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KY Afield Outdoors: Two Good Options for Summer Fishing

Farm ponds and Cumberland tailwaters offer great opportunities.

By Lee McClellan

Frankfort, KY - Although this June so far is wet and soggy, the long-range weather forecast calls for a return to normal summer patterns. We can finally look forward to stable water levels, hot weather and predictable fishing.

Bass fishing in summer revolves around light, or the lack of it. The best times to sling a lure are pre-dawn to mid-morning, dusk and nighttime. You won't find a better bass fishing spot during these times than a weedy farm pond.


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2019-06-20 20:19:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Ky Afield Outdoors

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KY Afield Outdoors: Cumberland River for summer fishing



2019-06-20 - Russell Co., KY - Photo by Lee McClellan.
Obie Williams, graphic designer for the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, wades the Cumberland River for trout early on a summer morning a few years ago. The Cumberland River below Wolf Creek Dam along with farm ponds provide excellent fishing during the hot months.

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Locklears singing at Kelleyville Community Church

The Locklears gospel group from North Carolina will be singing at the Kelleyville Community Church on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 10:30amCT/11:30amET.

The church is located at 77 Kellyville Road, Columbia KY. Bro. Stanley Watson and congregation invite everyone to attend. --Linda Tucker


2019-06-20 20:01:04 | Comments | Printable version

Letter: Holmes Bend dogs have been claimed

Jaime Renfro writes:
Thankfully the two dogs were claimed by their owner early today. Thanks so much for being so diligent about posting lost and found pets! --Jaime
Comments re photo 84144 Dogs found on Holmes Bend Road


2019-06-20 20:00:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Absher, Bray named to honors lists at UPike

Pikeville, KY - Hannah Absher of Columbia has been named to the 2019 Dean's List at the University of Pikeville, where she is enrolled in the Coleman College of Business. Hannah is a 2016 graduate of Adair County High School, and the daughter of Allen and Teresa Absher. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must be full-time and receive a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.9.

Zakary Bray of Russell Springs was named to the University of Pikeville College of Arts and Sciences President's List. To qualify for the President's List, students must be full-time and receive a grade point average of 4.0.


2019-06-20 18:03:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Black Comedy opens tonight

Black Comedy, the hilarious farce written by Tony Award winning author Peter Shaffer, is opening tonight, Thursday, June 20, 2019, in the V. P. Henry Auditorium, 210 Lindsey Wilson Street, Columbia, KY.

Black Comedy is directed by Robert Brock with Sharon Archey of Columbia, Greg Blair of Columbia, Jeremy Cloyd of Columbia, Lydia Epperson of Campbellsville, KY, Gilbert Callis of Greensburg, KY, Tyler Harting of Monticello, KY, and Mariah Lane of Russell Springs, KY.

The play is also scheduled to be performed at 7pmCT on June 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 and at 2pmCT on June 23 & 30 in V.P. Henry Auditorium.

Black Comedy is a farce known for its quick-wit and physical humor. This show is in blackbox style so seating is limited! Reserve your seats for upcoming shows by emailing brockr@lindsey.edu. Black Comedy is a presentation of TheatreFest! 2019 Summer Series.



2019-06-20 17:50:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College

Letter: Info on lost dogs

Penny L. Grimes writes:
The yorkie dog looks like one of Richard Miles who lives down by the lake. --Penny
Comments re photo 84144 Dogs found on Holmes Bend Road


2019-06-20 17:41:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Cameron Lee Shuffett, 42, Campbellsville, KY (1977-2019)

Cameron Lee Shuffett of Campbellsville passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. He was 42 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 3pmET on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Dr. Brian Rafferty. Interment will follow in Liberty Separate Baptist Church Cemetery, Green County, Kentucky.

Visitation is requested from 11amET until 3pmET on Saturday, June 22 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.


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2019-06-20 17:34:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Food, Fun, Games at Cane Valley Christian Church

Everyone is invited to an evening of Food, Fun, and Games at Cane Valley Christian Church, 2550 Cane Valley Road, Columbia, KY on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 5pmCT. --Nancy Cundiff

2019-06-20 17:30:17 | Comments | Printable version

Boil Water Advisory Lifted

By Ashley Lackey
Columbia/Adair Utilities District

As of 8:50amCT on Thursday, June 20, 2019, the boil water advisory for customers from 15748 Knifley Road to 17665 Knifley Road, J. Wethington Road, Ray Miller Road, Mt. Tussell Road, 3575 Elkhorn Road to 5176 Elkhorn Road, Tucker Woods Road and Crooked Creek Road has been lifted by the Division of Water.

This means your water is safe for human consumption. You no longer have to boil your water.


2019-06-20 10:33:47 | Comments | Printable version

Coffeys singing at Knifley Chapel BIC

The Coffeys will be singing on Sunday evening, June 30, 2019, at 6pmCT at Knifley Chapel Brethren In Christ Church, 6039 Elkhorn Road, Knifley, KY. Everyone is welcome & encouraged to attend. --Suzanna Streeval

2019-06-20 06:30:48 | Comments | Printable version

R. B. Hopper, 77, Russell Springs, KY (1941-2019)

R. B. Hopper of Russell Springs, died Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at his home. He was 77 years old.

The funeral service for R. B. Hopper will be held at 10amCT on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N. Main St., Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Larold Gosser officiating. Interment will follow in the Hart Cemetery.

Visitation is requested from 5pmCT until 8pmCT on Thursday and after 8amCT Friday until funeral time at 10amCT.


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2019-06-20 06:27:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Vacation Bible School at Columbia Christian Church

By Adam Shepard

The Columbia Christian Church, 206 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY, will be having a Vacation Bible School on July 7-11, 2019, from 6pmCT until 830pmCT nightly.

Transportation is available: Call Adam Shepard at 270-384-2612.


2019-06-20 06:22:10 | Comments | Printable version

Barnett's Creek UMC Youth Yard Sale and Fundraiser

The Barnett's Creek UMC Youth Yard Sale and Fundraiser will be Saturday, July 6, 2019, from 8amCT until 4pmCT, at Barnett's Creek United Methodist Church, 1338 Barnett's Creek Road, Columbia, KY. There will be baked goods, hamburgers & hot dogs for sale. For more information, call 606-303-1182 --Karen Selch

2019-06-20 06:19:50 | Comments | Printable version

Flood warning, more rain, high 78F

The National Weather Service in Louisville has issued a Flood Advisory until 730amCT for Northern Adair County due to heavy rainfall. If you encounter a flooded road, turn around and find another route.

It's currently 69F at the Adair County Mesonet station. Showers and thunderstorms remain likely through midday today. Otherwise it will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 78F and south wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 62F. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light after midnight.

Friday looks to be mostly sunny, with a high near 86F. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

There is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms on Friday night. Otherwise expect mostly cloudy skies, with a low around 67F. Calm wind.


2019-06-20 06:12:57 | Comments | Printable version

Today - THURSDAY with CM - 20 June 2019

Haiku by Robert Stone for June 20, 2019:
Answering the need
to leave home to nurse the sick
brings stress to household.
--Robert Stone, Thursday, 20 June 2019.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2837


2019-06-20 06:07:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

7-County Area Courts for Thu 20 June 2019

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Thursday, June 20, 2019, at a glance:
  • Adair County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Casey County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: No events Circuit Court. 2 events District Court.
  • Green County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: 35 events Circuit Court. 8 events District Court.
  • Russell County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Taylor County: 1 event Circuit Court. 1 event District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2019-06-20 06:06:26 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 20
Happy Anniversary, Bobby and Dianne Loy. (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Stephen and Sheila McQueary (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Aiden Michael Keene (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amanda Hamlett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Beth Ann Cowan (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy C. Milby (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chloe Alexandria Richards (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dean Roach | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Frances Allender Lucas | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jacquelin Sandusky | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jen Bennett Richerson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeremy Giles (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jordan McClister (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Judy Coffey Stephens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Justin Antle | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kyle Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Leslie Keltner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Naomi Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Natalie Brooke Collins Fudge (1991) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nathan Bennett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ocie Gibson Sexton (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rev. Al Hardy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ricky Burris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shelley Pickett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tisha Paris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Troy Petty (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tyron Vanarsdale | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lolita Pilkington, Adair Co, KY (1965-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeffrey Alan Vaughn, Taylor Co., KY (1955-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roscoe Martin Antle, Russell Co., KY native (1948-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Blanche Crawhorn Nelson Bliss, Adair Co, KY native (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Loretta Sue Druin, Taylor Co., KY (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis Rubarts, Casey Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fay Devore, Adair Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis Henry Bryant, Taylor Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy Weaver Shirk, Casey County, KY (2012 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Peggie Sue Sprowles, Taylor Co., KY (1964) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Truman Howard Murphy, Burkesville, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Frances Hogue, Campbellsville, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlie Wayne Boils, Green Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs Josephine Riddle Moore, Cumberland/Adair Counties, KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elaine Patton, Adair County, KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Blakeman, Green County, KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hughston Gossage, 80, Russell Co., KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sylvia Louise Druin Cave, Taylor Co., KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Otha Andy Simpson, 63, Russell Springs, KY (1951-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leslie Malcolm (L.M.) Tooley, Cumberland Co., KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rodney Cochran, Liberty, KY (1968-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Burton, 59, Russell Co., KY (1956-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Mildred Cofer, 85, Adair County, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronnie W. (Dyke) Hall, Green County, KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thomas Wayne Johnson Taylor Co., KY (1949-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Catherine O'Banion Sutton, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alma Andrew Andrew, Adair Co./Cumberland native (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Douglas Wayne Carnes, 74, Russell Co., KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Lee Parke, 60 Metcalfe County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roy (Norm) Finegan, Cane Valley, Adair Co., KY (1963-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Hershel Nelson, Green County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daniel (Bugsy) Robertson, 57, Russell County, KY (1960-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph W. Noe, Jefferson Co., KY/Adair Co. native (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Inez Henderson, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobbie Blakeman, 83, Green County, KY (1935-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bro. Hershey Giles, 71, Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charlie (Herman) Huber, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara B. Alexander, 61, formerly of Adair Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dalton Lane Gilbert, 16, Columbia, KY (2005-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doris Ann Hopkins, 86, Greensburg, KY (1936-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Nethery Cade, 97, Russell Springs, KY (1923-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Hoskins, 68, Liberty, KY (1945-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jewell Bryant, 85, Burkesville, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, June Gaskins, 98, Russell Springs, KY (1924-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mabel Dix, 94, Campbellsville, KY (1926-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearl Popplewell, 80, Russell Springs, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky Lynn Burris, 61, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Winford Goff, 74, Green County, KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Sue Hazelwood Carter, 72, Greensburg, KY (1950-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday,Carlus Ray Foley Russell Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory BirthdayHelen Murphy, Burkesville, KY (1941-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2019
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:30amCTAdair County Public Library: Sparksville/Glensfork Bookmobile run | (ID:57966, Comment)
NoonCTServices for Geza S. Kovacs, 90, Jamestown, KY (1929-2019) | (ID:58116, Comment)
1:00pmCTChamber of Commerce: Retirement reception to honon Kathy Johnson | (ID:58117, Comment)
Services for Wilma Noe Sweeney, 65, Glasgow, KY (1954-2019) | (ID:58121, Comment)
4:00pmCTACHS Special called SBDM Council meeting | (ID:58122, Comment)
4:30pmCTAdair County Public Library: Book Club "Have You Finished It Yet?" | (ID:57979, Comment)
5:30pmCTColumbia City Council second June meeting - click here for Agenda | (ID:58134, Comment)
6:00pmCTAdair County School Board regular meeting | (ID:57946, Comment)
Vacation Bible School at Free Union Separate Baptist Church | (ID:58059, Comment)
Vacation Bible School at Sparksville Baptist Church | (ID:58072, Comment)
Vacation Bible School at Freedom Separate Baptist Church | (ID:58112, Comment)
Adair Arts Council meets in Slider Hall at LWC | (ID:58118, Comment)
6:30pmCTVacation Bible School at New Hope Separate Baptist Church | (ID:58085, Comment)
Vacation Bible School at Purdy Separate Baptist Church | (ID:58104, Comment)
7:00pmCTTheatreFest! presents: Black Comedy | (ID:58044, Comment)

 

































 
 
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