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Daily News for Monday, March 4, 2019
Free training in solid waste management is 6 March 2019 March is Solid Waste Management Training Month and April is PRIDE spring cleanup. A free solid waste management training workshop will be held Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at the Adair County Extension Office, Fairground Street, Columbia, KY from 10am-4pmCT. Registration opens 9:30amCT and the workshop begins at 10amCT. 2019-03-04 21:51:28 | Comments | Printable version
Caregivers lunch meeting is Wednesday, 6 March 2019 The monthly Caregivers lunch meeting is the first Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 11amCT in the Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY. Family members who have passed away will be honored with a candlelight ceremony at this meeting. If you take care of another person, or if you just need some self-care so you can be strong for others, you may want to give yourself a break each first Wednesday and enjoy a light lunch and hear about help for families. 2019-03-04 21:18:52 | Comments | Printable version
Mary E. Clark, 96, Campbellsville, KY (1922-2019) Mary E. Clark of Campbellsville, KY, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019. She was 96 years old. The funeral service will be held at 2pmET on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, with Rev. Jamie Bennett officiating. Burial will follow in the Green River Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is requested from 11amET until 2pmET on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 15:41:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
CU women's basketball wins 5th MSC Tournament title By Jordan Alves Pikeville, KY - Top-seeded Campbellsville Lady Tiger Basketball captured the 2018-19 Mid-South Conference Women's Basketball Tournament title with a 64-50 win over two-seeded Shawnee State on Monday afternoon at the East Kentucky Expo Center. The Lady Tigers avenged last year's 81-79 loss to the Bears to take home its first tournament title since the 2013-14 season. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 15:34:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Supreme Court of KY to hear oral arguments March 6-7 By Jamie Neal Frankfort, KY - The Supreme Court of Kentucky will convene March 6-7 in Frankfort to hear challenges to a federal Court of Appeals decision involving the state retirement system and a Franklin Circuit Court decision that gave the attorney general the go-ahead to hire outside attorneys to sue opioid manufacturers without getting approval from the governor's administration. Proceedings are open to the public and will take place in the Supreme Court Courtroom on the second floor of the state Capitol at 700 Capital Ave. in Frankfort. The public may also observe oral arguments via the Supreme Court livestream on the Kentucky Court of Justice website. Oral arguments are available online as they occur in real time and are not available as archives. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 15:33:16 | Comments | Printable version
Changes proposed for Hunter Education program Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Frankfort, KY - Inviting greater participation in hunting while still stressing the importance of hunter safety is the motivation behind a multipronged proposal that Kentucky's Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider at its next meeting. The proposal includes multiple recommendations. Among them, range day would be optional for the state's hunter education program. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 15:29:11 | Comments | Printable version
District-wide Industrial Hemp Meeting is Fri 8 Mar 2019 By Nick Roy Counties in the District 5 Cooperative Extension Service will be hosting a District-wide Industrial Hemp meeting on Friday, March 8, 2019, at 12:30pmCT at the Washington County Extension Office, 245 Corporate Dr., Springfield, KY. Guest speakers will include Mr. Thomas Keene and Dr. David Williams, industrial hemp researchers from the University of Kentucky. Topics will include changes to industrial hemp laws included in the 2018 Farm Bill, hemp production considerations, and economics of hemp production. For more information, contact the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service at (270) 384-2317. 2019-03-04 15:21:21 | Comments | Printable version
Joyce Furkins, 73, Adair County, KY (1946-2019) She was a native of Adair County, a daughter of Leaper and Beatrice Jessee Hagan. She was a homemaker and member of the Baptist faith. Her husband Billy Fred survives. Joyce Furkins, 73, of Columbia, died Sunday, March 3, 2019 at the Hardin Memorial Hospital in Elizabethtown. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at 1pmCT at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia. Burial will follow in the Columbia Cemetery. Visitation is after 4pmCT Tuesday. Casket Bearers will be Donovan Furkins, Eldon Furkins, Blake Helm, Tommy Oller, Tyler Compton and Raymond Compton. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 15:01:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Adair County Sheriff's Dept. Activity for Feb 2019 The Adair Co. Sheriff's Department has released its Monthly Activity Report for February 2019:
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State's 2018 annual unemployment rate falls to 4.3 percent "Last year marks the ninth consecutive year of employment gains in Kentucky," said University of Kentucky's Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) Associate Director Mike Clark, Ph.D. "While the rate of growth has slowed, these employment gains helped lower the state's annual unemployment to 4.3 percent--its lowest level since 2000." By Mike Clark/Kim Saylor Brannock Frankfort, KY - Kentucky's annual unemployment rate dropped to 4.3 percent in 2018 from 4.9 percent in 2017, while nonfarm employment gained 10,500 jobs, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. It was the lowest annual jobless rate for the state since 2000 when the rate was 4.2 percent. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 11:31:50 | Comments | Printable version
Lindsey's Kevin Hallmon claims national title By Clayton Barefield Brookings, SD - The Lindsey Wilson Men's Indoor Track & Field team wrapped up the final day of competition on Saturday at the 2019 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, held at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. Lindsey Wilson and Cumberlands (KY) finished tied for fourth with 35 points each. Kevin Hallmon notched a national championship in the men's 200-yard dash with a final time of 20.95 seconds. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 11:29:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Women's Indoor Track and Field Closes out NAIA National Championships By Clayton Barefield Brookings, SD - The Lindsey Wilson Women's Indoor Track & Field team closed out the final day of competition on Saturday at the 2019 NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships, held at the Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Complex. The Blue Raiders finished in a six-way tie for 28th with a total of 10 team points. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 11:27:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
CU social work students and faculty serve with Meridzo Ministries By Alexandria Swanger Campbellsville University social work students and faculty traveled to Lynch, KY, to partner with Lonnie and Belinda Riley with Meridzo Ministries to complete a renovation project for Solomon's Porch, a mission retreat center for Meridzo Ministries. From Wednesday, February 20 until Saturday, February 23, a total of 24 faculty and students worked to renovate a room within Solomon's Porch to be used by future ministry teams. From 1920 until 1961, the building served as a coal mine hospital. It has since been repurposed as a Mission Retreat Center that resembles a hotel or dorm for mission teams from across the United States to stay in. Solomon's Porch serves as a base of operations while the various groups conduct mission work for the Appalachian community in Harlan County. In 2018 over 1,300 volunteers stayed at Solomon's Porch while serving the area. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 11:23:30 | Comments | Printable version
CJ: Where 25 key Kentucky bills stand By Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal Time is growing short for the 2019 Kentucky General Assembly. Monday is the 23rd day of a session that can meet no more than 30 days. The legislative process requires a bill to be passed by a committee and full chamber in both the House and Senate. If a bill has not advanced well into that process yet, it needs to move quickly to have a chance. Here’s a look at where 25 high-profile bills stand as of Monday morning. Read more at courier-journal.com 2019-03-04 11:20:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
March is Order of DeMolay Month in City of Columbia The Order of DeMolay, a character building organization which has carried out its goals for 100 years through programs of athletic competition, social activity, civic service and charitable projects, is celebrating its centennial year. Locally, the Valley of the Cumberland chapter of the order of DeMolay will observe 2019 as its ninth anniversary as a chapter. Under the membership of adults, young men are taught to prepare themselves to become better citizens and leaders for tomorrow through the use of a variety of self directed, real world applications and activities. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 09:56:39 | Comments | Printable version
Siren Test Cancelled Mike Keltner, Director, Adair Co. Emergency Management The monthly First Monday Siren Test, scheduled for today, was cancelled due to concerns of ice. 2019-03-04 09:30:25 | Comments | Printable version
Poetry by Robert Stone: To seem to be A word-list sonnet, 10 February 2019 Do thugs have anti-halos suited well Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 05:52:03 | Comments | Printable version
Cora Renfro to speak at CU's chapel By Ian McAninch Cora Cowherd Renfro, adjunct art instructor at Campbellsville University and former art teacher at Taylor County High School, will speak at Campbellsville University's chapel on Wednesday, March 13 at 10amET in Ransdell Chapel, 401 N. Hoskins Ave., Campbellsville, Ky. Renfro, who specializes in Christian art paintings, gives presentations and art exhibits for churches and women's organizations. Her presentations discuss how she paints and how the Bible and God's messages to her influence her art. She has taught art for over a combined 30 years at Taylor County and Russell County high schools and Campbellsville University. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 05:45:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Agenda for Columbia City Council Regular Meeting The Columbia City Council will hold their regular called meeting at 6pmCT on Monday, March 4, 2019 in City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY. Agenda: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 05:40:35 | Comments | Printable version
Roger Abell, 69, Liberty, KY (1949-2019) Roger was a logger. He loved hunting and fishing. Roger Abell, of Cooper Ridge Road, passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at his residence. He was 69 years old. The funeral service will be held at 2pmET on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville St, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Larry Lemmon officiating. Burial will follow in St. Bernard Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5pmET until 9pmET on Monday, March 4, 2019, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 05:29:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
LWC Men's Basketball falls to Life in MSC Tournament By Chris Wells Pikeville, KY - Lindsey Wilson men's basketball closed out its 2018-19 season today with a 75-67 loss to Life (GA) in the Mid-South Conference Tournament quarterfinals at the Eastern Kentucky Exposition Center. Third-seeded Life (18-13) avenges two regular-season losses to the sixth-seeded Blue Raiders and advanced to play Pikeville (KY) in the second semifinal game. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 05:23:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Chris Ann Neat, 82, Columbia, KY (1937-2019) She was well known for her generous heart, quick wit and her feisty temperament. Chris Ann Neat of Columbia, KY was called home by our Lord Jesus on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at her residence. She was 82 years old. Funeral services will be held at 11amCT on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY. Bro. Roger McKinney will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Sparksville Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation is requested on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, from 4pmCT until 8pmCT at the funeral home and on Wednesday until time for the service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 05:19:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Macdonald earns second All-American Honors By Benjamin Riegger Columbus, GA - The Lindsey Wilson women's swimming team added an All-American honor on the third day of competition at the NAIA National Swimming Championships. The women's swimming team sits in eighth place with 124 team points heading into the last day of competition. SCAD-Savannah (GA) leads the women's side with 452 team points. Keiser (FL) sits in second place with 315 team points while Cumberlands (KY) sits in third with 269.5 points. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-03-04 05:14:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Letter: Those were the days Billy Joe Fudge writes: Now, there were two who were each, one-of-a-kind.Comments re photo 82852 RIDES Bobby Pelston wins election bet over Chirpy Nell 2019-03-04 05:08:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Clearing skies and cold today, high 29F It's currently 24F at the Adair County Mesonet station. Expect scattered flurries this morning before 9amCT under mostly cloudy skies, then gradually clearing skies, with a high near 29F. West wind 9 to 11 mph. Tonight expect mostly clear skies, with a low around 14F. Wind chill values as low as 6. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Tuesday should be sunny, with a high near 33F. Wind chill values could be as low as 8F. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Tuesday Night expect mostly clear skies and cold, with a low around 15F. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. 2019-03-04 05:07:18 | Comments | Printable version
7-County Area Courts for Mon 4 Mar 2019 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Monday, March 4, 2019, at a glance:
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Today - MONDAY with CM - 4 Mar 2019 Haiku by Robert Stone for March 4, 2019: Do not say you are--Robert Stone, Monday, 4 March 2019. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2729 2019-03-04 05:02:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 4 Happy Anniversary, Timmy and Karen Montgomery (1989) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Aaron Steele (2003) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Adam Blake Walker (2003) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Braiden Wayne Coffey (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, C.J. Holt | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Claude K. Morrison | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Crystal Dillingham | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Doug Cowan | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Fred Plahuta | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joyce Pyles | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lawrence Odell Richard (1937) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lisa Wade | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Logan Garner | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mandy Jo Shanklin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Matthew Russell Perkins | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Matthew Stone | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Melissa Bragg | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mitchell Bault | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Pam Phipps | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Teresa Absher | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tiana Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Vonda Fudge | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Brock, native of Adair County, KY (1946-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dagan Anthony Burton, Glendale, KY (1999-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Danny L. Malone, Jamestown, KY (1943-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Everett Redell Jewell, Greensburg, KY (1932-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joseph Blueford (Joey) Franklin, Campbellsville, KY (1955-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Maxine Bryant, 85, Adair Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections) in Memory Birthday, Mr. Samuel Udell Dangerfield, Green Co. native (1946) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edith Streeval, Adair Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marsha Kay Benningfield, Taylor Co., KY, (1961) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hershel Bailey, Adair County, KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Woody Bryant, Adair Co., KY (1933-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pamela F. (Pam) Craft, Cumberland Co., KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bill Phelps, Casey Co., KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Creech Carman, Casey County, KY (1933-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lois Skaggs, Taylor Co., KY, (1939-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, W.R. Bowen, Taylor County, KY (1943-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nedoma Blair, 92, Russell County, KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Omer Lee Long, Sr., 90, Casey County, KY (1926-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kelly M. Lawless, 41, Jamestown, KY (1975-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Sweet, 95, Adair Co., KY (1921-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Martie Corbin, 58, Adair County, KY (1958-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alva E. Hadley, 81, Russell County, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dr. Cathryn Cornett, Liberty, KY (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Lou Willoughby Clark, 89, Green County, KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Juanita Anderson, 85, Russell County, KY (1931-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vivian Hochstrasser, Casey Co., KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Allen Wayne Wheat, Russell County, KY (1977) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Terry Lane Riddle, Magnolia, KY (1956-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virginia Francis Sneed Jones, Green Co./Adair Co., KY native (1937-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Arvil Ray Bryant, 87, Adair Co., KY native (1936-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Bunch, 72, Columbia, KY native (1951-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Hadley, Columbia, KY (1941-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Edward Hyde, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1954-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Denny Grider, 68, Casey County, KY (1951-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Thomas Terry, 94, Liberty, KY (1925-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harold Wayne Bastin, 76, Casey County family (1943-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Irene L. Helm (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Scaggs, Jr., 63, Russell Springs, KY (1957-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Davis, 84, Green County, KY (1934-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mitchell Bault, 62, Cane Valley, KY (1959-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul W. Curry (1924-2006) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Randall Monday, 76, Liberty, KY (1947-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard Robertson, 70, Columbia, KY (1952-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ronald Ray Cundiff, 77, Dunnville, KY (1944-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Bryant Mardis, 95, Taylor Co., KY (1920-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vera Louise Krznarich, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Lee Bell, 48, Greensburg, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Monday, March 4, 2019 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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