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Daily News for Thursday, December 20, 2018
KY 1st to apply for federal approval of hemp program By Sean Southard Washington, DC - Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles submitted the Commonwealth's regulatory framework for hemp to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for approval as required in the 2018 farm bill. Kentucky is the first state in the nation to apply for USDA approval of its hemp program. "Kentucky's regulatory framework perfectly aligns with the requirements spelled out in the farm bill," Commissioner Quarles said. "Hemp growers, processors, and manufacturers deserve swift action so they can proceed with confidence. Kentucky has led the charge on industrial hemp with bipartisan support for the past five years. Now we are eager to take the next step toward solidifying Kentucky's position as the epicenter of industrial hemp production and processing in the United States." Commissioner Quarles attended the presidential farm bill signing ceremony today in Washington and personally delivered the state plan to USDA leadership. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 21:33:53 | Comments | Printable version
Jake McKinley to be Milwaukee Brewers Pitching Coordinator By Jordan Alves Campbellsville, KY - Jake McKinley, a former Tiger baseball assistant coach, was hired by the Milwaukee Brewers as the Pitching Coordinator, officials announced recently. McKinley was at Campbellsville from 2007-2009 as a graduate assistant and full-time assistant for the Tigers. He played a major role in leading the team to a 39-12 record and a trip to the 2009 NAIA World Series. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 21:29:54 | Comments | Printable version
KY Afield Outdoors: Christmas Break Smallmouth Bass By Lee McClellan Frankfort, KY - Kentuckians are blessed with many good things: the best bourbon, the swiftest racehorses and two of the best smallmouth bass reservoirs in the world in Lake Cumberland and Dale Hollow Lake. The beauty of fishing for smallmouth bass is they bite best when cold winds blow the heat off these lakes beginning in fall. By the time Christmas rolls around, the best smallmouth fishing of the year is here on these two lakes. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 21:25:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Ky Afield Outdoors
Proceedings of the quarterly Adair Heritage Assn meeting The Adair Heritage Association met Monday evening, December 17, 2018, at the at the public library. Present were regular members Mike Watson, Roger Meadows, Lee Ann Jessie, Ed Vincent, Ellen Zornes, Linda Waggener, Ted Caldwell, and guests Sammy Hughes and Rodney and Donna White. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 21:17:05 | Comments | Printable version
Joanna McCarty, 81, Taylor County, KY (1937-2018) Joanna was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, was co-owner and operator of Druther's Restaurant in Campbellsville with her husband, Charles and she enjoyed helping at the food bank. She was an active member of Lowell Avenue Baptist Church. Joanna McCarty of Campbellsville, KY died Wednesday, December 19, 2018 in Campbellsville at age 81. Funeral Services will be held at 12noonCT/1pmET Saturday, December 22, 2018 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Rev. Dave Walters. Visitation will be from 5-8pmET Friday, December 21, 2018. Burial will be in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 20:50:43 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Adair Co. Grand Jury returns indictments Tue 11 Dec 2018 Indictments brought against 13 individuals from Columbia, Loretto, Russell Springs, Liberty, and Louisville, KY, on charges including assault, theft, possession, public intoxication, terroristic threatening, DUI, wanton endangerment, and flight. NOTE: Indictments are considered formal charges. An indictment is not a finding of guilt. An individual charged by indictment is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding. The Adair County, KY Circuit Court grand jury, Columbia, KY, returned indictments against the following individuals on Tuesday, 11 December 2018: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 15:01:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
3 questions about pension reform before the KY legislature starts By Tom Loftus, Louisville Courier Journal The special legislative session on pension reform that Gov. Matt Bevin called for crashed Tuesday night, raising questions about what happens next. Here are some of the questions that the 2019 legislature may face when it convenes Jan. 8. Read the full story at: courier-journal 2018-12-20 14:00:45 | Comments | Printable version
Ventriloquism museum will have a new home in Northern KY By Sarah Brookbank, The Kentucky Enquirer The world's only museum dedicated to ventriloquism is looking for a new home and the charitable arm of one of Northern Kentucky's largest home builders is helping that happen. The Drees Homes Foundation has pledged $200,000 to Vent Haven Museum, a ventriloquism museum in Fort Mitchell. Vent Haven is hosting a capital campaign for a new facility due to lack of capacity in its current location. Read more at: cincinnati.com 2018-12-20 13:59:28 | Comments | Printable version
Soldier dad surprises son with special gift By Jesse Jones, The Eagle Post, for the Kentucky New Era Oak Grove's Holiday Walking Trail Parade had to be moved inside Valor Hall Saturday night over concerns it might get a little wet. The miniature parade would be turned into a different kind of event. The floats would still be there (if idle), but there would be refreshments and a face painters. Santa also waited on a dais to talk to any child who wanted to tell him what they wanted for Christmas. It ended up not mattering, as Valor Hall still got wet. Only it wasn't the rain causing the waterworks. Read the full story at kentuckynewera.com 2018-12-20 13:58:07 | Comments | Printable version
Grants available for recycling, composting, and HHW projects KY Division of Waste Management calls for grant applications. April 8, 2019 is deadline for recycling, composting, and household hazardous waste grant applications By John Mura/Lanny Brannock Frankfort, KY - The Energy and Environment Cabinet's Division of Waste Management is accepting grant applications for projects that develop an integrated recycling infrastructure, including public education programs, and for composting projects and household hazardous waste (HHW) collection events. "These grants have been very successful in helping counties deal with their household hazardous waste, get some composting operations up and running, and most importantly developing recycling infrastructure across the state," said Charles Snavely, Secretary of the Energy and Environment Cabinet. "Moving forward we really need to emphasize regional cooperation in Kentucky's recycling programs, in order to capture efficiencies of scale." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 11:31:56 | Comments | Printable version
First Lady, state employees spread holiday cheer By Doug Hogan Frankfort, KY - First Lady Glenna Bevin joined staff at the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) in the L&N Building in Louisville to spread Christmas cheer. The community celebration included pictures with Santa, cookies, candy canes, and cider. Families also were able to take home enough food items to prepare a traditional Christmas meal. "Every family should be able to have a good meal together at Christmas," First Lady Bevin said. "This mobile food bank and the fun we had today were meant to make the holiday brighter for these families." DCBS, part of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) and the state agency responsible for social services like child and adult protection and enrollment in child care, food benefits and cash assistance programs, coordinated the event with Dare to Care Food Bank. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 11:23:45 | Comments | Printable version
State Parks offering special New Year's Eve packages By Gil Lawson Frankfort, KY - Delicious meals, live music and dancing are a great combination for ringing in the new year and Barren River Lake State Park and Lake Cumberland State Resort Park are among the parks are offering New Year's Eve packages that include all that in addition to an overnight stay. Eleven state resort parks are hosting New Year's Eve parties on Dec. 31, 2018. All are promoting overnight packages and most feature a combination of dinner, live music, dancing, party favors, and a celebration at midnight. Below is the list of parks hosting a New Year's Eve event, along with their phone numbers to call for more details and reservations: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 11:21:21 | Comments | Printable version
Sara Roush, 98, matriarch of Adair County, KY family Adair County High School retired art teacher Henrietta Scott's mother, Sara Rousch, is known locally to many who have admired her art over the years at showings in the Lindsey Wilson College Lucretia Begley Art Gallery and at Jeff and Henrietta Scott's art studio in Sparksville, KY. Sara Metta Roush, 98, of Louisville, KY passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Cremation was chosen in honor of her wishes. There will be a family celebration of her life at her birthplace in Ohio where her ashes will be interred in the family cemetery. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 08:39:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
ACHS FCA helps the homeless in Louisville By Andrew Reliford During the month of December, the Adair County High School FCA operated a clothing drive for Forgotten Louisville (homeless community). Hundreds of items of clothing were collected and 25 ziplock bags were filled with soap, chapstick, toothpaste and toothbrushes by the FCA. On Wednesday, December 19th, the clothing items were dropped off at a local outreach church that serves a large range of homeless people in the city of Louisville. Afterwards, those present drove down to the river and took time to minister to the homeless by handing out coffee, cake snacks, thermals, and the ziplock goodie bags. 2018-12-20 08:05:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Adair County PVA Office holiday schedule By Landon Edwards, Adair County PVA The Adair County PVA office will be closed Monday, December 24 & Tuesday, December 25th in observance Christmas. We will also be closed on Monday, December 31st and Tuesday, January 1st for the New Year holiday. We would like to say Merry Christmas and happy new year to all! --Landon 2018-12-20 06:27:34 | Comments | Printable version
Retired Teachers hold quarterly meeting, collect items for charity By Ellen Zornes The Retired Teachers' Association held its quarterly meeting Monday, December 17, 2018 at Anderson's Pizza, 1411 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY. All retired teachers who live in Adair County are encouraged to attend regardless of where they taught. Each one who attends is asked to bring items of canned foods for the local Food Pantry, and/or new children's underwear for the 'Drop Your Drawers' campaign patterned after books of the super hero Captain Underpants, that are taken to the Adair Public Library for distribution. 2018-12-20 06:18:46 | Comments | Printable version
Today - THURSDAY with CM - 20 Dec 2018 Haiku by Robert Stone for December 20, 2018: True friends do right things,--Robert Stone, Thursday, 20 December 2018. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2655 2018-12-20 06:17:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Rain, rain and steady temperatures, high near 50F It's currently 44F at the Adair County Mesonet station. Expect rain today, with a high near 50F, and east wind 3 to 7 mph. The chance of precipitation today is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch are possible. Tonight should bring more rain, and a low around 42F. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible. It will be rainy and windy on Friday, with a high near 43F. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. 2018-12-20 06:15:59 | Comments | Printable version
7-County Area Courts for Thu 20 Dec 2018 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Thursday, December 20, 2018, at a glance:
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Letter: Keep and preserve the Greensburg Street entry sign By Joyce Coomer . . . on Greensburg Road . . . yes, it is old. Yes it needs cleaned and repainted. And since it says "Chamber of Commerce" on it, one would assume that the chamber was the party responsible for the erection of this sign several years ago. While it's unsightly at the moment, it is a bit of local history that I feel needs to be preserved. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-12-20 05:25:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 20 Happy Anniversary, Kevin and Debbie Reynolds | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Maxwell & Carolyn Hancock (1965) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Mitchell and Brenda Higginbotham (1969) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Sam and Jennifer Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Amanda Watson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Douglas Vaughn Hadley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Emma Lacy Burton (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, James David "JD" Coomer (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Michael Bardin (1975) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Natalie Bertram | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Stephen Kelsay (1983) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Wally Burress (1961) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lewis Lee Hardin, Adair Co., KY native (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carole Ann Karstetter, Columbia, KY (1944-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Allen J. Reid, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Ann Miller Gaines, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cecil Gilpin, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clurell England, 85, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Colonel Herbert B. Mattingly, Glasgow, KY (1920-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Curtis Kay Morris, 75, Russell County (1943-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Delphene Wilson, Russell County, KY (1934-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dennis Michael Trentham, 71, Greensburg, KY (1947-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Freddie Wade Wilson, 75, Edmonton, KY (1942-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gerline Finn, 85, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gilbert (Gil) Ephraim Kempf, age 85, Russell Co, KY (1930-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glenda Bell Frost, Taylor County, KY (1952 - 2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glenda Richardson, 65, Casey Co., KY (1951-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Herbert Otto (Herb) Stein, Jefferson Co., KY (1942-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Vernon Meeks, Jr., 58, Casey County, KY (1958-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Walker (J.W.) Burton, II, 78, Columbia, KY (1941-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Branham, Cumberland Co. KY (1944-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judy Heistand, 65, Taylor County, KY (1951-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kayla Cash, 22, Taylor County, KY (1990-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Frances Judd Upton, Greensburg (1928-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Orine Richardson, Casey Co., KY (1921-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ralph Creech, Russell Co., KY (1962-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ricky L. Coomer, 68, Adair Co., KY native (1955-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rosa Skaggs, 89, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sarah Lydia Glass, 7, Taylor Co., KY (2001-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirley Lee Babbit, 69, Green County, KY (1947-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Terry Glen Milton, 62, Edmonton, KY (1959-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Woodson Lewis Milby, Green Co., KY (1935-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, December 20, 2018 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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