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Daily News for Tuesday, May 28, 2019
Jerry Rector, 63, Adair County, KY (1955-2019) Jerry Rector, 63, of Columbia died Sunday, May 26, 2019 at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. Funeral services will be 11amCT Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home with burial in the Tarter Cemetery. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 4-8pm at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 21:53:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Letter: VFW Memorial Day Service was a touching tribute Adair County Judge Executive Gale Cowan writes, "I attended the VFW Post Memorial Day Service and if you have never seen the Table of the Fallen Soldier, I hope you get the chance someday. This is a very touching tribute. The reading as they placed the items on the table was very meaningful." 2019-05-28 21:24:51 | Comments | Printable version
Hobert Arthur Moran, 81, Green County, KY (1938-2019) Hobert Arthur Moran, age 81 of Greensburg, passed away Saturday at his home. The funeral services for Hobert Arthur Moran will be conducted at 2pmCT Sunday at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 21:16:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Fiscal Court meeting agenda By Bridget Compton The Adair County Fiscal Court will have a regular called meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at 4pmCT in the Adair County Annex Basement, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. This meeting is open to the public. Agenda: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 14:38:19 | Comments | Printable version
Dewayne Cochran, 85, Liberty, KY (1933-2019) Dewayne Cochran of Liberty passed away on Monday May 27th, 2019 at home. He was 85 years young. Funeral Services will be held at 11amET on Friday May 31, 2019 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY Hwy 49, Liberty, KY. Bro. David Holt and Bro. Jake Eldridge will be officiating. Burial will be in the Wilson Cemetery with Military Rites performed by the Casey County Honor Guard. Visitation will be held from 5pmET until 8pmET on Thursday May 30, 2019 and after 8amCT on Friday May 31, 2019, at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 14:32:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Kentucky Proud members exhibit at American Food Fair Chicago Food Show Attracts an International Audience. By Sean Southard Frankfort, KY - Three Kentucky Proud members exhibited their products to a national and international audience at the 2019 American Food Fair in Chicago this month with help from the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA). "The mission of the KDA's marketing office is to help Kentucky family farmers and agribusinesses find markets for their products," Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said. "In the process, we work to raise farm income in Kentucky. We are pleased to help Kentucky businesses exhibit their products to a global audience." The Kentucky Proud members at the restaurant show were: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 14:27:43 | Comments | Printable version
KHFH donates record number of deer to feed KY's hungry Commissioner Quarles Congratulates Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry on 2018 Success By Sean Southard Frankfort, KY - Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles congratulated Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry (KHFH) on a banner year in which the organization increased the amount of venison donated to Kentucky's charitable feeding agencies. "Kentucky's sportsmen and women, like our farm families, are great conservationists and stewards of the land," Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said. "As part of the Kentucky Hunger Initiative, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture has been working with the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources to support Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry, and we are excited to see the growth their organization has experienced this year. We look forward to working with them in the years ahead." Kentucky Hunters for the Hungry released numbers to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA) that revealed: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 14:25:38 | Comments | Printable version
Edward Aaron Cahill, 55, Petersburg, IN (1963-2019) Edward Aaron Cahill of Petersburg, IN died Friday, May 24, 2019 at the Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh, Indiana. He was 55 years old. The funeral service for Edward Aaron Cahill will be 2 PM. Thursday, May 30, 2019 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N. Main St., Russell Springs, KY, with Willie Sawyers and John Cook officiating. Interment will follow in the Lucenda Cemetery. Visitation is reqeusted from 5pmCT until 8pmCT on Wednesday and after 8amCT on Thursday until the funeral time at 2pmCT. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 14:22:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Jenice Madeline Prater, 85, Russell Springs, KY (1933-2019) She was a Bank Teller at First National Bank and a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. Jenice Madeline Scales Prater of Russell Springs, died Saturday, May 25, 2019 at the Russell County Hospital. She was 85 years old. The funeral service for Jenice Madeline Prater will be at 11amCT on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church with Bro. Preston Richardson, Bro. Dennis Price, Bro. Paul Roy, and Bro. Timothy Wade officiating. Interment will follow in the Union Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5pmCT until 8pmCT on Tuesday at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel and after 9amCT on Wednesday until funeral time at 11amCT at the church. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 14:17:03 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Fredrick Haynes, 84, Russell County, KY (1935-2019) Pastor Fredrick Haynes, age 84 years, 2 months, 12 days, of Russell Springs, Kentucky passed away Monday, May 27, 2019 at Russell County Hospital. Funeral services will be at 2pmCT Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 250 French Valley Ct., Russell Springs, with Rev. Doug Couch officiating. There will be no visitation prior to the service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 14:13:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Bryan Kevin Davis, 54, Green Co., KY (1965-2019) Bryan Kevin Davis passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019. He was 54 years old. Cremation was chosen. There will be a celebration of Life Saturday, June 1, 2019 from NoonCT until 4pmCT at Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home in Greensburg. The Committal Service will be Sunday, June 2, 2019 at 2pmCT at the Oak Grove Separate Baptist Church of the Nolynn Association Cemetery. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 14:10:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Fish Without a License for Free June 1-2 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Frankfort, KY -. (May 24, 2019) -- The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources will celebrate Free Fishing Weekend June 1-2. Free Fishing Weekend, an annual event since 1992, offers residents and non-residents the opportunity to fish Kentucky waters without a license or permit. Limits on the size and number of fish that anglers may keep still apply. Additionally, anglers may keep trout without possessing a trout permit during free fishing weekend. Local events on June 1 include: Russell County: Catch a Rainbow Kids Fishing Derby, Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, 50 Kendall Road, Jamestown. Fishing from 9amCT to 3pmCT. Staggered fishing times for ages 5-15, starting with ages 5 to 6. Kids must be registered at least 30 minutes before fishing time. Prizes awarded. Anglers should bring their own tackle. No fly rods permitted. Kids fishing pool for ages 1 to 4 from 9amCT to NoonCT, with fishing rods provided. The hatchery is located 12 miles south of Jamestown off U.S. 127. Call the hatchery at (270) 343-3797 or go online to catcharainbow.org for more information. Taylor County: Kids Outdoor Day, Green River Lake State Park, 179 Park Office Road, Campbellsville. Fishing from 9amET to 3pmET. Events will include fishing, archery, BB gun shooting, nature hikes, trap shooting, boating, game calling and more. Lunch provided. Call (270) 465-8255 for more information. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 12:18:39 | Comments | Printable version
Tomahawk documentary nearing completion By Randy Patrick, The Kentucky Standard The brave men of the 2nd Battalion, 138th Field Artillery of the Kentucky National Guard who fought NVA forces on Tomahawk Hill on June 19, 1969, have been remembered in books, newspaper articles and television news segments about the war in Vietnam, but they have not had a movie made about them -- until now. John Coulter of Bardstown, director and producer of independent films "The Old Winter" and "The Private," and his assistant producer, Ashley Glass of Tunnel Mill Pictures, are working with historian Gilly Simpson on a documentary about those soldiers and that battle, in which 14 Americans gave their lives, five of them from the Bardstown-based unit. Read more at kystandard.com 2019-05-28 12:14:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Veterans and Veterans Day
Ruth A. Garner, 93, Burkesville, KY (1925-2019) She was a member of Branham Grove Baptist Church, where she had served as President of the Woman's Missionary Union, and had served with the Hispanic Outreach Ministry. Ruth A. Garner of Burkesville, KY passed away on Saturday, May 25th, 2019 at Cumberland Valley Manor. She was 93 years old. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 1pmCT at Branham Grove Baptist Church, 3096 Modoc Rd., Burkesville, KY, with burial in Branham Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, May 28, 2019 from 5pmCT until 9pmCT at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, 304 N. Main St., Burkesville, KY. Visitation will continue on Wednesday morning at the funeral home from 6amCT until 10:30amCT and from 11amct until 1pmCT on Wednesday at the church. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 11:27:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Letter: Much success with hellgrammites Melissa Stone writes: As children, Lenny Stone & I used the same bait in the same waters with much success! If I'm honest, it was mostly Lenny. His sister may have been a bit afraid of the strange critters! --MelissaComments re photo 83888 Strange Critter in Big Creek 2019-05-28 09:55:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
BG man tied to fourth bank robbery By Justin Story, Bowling Green Daily News A Bowling Green man accused of being involved in three bank robberies in Kentucky is charged with robbing a fourth bank in Indiana. Decorise Major, 47, was charged this month in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana with bank robbery by force or violence. Read more at bgdailynews.com 2019-05-28 08:57:12 | Comments | Printable version
Gospel Sounds singing at Through the Fire Worship Center The Gospel Sounds will be singing at Through The Fire Worship Center on Saturday June 1, 2019, at 6pmCT. The church is located at 24 Burnett Rd. Columbia KY 42728 and the the singing will be outside if weather permits. Love for everyone to come join us! Call 270-634-2464 for more information. --Gary Tucker 2019-05-28 06:37:15 | Comments | Printable version
Invitation to Worship at Cane Valley Christian Church Cane Valley Christian Church, located at 2250 Cane Valley RD, Cane Valley, KY, would like to invite everyone to their church services. For the month of June, we welcome Bro. Gary Welker as our interim preacher. Sunday school begins at 9:30amCT and church begins at 10:15amCT. We hope to see you there! --Dee Watson 2019-05-28 06:33:54 | Comments | Printable version
Letter: Strange Critter identified Joe Hare writes: Tiffany, your strange creature is a Hellgramite, one of the best fish baits around. If the fish won't bite them they will bite the fish. Honestly, I have caught fish where the Hellgramite would have the lip of the fish and not turn him loose. --JoeComments re photo 83888 Strange Critter in Big Creek 2019-05-28 06:31:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Bobby Arms, 74, and Barbara Arms, 67, Cumberland Co, KY They were of Pentecostal faith, members of Albany Full Gospel Apostolic Church, and employees of Norris-New Funeral Home. Mr. Bobby Gene Arms and Mrs. Barbara Ann (Morrison) Arms, both of the Dutch Creek Community of Cumberland County, Kentucky, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2019, as the result of an automobile accident. The joint funeral service will be conducted on Friday, May 31, 2019, at 1pmCT in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main St, Burkesville, KY, with Bro. Larry DePriest, Bro. Ronnie Gray, and Elder Rueal Boils officiating. Burial will be in the Dutch Creek Cemetery in Cumberland County, Kentucky. The family will receive friends after 3pmCT on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, until the funeral hour on Friday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-05-28 05:32:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Pitman Valley Boys singing at Living by Faith The Pitman Valley Boys will be singing at Living by Faith Community Church, 3041 Edmonton Rd., Columbia, KY, on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at 5:30pmCT. Everyone is welcome. --Malesa Withers 2019-05-28 05:27:02 | Comments | Printable version
Today - TUESDAY with CM - 28 May 2019 Haiku by Robert Stone for May 28, 2019: Listeners caught up--Robert Stone, Tuesday, 28 May 2019. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2814 2019-05-28 05:24:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Mostly sunny today, high 89F It's currently 71F at the Adair County Mesonet station. It will be mostly sunny today, with a high near 89F and southwest wind 6 to 14 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with an overnight low around 68F. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Wednesday will bring a slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pmCT. Otherwise, skies will be mostly sunny, with a high near 89F. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Wednesday night should be partly cloudy, with a low around 66F and south wind 3 to 8 mph. 2019-05-28 05:24:17 | Comments | Printable version
7-County Area Courts for Tue 28 May 2019 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at a glance:
2019-05-28 05:21:32 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 28 Happy Anniversary Arlin and Pat Wheet | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Garry and Rhonda Cox (1982) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Mitchell and Lisa Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday Maretta Garner | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dorothy Bingham (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ashley Bragg (1997) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Audrey Bowman | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Barry Keith Estes (1969) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Carol Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Edwin (Tommy) Richards (1983) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Eric Dial (1985) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Grayson Downs (2004) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Herman Jessee | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jack Bond | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jenna Mae Rodgers (2002) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jordan Pollard (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Katelynn Molesky (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ken Wilkerson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Nathan Alexander Ballou (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rose Willis | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judi Tester, Columbia, KY (1964-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hase Spears, Cumberland Co., KY (1920-20110) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Grant, Crocus, KY native (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Catherine Josephine Distefano, Green Co., KY (1935-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ella Dean Walker Whitlow, Green Co., KY (1935-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wilma Norris Fields, Cumberland Co., KY native (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Linda Graham Landis, Green Co., KY (1956-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Albert Pike, 67, Adair County, KY (1947-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Danny Lee Wolford, Clementsville, KY (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Alan (Butch) Gabehart, Taylor Co., KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charlie Howard Allen, 91, Cumberland Co., KY (1924-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Stacy Lynn Dulin Schindler, 45, Adair County, KY (1970-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rena M. Grider, 85, Jamestown, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Juanita Hulett Collette, Taylor Co., KY (1919-2016). | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clifton N. Reeder, 84, Russell County, KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Terry Wayne Ponder, 41, Russell Co, KY (1975-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Stanley Keith Abner, 55, Glasgow, KY (1963-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara England, 74, Louisville, KY (1948-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clifford Bernard, 82, Jamestown, KY (1938-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Curtis Wayne Slinker, 79, Greensburg, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gail Walker, 55, Columbia, KY (1968-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glen Colvin, 59, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judith Lynn Lile Childers, 67, Edmonton, KY (1954-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Larry D. Luttrell, 77, Knifley, KY (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Richards, 73, Liberty, KY (1948-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Goodin (May 28, 1916 - July 30, 1983) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ralph Gerald Coomer, 95, Adair Co., KY native (1927-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rita Fay Bilger, 55, Campbellsville, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby Richards Gabehart, 72, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sarah Cape Burchett, 91, Columbia, KY (1927-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shannon West, 40, Columbia, KY native (1981-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Dennis Simpson, 82, Green County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Zenba Harris, Russell County, KY (1923-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2019 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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