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Daily News for Saturday, March 17, 2018
Cupcake Wars a fun new addition to Farm, Home & Garden EXPO Crowd up, vendors down, but visitors really enjoyed getting into spring planting, and very popular Cake Wars contest. Winners and team members are listed below Click on headline for complete story with many photos By Linda Waggener The 2018 Farm, Home & Garden Expo, March 17, 2018, at the Adair County Elementary School, enjoyed a better than usual crowd even with fewer vendors this time. The weather was perfect for thinking about planting and growing. The annual event is presented by the Adair County Extension Council. A new activity this year was the Cupcake Wars. Just after noon Tony Rose, Adair County Agent for Youth and 4-H, announced the winners: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 23:11:29 | Comments | Printable version
Prizes announced from Adair County Garden Club booth at EXPO Complete list of Adair County Garden Club winners in full story Comments re photo 77719 Adair County Garden Club at Farm Home Garden Expo By Maury Lewis The Adair County Garden Club wants to thank everyone of you who came out and supported our club Saturday at the Farm, Home and Garden Expo by buying raffle tickets and just coming by the booth to talk to us. We do enjoy helping the community and helping beautify our city. The winners of the raffles are as follows: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 21:04:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Farm and Garden
Melissa Stone documents Great Dillon Street Bear Hunt & More These 'Short Hunters' had more primitive weapons than 'Long Hunters' who hunted just up the road, had Click on headline for album By Melissa Stone It was a beautiful day. I had to share pictures, including one of an armed party, led by Jimmy Stone, went on a Bear Hunt on Dillon Street in Columbia, Daniel Boone among them, had a bear hunting camp. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 19:49:17 | Comments | Printable version
Soup & Chili fundraiser at Barnetts Creek UMC 24 Mar 2018 There will a Soup & Chili, Cake & Pie Auction Fundraiser at Barnett's Creek United Methodist Church, 1338 Barnett's Creek Road, Pellyton, KY, starting at 5pmCT, Saturday, March 24, 2018. The meal, by donations only, will include, soup,chili, drink, dessert, and all the fixins. - Rhonda Wilson 2018-03-17 18:19:17 | Comments | Printable version
Maggie Juanita Calhoun, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1948-2018) She professed faith in Christ and was of the Church of God faith. In her pastime she loved playing cards and bingo and spending time with her family and friends. She was a native of Taylor County, KY, the daughter of the late Otha Dewey Hughes & Eliza Stanton Hughes. She was a member of a very large, respected family, numbering 16. With her passing, two siblings survive. Her final resting place will be at Feathersburg, Adair County, KY. Click on headline for complete obituary Maggie Juanita Calhoun of Campbellsville, KY, died at 1:29amET, Saturday, March 17, 2018 in Campbellsville. Age: 69 The funeral service will be at 10amCT/11amET, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY, by Bro. Paul Pike. Burial will be in in Feathersburg, Adair County, KY, in the Callahan Cemetery, 4571 Speck Ridge Road, Elk Horn, KY. Visitation will be 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, Monday, March 19, 2018, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 18:10:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Bobby Lee Antle, 72, Russell Co., KY (1945-2018) He was member of a large, respected family, the son of the late Vertis & Lizzie Coffey Antle, and the widower of Phyllis Mae Antle. He leaves 22 direct living descendants. He attended Bernard Ridge Church of God. Click on headline for complete obituary Bobby Lee Antle, 72, of Russell Springs, KY, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Hospice of Lake Cumberland, Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset, KY. Funeral service for Bobby Lee Antle will be at 1pmCT, Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 N Main Street, Russell Springs, KY, with Bro. Lindsey Cornett and Bro. Roger Garner officiating. Visitation will be 5pm-8pmCT, Monday, March 19, 2018 and after 8amCT, Tuesday, at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Bernard Cemetery. Pallbearers: Eric Dunbar, Craig Dunbar, Cody Greenwell Jacob Greenwell, Dustin Copley, Jordan Smith. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 17:26:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Farm, Home, & Garden EXPO 17 Mar 2018 - Album Watch for more photos from this event over the next 24 hours Click on headline to access this intro with pictures found by scrolling down the page By Linda Waggener Photos from the highly successful 2018 Farm, Home & Garden EXPO presented by the Adair County Extension Council on Saturday, March 17, 2018, from 10am till 2pmCT at the Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY, are linked together in this album. 2018-03-17 11:53:41 | Comments | Printable version
Rally against SB 1 at Historic AC Courthouse Thu 22 Mar 2018 By Deb Waddell There will be a rally against Senate Bill 1, on the Jamestown Street front of the historic Adair County Courthouse, 500 Public Square, on Thursday, March 22, 2018 from 3pm-6pmCT. Organizers are requesting all employees affected by SB1 and their pension issues to attend this rally and to wear Red, and to bring signs to support need to say "No" to Senate Bill 1. (See: Latest draft of SB 1 at LRC). Similar rallies are being held across the Commonwealth. - Angie Neat & Deb Waddell 2018-03-17 10:35:19 | Comments | Printable version
Billy Joe Fudge requests clarification on Election Board Re: Comments re photo 77703 Adair County Board of Elections makes plans for 22 May 2018 Billy Joe Fudge writes: You wrote: "From left, clockwise Board Member Ricky Collins, (R), Adair County Clerk Lisa Greer, (ex officio board member and voting member; Board Member Vicky Browning Pike (D); ACSO Deputy Josh Durbin, representing Sheriff's Office as ex officio and voting member; and back to camera, Jennifer Hutchison Corbin (ex officio and non-voting member). Yesterday's session started at 2:30pmCT and lasted until after closing time."Answer: Thought that was correct, but post a better answer when one is available. - EW 2018-03-17 08:26:21 | Comments | Printable version
Clothing giveaway, Sat 24 Mar 2018, Columbia church of Christ Canceled: Clothing giveaway, Columbia C of C 24 Mar 2018 2018-03-17 07:49:45 | Comments | Printable version
Sen. Max Wise's Legislative Update - Fri 16 Mar 2018 Senator Wise reports on stages of legislation 2018 regular session draws closer to end. ![]() Personal political commentary/opinions of the writer By State Senator Max Wise, (R-Campbellsville) 16th District: Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Russell, Taylor, and Wayne Counties As we draw closer to the end of the 2018 Regular Session, there has been no shortage of movement on significant bills in Frankfort this week. The Senate Appropriations and Revenue Committee has spent several days and some late nights working on the Senate's budget proposal, which we expect to go before the committee soon. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 07:39:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
LWC baseball wins Friday, 16 Mar 2018 to take 3 game series 2-1 Lindsey Wilson 9. Georgetown College 2, in game at Egnew Field Next: The Blue Raiders at Freed-Hardeman - at 4pmCT, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at Carnes Baseball Stadium, 158 E Main Street (campus, not baseball venue), Henderson, TN By Anthony Latessa, Lindsey Wilson College Columbia, KY (Fri 16 Mar 2018) - The Lindsey Wilson baseball team wrapped up a three-game Mid-South Conference series against Georgetown (KY) on Friday with a 9-2 victory at Egnew Park. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 06:51:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Freddie Wade Wilson, 75, Edmonton, KY (1942-2018) He was a lumber stacker. He was the patriarch of a respected family with strong ties in Barren, Metcalfe, and Monroe counties of South Central Kentucky and elsewhere. He the son of the late Mose Thomas & Enna Belle Walker Wilson. His wife, Mary Nell Fletcher Wilson, survives. He leaves four direct living descendants. He was a native of Monroe County, KY, and a resident of Metcalfe, KY, at the time of his death in Warren County, KY. Click on headline for complete obituary Freddie Wade Wilson, age 75, of Edmonton, KY, died Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Medical Center in Bowling Green, KY. Funeral services will be Sunday, March 18, 2018, 2pmCT, at McMurtrey Funeral Home, 2232 Summer Shade Road, Summer Shade, KY. Burial will follow in the Wade Cemetery. Visitation will be 4pm-8pmCT, Saturday, March 17, 2018, and on Sunday after 8amCT, until time of services. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 06:33:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Barbara Ann Whitehouse, Green County, KY (1942-2018) She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a homemaker. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Murray Spear & Julia Margaret Plummer Spear. Her husband of 58 years, Ross Whitehouse, survives. She leaves 36 direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary Mrs. Barbara Ann Whitehouse, 75, of Greensburg, KY, departed this life on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Green Hill Rehab and Care Center, Greensburg, KY. Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be held at a later date in Florida. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 06:03:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Natural gas line rupture near school results in $395,000 PSC fine Commission cites multiple violations of pipeline safety standards in 2014 incident. Fine is largest ever assessed by the PSC in a natural gas safety case. Click on headline for complete story By Andrew Melnykovych Frankfort, KY (16 Mar 2018) - The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has fined Louisville Gas and Electric Co. (LG&E) $395,000 for a series of violations that led to the September 2014 rupture of a high-pressure natural gas pipeline in Goshen, Oldham County. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 04:39:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
Students named to third 9-week CHS 2017-18 honor roll Click on headline for complete lists of All A's and All A's & B's> By Calen McKinney, CIS Public Information Officer Campbellsville High School students were recently named to the honor roll for the third nine-week grading period of the 2017-2018 school year. Students named to the list are: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 03:47:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
LWC Women's 2017-18 basketball season comes to an end Kayla Styles - the lone senior on the Lindsey Wilson team - capped her terrific career with another outstanding performance, but Lindsey Wilson Women's Basketball falls 88-73 to Central Methodist in the NAIA Second Round. The Blue Raiders' season comes to an end with a 26-8 record. Click on headline for complete story with Richard Robards photo By Chris Wells, LWC Sports Information Director Billings, MT (Fri 16 Mar 2018) -- Central Methodist (MO) won the tempo battle and thus the game today with an 88-73 victory over Lindsey Wilson women's basketball in the second round of the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Championship presented by Wells Fargo at Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 03:29:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Bearwallow UMC Fish Fry and Silent Auction: 28 Apr 2018 Benefits J.O.Y Ministries and Bearwallow UMC Youth Program By Doug Campbell Bearwallow United Methodist Church invites everyone to a Fish Fry and Silent Auction at the Bearwallow UMC Fellowship, 6090 Liberty Road/KY 206, Columbia, KY, starting at 4pmCT, Saturday, April 28, 2018. We will be serving fried fish, fries, slaw and hushpuppies. Silent Auctions will close throughout the evening. Meal is a donations only fundraising event in support of J.O.Y. Ministries and Bearwallow Youth Program. For more information, or to donate an auction item, please call 270-250-3595. Thanks. - DOUG CAMPBELL Event Reminder sponsored 2018-03-17 01:26:32 | Comments | Printable version
Gov. Bevin orders flags to half staff for fallen Pikeville policeman KRS 2.041 grants the Governor authority to issue a proclamation calling upon state officials to display U.S. flags at half-staff on all buildings, for not less than one day, in the event of the death of Kentucky emergency response personnel in the line of duty. Click on headline for complete story Frankfort, KY (16 Mar 2018) – Gov. Matt Bevin has proclaimed that U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff from sunrise on Sunday, March 18, 2018 until sunset on Monday, March 19, 2018 as a mark of respect for fallen Pikeville Police Department Officer Scotty Hamilton. "I am grateful for the men and women who lay their lives on the line to protect our communities every day and every night," said Gov. Bevin. "Please pray for God’s grace and healing for the community of Pikeville, the local and state police officers involved, and the family of Officer Hamilton." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-03-17 01:12:00 | Comments | Printable version
Patty's Liberty Road closed Sat 17 Mar for Repairs Patty's Liberty Road General Store and Deli, one of South Central Kentucky's favorite Breakfast all day Saturday restaurants, 5097 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY 42728, will be closed all day today, Saturday, March 17, 2018, for repairs. Owner Patty Smith Edwards, said that the restaurant will be open on a regular schedule at 5amCT, Monday, March 19, 2018. 2018-03-17 00:59:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Food
Copley Clark Slinker, Green County, KY (1923-2018) He had made a profession of faith in Christ, was a member of the Little Barren Separate Baptist Church, and was a lifelong farmer. Mr. Slinker was a WWII Veteran having served in the United States Army as a Medical Technician with the 609th Medical Clearing Company. He served overseas for 21 months in England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was the son of the late Donald Claude Slinker & Audrey Clark Slinker. He was the patriarch of a remarkable family; his wife of 75 years, Dora Vaughn Slinker, survives. He leaves 33 direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary Mr. Copley Clark Slinker, 94, of Greensburg, KY, departed this life on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at the Taylor Regional Hospital, Campbellsville, KY. He was 94 years, and 6 months of age. The funeral services for Mr. Copley Clark Slinker will be conducted at 10amCT, Saturday, March 17, 2018 at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S Main Street, Greensburg, KY, with burial to follow in the Little Barren Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the Marion County Veteran's Honor Guard. Visitation was requested from 4pm until 8pmCT, Friday, March 16, 2018, 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. 2018-03-17 00:38:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Today - SATURDAY with CM - 17 Mar 2018 Haiku by Robert Stone for March 17, 2018: Newcomers stay new--Robert Stone, Saturday, 17 March 2018. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2377 NOAA Spring Climate Outlook 2018 with Mike Halpert JIM: Great-tuotus Wisdom/Quip of the Day : Best overheard quip of late: "If Joe Bob were half as smart as he thinks he is, he'd be twice as smart as he actually is." I think somewhere in that comment lurks a universal truth looking for an escape route. But that's just me... 2018-03-17 00:04:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 17 Happy Anniversary, Dean and Patricia Quinn (1972) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Donnie and Marina Coffey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bub Polston | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Chris Sharpe | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Greg Mann | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Haskin Wheeler (1959) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, J.C. "Curly" Giles | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jaxson Tyler Abbott (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kazandra Trejo (1997) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mildred Burton Thomas | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Peggy Stone | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tonya Feese | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Victoria Browning Pike (1960) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Susan Oliphant, Adair County, KY (1974-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Timmy Beard, Adair Co., KY (1959) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Al Sullivan, Adair Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Uneeda Burton Adair County, KY, (1934-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Baker Hinton, 83, Columbia, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bernis Oneal Spoonamore, Burkesville, KY (1939-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Walter Jascor, 78, Liberty, KY (1936-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harold Spivey, 91, Orlando, FL (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara J. Stone, Adair Co., KY (1935-20140) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billie Gene Booher, Adair Co., KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lawrence Hunt, Taylor Co., KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Raymond Tye Faulkner, Jr., Taylor Co., KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roy Mace, Sr., 71, Taylor County, KY (1944-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Wm. P. (Bill) Tucker, Taylor Co., KY (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Robert Akin, 91, Green County, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jean Coomer, 83, Metcalfe Co., KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolyn (Moochie) Taylor, 60 Taylor County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leslie Franklin Walker , Candler, NC (1941-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Meredith E. Womack, 81, Russell Co., KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anis Pearl Ritter Parrish, formerly of Beaumont, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Zach Summers, 23, Campbellsville, KY/Boyle County native (1994-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Ann Fant Harlow, Metcalfe County, KY (1921-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brian Gordon Baldwin, 63, Taylor County, KY (1954-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Flossie (Keith) Warren, Taylor Co., KY (1927-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Aubrey Calhoun, 83, Green County, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Michael Sullivan, 74, Russell Springs, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marjorie Callahan, 86, Taylor Co., KY/Adair Co., KY native (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Blanche (Jeffries) Hurt, 82, Metcalfe Co., KY native (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Addie Corine Derringer, 78, Casey County, KY (1942-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anetna Walker Russell, Gradyville/Louisville, KY (1931-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Angie Lee, 49, Campbellsville, KY (1969-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Rose Grant Wells, 72, Adair Co., KY (1948-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bill Keys, 91, Columbia, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bradley Hoosier, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gladys Blaydes | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glenn Shirley Glasgow, Adair Co., KY (1920-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jack Arnold Gribbins, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce Faye Turner, Adair County, KY (1942-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lilburn Ray Hudson, Jr., Russell Springs, KY (1969-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mabel Morgan, 96, Middleburg, KY (1924-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patsy Williams, 77, Taylor Co., KY (1933-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William "Billy" Wilson (1917) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Saturday, March 17, 2018 All events are listed in Central Time. 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