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Governor's Saturday update: 1,002 new cases reported

By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen

Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear on Saturday updated Kentuckians on the state's continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).

"Today's report shows that when we let our guard down, this virus truly spreads. This is everywhere and we must keep our guard up," said Gov. Beshear. "The only positive news in today's report is our positivity rate is still under 4% at 3.82%."

Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Sept. 19, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 61,106 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 1,002 of which were newly reported Saturday. Of the newly reported cases, 145 were from children age 18 and younger, with 29 age 5 and younger. The youngest is just 5 months old.


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Lost dog found in Montpelier area



2020-09-19 - Montpelier, KY - Photo by Brenna Humphress.
Brenna writes, "This little lady showed up at my home in the Montpelier area. Trying to find her home. Sweet as Pie!! I called the shelter and no one has asked about her." --Brenna Humphress, brennahumphress@yahoo.com

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William V. (Bill) Aaron, 78, Glensfork, KY (1942-2020)

William V. "Bill" Aaron of the Glensfork community passed away on Saturday, September 19, 2020, at his residence. He was 78 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 11amCT on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with Bro. Billy Neal Davis and Bro. Joe Gosser and Bro. Gary Maupin will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Grant Cemetery.

Bro. Billy Neal Davis, Visitation will be on Monday from 4pmCT until 8pmCT, and will continue on Tuesday morning until time for the service at the funeral home.

For the health and respect of the family, please follow all rules for social distancing and The Healthy at Work Guidelines. Everyone attending will be required to wear a mask or face covering.


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2020-09-19 16:24:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

First family rolls up their sleeves for flu shots

By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen

Frankfort, KY - To bring greater awareness to the important protections vaccines provide, Gov. Andy Beshear, First Lady Britainy Beshear and their children, Will, 11, and Lila, 10, rolled up their sleeves and received flu shots this week at the Capitol.

Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman, commissioner of the Department for Public Health Dr. Steven Stack and American Sign Language interpreter Virginia Moore joined the Beshears on Thursday to receive a vaccination against the seasonal flu.

"Britainy and I, and our kids, receive a flu shot each year at this time, because we know it is the single most effective way to prevent the flu," Gov. Beshear said. "The availability and affordability of the vaccine make it easier than ever to protect yourself and your family, which is especially important this year as we continue to battle COVID-19."

The Governor emphasized the importance of getting a flu shot this year to blunt the potential for what the medical community fears could be a "twindemic" if seasonal flu outbreaks overwhelm health care systems already stretched thin by COVID-19.


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Eddie Long, 50, Adair County/Casey County, KY native

Eddie Long, 50, of Columbia, KY died Friday, September 18, 2020 at the Summit Manor Nursing Home. Born in Casey County, KY he was the son of the late Willie Woodson and Mable Rich Long.

Despite Eddie’s disability from a childhood accident, he was a happy caring soul that brought smiles to everyone that knew him. He was a resident of Summit Manor Nursing Home and loved his family there.


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2020-09-19 14:00:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Safety, sensitivity, security subject of first CU chapel

By Scarlett Birge, student news writer,
Office of University Communications

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of Campbellsville University, said the 115th year of CU is a quest for "safety, sensitivity and security," amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We all need each other during this time," he said. Carter said the last six months had appeared to put us all "in a state of slumber" while being shut down and doing everything to contain the virus. Carter said urging everyone on campus to be responsible means that "we all wake up out of this state of slumber."


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Governor's Friday update

By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen

Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday updated Kentuckians on the state's continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19).

"Our positivity rate has now dropped to 3.6%; that is our lowest rate in months," said Gov. Beshear. "When we asked for people to push off in-person classes in our schools until Sept. 28, it was so we could get our positivity rate down to a safer level."

Case Information
As of 4 p.m. Sept. 18, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 60,128 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 777 of which were newly reported Friday.


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Haiku by Robert Stone for September 19, 2020

Words not written down,
poems surprisingly good
at least in some spots.
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 19 September 2020.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3294


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Dr. James R. Angel, 69, Marion County, KY (1950-2020)

James Raymond Angel, M.D., 69, of Lebanon, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on September 17, 2020.

James was born in Lebanon, Kentucky and was the younger child of the late John and Jane Angel. He was preceded in death by his beloved sister Elizabeth Smith of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. James was educated in the farms and fields of Marion County in his youth, but also graduated valedictorian of Lebanon High School class of 1968.

He attended the University of Kentucky where he obtained the remarkable 99th percentile score on the national annual chemistry placement exam, but chose to leave college early in 1971 to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor.


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Walter W. Kimbler, 74, Russell County, KY (1946-2020)

Walter W. Kimbler, 74, of Jamestown, KY passed away Tuesday, September 15, at Vanderbilt Hospital.

He was born in Jamestown, KY on May 19, 1946, a son of the late Mary (Hawkins) and Lilbert Kimbler.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for September 19
Happy Anniversary, Joe & Margo McInteer McCullough (2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Eldon and Cindy Hudson Burton (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billie Kay Wilson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Braxton Conner (2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carlee Page (2012) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chesley Nell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chris Thompson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Colton Parnell (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dylan Feese | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gennie Watson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hilda Feese | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jean Nelson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeannie Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Justin Bailey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nathaniel Edgar-Dean Cravens (2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Theril Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Todd Davenport | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wesley Melson (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary R. Baise, 86, Adair County, KY (1928-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jackson Dean Cox, Elkhorn, KY (2019-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Sue Ollestad, Columbia, KY (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Davis, Taylor Co., KY (1966) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jackie D. Price, Casey County, KY (1941> | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Whited Carman, Casey County, KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald R. Martin, Sr., Casey Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hester Wade, 84, Russell Co., KY native (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice Marie Thurman Carter, Burkesville, KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dottie C. Booker, Adair County, KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ethel Taylor, Adair County, KY (1928-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timothy Wayne Barrett, Russell Co., KY (1956-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dawn Atkinson, Green County, KY (1948-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Melody E. (Mitty) Simpson, 57, Russell Co., KY (1956-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Denise Walden, Green County, KY (1950-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Imojean M. Nelson, 85, Adair Co., KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anna Jo Janes, 78, Greensburg, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Dickson, Adair County, KY (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Inga Diane Stephens, Casey Co., KY (1947-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Austin, 41, Adair County, KY (1974-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Teresa Carol Minor, 69, Taylor County, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Benningfield, 84, Taylor County, KY (1931-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Naomi Hoosier, Casey County, KY (1969-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Kay Holbrook, 67, Adair Co., KY/Wyoming Co., WV native (1949-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edwin Morgan, 89, Jamestown, KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Kathleen Nunn Judd, 94, Sulphur Well, KY (1922-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nelson Kirby Brown, 87, Yosemite, KY native (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jeanie Lucy Bow, 58, Burkesville, KY (1959-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alice L. Pruitt, 90, Adair Co., KY native (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Billy Joe Patton, 86, Columbia, KY (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Sid Thurman, 78, Summer Shade, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Faye Posey Matney, 68, Green Co., KY (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Ann Westmoreland Bledsoe, Adair Co., KY (1960-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Callison Pruitt, 79, Taylor County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Georgia Judd, 64, Adair Co., KY (1955-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hamilton 'H C' Milby, 93, Green County, KY native (1926-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Harold Dean Nix, 81, Bridgeview, IL (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James E. Antle, 78, Jamestown, KY (1941-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jesse Manasco, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Birdwell, 70, Columbia, KY (1949-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Brockman, 77, Columbia, KY (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lora Marlene Melton, 85, Liberty, KY (1936-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Loris Janel Hamilton, 86, Green Co., KY (1935-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Moon Steiner, 92, Russell Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nancy Ann Tucker King, 61, Campbellsville, KY (1962-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandy Greene from Indiana (1959-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Susan Kay Franzen, 60, Cumberland Co., KY (1954-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, September 19, 2020
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTFarmers Market on the Square | (ID:60990, Comment)
9:00amCTTrabue Share, Swap, Adopt a Plant | (ID:60958, Comment)
11:00amCTServices for Bobby Earl Lee, 40, Lebanon, KY (1980-2020) | (ID:61002, Comment)

 

































 
 
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