lula May Luttrell Mason. She leaves 30 direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary with photo(s) Jessie Forrest Mason Reid of Liberty, KY passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 in Lexington, KY. She was 71 years young. Graveside services are 2pmCT/3pmET, Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at the Mason Cemetery with Bro. Ryan Allen officiating. Burial will follow service. Visitation is Wednesday from 1pm-2pmCT/2pm-3pmET at the cemetery. Pallbearers are her children and grandchildren. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 15:23:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
City Police Dept. issues statement on arrest of Mayor Hardwick Note: An individual charged by police or in a warrant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding. The City of Columbia Police Department has issued a statement concerning the arrest of City of Columbia Mayor Curtis Hardwick: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 15:04:15 | Comments | Printable version
Special called Fiscal Court session, 7 Mar 2017 By Gale Cowan There will be a special called meeting of the Adair County Fiscal Court at 1pmCT, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, in the basement of the Adair Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY, with the following agenda: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 11:19:09 | Comments | Printable version
ACES A-team season ends on high note with Governor's Cup title Quick Recall is Champion; FPS team is region runner-up. Click on headline for story with photo(s) By Wes Feese, Media Relations, Adair County Schools Just three weeks after capturing the district crown, the Adair County Elementary School Academic Team won the Region 14 Governor's Cup title Saturday at Clinton County Middle School. With no state competition for the elementary school level, Adair County ended its season with a hard-earned victory in its toughest challenge of the year. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 11:03:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Card of thanks: from the family of Geniece Marcum Our family is deeply grateful for the love, prayers, support and gifts shared in our Mother's honor at her passing February 28, 2017. We hope everyone got one of her tiny white bibles at her service. Mom ordered them in batches and gave them out to people over many years as part of her Christian testimony. She told her youngest, Jane Todd, "that might the only bible someone had or the only one they had ever read." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 09:35:51 | Comments | Printable version
E/MC Chamber ribbon cutting at Doughnut Shop, 10 Mar 2017 The Edmonton-Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce will have a ribbon Cutting ceremony at the Doughnut Shop, Old School Café, 701 West Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY, at 10amCT, on Friday, March 10, 2017. Everyone is invited to attend. Samples will be available! Gaye Shaw, Edmonton/Metcalfe County Chamber of Commerce. 2017-03-06 08:05:34 | Comments | Printable version
CAUD will have portion of Hurt Street closed today 06 Mar 2017 Update - 2:13pmCT Mon 6 Mar 2017 :Columbia/Adair Utilities District has completed the sewer tap, Hurt Street is open to through traffic. Columbia/Adair Utilities District will have Hurt Street closed today, starting at 7:34amCT from Columbia IGA to Willis Street to install a sewer tap. - CAUD 2017-03-06 07:47:59 | Comments | Printable version
Siren Test scheduled for today will be cancelled The warning siren test scheduled for 10amCT this morning will be cancelled due to weather and to avoid any confusion. The sirens have been silently tested this morning without issue. Mike Keltner, Director, Adair Co. Emergency Management 2017-03-06 07:43:32 | Comments | Printable version
Columbia, KY man faces felony domestic assault charge Sheriff's office says suspect, an Adair Countian, apprehended by Campbellsville Police southbound on New Columbia Road after leaving the scene. Suspect charged also with DUI. Victim treated at Taylor County Regional Hospital. Note: An individual charged by police or in a warrant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding. From Taylor County Sheriff's Office A Columbia, KY man is facing charges after an alleged assault on a Campbellsville woman early Sunday morning. Taylor County Sheriff Allen Newton says his Deputy Tim Coppage responded to 103 Ashton Drive, Campbellsville, KY, here 34 year old Mindy Tucker had been injured, allegedly by Dustin Stapleton, 32, of Columbia, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 05:23:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Joe Lynn Barbee: Should Terry Hadley want another term . . . By Joe Lynn Barbee Commentary Just returned home from church to find my magistrate, Terry Hadley, picking up trash in front of my place. I asked him what that paid. He stated, "It makes me feel great!" Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 04:48:52 | Comments | Printable version
Six Lindsey Wilson Men's Basketball student-athletes earn Academic MSC honors By Charles Balcom COLUMBIA, KY – Six members of the Lindsey Wilson men's basketball program earned Academic Mid-South Conference honors, officials from the conference office announced on Wednesday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 03:35:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
LWC Tennis wins 4-3 thriller over EKU on Sunday Blue Raiders rally from 3-0 deficit to post first win over an NCAA Division one team, Eastern Kentucky University Next: The Blue Raider Tennis, Men and Women teams, host No. 6 William Woods University, at 2pmCT, Tuesday, March 7, 2017, for the home opener at the Henry Baughman Tennis Complex, 401 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY. By Charles Balcom News from Lindsey Wilson College Tennis RICHMOND, KY (Sun 5 Mar 2017, 6:45pmCT) - The No. 2-ranked Lindsey Wilson women's tennis team won a thrilling 4-3 comeback match over NCAA Division I opponent Eastern Kentucky University on Sunday at the Greg Adams Tennis Center. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 02:49:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Jamie Isabelle: Wonders when/if pizza place will reopen Jamie Isabelle writes: I was wondering about when Anderson's was going to open back up or if it had. - Jamie Isabelle 2017-03-06 02:36:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Ms. Suretha Mae Booher, 81, Cumberland Co., KY (1935-2017) She was of Pentecostal faith and a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late James Edward and Ova Della (Davidson) Booher Ms. Suretha Mae Booher, of Burkesville, KY, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017, at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, KY, having attained the age of 81 years, 3 months, and 26 days. Funeral Services will be conducted on Monday, March 6, 2017 at 1pmCT, in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY with Bro. Greg Eads and Larry Booher officiating. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery in Cumberland County, KY. The family will receive friends after 9amCT on Monday until the funeral hour. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 02:32:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
NWS, Louisville, KY: Feb 2017 weather - benign and pleasant From National Weather Service (NWS), Louisville, KY Most of February 2017 was benign with pleasant temperatures and almost no snow. Historic warmth bathed the region beginning on the 17th and culminating on the 24th. Louisville rose into the lower 80s on the 24th, which was the first time in recorded history that the city had broken the 80 mark in February (dating back to 1871). Louisville set a new all-time high for the month of February, and Frankfort tied theirs. A cold front that evening brought and end to the warmth and sparked storms with gusty winds and small hail. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 02:11:12 | Comments | Printable version
Camilla L. LaFavers, 87, Russell Co., KY/Adair Co., KY native (1930-2017) She was the matriarch of of a large, respected South Central Kentucky family. She was the daughter of the late Rosa Luann (Hadley) & Clarence Coffey and the widow of Herbert Blondell LaFavers. She leaves 58 direct living descendants. Her final resting place will be in Mill Springs National Cemetery Click on headline for complete obituary Camilla L. LaFavers, 87, of Russell Springs, KY, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2017, at the Fair Oaks Nursing Home, Jamestown, KY. Funeral Services for Camilla LaFavers will be at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY, at 11amCT, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, with Bro. Jeff Aaron officiating. Friends may visit at the funeral home 5pm-8pmCT, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. Burial in the Mill Springs National Cemetery, 9044 West Hwy 80, Nancy, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 01:59:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Today, MONDAY with CM - 06 Mar 2017 Haiku by Robert Stone for March 6, 2017: Nice to be engaged,--Robert Stone, Monday, 6 March 2017. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2001 2017-03-06 01:42:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Washington County hit and run results in pedestrian fatality Victim found along KY 55 at intersection with Airport Road. KSP Post 15, Columbia, seeks help of anyone who may have been traveling in area near the Marion/Washington County line between the hours of 3amET to Sunrise on Sunday, March 5, 2017. Call 1-800-222-5555 with any information regarding the incident. Click on headline for complete story By TFC Billy Gregory, Public Information officer Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY SPRINGFIELD, KY (5 Mar 2017) - Tpr. Adam Likins and Detective Josh Dicken are investigating a collision believed to have occurred today between the hours of 3amET and sunrise. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2017-03-06 01:40:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 6 Happy Anniversary, James and Maria Absher (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Allison Bell Bardin (1973) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Austin Roy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Becky Dial | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brian Lee Johnson (1978) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brittany Wilkinson Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Courtney McKinney | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Everett Wayne Irvin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Gidget Baker Royse | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hugh Akin (1950) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, J.D. McKinney | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joey White | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Johnny Dial | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kristen Eastridge (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Larry N Rooks | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Luke Green | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mary Coomer | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mary Curry | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ronnie Williams (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, William "Billy" Grant | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ed Waggener, Adair County, KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Wayne Sneed, Columbia, KY (1953-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shelton Lee Davis, II, Greensburg, KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Henry J. (Sonny) Aaron, Russell Springs, KY (1922-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phillip D. Wilson, Russell County, KY (1950-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Martha Evaree (Chicken) Stephens Bernard, Russell Co., KY (1927)> | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Christopher Adam Collings, Green Co., KY (1962) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Johnny Wayne Dial, Adair County, KY (1966-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gary Wayne Schillings, Adair Co., KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lester R. Acree, 83, Russell County, KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard Allen (Bubba) Smith, Green Co., KY (1974-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vernon Grider, Jr., Casey County, KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Danny Dale Burress, Taylor Co., KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Udell Thomas Shirley, Adair County, KY (1951-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Tarter, Dunnville, KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Alfred Henry Gregory, Green County, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hugh (Ricky) Akin, Adair Co., KY native (1950-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Audrey White Jones, Campbellsville, KY (1924-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marie Hill, 85, Russell County, KY, Adair native (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pamela Gayle Steff Geisselhardt, 67, Adair Co., KY (1948-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Willard Lee Coffey, Green County, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Wendell Cary, 81, Cumberland County, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Rector Kerns, 74, Columbia, KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kevin Lee Riddle, 39, Cumberland Co., KY (1977-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joanne Held, 67, Adair County, KY (1949-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Sue Gibson White, Metcalfe County, KY (1958-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leroy Pennington, 83, Glasgow, KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wanda M. Clark Morgan, Green Co., KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Myers, 60, Taylor County, KY/Russell County, KY native (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Era Mayrine Furkin Shirley, Green County/Adair Co. native (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Verdie "Jinks" Perkins, Russell County, KY (1922-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Edward "Bill" Preston, Taylor County, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Andrew Allen Yates, 77, Greensburg, KY (1943-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Becky Lynn Loy | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Bagby Paxton, 80, Green Co., KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eric Mitchell Johnson, 52, Greensburg, KY (1969-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Ogelvie, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rheta Faye Sexton, 87, Adair Co. 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