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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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Knifley Christian Church Community Breakfast

By Marsha Bennett

Knifley Christian Church, 7910 Elkhorn Rd, Knifley KY, will be having the Annual Community Breakfast on Saturday, January 11, 2019, from 7amCT to 10amCT at the church. Everyone is invited for good food and fellowship.


2020-01-08 18:03:18 | Comments | Printable version

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2020-01-08 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen.
Consistency in branding on the part of the McCormick company has created a disaster-in-waiting in the EK kitchen.

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SpaceShip Earth free to all at WKU Hardin Planetarium

Hardin Planetarium at Western Kentucky University presents "SpaceShip Earth! Our Place In Space" now through February, free and open to the public.

It's one thing to comprehend the size of the Earth; it is quite another to understand the velocity with which we move through space and the size and distance of everything around us. The public is invited to the Hardin Planetarium for a show encompassing planets, stars, and even our own Milky Way Galaxy in stunning 360-degree fulldome technology.

Each event is free of charge and suitable for all ages. 60 minute running time, with time for questions at the end of the presentation.


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2020-01-08 17:35:02 | Comments | Printable version

Oil well brought in on Lasley farm in Adair County

T & B Drilling, brothers Terry and Billy Withers, and their partners John and Bill Burness have brought in a huge oil well, the second one hit on the Lasley/Graves farm, in the Flatwoods area of Adair County between Columbia and Sparksville, KY.

Cheers reportedly broke out around 4:30pmCT Tuesday, January 7, 2020 when oil shot out of the well. Bobby Withers and others standing by made videos showing the wonder of it all.

In November of last year the first well was brought in on this same property and is producing strongly. The well hit yesterday is projected to do even better.


2020-01-08 13:15:30 | Comments | Printable version

Patricia Janes, 77, Breeding, KY native (1942-2020)

Patricia Janes, 77, of Louisville, KY died Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the Rockford Manor Nursing Home in Louisville, KY.

Funeral services will be held at 11amCT on Friday, January 10, 2020, at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with Bro. Jessie Hagan officiating. Burial will follow in the Chestnut Grove Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Thursday from 4pmCT until 8pmCT at the funeral home.


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2020-01-08 13:08:51 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

ACSO: Liberty Road single-vehicle accident

By Sheriff Josh Brockman
Adair County Sheriff's Office

On Wednesday, January 8, 2019, around 3:30amCT, the Adair County Sheriff's Office responded to a single vehicle accident with injury.

A preliminary investigation determined that a 2008 Chrysler was west bound, operated by Nelson Burton, 30, of Columbia. Burton lost control of his vehicle, skidding sideways off the roadway. The vehicle then struck a tree on the driver's side, and then an earth embankment on the passenger side of the vehicle.

The vehicle came to rest upright in a creek. Burton was air lifted from the scene by Air Evac to University of Kentucky Hospital for his injuries.

Deputy Derek Padgett is the investigating officer. He was assisted at the scene by the Adair County Fire Department, Knifley Fire Department, and Adair County EMS.


2020-01-08 12:29:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

2020 is the Year of Music in Kentucky

By Angela Blank

Frankfort, KY - The Kentucky Department of Tourism today unveiled the 2020 Official Visitor's Guide cover featuring Kentucky native and Nashville recording artist J.D. Shelburne. This issue includes many Kentucky artists highlighting 2020 as the Year of Music in Kentucky.

"Tourism and hospitality create and support thousands of jobs and help to grow our economy across the Commonwealth," said Governor Andy Beshear. "Our new visitor's guide is our invitation to everyone to come to Kentucky and spend time enjoying our breathtaking state and national parks, adventure tourism, culinary and music scenes, the world's best horses and bourbon and so much more. As we grow tourism, we will focus on increasing wages for our Kentucky families working in the industry."


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2020-01-08 10:59:29 | Comments | Printable version

ACSO: Search of Millerfield residence leads to drug arrest

By Sheriff Josh Brockman
Adair County Sheriff's Office

On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at 6:29pmCT, Adair County Sheriff's Deputy Josh Durbin, along with K-9 Nitro and Deputy Brandon Hitch, were investigating a complaint in the Millerfield community of Adair County.

A search of the residence resulted in deputies locating methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, hydrocodone, and drug paraphernalia.


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2020-01-08 10:57:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

ACJE Cowan says prepare now for coming heavy rains

By Adair County Judge Executive Gale Cowan

After all the rain we have had, and expecting another three inches the end of this week, please be aware of your surroundings. Roads are washing out. The pictures with this article represent what is being seen.

A lady called 911 to report a hole in the road in her community and said the hole wasn’t there that morning. That hole held almost two dump truck loads of rock.


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2020-01-08 10:04:37 | Comments | Printable version

Early Morning Accident: Possible delays on 206

By Mike Keltner, Director
Adair Co. Emergency Management

1/8/2020, 6:41amCT: Use caution on Liberty Road (HWY 206) due to an accident near the Adair - Casey county line. Difficult conditions related to the location of the vehicle requires removal of the vehicle in daylight. The roadway is open but expect short delays when the vehicle is removed from the scene near the 18200 block of Liberty Road.


2020-01-08 06:21:42 | Comments | Printable version

Conservation award available for a Kentucky farmer

By Sean Southard

Frankfort, KY - Agriculture Commissioner Dr. Ryan Quarles is encouraging Kentucky farm families to consider submitting nominations for the Leopold Conservation Award.

Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the $10,000 award honors Kentucky farmers and other private landowners who voluntarily demonstrate outstanding stewardship and management of natural resources. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture contributes $3,000 toward the award with money from the Ag Tag Fund, which is funded by voluntary donations from farmers when they buy or renew their farm vehicle license plates.

Nominations must be postmarked by April 1, 2020, and mailed to Leopold Conservation Award, c/o Franklin County Conservation District, 103 Lakeview Court, Frankfort, KY 40601. Electronic nominations and supporting materials are preferred and may be submitted to colemansteve51@gmail.com on or before the deadline.


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2020-01-08 04:50:10 | Comments | Printable version

Creelsboro documentary to air on KET3

Kentucky Educational Television will be broadcasting "Creelsboro and the Cumberland: A Living History" on KET3 (KETKY): The Kentucky Channel, on the following dates:

January, 2020
  • Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at 3amCT, 11:30amCT, and 8pmCT
  • Wednesday, January 16, 2020 at 11pmCT
  • Thursday, January 17, 2020 at 7:30amCT and 4pmCT

February, 2020
  • Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 1amCT, 9:30amCT and 6pmCT
  • Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 11pmCT
  • Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 7:30amCT and 5pmCT
  • Monday, February 10, 2020 at 6:30amCT and 3pmCT
  • Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 6:30amCT and 3pmCT


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2020-01-08 04:40:14 | Comments | Printable version

CPD: Arrest made for DUI and drug possession

By Officer Adam Cravens, PIO
Columbia Police Department

On Tuesday afternoon, January 7, 2020, Columbia Police Department officers initiated a traffic stop on HWY 55 North just after 4:30pmCT.

After making contact with the driver, officers could detect the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle as well as the odor of alcoholic beverage from the the operator.


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2020-01-08 04:28:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Sunny today, high 47F

It's currently 37F at the Adair County Mesonet station. It will be sunny today, with a high near 47F and west wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 32F and calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening.

Thursday will bring increasing clouds, with a high near 58F. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

There's a 20 percent chance of rain after midnight on Thursday. Otherwise it will be cloudy, with an overnight low around 49F. South wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.


2020-01-08 04:25:13 | Comments | Printable version

Haiku by Robert Stone for January 8, 2020

The wise are aware
that the disappointed young
should not be alone.
--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 8 January 2020.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3039


2020-01-08 04:22:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

7-County Area Courts for Wed 8 Jan 2020

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at a glance:
  • Adair County: No events Circuit Court. 113 events District Court.
  • Casey County: 1 event Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: No events Circuit Court. 86 events District Court.
  • Green County: 74 events Circuit Court. 1 event District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: No events Circuit Court. 77 events District Court.
  • Russell County: 204 events Circuit Court. 9 events District Court.
  • Taylor County: No events Circuit Court. 177 events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2020-01-08 04:22:31 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 8
Happy Anniversary, Willie Mat Feese, (1915-2013) and Grace Feese (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Andy Willis (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Beverly Hollingsworth | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brady Hixson (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandon Harvey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dylan Mann (2002) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gale Burris Cowan (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gary Mann | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jo Greene (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Maddie Harmon (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Margaret Bault Varble | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marilyn McGowan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marsha Napier | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Burris of Russell Springs (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ronnie Cowan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shelby Robertson (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tasha Padgett | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tim Blackistone | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Zack Giles | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny 'Coon' Calhoun, Adair County, KY (1953-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patty Jean Fergerson, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenda Sue Terry Smith, Russell Springs, KY (1939-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Faye Piskorski, Burkesville, KY (1938-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna Ann Corbin, Campbellsville, KY (1960-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pina Lee Pyles, Columbia, KY (1919-2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Grider, Casey Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephen Ray "Steve" Cassada (1950) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Naomi Ruth Cerezo, Taylor Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Freda Ann Pettit Kingery, Taylor Co., KY native (1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lou Keltner, Adair Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Faye Robertson, Casey County, KY (1946-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ovella Mae Wilson, Green Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James G. Wyland, Adair Co., KY, Kansas native (1944-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Allen Robertson, Center, KY (1940-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Creal Cundiff, 72, Adair County, KY (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Glen Eastridge, Elk Horn, KY (1935-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kermit J. Brockman, Casey County, KY (1939-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nathan D. Hale, Adair Co., KY, Russell Co., KY native (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Shirley Lou Hendricks, 71, Green Co., KY (1944-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clark Lee Prall Hopkins, 63, Taylor County, KY (1952-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kim Brown Angel, Casey Co., KY (1961-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christina Gribbins, 39, Taylor Co., KY (1976-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jason Timothy Gosser, 33, Casey Co., KY (1983-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earl Lloyd Guthrie, Cumberland Co., KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Lucas, 90, Middleburg, KY (1926-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Jones, 42, Burkesville, KY (1974-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fern Spears, 82, Burkesville, KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Ernest Snyder, Casey Co., KY (1968-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rebecca Jean Hogue Lay, Casey Co., KY (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clarence Wayne Price, 47, Green County, KY (1970-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roy Lewis McCubbin, Green County, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Malcolm Willis, 84, Marrowbone, KY (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Knopp, 89, Taylor County, KY (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Cash, Burkesville, KY (1935-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Johnnie Bea Greninger, Taylor Co., KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Edwards Rodgers | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Evelyn Fisher, 97, Greensburg, KY (1924-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Weldon Wright, 86, Burkesville, KY (1934-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmie Douglas Moran, 78, Russell Springs, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lanny Smith, 78, Hustonville, KY (1945-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucille Mary Davis, 88, Russell County, KY (1930-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Helen Montgomery, 96, Adair County, KY (1922-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mayrene Combs Bell, 76, Edmonton, KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Montra Keen, 89, Columbia, KY (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norma Jean Taylor, 86, Columbia, KY (1935-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norris Shawn McCawley, 50, Columbia, KY (1971-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Samuel Clark Vaught, 56, Liberty, KY (1965-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Wednesday, January 8, 2020
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
10:00amCTServices for J. S. Emerson, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1934-2020) | (ID:59883, Comment)
NoonCTServices for Thelma Grider Wooldridge, formerly of Russell County, KY | (ID:59879, Comment)
Services for Patricia Janes, 77, Breeding, KY native (1942-2020) | (ID:59891, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices for David L. Henderson, Sr., 88, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2020) | (ID:59884, Comment)

 

































 
 
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