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Couch Night is a Blue Raider tradition

By Duane Bonifer

Lindsey Wilson University senior Jada Yann '26 saw the last three "Couch Nights," but she didn't fully appreciate what makes the event special until she got to experience her first one as a fan on Wednesday, October 1, 2025.

Yann was among several hundred Lindsey Wilson students who dragged couches, office chairs, lawn chairs, folding chairs and blankets onto the hillside of Walter S. Rueling Stadium to watch the Lindsey Wilson-Cumberland (Tennessee) University soccer doubleheader on Wednesday evening at Ray Wells Field.

"Couch Night" has been a Lindsey Wilson tradition since 2003, when the university's student government started it as a way to celebrate Blue Raider soccer and bring together the student body on an autumn weeknight. Students who attend the event are encouraged to watch the action from a couch -- or from another piece of furniture -- and also given complimentary pizza.

Yann saw the previous three "Couch Nights" while a member of the Lindsey Wilson women's soccer team, but this year was the first time she experienced the event from the other side of Wells Field.


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LWU Couch Night tradition includes free pizza



2025-10-02 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University.
Lindsey Wilson University students Mayra Gisone '29 of Santa Fe, Argentina, and Esteban Perez '27 of Madrid check out the complimentary pizza provided by the LWU Student Government Association on "Couch Night" during the Wednesday, October 1, 2025, Lindsey Wilson-Cumberland (Tennessee) University soccer doubleheader on Ray Wells Field at Walter S. Reuling Stadium.

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Adair Co. Arts Council to meet Oct 9

From Joyce Coomer

The Adair County Arts Council will meet at 5pmCT on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at the Adair County Chamber of Commerce Building, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY. Everyone is invited to attend.


2025-10-02 16:58:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene

ACHS Choir to perform at CUMC Oct 2

From Keri Willis, NBCT
Adair County High School

The Adair County High School Choir will be performing at 6:30pmCT this evening, October 2, 2025, at Columbia United Methodist Church, 202 Burkesville St, Columbia, KY.

Parents/Guardians of ACHS students as well as the community are invited to attend. Title I will be providing refreshments following the performance.


2025-10-02 16:54:27 | Comments | Printable version

Revival at Purdy Separate Baptist Church on Oct 5

By Arlene McAllister

Purdy Separate Baptist Church fall revival will be held at 6:30pmCT on Sunday, October 5, 2025. Bro Craig Huddleston will be preaching.

Purdy Separate Baptist Church is located at 8004 liberty Road, Columbia, KY.


2025-10-02 11:51:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News

Volleyball: Indians headed to Barren Co Thursday

By Trey Stephens, Staff Writer

The Adair County Lady Indians Volleyball team currently sits at 22-5 on the season, after winning six of their last seven matches.

This past Saturday, the Lady Indians played in a tri-match at Elizabethtown where they defeated Graves County 2-0 and Madison Central 2-0, before falling to the host Etown panthers 1-2.

In the win over Madison Central, the Lady Indians were led in kills by sophomore Josie Blair with 12, followed by junior Olivia Mantooth with eight. Blair also led the team in blocks and service aces. Senior Kinzlee Akin led the team in digs with 10, and senior Anslie Spoon led the team in assists with 22.

Adair County hits the road to face the Barren County Trojanettes (16-12) on Thursday, October 2, 2025, with varsity set to begin at 5:30pmCT at Barren County High School, 507 Trojan Trail, Glasgow, KY.


2025-10-02 11:44:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Ribbon Cutting for Fifty and Five South is Oct 10

From Ellen Zornes, Executive Director
Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce

Join us at NoonCT on Friday, October 10, 2025, for a ribbon cutting ceremony at Fifty and Five South, 101 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY.

Check out all the changes and enjoy refreshments as you shop!


2025-10-02 11:19:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Chamber of Commerce

Is 2025 The Year of the Raccoon?

The Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center has a tradition of naming years for the species of the first animal patient they treat. They say on a web post, "It's down to chance, or fate, or whatever force is behind cause and effect." Their first patient of 2025 was an orphaned baby raccoon, so 2025 is their year of the raccoon.

It seems that it's also been a year of the raccoon in Kentucky, if CM photos are any indication. Some years I rarely see a raccoon, but Summer 2025 seems to have been full of them. Click headline for a collection of photos...


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LWU trio present research at KY Honors Roundtable

By Duane Bonifer

A trio of Lindsey Wilson University honors students took their research "above and beyond" at a recent statewide conference.

The three Lindsey Wilson honors students presented research at the fall meeting of the Kentucky Honors Roundtable Conference, which was held September 20, 2025, at Murray State University.

The three Lindsey Wilson students who presented research at the conference were Morgan Bryant '26 of Shelbyville, Kentucky; Emma Couch '27 of London, Kentucky; and Zachary Hite '27 of Hodgenville, Kentucky. All three are members of the university's R.V. Bennett Honors Program.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 2
Happy Anniversary, Barbara and Richard Banks (1971) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Luke and Debbie Meadows (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Becky Bagby | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bobby Withers (1960) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Casey Wall. (October 2, 2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dawn Baker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Donna Feese | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dustin Pegg | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy birthday, Garrett Luttrell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marty Morris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Maylee Gabrielle Rickard (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Neal | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sandy Corbin Wilson (1965) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Zayden Everidge | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday Montie Severance, 77, Liberty, KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dean Vannoy, Adair Co., KY (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Anthony D. "Tony Bass" Bridgewater, Columbia, KY (1956-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul W. Tinker Mills, Greensburg, KY (1927-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Wilson Butler, Pasadena, TX (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Robert Beard, Metcalfe Co., KY (June 26, 1916 - October 2, 2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara Smith, Taylor Co., KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Gwendolyn "Wendy" Flowers Grider, 72 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Olive W. Grider, Russell Co., KY (1917) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Remus Curtis Howard Adair Co., KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul N. "Pete" Criley, Taylor Co., KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Bright, Taylor Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Diann Atwood Hamm, Russell Co., KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roxie Faye Walters, Greensburg, KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jayne Wesley Smith Squires, Green Co., KY, (1948) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clinton (Kingfish) Smith, Russell County, KY (1945-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillie Hunt Fawcett, 81, Taylor County, KY (1932-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Stafford, 82, Boyle Co., KY (1931-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pauline Spaw Hatter, Casey Co., KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Dodson, 75, Cumberland Co., KY (1939-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marjory Roark, 79, Russell Co., KY (1935-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earl (Zip) Harris, 84, Cumberland Co., KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Jewell (Tootie) Puyear, 69, Taylor Co., KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edna A. Long Foley, Taylor Co, KY. Adair Co., KY native (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Ann Fair, Casey Co., KY (1947-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Fifield, 62, Russell County, KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy (Trigger) Edwards, 63, Casey Co., KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James A. Morrison, 93, Taylor County, KY/Cumberland native (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Milton Jones, 62, Taylor County, KY (1954-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Winifred Blackwell, 91, Adair Co., KY/Cumberland Co. native (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Ann Crew Wethington, 51, Russell Co., KY (1965-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jennifer Ann Groce, Cumberland Co., KY (1964-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary A. Claywell, 78, Adair Co., KY/Lauderdale Co., TN native (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marguerite Tarter Grider, Adair Co., KY native (1922-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jannie McKay, 92, Lebanon, KY (1925-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Masel Lee McKee, Casey County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Robert Lee Nunn, Green Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, C. R. Arnold, 98, Columbia, KY (1922-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daniel Marion Grider (1888-1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Shirley B. Meece, Campbellsville, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Irene Elizabeth Bibb Webb, 104, Greensburg, KY (1917-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Antle Burris, 65, Columbia, KY (1956-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sara Blevins Curry, 75, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Kay Sharp, 61, Russell Springs, KY (1958-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Thursday, October 2, 2025
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
7:30amCT2025 Fall Fencing School
Russell County Extension, 2688 U.S. 127 Russell Springs, KY. | (ID:69434, Comment)
1:00pmCTCommunity opioid meeting
Dr. Jason Roop will present "Exploring the Trait-Based Model of Recovery and Prevention" in the basement of the Adair County Annex Building, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY | (ID:69527, Comment)
2:00pmCTServices for Louella (Lucy) Helm, 68, Columbia, KY (1957-2025) | (ID:69533, Comment)
3:15pmCTIn person signups for Adair Co. Little League Basketball
Adair Co. Elementary School lobby, 870 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY | (ID:69442, Comment)
5:00pmCTBasketball: ACMS Girls at Metcalfe Co. | (ID:69146, Comment)
5:30pmCTVolleyball: Indians at Barren Co | (ID:69553, Comment)
6:00pmCTFootball: Adair Co. Middle School CKMSAC Playoffs location TBD | (ID:69294, Comment)
6:30pmCTAdair Co. Extension District Board meeting | (ID:69461, Comment)
The Lefevre Quartet singing at Pickett's Chapel Church | (ID:69540, Comment)
ACHS Choir performing at Columbia United Methodist Church | (ID:69555, Comment)

 































 
 
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