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KY Afield Outdoors: Float Green/Barren for Summer Smallmouth

By Lee McClellan

Frankfort, KY - Anyone who loves floating streams for smallmouth bass out of a kayak, canoe or personal pontoon boat did not enjoy last year much at all. Many areas of Kentucky set annual rainfall records in 2018.

It seemed a 3-inch rain hit every third day from spring through fall. Streams flowed raucous and so muddy it seemed you could cut the water with a knife. These conditions are the absolute pits for fishing; you are better served catching up on yardwork.

After a rough start to this year, it seems weather conditions and rainfall levels are returning to normal patterns as we come into the warmer months, the best time of year to stream fish for smallmouth bass from a paddlecraft.

The pop-up thunderstorms common in summer may spike the flow on an average stream or free flowing river, but a tailwater such as the Green River below Green River Lake or the Barren River below Barren River Lake offer more predictable flows in summer.


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2019-05-16 22:00:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Ky Afield Outdoors

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KY Afield Outdoors: Green and Barren for Summer Smallmouth



2019-05-16 - Barren County, KY - Photo courtesy Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources.
David Baker, Central Fisheries District biologist for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, holds two impressive smallmouth bass captured and released from Barren River below Barren River Lake Dam during population sampling a few years ago. Barren River below Barren River Lake Dam and the Green River below Green River Lake Dam both offer predictable float fishing options for smallmouth bass during summer.

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James Wilburn Fudge, 75, Adair County, KY

James Wilburn Fudge, 75, of Columbia, KY died Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at the Holmes Bend Campground.

Funeral services will be 2pmCT Saturday, May 18, 2019 at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with burial in the Roach Cemetery. Visitation will be after 2pm Friday at the funeral home.


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2019-05-16 21:26:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Misty Hill, 48, Casey County, KY (1970-2019)

Misty Hill, of Liberty, passed away on Monday, May 13, 2019, in Boyle County, Kentucky. She was 48 years of age.

The memorial service will be 5pmCT/6pmET on Thursday, May 16, 2019, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.


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2019-05-16 17:30:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Letter: See Homeplace on RFDTV again on Saturday

George Kolbenschlag writes:
Thanks, Maury, for your comments on the RFDTV showing of their video Tuesday afternoon of the Homeplace on Green River Plow Day. Just a reminder that it will be shown again this Saturday, May 18, 2019, at 2:30pmCT. --George
Comments re article 104039 Letter Enjoyed Homeplace on RFDTV


2019-05-16 14:07:35 | Comments | Printable version

MyPI (My Preparedness Initiative) Training for Youth ages 13-18

By Tony Rose
Adair County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development

Youth ages 13-18 years old: Are you interested in developing your leadership skills, learning about emergency management, or helping to make your family and community become more prepared for emergencies? Then MyPI (My Preparedness Initiative) is the program for you!

Youth will:
  • Build Life Saving Skill Sets and Be Certified in CPR and AED Usage.
  • Learn about Emergency Management and First Responder Careers.
  • Identify Hazards and Become Extreme Weather Aware.
  • Give Back to Your Communities through the PREP + 6 Service Project.
  • Develop Emergency Kits and Family Communication Plans.
  • Learn about Technology in Emergency Preparedness, including NOAA Weather Radios, Social and Smartphone Apps, HAM Radio, etc.

To complete the training:


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2019-05-16 14:03:05 | Comments | Printable version

Hungry Kids Cafe menu for Saturday, 18 May 2019

Hungry Kids Cafe Free Breakfast menu:
Serving Breakfast Scramble made with farm fresh eggs, sausage, peppers and cheese, Fresh Fruit and Peasant Bread.

Hungry Kids Cafe Free Lunch menu:
Pulled Pork BBQ Sliders, Macaroni Salad, and Baked Beans and Cake Pops.


2019-05-16 11:15:55 | Comments | Printable version

Carol Perkins: A Louisville Adventure with Mom

Previous column: I blame the bed

By Carol Perkins

My mother had spent the week with her sister in Louisville, and I was going to go there, take her to her doctor on Gray Street downtown Louisville, and then we were coming home. After my radio show on Tuesday, I left with plenty of time ahead of the three o'clock appointment, but I didn't allow for having to turn around near Munfordville and go back home because I had forgotten something. Off I go again, but this time with more urgency.

Fighting the traffic on I-65 in Louisville, I merged lanes like a professional trying to get 264 West and then I had to merge again to my exit. By then, I had thirty minutes to get her in the car and downtown. She was waiting on the porch, so off we went with a hearty goodbye wave to my aunt.

Once in the parking garage at Norton's, I took the first spot, which required parallel parking of which I consider myself a pro, but the back-up sensors annoyingly told me I was too close, so my mother got out to assist, which could have been a mistake since cars were whipping around that structure.


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2019-05-16 10:12:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Carol Perkins

KY releases April 2019 unemployment report

By Mike Clark/Kim Saylor Brannock

Frankfort, KY - Kentucky's seasonally adjusted preliminary April 2019 unemployment rate was 4 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. The unemployment rate for April 2019 was unchanged from March 2019.

The preliminary April 2019 jobless rate was down 0.4 percentage points from the 4.4 percent recorded for the state in April 2018.

The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for April 2019 was 3.6 percent, down 0.2 percentage points from its March 2019 level, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.


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2019-05-16 10:08:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky

LWC Men's Tennis Falls to William Carey

By Clayton Barefield

Mobile, AL - No. 12-seeded Lindsey Wilson men's tennis fell 5-2 to No. 5-seeded William Carey (Miss.) on Wednesday in the NAIA National Tournament's second round at the Mobile Tennis Center.

The loss closes out the Blue Raiders' season with an 11-7 record. William Carey (14-3) moves on to face No. 4 seed Point (Ga.) on Thursday.


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2019-05-16 10:05:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Flags to half-staff Thu in honor of Ft Campbell soldier

By Nicole Burton

Frankfort, KY - Gov. Matt Bevin has directed that U.S. and Kentucky flags at all state office buildings be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in honor of a Fort Campbell soldier who died in Syria while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.

According to the Department of Defense, Pfc. Michael A. Thomason, 28, of Lincoln Park, Michigan, died April 29, 2019, in Kobani, Syria, of wounds sustained from a non-combat incident and will be interred tomorrow.

Pfc. Thomason was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.


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2019-05-16 09:58:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Veterans and Veterans Day

KY Organ Donation Registry surpasses the 2 million mark

Trust For Life, the charitable arm of the Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Clerks, announces a milestone for the thousands of Kentuckians waiting on lifesaving donations

Lexington, KY - During a riveting and at times emotional press conference held in Lexington on Wednesday, Trust For Life, the charitable arm of the Kentucky Association of Circuit Court Clerks, announced that the Commonwealth's Organ Donation Registry now has over two million registrants. This is a major milestone for the nonprofit and its partner organizations, all of which support the lifesaving mission of organ, eye and tissue donation and education.

"This is a monumental moment for Kentucky, and one made possible through the efforts of the caring individuals in our office and generous supporters throughout the Commonwealth," states Dennis Loy, Adair Co. Circuit Court Clerk. "Every person who says 'yes' at our office and registers as a donor offers immeasurable hope to patients on the transplant waiting list. Today, 1000 Kentucky children and adults are waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant. Nationally, 114,000 patients wait. Tragically, each day, 22 people die waiting. It is our goal, as Circuit Clerks, to help end this wait and save and heal those in need."


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2019-05-16 09:54:39 | Comments | Printable version

Bolton makes cut as individual in NAIA Championship

By Christopher Coombs

Oklahoma City, OK - The Lindsey Wilson women's golf team failed to make the cut on Wednesday following the second round of play at the NAIA National Championship Tournament being played at Lincoln Park Golf Club. Dacie Bolton did extend her season as she positioned herself inside the top-40 to qualify for the third and fourth round as an individual.

The Blue Raiders shot a 305 in the second round to bring their two-day total to 632 (327-305) at the par-72, 6,050-yard course. Lindsey Wilson finished in a tie for 22nd place in the 30-team competition as only the top 17 teams continue play in the third round. The Blue Raiders were five strokes back of the cut line.


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2019-05-16 09:51:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Shirley June Walker, 84, Sparksville, KY (1935-2019)

Shirley June Walker of Sparksville, KY died Monday, May 13, 2019 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. She was 84 years old.

Funeral services will be 11amCT on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with Bro Darrell Landis and Bro Troy Elmore officiating. Burial will follow in the Sparksville Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Friday from 4pmCT until 8pmCT at the funeral home and continue on Saturday until time for the service.


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2019-05-16 09:47:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Adair Magistrates submit roads for repair at May meeting

By Tiffany Kessler

Tuesday evening's special called meeting of the Adair Fiscal Court allowed the county to get its first glimpse at the 2019-2020 budget for the upcoming fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019.

During last month's meeting, the magistrates found themselves in a slightly heated debate on how to fairly distribute road funds. Dividing factors included whether money for each area should be based on amount of mileage per district, population density (ex: subdivisions), and/or the more costly maintenance of asphalt roads already in existence.


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2019-05-16 05:45:51 | Comments | Printable version

Letter: Enjoyed Homeplace on RFDTV

Maury E Lewis writes:
My husband and I watched Homeplace on RFDTV yesterday afternoon. We use to go to mule and horse pulls when we were younger. It was good to see them again. --melewi
Comments re article 104018 May Homeplace on Green River newsletter available


2019-05-16 05:19:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

KSP: Post 15 participates in Hands Across the Border

By Tpr. Nick Hale

On Thursday, May 16th, 2019 Kentucky State Police, Post 15 will be teaming up with Tennessee Highway Patrol and other local agencies by conducting traffic safety checkpoints as well as saturation patrols on the KY/TN state line. Troopers, Deputies, and Officers will be checking for impaired drivers, children that are not properly restrained in child safety seats and informing the public about the use of seatbelts.


2019-05-16 05:13:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Calvary Heirs singing at Glens Fork Church of the Nazarene

Calvary Heirs will be singing at Glens Fork Church of the Nazarene, 7811 Hwy 55 South, Columbia, KY, on Sunday, May 19, 2019 at 11amCT. Everyone is invited to attend. --Brian W Fudge

2019-05-16 05:11:17 | Comments | Printable version

LWC Softball wins opening round Columbia Bracket

By Chris Wells

Makea-Al Kaluau's home run and Annabelle Ramirez's complete game helped top-seeded Lindsey Wilson softball beat third-seeded Grand View (IA) 4-1 on Wednesday in the NAIA National Tournament Opening Round Columbia, Ky. Bracket championship game at Marilyn D. Sparks Park.

The Blue Raiders (50-3) advance to the 39th annual NAIA Softball World Series beginning on Thursday, May 23, in Springfield, Missouri.


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2019-05-16 05:09:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Mostly sunny today, high 80F

It's currently 53F at the Adair County Mesonet station. Watch out for patchy fog before 8amCT. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80F. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

Tonight brings a 20% chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms between 1amCT and 2amCT. Otherwise partly cloudy, with a low around 64F. South wind 5 to 7 mph.

Friday should be mostly sunny, with a high near 85F and west wind 6 to 10 mph.

Friday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 63F. South wind around 6 mph.


2019-05-16 05:07:35 | Comments | Printable version

7-County Area Courts for Thu 16 May 2019

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Thursday, May 16, 2019, at a glance:
  • Adair County: 2 events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Casey County: 3 events Circuit Court. 34 events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: 3 events Circuit Court. 3 events District Court.
  • Green County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: 27 events Circuit Court. 5 events District Court.
  • Russell County: 12 events Circuit Court. 10 events District Court.
  • Taylor County: 1 event Circuit Court. 1 event District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2019-05-16 05:04:30 | Comments | Printable version

Today - THURSDAY with CM - 16 May 2019

Haiku by Robert Stone for May 16, 2019:
It is the contrast
with routine daily duties
that makes leisure sweet.
--Robert Stone, Thursday, 16 May 2019.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2802


2019-05-16 04:57:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 16
Happy Anniversary, Charlie & Fern Roy (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Lonnie & Connie DeVore (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Ray & Patti Fluhr | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Troy & Stephanie Long (1998) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Abby Royse | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Betty Sue Jasper | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bill Julian | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandy Thompson (1982) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Calvin Pittman | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Connie Hensley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daniel Froedge | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Pittman | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Emily Taylor (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gene Dale Holmes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hope Cross (1971) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hunter Steven Willis (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kim Giles | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Foster | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nicholas Taylor (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharon Turner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shelley Jenkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, twins Nicholas and Emily Taylor (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Stephens Irvin, Russell County, KY (1943-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mark Allen Acree, Columbia, KY native (1972-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Gerald Elmore, Kings Mountain, KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carrie Richeson Matherly, Taylor Co., KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Rutledge Grinstead, Metcalfe Co., KY native (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, June Grammes Butler Kemper Waukesha, WI (1934-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl David Owens, Glasgow, KY (1957) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delsie Campbell, Russell County, KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Frances Wade Russell Springs, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dora Dean Atwood, Liberty, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Cash, Burkesville, KY (1961) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willie (Elgin) Price, Taylor Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lonis Taylor, Adair County, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillie Rector, 91, Russell Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roger Romines, Adair County, KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Michael Hardin, formerly of Taylor Co., KY (1950-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Essie Irene Atwell Froggett, Green Co., KY (1933-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Albie L. Crawley Scott, 95, Cumberland Co., KY (1920-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene West, 71, Adair Co., KY (1944-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy David Richards, 71, Russell Co., KY (1944-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Sue Blythe Grider, 66, Burkesville, KY (1949-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jacqueline McAnelly, 65, Liberty, KY (1951-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathleen Malone Harmon, Warren Co., KY/Taylor Co. native (1924-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Sue Compton, 67, Adair County, KY (1950-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Rondal Scott, Cumberland Co., KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Andrew Chadwell, 66, Adair County, KY (1952-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christine Foley, 89, Russell Springs, KY (1931-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dee Appleby, 68, Jamestown, KY (1952-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen C. Murray, 69, Adair Co., KY (1954-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jack Bolin Morgan, Adair County, KY (1933-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Harris, 97, Columbia, KY (1923-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maye Wilson, 80, Russell Springs, KY (1941-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phillip Wayne Bunch, 70, Jamestown, KY (1950-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruthie Maurine Hughes, 98, Glens Fork, KY (1923-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon D. Branham, Burkesville, KY (1963-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2019
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTTire Amnesty Days in Adair County, today, tomorrow and Saturday | (ID:57670, Comment)
Absentee voting machines open at Courthouse Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia | (ID:57684, Comment)
10:00amCTComer representative at Annex from 10amCT-11amCT to help with federal casework issues | (ID:57695, Comment)
Services for Delores Clements Carrier, 89, Liberty, KY (1930-2019) | (ID:57765, Comment)
Services for Henry Gustoff Bobe, 95, Russell County, KY (1923-2019) | (ID:57773, Comment)
4:00pmCTACHS special called SBDM meeting | (ID:57776, Comment)
5:00pmCTBoys Varsity ACHS Baseball vs Clinton County | (ID:57609, Comment)
Girls Varsity/JV ACHS Softball vs Washington County | (ID:57610, Comment)
Services for Misty Hill, 48, Casey County, KY (1970-2019) | (ID:57782, Comment)
6:00pmCTRescheduled to Tue 21 May - Adair County School Board regular Meeting | (ID:57611, Comment)
Services for Dorothy Lee Rountree, 92, Columbia, KY (1927-2019) | (ID:57764, Comment)
Republican Party monthly meeting | (ID:57769, Comment)
Adair Arts Council meeting, Slider Room 107, on the Lindsey Wilson College Campus | (ID:57772, Comment)
FFA fundraiser includes a Henry rifle bidding through FFA banquet tonight | (ID:57775, Comment)
6:30pmCTOld Time Preachers Quartet singing at Egypt Christian Church | (ID:57768, Comment)
7:00pmCT ACHS and ACMS Choirs sing at Columbia United Methodist Church, 202 Burkesville Street, Columbia | (ID:57767, Comment)

 

































 
 
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