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Daily News for Saturday, May 12, 2012
Driver cited after single vehicle injury Casey Co., KY, accident By TFC Billy Gregory, Public Affairs Officer Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY LIBERTY, KY -Tpr. Bryan Shepard is investigating a collision that occurred today at 8pmET, 6 miles south of Liberty on KY 501. 38-year-old Norman Kilmer of Liberty, was traveling north in a 2007 Ford when he ran off the roadway. Kilmer was injured and transported to Casey County Hospital in Liberty, KY, by EMS. Kilmer was not wearing a seatbelt and was admitted due to his injuries. He was cited to court for Operating a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol/Drugs 1st Offense. Story courtesy TFC Billy Gregory, Public Affairs Officer, Kentucky State Police Post 15, 1118 Jamestown ST, (at Exit 49, Louie B. Nunn Parkway), Columbia, KY. Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, covers the 11 counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor and Washington. 2012-05-12 20:48:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
LWC confers 158 degrees as Class of 2012 reaches 445 Commencement speaker Rev. Wayne Meisel, Allan Parnell of Louisville, KY, an Adair County native who is founder and CEO of Mister "P" Express and chair of the Lindsey Wilson Board of Trustees; and Columbia resident Sue Stivers of Columbia, a community leader and longtime Lindsey Wilson trustee all received honorary doctorates. Click on headline for complete commencement story with photo(s) By Duane Bonifer News from Lindsey Wilson College COLUMBIA, KY - - Members of the second half of Lindsey Wilson College's Class of 2012 were told Saturday to "transform the world the same way that Lindsey Wilson College has transformed you." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 20:05:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Lindsey Wilson eliminated from NAIA baseball championship 5-1 loss to No. 1 LSU Shreveport in game just ended in Paducah, KY. Blue Raiders finish season with most wins in program history and first MSC Regular-Season Championship By Dan White News from Lindsey Wilson College PADUCAH, Ky. - Lindsey Wilson pushed all the way to the championship game of the NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round, but a win against the nation's top-ranked team wasn't meant to be as No. 1-seed LSU Shreveport outscored the Blue Raiders 5-1 on Saturday at Brooks Stadium-Doc Hideg Field. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 17:07:01 | Comments | Printable version
167 receive 2012 CU Excellence in Teaching Awards today Campbellsville University honors 167 teachers throughout 63 Kentucky school districts for excellence in teaching, today, Saturday, May 12, 2012. Click on headline for complete list (Including teachers from Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell, and Taylor County, KY with brief bio breakouts and photos) and other 56 counties By Joan C. McKinney News from Campbellsville University CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY - Dr. Brenda Priddy, dean of the Campbellsville University School of Education, congratulated 167 teachers from 63 school districts throughout Kentucky as they received the Campbellsville University Excellence in Teaching Award Saturday, May 12 at Winters Dining Hall in the E. Bruce Heilman Student Center Complex on the CU campus. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 15:15:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
LWC advance to NAIA Opening-Round Championship Game This morning's victory over Peru University comes on nearly flawless pitching by Jeremy Greene. Blue Raider Baseball now two games away from NAIA World Series. Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) Lindsey Wilson Baseball faces LSU Shreveport at 2pmCT on Saturday, May 12, 2012, at at Brooks Stadium-Doc Hideg Field., 2400 Brook Stadium Road, Paducah, KY By Dan White News from Lindsey Wilson College PADUCAH, KY. - Combine a nearly flawless pitching performance from Jeremy Greene with four second-inning runs and the Lindsey Wilson baseball team is on its way to the NAIA Opening-Round Championship Game after a 5-0 win against Peru State (Neb.) on Saturday at Brooks Stadium-Doc Hideg Field., 2400 Brook Stadium Road, Paducah, KY. The win Saturday morning sets up a rematch with top-seeded LSU-Shreveport later in the day at 2pmCT. The Blue Raiders lost to the Pilots 1-0 on Friday, leaving LSUS as the only undefeated team in the bracket. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 13:11:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
R.T. (Pops) Janes, 78, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2012) He was the patriarch of a large, highly regarded Taylor County, KY, family. He leaves 14 direct living descendants. He was a member of the Campbellsville Christian Church. He owned and operated Janes Dairy and Beef and formerly Ashland Broadway in Campbellsville. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served his country honorably in the United States Army R. T. Janes, 78, better known as "Pops" by his family, of Campbellsville, KY, died at 5:15amET, Friday, May 11, 2012, in Louisville, KY. Funeral services will be at 11amET/10amCT, Monday, May 14, 2012 at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY byMinister Paul Patton & Minister Joe Hatchett. Burial will be Brookside Cemetery, West Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be 5pm-8pmET/4pm-7pmCT, Sunday, May 13, 2012, at the Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 12:33:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Nettie Coomer, Adair Co., KY (1926-2012) She was a native of and resident of Adair County, KY. She was the matriarch of a highly regarded family with many relatives in South Central Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan. She leaves 21 direct living descendants. and one foster son. She was a member of Columbia Baptist Church. She had retired after a career spanning 43 years at Rockwell Standard in Chicago, Illinois. Click on headline for full story with photo(s) Nettie Coomer, age 85 years of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at the home of her daughter in Laingsburg, Michigan after an illness. Funeral services are Monday, May 14, 2012 at 1pmCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, with Rev. Randy Copeland the officiating clergy. Interment will be in the Haven Hill Cemetery, 1276 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. The family requests visiting after 3pmCT, on Sunday, May 13, 2012m, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 12:11:43 | Comments | Printable version
JIM: The Lindsey Wilson Closing Exercises, 1912 100 years ago, as today, end-of-school activities at Lindsey Wilson were among the top events of the community calendar. The closing exercises at the school properly consumed the attention of the Adair County News as the events at Lindsey Wilson May 12, 2012 dominate today's Columbia, KY, media. By JIM "Lindsey Wilson has just closed the most successful year in its history." Thus began a three-column article in the May 22nd, 1912 News about the end-of-school-year activities on the Lindsey Wilson hill, activities that began on Friday, May 10th and concluded on the afternoon of Monday, May 20th. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 09:35:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Jim: History
(Ad) A new to ColumbiaMagazine.com virtual tour ad Many have noticed the Re/Max/Sarah Espinosa real estate ad for the Lovely Victorian Home, 101 S. High Street This particular ad links to a sales video which is akin to an educational Tv documentary. Whether one is interested in buying the house, or just curious, it allows an intimate peak inside - a step back in history. The Alta Barbee Garnett House, 101 S. High Street, Columbia, KY, Virtual Tour. The realtor who has made sure this is a special video is a Adair County native Sarah Barbee Espinosa, a great niece of 'Miss Alta.'- CM 2012-05-12 06:14:49 | Comments | Printable version
For LWC Graduation: 'Someday I must go back to Lindsey Hill' G. Crump: How I discovered Columbia . . . when Columbus didn't . . . A must read, we think, for Lindsey Wilson Students, Alumn, Friends. About Columbia and Lindsey Wilson in the early 1940's. It's an essay considered by many to the the best, or one of the best ever posted on ColumbiaMagazine.com, written by Gordon Crump - CM By Gordon B. Crump, aka "Hermit in the Woods" hermit1@alltel.net Some days are meant to be memorable. The others shouldn't count against our lifetime. I don't remember who expressed that idea first, but I have made it my own. Click here to continue 2012-05-12 05:42:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Many visitors here today for LWC Graduation activiites Columbia/Adair Co., KY welcomes Lindsey Wilson College families Adair County native Allan Parnell, Columbia resident Sue Stivers, and Wayne Meisel of the Cousins Foundation, will receive doctorates. College will bestow 158 degrees By Duane Bonifer News from Lindsey Wilson College COLUMBIA, KY - An Adair County native and a longtime local leader will be among those honored at Lindsey Wilson College's 2012 spring commencement, to be held today at 10 amCT Saturday, May 12, 2012 in Biggers Sports Center. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 05:31:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
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Roy Brewster, Edmonton, KY, (d. May 11, 2012) He was the patriarch of a large, respected Metcalfe County, KY, family. He leaves 79 direct living descendants. He was a son of the late Andy and Nanny Westmoreland Brewster and was retired from farming and Scotties Construction Roy Brewster, 84, of Edmonton, KY, died Friday, May 11, 2012 at home. A private service will be held at a later date. McMurtrey Funeral Home, 2232 Summer Shade Road, Summer Shade, KY, is in charge of arrangements. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 04:59:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
LWC opponent is Chuck Hinman's alma mater An Aside Peru State University, Peru, Nebraska, Lindsey Wilson College's baseball opponent, today, in case you're wondering, is where the late Chuck Hinman, whose columns and stories have been a very popular Sunday with CM feature for several years, kissed his first real girlfriend. Chuck Hinman, IJMA: Kissing in my family Small world. - CM 2012-05-12 04:13:27 | Comments | Printable version
LWC-Peru State Game Time Moved to 10amCT on Saturday NAIA National Tournament in Paducah News from Chris Wells, Lindsey Wilson College PADUCAH, KY - Due to potential weather moving in the Paducah area on Saturday, the Lindsey Wilson College and Peru State (NE) University baseball game has been moved up to 10amCT at Brooks Stadium, 2400 Brooks Stadium Drive, Paducah, KY. The game was originally scheduled for 1pmCT. It is an elimination game in the NAIA Opening Round Tournament in the Paducah Bracket. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 04:02:42 | Comments | Printable version
Jesse Roy Robert McCarol, Green County, KY (1936-2012) He was a native of Adair County, KY, a member of a large, respected family and a professed Christian. He was a lifelong famer. Click on headline for full obituary with photo(s) Mr. Jesse Roy Robert McCarol of Greensburg, KY, departed this life on Thursday, May 10, 2012 at the Taylor Regional Hospital. He was 75 years, 11 months and six days of age. The funeral services for Mr. Jesse R. McCarol will be conducted at 11amCT, Saturday, May 12, 2012 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S. Main Street, Greensburg, KY with burial to follow in the Bennett Cemetery. Bro. Jerry Noe and Bro. Raymond Atwood will be officiating. Visitation is requested 4pm-9pmCT, Friday at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home and after 7amCT, Saturday until time of the funeral service. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 03:25:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Today, SATURDAY with CM, May 12, 2012 Haiku by Robert Stone for May 12, 2012: Fruit trees rightly pruned--Robert Stone, Saturday, 12 May 2012. -1000 haiku countdown to Chambers Stevens' 50th birthday, Day 242, in progress WEATHER: For information on Hazardous Weather, if any, click to Hazardous Weather Columbia, KY/NWS Weather Forecast: Saturday, May 12, 2012 The National Weather Service in Louisville, KY, has issued the following forecast for Columbia, KY. this forecast from update at 1:40am CT May 12, 2012 Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Light east wind.The Kentucky Mesonet is The Commonwealth's Official Source for Weather and Climate Data. Mesonet stations are live in: Adair - Casey - Cumberland - Metcalfe - Taylor Quick links to Sunday with CM Columns, more: direct links to articles, columns, poems and/or photos possibly with other important links, are posted next: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2012-05-12 02:23:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Senior Band photo is heartwarming to Adair Countian in Spain Richard Hovious writes: "Band" is the most heartwarming photo I have seen from the USA in the past 50 years. The group looks exactly like they might have when I left Adair county in 1947 and most of the names are the same! I'm sure Adair County is in better shape financially than Spain, So!!!!!!!! - Richard HoviousComments re photo 45152 Senior Band Members Recognized 2012-05-12 02:11:50 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 12 Happy Anniversary, Bridget and Freddy Rowe (1990) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday Anita Riddle | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Adam Absher (1989) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alice Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Austin Bradshaw | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Berniece Crawhorn (1950) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brittney Green (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Camdyn Upchurch (2004) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Clifton Curry | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Courtney Green (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dalton Campbell (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Diane Wallace | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Doug Grider | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Eric Chrisman | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jordan Alan Burton (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jordan Helm | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lily McQueary | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lonnie Birdwell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Missy Lemmon (1979) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Natasha Loy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Patricia Tupman (1987) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Samantha Shepherd | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sara Beth Kelsay | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sara Brooke Bragg (1994) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Steve L. Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Steve Strodtman (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Steve Willis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tony Zinati | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donald 'Buck' Campbell, 79, Adair County, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Don B. Gabehart, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gloria Jean Hitch, Liberty, KY (1945-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Christine Edwards Cochran, Liberty, KY (1931-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Byron Wood Taylor Co., KY (1969) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Michael David Newman, Green Co., KY (1948) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty E. Rhodes, Adair Co., KY (1957) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wilma Morgan, Adair County, KY (1967) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Israel Delbert Blair, Taylor County, KY (2012-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Maggie Helen Reeder, Adair Co, KY, Russell Co., KY native, (1928) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Raymond Lee Burress Campbellsville, KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bennie Wayne Meece, Windsor Community (1944) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Helen Allen Squires, Taylor County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pamela Ellen McFarland, Russell County, KY (1949-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Raymond Pierce, 44, Russell Co., KY (1969-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Carnes Wilson, Russell County, KY (198-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Louis Randall Ervin, Green County, KY (1960-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hadus Geraldine Guffey, Russell County, KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Coffey, Taylor Co.; formerly of Adair Co., KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Fred Lawson, Dunnville, KY, (1922-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William D. (Bill) Vaughan, 78, Russell Co., KY (1936-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dimple Breeden, Russell County, KY, Adair native (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Julius Ray Claypool, 62, Adair County, KY (1952-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Frona Louise Murrell, 40, Adair Co., KY (1974-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Homer Shively Wright, Green Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) in Memory Birthday, Donald Cole, Adair County, KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Huston Ervin, Green County (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth M. Shroyer, 88, Jamestown, KY (1927-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alan Ladd Owens, 58, Russell Co., KY (1958-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Ackley, 62, Taylor Co., KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Beckner, 83, Russell Co., KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Kathryn Howard Miller, 95, Metcalfe Co., KY (1921-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce Hubbard, 83, Taylor Co., KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Leroy Winn, formerly of Taylor Co., KY/Grayson Co., KY native (1943-2043) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Martin Russell Loy, Fairplay, Adair County, KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Janice Fay Henderson, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Fred Allen Morgan, Russell Co., KY/Adair Co. native (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Terry Gene Foley, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Connie Lou Fisher Bryant, 76, Campbellsville, KY (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cynthia Litteral, 60, Columbia, KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Tungate, 78, Campbellsville, KY (1943-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janie Munford Beams, 47, Taylor Co., KY (1968-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Dewey Hadley, 94, Russell Springs, KY (1923-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kathy Sue Allen, 67, Liberty, KY (1954-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Michael R. Callahan, 56, Campbellsville, KY (1960-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Edward (Bud) Witham, 80, Taylor County, KY (1938-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pearl George, 94, Columbia, KY (1928-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Princess Lydia Faith Ray, Greensburg, KY, Newborn (2015-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Steven Wayne Rhinehart, 42, Horse Cave, KY (1979-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Thomas Mose Salois, 82, formerly of Greensburg, KY (1938-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Saturday, May 12, 2012 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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