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Daily News for Sunday, April 26, 2015
Overview of Montpelier Community Tornado - Adair County EM NWS Meteorologist: Storm was EF-1 Tornado, with wind speeds estimated to average 105-110mph. which touched down on Dale Morrison Road and followed along a 3.8 mile path, with average damage width of 100 yards, described in detail alone. Injuries reported to farm animals, structures and wooded areas, but no injuries to residents or responding personnel was recorded Click on headline for complete assessment. By Mike Keltner Tornado Information from Adair County Emergency Management Director COLUMBIA, KY (3amCT 28 Apr 2015) - I have spent the day (Sunday, April 26) with NWS Meteorologist Joe Sullivan surveying damage from a tornado that occurred during the severe weather event Saturday night (April 25th, 2015). Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 21:54:13 | Comments | Printable version
AMY PIKE: Board of Elections obligated to inform public about decision Writer asks: Why does the Board of Elections, with only two people voting, have control over how much of the taxpayers money will be spent in an appeal process without having to consult with the Fiscal Court? By Amy Pike Personal commentary I feel like the Board of Elections should be obligated to inform the public as to why they made the decision to appeal Judge Vance's ruling. From the amount of time that was spent by our Circuit Judge reviewing all of the facts, evidence, and voting logs, it is unbelievable that anyone would suggest that she received outside influences in her decision. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 21:37:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Commentary
Violet (Sally) Randolph Wood, Casey Co., KY (1929-2015) ![]() Violet "Sally" Randolph Wood passed away Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Liberty Care Center, Liberty, KY. She was 86 years old. Visitation is Monday from 4pm/8pmCT/5pmCT-9pmET at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville St., Liberty, KY. Funeral services are 10amCT/11amET Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home with Bro. Garry Allen and Bro. Phillip Smallwood officiating. Burial will be in the Salem Cemetery. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 12:53:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Letter: Also surprised by All Clear Jon Halsey writes: Mr. Curry was not the only one surprised by the "all clear" report.Comments re article 74828 Storm 25 Apr 2015 Just after radio gave almost clear winds hit 2015-04-26 12:46:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Storm, 25 Apr 2015: Just after radio gave almost clear, winds hit Heaviest damage appeared to be at the Charles Fletcher farm off Dale Morrison Road, Jimmy Curry's on KY 92, and at Coffey Farms on Old Montpelier Road and damage to trees, huge and small, in the area. Click on headline for story with photo(s) being added By Ed Waggener "It came over the radio last night around eight-thirty to a quarter to nine," Jimmy Curry remembers, "that the worst of storm had passed over Adair County. "Then - it wasn't five minutes later - it sounded like the loudest train came through." The sound was that of straight line winds, which left damage to nearly every building on his historic showplace farm on Montpelier Road - KY 92, damaging fencerows and knocking down trees. Fortunately it did only minor damage to the historic main house on the farm, originally built by Dr. Samuel A. Taylor and which once housed Dr. Taylor's thriving medical practice in a second story room. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 11:41:13 | Comments | Printable version
Mental Health Symposium draws professionals from 3 states By: Duane Bonifer COLUMBIA, Ky. -- A total of 67 mental health professionals from Kentucky, Ohio and Virginia attended the inaugural Lindsey Wilson College Mental Health Symposium, held Saturday at the liberal arts college. The conference - which had the theme was "Professional Counseling in Action, and Appalachian Americans: Issues and Concerns for Counseling and Psychotherapy" - was kicked off by a keynote talk by internationally recognized mental health professional Cirecie West-Olatunji. West-Olatunji is associate professor and academic program director of the University of Cincinnati Counseling Program and Director of the Center for Traumatic Stress Research. She is also past-president of the American Counseling Association. 2015-04-26 08:08:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
LWC Men's Track & Field captures first MSC Championship Dante Johnson was named the MSC Freshman of the Year By: Charlie Balcom COLUMBIA, Ky. - The Lindsey Wilson men's track and field team captured the first Mid-South Conference Championship in program history on Saturday at Blue Raider Stadium. The Blue Raiders accumulated 256 total team points to top the field of seven schools and capture the conference title. As a team, the men's squad racked up eight individual event victories on the day. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 08:07:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Carol Perkins: The Cruise-Part III - Friendships are gifts 'Friendships are gifts. I have been blessed with many gifts and many journeys and as long as we can, we will continue our tradition. We don't care where we go just as long as we go together.' - CAROL PERKINS Read Part II here: Carol Perkins: The Cruise Part II By Carol Perkins The first few days were at sea. I love those leisurely days with nothing to do but sit in the shade (that's me), read a book, or sleep. The first day I could not find a chair. Four thousand people were sitting in them. Finally I found one stuck under an eave, so I claimed it and settled in for the afternoon. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 07:18:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Carol Perkins
James William Selby, Glensfork, KY native (1940-2015) ![]() Click on headline for complete obituary. James William Selby age 74 formerly of Adair County was born Friday, June 14, 1940. He was the son of the late Finis Earl and Myrtle Samuels Selby of Glensfork, Adair County, KY, and returned to his Heavenly Father April 24, 2015, at the age of 74 years, 10 months, and 10 days. Funeral service will be held 11amCT/12pm noon ET, Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in the chapel of Schoppenhorst Underwood and Brooks Funeral Home, 4895 North Preston Hwy. Shepherdsville, KY (Preston Hwy. at Brooks Rd.) and use John Harper entrance). Interment in Brookland Cemetery in Brooks, Bullitt County, KY. Friends may pay their respects from 1pmCT/2pmET, until 7pmCT/8pmET, Monday, April 27, 2015, and after 10amCT/11amET Tuesday at Schoppenhorst Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 04:43:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Happy Tail: Regrets overwhelmed, but Eden made them go away ![]() Click on headline or photo for complete Happy Tail with photo(s). Next Previous Happy Tail: Happy Tail: Wally, the dog who could jump like a deer By Peg Schaeffer Often when people come to the farm and see the dogs running and playing in the yard they tell me "I wish I had enough land to do what you're doing". And I always tell them "No, you don't." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 04:21:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Happy Tails by Peg Shaefer
Special speaker, Keith Rogan, at Word of Life Sun 26 Apr 2015 Word of Life Family Church, 906 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, will host Pastor Keith Rogan, founder and Pastor of Church on the Rock in Nashville and Brentwood, TN. The service is at 6pmCT, tonight, Sun, 26 Apr 2015. The church is located at 906 Greensburg Street, in Columbia, KY "Pastor Rogan is a powerful preacher who inspires and brings revelation of God's Word. Miracles and healing are hallmarks of his ministry. Everyone is invited to attend this life changing meeting!" Brandon Thompson, of Word of Life Church, writes. 2015-04-26 03:03:44 | Comments | Printable version
Adair Co. Families: Jason Harmon story a reminder of ancestry Beverly McGaha Gilaspy writes: Franze Harmon is my grandpa - Beverly McGaha GilaspyComments re photo 21624 The BurtonHarmon Feud Charles White Harmon and Clara Harmon 2015-04-26 02:54:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Tom Chaney: Scotching the Fast Fading Past Of Writers And Their Books: Scotching the Fast Fading Past. Tom says, Going beyond the gathering of stories, the best of these oral historians, such as John Egerton, have woven their work into compelling narratives. This column first appeared 25 April 2010. The next earlier Tom Chaney column: And Finally, Spring By Tom Chaney Scotching the Fast Fading Past Several good things are beginning to happen in these parts as a result of Horse Cave's being selected as a cultural arts city with a genuine downtown cultural district. One of the most promising is a reawakening of an interest in oral history. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 02:51:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Tom Chaney: Of Writers and Their Books
Today, SUNDAY with CM, 26 Apr 2015 Haiku by Robert Stone for April 26, 2015: Opinionated--Robert Stone, Sunday, 26 April 2015. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1321 2015-04-26 02:49:32 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Storm of 25 Apr 2015: Montpelier community of Adair Co. Some residences damaged, but no injuries. Several barns, outbuildings, and a silo damaged. County road crews clearing tree damage. RECC, Duo-County out, as well as ACSO, SAR, Adair EM and Third District Magistrate Sammy Baker. By Mike Keltner, Adair Co., KY Emergency Management Director MONTPELIER, KY (1:13amCT, Sun 26 Apr 2015) - The Montpelier community in Adair Co. has sustained damage from this weather event. We are out assessing damage and will be in contact with the national weather service in the upcoming days. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2015-04-26 02:12:32 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 26 Happy Birthday, Eldridge (Tangle) Dykes (1942) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Emily Bowling (2000) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hanne Jones | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Heather McCasland Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jean Lefaivre | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jonathan Kevin Kitts (2013) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kasey Loy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Laura Bishop | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Michael Holmes. (1967) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Nancy Jane Compton Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Shiloh Raine Collins (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sonya Robertson Washam | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sophie Irene Bryant (2019) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tasha Huff. (1989) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy birthday, Thomas Marcum Waggener (1975) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memoriam, Shirley B. McKinnon, 56, Greensburg, KY (1953-2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert McKinney, Adair County, KY (1940-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary F. Keltner, Taylor County, KY (1934-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edna Lue Kirk, Cumberland Co., KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirley B. McKinnon, 56, Greensburg, KY (April 26, 1953 - September 11, 2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Esther Harvey Sieg, 81 Adair Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Michael Meyer, 72, Columbia, KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Reeda Faye Davis Woolf, Green Co., KY (1949-2011) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alden A. Earles, Casey Co., KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Smith, Dunnville, KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe David Polston, Russell Co., KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Maribeth Davis, Campbellsville, KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bill Pendleton, Adair County, KY (1953-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline B (Polly) Schwartzmiller, Taylor Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Coe Cary, Cumberland Co., KY (1945-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edith Helm Rippetoe, Adair Co., KY (1923-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Yvonne Hughes, Russell County, KY (1937-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Jean Otis, Taylor County, KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Carol Ellis, Adair Co., KY (1941-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sheila C. Rigney, Casey County, KY (1936-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, SFC (Ret) Clarence Edward (Scud) Hardwick, Adair Co., KY (1928-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Watson R. McFarland, Casey Co., KY (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Sue Six, 68, Adair County, KY (1947-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Emogene Gwinn, 67, Burkesville, KY (1949-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert William (Bobby) Cook, Green County, KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lewis Garrison, Adair County, KY (1937-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Frankie Turpin, Windsor, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jennie Lee Tucker Davenport, Green County, KY (1933-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alice Osborne, 93, Adair County, KY native (1924) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judy Kell Burton, 71, Taylor Co./Adair Co. native (1946-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Lee Antle, 72, Russell Co., KY (1945-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Emogene Melton, Cumberland Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Hawkins, 71, Russell Springs, KY (1949-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Connie Cundiff Schulz, 55, Casey County, KY (1963-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Coy Callahan, Jr. (1948) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eldridge (Tangel) Dykes, 79, Glensfork, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, George W. Austin, 81, Adair County, KY (1937-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Helen Juanita Cooper, 78, Russell County, KY (1939-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judy Burkhead Rodgers, 70, Campbellsville, KY (1951-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Larry C. Davis, 71, Jefferson Co., KY native (1951-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Kay Burris, 74, Campbellsville, KY (1948-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margie Burton Stigall, 91, Adair Co., KY native (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Medie Machen, 90, Columbia, KY (1933-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nellie Nancy Burton, 80, Columbia, KY (1940-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline (Polly) Kinder, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1934-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Susan Marie Cox, 60, Campbellsville, KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Tom E. Waggener (April 26, 1880 - August 16, 1953) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Sunday, April 26, 2015 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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