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Regular Called Fiscal Court Meeting Monday Oct 10

From Bridget Compton
Adair County Fiscal Court Clerk

The Adair County Fiscal Court will meet in regular session at 6pmCT on Monday, October 10, 2022, in the basement of the Adair County Annex building located at 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. The public is invited to attend.

Meeting Agenda:


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2022-10-07 17:41:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government

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Squarecrow 2022: Whooo doesn't love this season!



2022-10-07 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Gina Baker.
Whooo doesn’t love the Squarecrows? The office of Jennifer Hutchison-Corbin, Adair County Attorney wants to wish everyone a happy Squarecrow Season! Squarecrows are among the crowd at Downtown Days this weekend.

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Eugene Melson, 90, Columbia, KY (1932-2022)

Eugene Melson of Columbia died on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 12:40 A.M. at Ephraim McDowell Hospital in Danville. He was 90 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 10amCT on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Donald Clark officiating. Burial will follow in Hilltop Cemetery in Casey County, with full military honors presented by the Casey County Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation is requested after 5pmET on Wednesday.


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2022-10-07 17:29:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Boil Water Advisory lifted

From Columbia/Adair Utilities District
October 7, 2022

As of 10:35 a.m. on October 7, 2022 the Boil Water Advisory for customers from Hwy 768, Old Montpelier Rd, O Flatt Rd, has been lifted by the Division of Water. This means your water is safe for human consumption. You no longer have to boil your water.


2022-10-07 12:24:51 | Comments | Printable version

Genealogy and History Research Center: Collections Part 18


Mike Watson discusses what can be found in old news papers as well as what is available and how to use it at the Adair County Genealogy and History Research Center.

See also:


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2022-10-07 09:13:04 | Comments | Printable version

Islam and Christianity in Bible Prophecy seminar at SDA Church

By Carole Thomas

SDA Church will be hosting a seminar about Islam and Christianity in Bible Prophecy at 7:30pmCT nightly on Friday, October 7, and Saturday, October 8, 2022. Join us for an amazing seminar that will lead you to make sense of what you have read in the Old Testament book of Daniel chapter 11 & 12. As you see prophecy more clearly, you can face the future with hope.

Admission is free, and includes child care, a free meal and free study materials. You can register at AttendSeminar.live/Columbia or just come to the SDA Church.


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2022-10-07 09:06:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News

Quarles urges EPA not to severely restrict use of corn herbicide

From Lisa Tolliver

Frankfort, KY - Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles submitted comments this week on behalf of more than 75,000 Kentucky farm families he represents to Michael S. Regan, head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), concerning the herbicide atrazine.

EPA is proposing to severely limit atrazine levels within watershed areas from the current 15 parts per billion (ppb) to 3.4 ppb, which Commissioner Quarles called "overly restrictive."


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2022-10-07 08:59:36 | Comments | Printable version

Operation Crash Reduction runs Oct. 7-10

From Erin G. Eggen

Frankfort, KY - Kentucky is promoting Operation Crash Reduction (OCR) to help drivers and passengers remember the importance of seat belt use and other safe driving practices. Law enforcement will conduct a high-visibility enforcement campaign, emphasizing seat belt use, from October 7, 2022, through October 10, 2022, to save lives and prevent injuries due to traffic crashes.

"While drivers can never control who they share the road with, one thing within everyone's control is the decision to buckle up and put the phone down every time you get in a vehicle to keep you, and others safe," said Gov. Andy Beshear.


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2022-10-07 08:56:11 | Comments | Printable version

KSP: Investigation of fatal collision on US68 in Marion Co.

From Trooper Jonathan Houk

Lebanon, KY - On October 6, 2022 at approximately 10:58amET, Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 15 Troopers responded to a two-vehicle injury collision on US 68 in Marion County.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Matthew Brady, age 32, of Lebanon, was traveling west on US 68 in a 2015 Nissan Sentra when he crossed the centerline and struck a 2011 Lexus SUV traveling east on US 68 head-on. The Lexus SUV was being operated by Timothy Mays, age 46, of Campbellsville.


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2022-10-07 08:49:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Letter: Appreciates videos of Silent City

Kathy Krug writes:
Thank you so much to the Adair Co. Public Library for putting the presentations on YouTube! I couldn't make it in person and was feeling sad to have missed it.
Comments re: Silent City 2022 videos now online


2022-10-07 08:45:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Haiku by Robert Stone for October 7, 2022

Crime and art are both
ways to achieve sensations
beyond usual.
--Robert Stone, Friday, 7 October 2022.
-1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4042


2022-10-07 08:35:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

7-County Area Courts for Fri 7 Oct 2022

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Friday, October 7, 2022, at a glance:
  • Adair County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Casey County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: 1 event Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Green County: 1 event Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Russell County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Taylor County: No events Circuit Court. 6 events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2022-10-07 08:25:07 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 7
Happy Anniversary, Ryan and Julie McQueary (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Adysen Jewell Wooley (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Blake A. Burriss (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Boon Matney (1967) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Briley Stephen Taylor (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cassie Jo Rogers (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dana Michelle Hancock-Edwards (1970) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ellie Cristin Cheatham (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Elliot Smith (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Hilda Legg | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jonathan Wayne Franklin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Julius Holmes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Libby Moss | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Marlena Sharpe McDonald (1979) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Rhonda Froedge (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sandra Elaine Pyles Parker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sonny (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stefani B. Knight (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tammy Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Timothy Eaton (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Wilson, 88, Russell County, KY (1925-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Earl Porter McCoy, Cumberland County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, C.W. Goff, Green County, KY (1946-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory Birthday, David Yeagley, Taylor County, KY (1966-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marcella Lawless, Russell Springs, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marcia Ann McKinley Cook (d. May 14, 2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Corey Lee Spears, Green Co., KY (1989-2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Herman Duncan Cundiff, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Ramsey , 85, Taylor Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wilbur Roy , Russell Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene Ray (Gene) Strode, Adair County, KY (1962) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Lawrence Barber, Jr., Burkesville, KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shelia Cox, Taylor County, KY (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Mills, Taylor Co., KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara Bennett, Russell County, KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Darrell D. Hafley, 61, Casey County, KY (1952-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Gayle Stidham , 66, Columbia, KY (1948-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rollin Depp Harbison, 97, Summer Shade, KY (1917-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donna White, Taylor County, KY (1960-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Lee Brown, 61, Russell Co., KY (1954-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Phelps, 65, Yosemite, KY (1950-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bruce Michael Werner, Sr, 69, Russell County, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Peggy Adkins, 72, Adair Co., KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl Grant Tipton, Russell Springs, KY, formerly of Dunnville, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ronald Joseph Kramer, Glasgow, KY (1935-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Wayne Gossett, Metcalfe County, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles W. Mann, Jamestown, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christopher D. Neely, 40, Bowling Green, KY (1982-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph (Sonny) Vance, 82, Cane Valley, KY (1939-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenny Dale Jewell, 66, Green County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leslie Keith Thurman, 83, Cumberland Co., KY native (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lillie Irene Roark, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louise Shofner, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Merial Jean Sanders Greer, 87, Liberty, KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Michael Lee Morris, 84, Adair Co., KY native (1940-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Ann Gilpin, 85, Columbia, KY (1938-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stanley Lee Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vinice Fay Roach Finley Tinsley, Burkesville, KY native (1929-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Combest, 90, Jamestown, KY (1931-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vola Mae Bailey Bennett, 80, Columbia, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William (Bill) Taylor, 81, Liberty, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, October 7, 2022
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTVoting and Public Viewing for the Around the Square photography contest
Adair Co. Library Genealogy History Research Center, 307 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY | (ID:63823, Comment)
Adair Co. E-scrap collection
Drop off in bins in front of the Adair County Recycling building, 64 Service Dr., Columbia KY | (ID:63850, Comment)
10:00amCTSubmission dropoff for Adair County Art Exhibit
10amCT-4pmCT in Lucrecia C. Begley Gallery | (ID:63702, Comment)
Adair County Farm Bureau South will close early to make room for the festival
Click Jason's business card ad at the top left of this page for contact | (ID:63936, Comment)
11:00amCTServices for Roslin Keith, 59, Adair Co., KY (1963-2022) | (ID:63900, Comment)
NoonCTPublic Square closed to traffic for Downtown Days | (ID:63896, Comment)
Deadline for ARPA applications at City Hall | (ID:63930, Comment)
City Hall closing early today | (ID:63934, Comment)
1:00pmCTAdair County Annex Building closed this afternoon for Downtown Days | (ID:63899, Comment)
4:30pmCTAdair Co. Fiscal Court Surplus Property Auction | (ID:63871, Comment)
Downtown Days:Vendor Booths Open | (ID:63905, Comment)
5:00pmCTDowntown Days: Kiddie Train Rides | (ID:63906, Comment)
5:30pmCTDowntown Days: Corn Hole Tournament Registration | (ID:63908, Comment)
6:00pmCTACHS Class of 1972 50th Class Reunion | (ID:63072, Comment)
Downtown Days: No Deceit on the Main Stage | (ID:63907, Comment)
Downtown Days: Corn Hole Tournament | (ID:63909, Comment)
7:30pmCTDowntown Days: County-Wide on the Main Stage | (ID:63910, Comment)
Islam and Christianity in Bible Prophecy seminar at SDA Church | (ID:63937, Comment)

 
































 
 
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