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Daily News for
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
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Geneva Louise Knifley Spires, 91, Columbia, KY (1928-2020)

Louise was a member of the Columbia Christian Church and former owner and operator of the Country Corner Store and formerly worked with the Lake Cumberland Head Start. She was known for her delicious cooking and loved reading and sewing.

Geneva Louise Knifley Spires of Columbia passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at the Hospice House of Southern KY in Bowling Green, KY. She was 91 years old.

Funeral services will be held at NoonCT on Saturday, February 29, 2020 at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with Jeff Hargus officiating. Burial will follow in the Haven Hill Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Friday from 3:30pmCT until 8pmCT at the funeral home, and will continue on Saturday morning until time for the service.

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2020-02-26 19:04:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Daffodil Watch: Punkin in the patch



2020-02-26 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Joyce Coomer.
This is a photo of Punkin Coomer hanging in the hallway at Printing Creations in Columbia. Click this link to view a photo of Punkin's brother and more in the ColumbiaMagazine.com archives.
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Bill to restrict governors' pardon power advances

By Jim Hannah, LRC

"Well, it figures. They always get away with it." Those are the words of a child rape victim after hearing Kentucky's prior governor pardoned her rapist. The molester had served less than 18 months of a 23-year sentence.

Sen. Christian McDaniel, R-Taylor Mill, read the girl's statement while explaining the need for a constitutional amendment to curtail a governor's ability to issue pardons on the way out of office.

The proposed constitutional amendment, known as Senate Bill 58, would prohibit a governor from pardoning or commuting sentences beginning a month before a gubernatorial election and ending with the governor's inauguration. McDaniel stressed that a governor would otherwise be free to issue pardons and commutations.

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2020-02-26 18:58:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

Vaping tax bill advances to Senate

By Rebecca Hanchett, LRC

A bill that would raise $49.9 million in new revenue over the next two fiscal years through a new wholesale tax on vaping products and increased taxes on some other tobacco products has cleared the Kentucky House.

House Bill 32 sponsor Rep. Jerry T. Miller, R-Louisville, said a portion of the funding would come from adding vaping products to the list of tobacco products subject to a state tobacco excise tax of 25 percent of the wholesale price under the bill. Most remaining revenue would come from doubling the excise tax rate per unit and weight on snuff and chewing tobacco.

Traditional cigarettes would not be subject to a tax increase under the bill.

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2020-02-26 18:56:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

There's still time to register to Build a Bluebird House

By Teresa Bright
Adair County Cooperative Extension Service

There's still time to register to join the Adair County Garden Club on Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 1pmCT at the Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY, for a special activity - Build a Bluebird House.

This program, sponsored by the Adair County Garden Club, is designed for bird watching enthusiasts who would like to learn more about birds and their habitats. The program is free and open to the public, but space is limited. You must pre-register by calling the Extension Office at 270-384-2317.

2020-02-26 14:30:20 | Comments | Printable version

William Henry Hill, 81, Jamestown, KY (1938-2020)

William Henry Hill of Jamestown passed away on February 26, 2020 at the Russell County Hospital after a prolonged illness.

The funeral service for William Henry Hill will be at held at 10amCT on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N. Main St., Russell Springs, KY. Interment will follow in the Dixon Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5pmCT until 8pmCT on Friday, and after 8amCT on Saturday.

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2020-02-26 14:04:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

CU Steel Band/Clinton Central HS Steel Band in concert Feb. 28

By Kaitlyn Fowler

Campbellsville, KY - The Campbellsville University Steel Band, to be joined by the Clinton Central High School Steel Band, will present a concert at 7pmET on Friday, February 28, 2020, in The Gheens Recital Hall, 210 University Drive, Campbellsville, KY.

There will be over 20 performing members and close to 50 steel drums will be on stage at the same time. The concert will feature different styles of music including soca, samba, pop and calypso. This event will be free to the public.

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2020-02-26 13:58:49 | Comments | Printable version

Zina H. Burton, 88, Columbia, KY (1932-2020)

Zina H. Burton of Columbia passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at his home. He was 88 years old.

Funeral service will be held at 1pmCT on Saturday, February 29, 2020,Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Jordan Abell and Bro. Wes Irvin officiating. Burial will follow in Bearwallow Cemetery.

Visitation is requested after 4pmCT on Friday.

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2020-02-26 13:52:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

ACHS SBDM Council Meeting, Thu 27 Feb 2020

By Troy Young, Principal
Adair County High School

Adair County High School will have a special regular called SBDM Council meeting at 4pmCT on Thursday, February 27, 2020 in the library at Adair County High School, 526 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY.

2020-02-26 11:15:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Poet Laureate Jeff Worley poetry reads at CU

By Matthew Taylor

Campbellsville, KY - The 2019-20 Kentucky Poet Laureate Jeff Worley read poetry for a crowd of students and professors in Bright-Redmon Commons on Thursday, February 13, 2020. Worley read nine poems at the event, and shared how those poems came to be.

Worley's poem, "Ode to a Sharp-Shinned Hawk," was written while a hawk was arm's length away from him.

Worley was at his cabin at Cave Run Lake filling his bird feeder with seeds when his neighbor called him over. Worley walked into his neighbor's kitchen and watched his neighbor pull out a Kroger bag with a dead hawk inside.

"You need to take advantages of opportunities to write poetry," Worley said.

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2020-02-26 09:37:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

Fiscal Court Budget Committee meeting, Thu 27 Feb 2020

By Bridget Compton

The Adair County Fiscal Court Budget Committee will meet at 8:45amCT on Thursday, February 27, 2020, in the basement of the Adair County Annex building, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. The public is invited to attend.

2020-02-26 09:34:15 | Comments | Printable version

Letter: Lassie dog missing, Pelham Branch area

Margaret Harden writes:
Our collie Luckey has been missing since Monday. He is 14 years old and suffers from left hip joint problems and doesn't hear too well. He is lost from the Pelham Branch area. Please if you see him call me at 270-250-2397 or 270 634-4835. --Margaret
Update: The Hardens are offering a $100 reward for Luckey's return.

2020-02-26 07:55:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Sue Stivers announces retirement number 3, or 4

By Linda Waggener

The Columbia-Adair County Tourism Commission Board of Directors met Tuesday evening, February 25, 2020.

Discussion centered around upcoming fishing tournaments in April and October, and the agenda included the announcement of the retirement of Sue Stivers who has been the leader of the Tourism Commission since it was organized. She has a lifetime of service to her credit and this will mark her third - or fourth - retirement.

She opened the opportunity for nominations for a new chair person. After discussion, one person volunteered and board members chose to consider officers and vote at next months meeting March 17, 2020 at 6:30pmCT at the Chamber Of Commerce building, 201 Burkesville Street.


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2020-02-26 07:41:08 | Comments | Printable version

Public invited to be part of City's JMH Rose Garden

By Tiffany Collins, City of Columbia

Spring is coming and the City of Columbia is starting their work on various city properties. One of these projects is replacing and adding to the rose bushes at the Julia Miller Horton Rose Garden in front of the Trabue Russell House in Columbia.

"We want the public to be a part of this," said Mayor Pamela Hoots. "The garden is an asset to our town and community."

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2020-02-26 06:48:17 | Comments | Printable version

Patchy fog and rain today, high 44F

It's currently 44F at the Adair County Mesonet station. Watch out for patchy fog between 7amCT and 11amCT. Otherwise it will be rainy today, mainly before 3pmCT, with a high near 44F. West wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tonight will bring a 30% chance of rain and snow, tapering off by MidnightCT. It will be cloudy, with a low around 25F. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Thursday should be mostly sunny, with a high near 39F. West wind 6 to 11 mph.

On Thursday night, we'll see increasing clouds again, with a 30 percent chance of snow after MidnightCT, and an overnight low around 29F. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

2020-02-26 05:23:46 | Comments | Printable version

Haiku by Robert Stone for February 26, 2020

Our hearts learn virtues
from those fast fading from us
when we meet their needs.
--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 26 February 2020.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3088

2020-02-26 05:18:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

7-County Area Courts for Wed 26 Feb 2020

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at a glance:
  • Adair County: 1 event Circuit Court. 108 events District Court.
  • Casey County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: No events Circuit Court. 76 events District Court.
  • Green County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: No events Circuit Court. 40 events District Court.
  • Russell County: No events Circuit Court. 6 events District Court.
  • Taylor County: No events Circuit Court. 156 events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties

2020-02-26 05:18:12 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for February 26
Happy Anniversary, Richard and Phyllis Mayse | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Todd and Donna Green (1988) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Amanda Lynne Furkins | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Angelika Miller | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ashlee Nicole Starns | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Aubrey Michelle Edwards | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Betty Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brittany Bell (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carnell Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cathy Luttrell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christie Brown | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daryl Flatt (1972) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donald Lee McKinney | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kelly Butler Caldwell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Laura Burress (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Leslie Cowan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mitchell Rooks (1966) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nicklas Kelsay (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Roy McQueary | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shana Smith Palumbo | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Woody Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Harmon (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frances Harmon Adair Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Mitchell Carter, Cumberland Co., KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mattie Noel Lewis, Taylor Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Dell London, Metcalfe Co., KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Bell Sweeney, Casey County, KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Dunbar, Russell County, KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Omar A. Hendrickson, Louisville, KY (1975-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Churchill Svorc, Adair County, KY (1917-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rethel Proxedia Owens, Russell Co., KY (1928-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Becky Gilbert, 71, Cumberland Co., KY (1943-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Dorothy Corbin Petty, lifelong Adair Countian (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janis Aaron, Russell County, KY (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Grace Kean, 87, Russell Co., KY (1929-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ramona Grant Collins, 86, Adair Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beverly (Bootie) Smith, 63, Russell Co., KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert H. (Bob) Wheeler, Taylor Co./Estill native (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lonzie Gerald Newton, Taylor Co., KY (1940-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frankie Welliver, Knifley, Adair Co., KY (1943-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ricky David (Doc) Walker, 62, Metcalfe County, KY (1955-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pamela Jo Moore, 59, Columbia, KY (1958-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles H. Crawhorn, Adair Co. native Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Chris Brown, 51, Columbia, KY (1970-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Freida Noe Anderson, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary (Blondie) Meadows, 64, Green County, KY (1955-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jessie Allen Johnson, 47, Columbia, KY (1974-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Neal Wooldridge, Sr., 88, Jamestown, KY (1934-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Dean Maulden, 81, Columbia, KY (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margie Marie Judd Milby, Green County, KY (1926-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Ann Wright, 50, Jamestown, KY (1971-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Randell Bailey Jr, Adair County, KY (1956-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rosemarie (Mimi) Bairstow, 87, Glensfork, KY (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sara McNay, 44, Russell Springs, KY (1978-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Verlene Sapp Adams, 82, Somerset, KY (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Winfrey Gerald (Mick) Burton, 76, Columbia, KY (1945-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Wednesday, February 26, 2020
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:30amCTAdair Co. Public Library Milltown Bookmobile Run | (ID:60148, Comment)
9:00amCTAdair Co. Public Library CECC Webinar | (ID:60149, Comment)
Dr. James E. Jones to speak at CU chapel service | (ID:60271, Comment)
10:00amCTAdair Co. Public Library Story Time | (ID:60150, Comment)
11:00amCTGrand Group Meeting: InstaPot Cooking
Adair Cooperative Extension Office, 409 Fairgrounds St., Columbia, KY | (ID:60296, Comment)
NoonCTAsh Wednesday Service today at Columbia United Methodist Church | (ID:60263, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices for Brenda S. Bunch, 60, Jamestown, KY (1960-2020) | (ID:60278, Comment)

  

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