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Daily News for Wednesday, October 7, 2020
ACJE: Annex cleaned, disinfected after COVID-19 exposure Adair is now in the "red zone" due to an outbreak of 14 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 7 new cases today. By Gale B. Cowan Adair County Judge Executive I found out late this afternoon that the Adair County Annex Building has had a positive COVID-19 case within the building today. Most employees are NOT considered to be "close contact," but we did want to pass this along to our citizens. We, as office holders and staff, have cleaned and disinfected (on top of what we do daily) this evening to try to make the building safe. If you are not comfortable coming into the building, please call the office you need to do business with, and they will happily make arrangements to assist you. We do have a company coming in over the weekend to do an even "deeper cleaning" than we are able to do ourselves, before voting begins next week. If you need to pay your property taxes, please consider mailing them to Adair County Sheriff's Office, 424 Public Square, Suite 20, Columbia, KY 42728. If you need to request an absentee ballot from the Clerk's Office, that can be done over the phone by calling 270-384-2801. The safety of our staff and citizens is of the utmost importance. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me or my staff at 270-384-4703. 2020-10-07 18:48:33 | Comments | Printable version
AGs ask DEA to consider illegal diversion of drugs By Elizabeth Kuhn Frankfort, KY - Attorney General Daniel Cameron joined a multi-state coalition in sending regulatory comments to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) urging the agency to consider the illicit use of prescription opioids as the agency sets its drug quotas for next year. In past years, the DEA established drug quotas based on the amount of pills pharmaceutical manufacturers expected to sell within a year. This approach did not account for the number of diverted pills. In the letter, the coalition writes that "when th[e] quota is set correctly, the goal is for the controlled substances that are diverted to illegitimate and unnecessary ends not to be produced in the first place." The four-state coalition identified several ways DEA can improve its quota-setting policies and reduce the over manufacturing of prescription opioids, including more consideration of state data when setting quotas, working with individual states to develop information that is useful in calculating quotas, and adopting methods that can forecast demand for prescription drugs. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 18:39:40 | Comments | Printable version
Why Adair is in the Red Zone for COVID spread "Please take this seriously. You have a wonderful team at the local health department. Please heed their warnings! We must be safe, wear the mask, social distance, decrease contacts and wash hands." By Dr. Marian Smith To the Citizens of Adair County, I love Columbia, Kentucky. I love Adair County! Though I have not lived in Adair County since I graduated from high school, my mom and family live in Adair County - it is a special place with special people! Last evening, I came "home" to assist my mother with some things. She needed some grocery items, so I waited till about 7:00 PM to take her to Walmart. She was tired and decided not to go, so I headed down Hwy 206 alone. When I arrived at the grocery store, I saw the signage related to the CDC guidelines (please wear a mask, please social distance, etc.). As I made my way down aisle after aisle (quickly), I was so afraid! People of all ages were NOT adhering to the posted, published guidelines! I walked faster and faster, grabbing only essential items. I could not get out of the store fast enough! But, on the way out, I did speak with the two managers and commended them because EVERY employee was wearing a properly fitted mask. I expressed my concern for them and their colleagues. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 16:30:14 | Comments | Printable version
Governor's Wednesday update By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear on Wednesday updated Kentuckians on the state's continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). "We cannot allow inconvenience to be a reason to take our eye off the ball and what we need to do for COVID. Doing the right thing is oftentimes hard," the Governor said. "We cannot go back to normal, not in the midst of this pandemic. We will get there, but we have to stay strong." Case Information Editor's note: Due to an upload of a significant backlog of case data from Lexington-Fayette County, the majority of today's cases are from weeks past. The actual number of new cases today without the backlog is 926. As of 4 p.m. Oct. 6, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 76,587 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 2,398 of which were newly reported Wednesday. Three hundred and fifty-eight of the newly reported cases were from children ages 18 and younger, of which 38 were children ages 5 and under. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 16:20:44 | Comments | Printable version
EDA to open bids for road at Industrial Park The Adair County Economic Development Authority will hold an opening of bids for the road at the Green River Industrial Park at 2pmCT on Thursday, October 8, 2020. The event will be in the basement of the Chamber of Commerce building, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia. Enter from the back of the building. 2020-10-07 15:55:56 | Comments | Printable version
Rachel R. Bowling, 44, Liberty, KY (1975-2020) Rachel R. Bowling of Liberty passed away Sunday, October 4, at Jewish Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was 44 years old. Graveside Service will be held at Trevor Collins Cemetery, Jabez, KY, at 2pmCT on Thursday, October 8, 2020, with Pastor Charles Collins officiating. Burial will follow in the Trevor Collins Cemetery. Walk through visitation is requested on Thursday from 11amCT to 1pmCT at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N. Main St., Jamestown, KY. We ask everyone to please wear a mask and follow Covid rules. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 15:53:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Tanya Prewitt, 43, Liberty, KY (1977-2020) Tanya Ann Prewitt of Liberty passed away on Monday, October 5, 2020, at Baptist Health in Lexington. Funeral Services will be held at 11amET on Friday, October 9, 2020, at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY Hwy 49, Liberty, KY. Burial will follow in the Double Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6pmET until 9pmET on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel. For the health and respect of the family please follow all rules for social distancing. Due to State Mandate, masks will be required for the funeral and visitation. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 15:47:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Nadine E. Womack, 73, Russell Springs, KY (1947-2020) Nadine E. Womack of Russell Springs passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at the Russell County Hospital. Funeral services for Nadine E. Womack will be held at 11amCT on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at the Russell Springs United Methodist Church, with Bro. David Calhoun and Bro. Bro Dennis Price officiating, and special music by Ann Blakey, Dean & Sheila McKinley. Interment in the Russell Springs City Cemetery. Visitation is requested from 5pmCT until 8pmCT on Friday, and from 8amCT until the funeral time on Saturday. All services are at the church. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 15:44:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
ACHS Games Cancelled/Rescheduled By Chad A. Parnell, Assistant Principal Adair County High School Due to Adair County's current Red-Critical status for Covid-19, the ACHS Volleyball game against Metcalfe County on Thursday, October 8, 2020, has been cancelled. The ACHS Football game against Casey County on Friday, October 9, 2020, has been rescheduled for October 30, 2020. 2020-10-07 14:41:22 | Comments | Printable version
Despite Pandemic, LWC Achieves Record Enrollment for Fall 2020 By Venus Popplewell Lindsey Wilson College announced a record enrollment for the academic year 2020-21. The announcement was delivered via a virtual town hall presentation from LWC President William T. Luckey Jr. The milestone comes as national predictions suggested enrollments at colleges and universities would sharply decrease because of the uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I am stunned to announce that this fall, Lindsey Wilson College has the highest enrollment in her 117-year existence and we did that in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic," Luckey announced. "It is an incredible accomplishment and it also makes me wonder what might have been if COVID had not hit our campus and the rest of our country and the world." Overall enrollment numbers climbed by 106 students with total enrollment surpassing 2,700 students for the first time in the history of the college. A significant driver in the overall success of the college was a record retention rate for returning students on the Columbia campus. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 10:18:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Poke Sallet and the Weed Comments re: Signs of fall By Mike Watson Thank you for a great photo, Linda. I believe I know where and when that was snapped. Most of us grew up on poke greens. Yes, the plant as a whole is poisonous and must be prepared with care. I still cook up a 'mess' of poke sallet--or salet, depending on the source--once or twice a year, just from my back yard, using tender, new leaves, never the bigger ones near the base of the plant. The roots are the most toxic part of the plant and we were always warned to choose leaves as far from the root as possible. My mother's family often fried the tender stems and ate as we now eat asparagus, again not too near the base. There are people who pick the berries to mix with other berries and/or fruit for pies. I do not know anyone who has done this, but have been told by reliable sources that it can be done, when mixed--not as a stand-alone berry. Or one may use the berries to make dyes, stains, and was and is often used with other ingredients for inks. Incidentally, it is correctly "poke sallet" or "salet" which is the old term for cooked greens; salad is for uncooked greens, or so some culinary experts from the South will tell you. 2020-10-07 09:17:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Mike Watson - History
Letter: Those are pokeweed Marie Freeman writes: I believe that's what they call pokeweed. The pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana) has some of the juiciest and most appetizing looking berries of late summer and early fall. But don't be fooled by this alluring look. These berries are animal food, not people food. Migrating birds, deer, and many other animals can chow down on these poisonous berries with no ill effect.Comments re: Signs of fall Marie sends a good reminder. Poke grows in abundance in Adair County, with volunteer plants shooting up especially anywhere the ground has been turned. The whole plant can be toxic to humans, from berries to leaves to roots. However, the leaves can be harvested, especially early in the year, and then boiled, to make poke sallet. For safe practices, see wildabundance.net/pokeweed. Johnny Giles had a thriving business harvesting poke in the 1970s and selling it in Cincinnati. You can read about it here: May 5, 1978 Around Adair with Ed Waggener. Mr. Giles would pick bushels of poke from patches around Knifley each May, and then sell it up north for the modern equivalent of about $16 per bushel. 2020-10-07 06:45:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
City of Columbia Mayor's Report The City of Columbia Mayor's Report for the month of September, 2020 By Mayor Pam Hoots 1. The gas department completed their leak survey. 2. Second progress meeting on the Green Hills gas line project was held the last week of the month. The project has been going well. Jerry Watson has been contacting residents and businesses on the route for possible hookup. 3. The gas department did a project on North 61. Boring under the creek. 4. The Dairy Queen continues to progress well. They did a job fair on Wednesday and Thursday, September 30 and October 1. 5. Senture continues to do job fairs at the city park on Fairgrounds Street. They have hired around 90 fulltime and 10 parttime. These jobs are remote/work from home. 6. The Street Department has turned in around 30 street lights for repair during the last two months (most are completed). 7. The Street Department picked-up around twenty loads of brush during September. 8. Roger Coffey with the Street Department retired during September. We wish Roger the best. 9. Jackie Chapman has been hired for the Street Department. Jackie has several years of experience in maintenance in various fields. We welcome him to Columbia. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 06:24:37 | Comments | Printable version
Michael Eugene Coppersmith, 58, Campbellsville, KY (1962-2020) Michael Eugene Coppersmith of Campbellsville away Sunday, October 4, 2020, at Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY. He was 58 years old. Funeral services will be held at 2pmET on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at First United Methodist Church, Somerset, KY, with Bro. Larry Nichols officiating. Interment will follow in Greasy Hollow Cemetery in Seedville, TN. Visitation will be 11amET to 2pmET on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at First United Methodist Church in Somerset, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 06:09:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Dorothy (Ma Dot) Davidson, 89, Burkesville, KY (1931-2020) Mrs. Dorothy "Ma Dot" (Keen) Davidson of Burkesville passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, Kentucky. She was 89 years old. The funeral service for Mrs. Dorothy "Ma Dot" (Keen) Davidson will be conducted at 3pmCT on Thursday, October 8, 2020 in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home, 601 N Main St, Burkesville, KY, with burial to follow in The Smith Cemetery in Cumberland County, Kentucky. The family will receive friends after 11amCT on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, until the funeral hour on Thursday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 06:03:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Eula Jane Corbin, 85, Columbia, KY (1935-2020) Eula Jane Corbin of Columbia passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2020 at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY. She was 85 years old. Funeral services will be held at 11amCT on Saturday, October 10, 2020, at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with Bro. Ralph Foster officiating. Burial will follow in the Bearwallow Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday from 4pmCT until 8pmCT, and will continue on Saturday 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. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 05:57:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Sunny today, high 81F It's currently 49F at the Adair County Mesonet station. It will be sunny today, with a high near 81F and light and variable wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Tonight will be clear, with a low around 53F. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Thursday will be sunny again, with a high near 79F and calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the morning. Thursday night will be mostly cloudy, with an overnight low around 54F and east wind around 5 mph. 2020-10-07 05:53:20 | Comments | Printable version
Haiku by Robert Stone for October 7, 2020 You are not sorry,--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 7 October 2020. -1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3312 2020-10-07 05:50:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
7-County Area Courts for Wed 7 Oct 2020 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at a glance:
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Dana Robbins, 64, Metcalfe County, KY (1956-2020) Dana Martin Robbins age 64 of Knob Lick, Kentucky passed away Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home. Dana was born June 15, 1956 to the late Rev. Leonard Robbins and Norma Payne Robbins Johnson. He graduated from Metcalfe County High School in 1974. After graduation he joined the United States Air Force in which he served for two years and one month. After the service he met and married the love of his life Vicky White Robbins who survives on October 31, 1979. They have two children, Andrew (Brianna) Robbins of Edmonton, and Tiffany (Kendall) Hall of Glasgow. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-07 00:02:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 7 Happy Anniversary, Ryan and Julie McQueary (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Adysen Jewell Wooley (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Blake A. Burriss (2011) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Boon Matney (1967) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Briley Stephen Taylor (2003) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cassie Jo Rogers (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dana Michelle Hancock-Edwards (1970) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ellie Cristin Cheatham (2005) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Elliot Smith (1993) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hilda Legg | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jonathan Wayne Franklin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Julius Holmes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Libby Moss | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Marlena Sharpe McDonald (1979) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rhonda Froedge (1959) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sandra Elaine Pyles Parker | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sonny (1939) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Stefani B. Knight (1990) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tammy Coffey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Timothy Eaton (1976) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Wilson, 88, Russell County, KY (1925-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Earl Porter McCoy, Cumberland County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, C.W. Goff, Green County, KY (1946-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In memory Birthday, David Yeagley, Taylor County, KY (1966-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marcella Lawless, Russell Springs, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marcia Ann McKinley Cook (d. May 14, 2003) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Corey Lee Spears, Green Co., KY (1989-2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Herman Duncan Cundiff, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virginia Ramsey , 85, Taylor Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wilbur Roy , Russell Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eugene Ray (Gene) Strode, Adair County, KY (1962) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Lawrence Barber, Jr., Burkesville, KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shelia Cox, Taylor County, KY (1953) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Mills, Taylor Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clara Bennett, Russell County, KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Darrell D. Hafley, 61, Casey County, KY (1952-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Gayle Stidham , 66, Columbia, KY (1948-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rollin Depp Harbison, 97, Summer Shade, KY (1917-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donna White, Taylor County, KY (1960-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Lee Brown, 61, Russell Co., KY (1954-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Phelps, 65, Yosemite, KY (1950-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bruce Michael Werner, Sr, 69, Russell County, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Peggy Adkins, 72, Adair Co., KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carl Grant Tipton, Russell Springs, KY, formerly of Dunnville, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ronald Joseph Kramer, Glasgow, KY (1935-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Wayne Gossett, Metcalfe County, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles W. Mann, Jamestown, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Christopher D. Neely, 40, Bowling Green, KY (1982-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joseph (Sonny) Vance, 82, Cane Valley, KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kenny Dale Jewell, 66, Green County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leslie Keith Thurman, 83, Cumberland Co., KY native (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lillie Irene Roark, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Shofner, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Merial Jean Sanders Greer, 87, Liberty, KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Stanley Lee Coomer | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vinice Fay Roach Finley Tinsley, Burkesville, KY native (1929-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virginia Combest, 90, Jamestown, KY (1931-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vola Mae Bailey Bennett, 80, Columbia, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William (Bill) Taylor, 81, Liberty, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2020 All events are listed in Central Time. 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