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Daily News for Monday, March 13, 2023
ACES Library receives $500 Read Across America grant By Pam Phipps ACES library was awarded $500 through a grant from the Middle Cumberland Education Association Retired teachers. The $500 grant purchased an equal amount of fiction and non-fiction books for the ACES library. March 2nd is recognized nationally as Read Across America Day. The nation celebrates the joy of reading during the month of March. During the first week of March, librarians, authors, educators, parents, caregivers, and community members are invited into schools, libraries, churches, and daycare centers to read aloud to our nation's children. Books build a child's sense of belonging and can help inculcate respect and empathy for others. Throughout the first week of March, Adair Co. students dressed up and participated in school and district Read Across America events. (See also:Read Across Adair 2023 a huge success at ACPC) 2023-03-13 19:17:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Bowling: LWC men wrap up 22-23 season at ISC/ITC Sectionals Smyrna, TN - This past weekend at Smyrna Bowling Center, the Lindsey Wilson men's bowling team concluded its 2022-23 season with a 16th-place finish at the Intercollegiate Team Championships Sectional Tournament. The Blue Raiders made their first appearance in the competition since the 2018-19 campaign and closed with a final score of 11,990 in total pins, and an average score of 187.3. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-03-13 19:13:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
William L. (Bill) Humphress, 84, Knifley, KY (1938-2023) William "Bill" Lowell Humphress of Knifley departed this life Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at UK Healthcare in Lexington. He was 84 years old. The funeral will be held at 1pmET on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Christie Chapel Church in Elkhorn, KY. Burial will follow in Harden Cemetery (near Christie Chapel Church) in Elkhorn, KY. Visitation is requested from 5pmET until 8pmET on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at Auberry Funeral Home, 503 East Main Street, Campbellsville. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-03-13 19:09:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
March 2023 KY-MOMS Healthy Baby Workshop From Aimee Weddle, CSW, CPS Prevention Specialist | Adanta Regional Prevention Center All pregnant and up to 2 months postpartum moms, as well as their significant other or other guest, are invited to a 2-hour online Healthy Baby Workshop on the following date:
Mothers who complete the workshop will receive a $30 gift card by mail. In order to receive the gift card, you must not have previously attended this class during the same pregnancy. This class is for individuals in the following counties: Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, McCreary, Pulaski, Russell, Taylor and Wayne. 2023-03-13 19:03:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Health Care
Adair and Warren detention centers charge juveniles after violent attacks From Morgan Hall Juveniles in custody at Adair and Warren Juvenile Detention Centers have been charged with assault 3rd after attacking staff and the Kentucky State Police (KSP). On Thursday and Saturday of last week, juveniles orchestrated three separate attacks between the two facilities. Three juveniles at Adair Juvenile Detention Center attacked staff of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and KSP during Thursday's evening medicine distribution. In response, KSP and DJJ both charged the males with assault 3rd. On Saturday, one juvenile at Adair Youth Development Center, which is connected to the detention center and houses juveniles post adjudication, physically attacked a correctional officer. The correctional officer deployed pepper spray and was able to quickly regain control preventing any injuries. The male has been charged with assault 3rd. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-03-13 18:58:12 | Comments | Printable version
Alma Furkin, 83, Columbia, KY (1939-2023) Alma Furkin of Columbia passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at Fair Oaks Health and Rehabilitation in Jamestown, KY. She was 83 years old. Funeral services will be held at 1pmCT on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY Burial will follow in the Freedom Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday after 11amCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-03-13 14:52:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Letter: Thanks Connie, for the memories Donna Rieder writes: The photo of the geese noted by Connie Slattery brought back childhood memories of my aunt Emma Clemens' (some relation to Samuel but not sure how) geese. She, too, had these ginormous white Emden geese at her farm in Georgia, and they seemed to really enjoy chasing and pinching us small humans, while we ran screaming around and around the house with them in close pursuit.Comments re: Warning off an unwanted visitor 2023-03-13 12:34:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Adair Co. 4-H Shooting Sports Orientation and Safety meeting By Tony Rose, Agent for 4-H Youth Development Adair County Cooperative Extension Service Would you like to get involved with the 4-H Shooting Sports Program? The Adair County 4-H Shooting Sports Program is open to youth ages 9-18 of Adair County. Youth will learn about the many different aspects of shooting sports. If you have an interest in getting involved in this program you need to attend this meeting with a parent or guardian. There will be an orientation and safety meeting at 5:30pmCT on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY. This meeting is open to all returning and new youth who are interested in our shooting sports program. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-03-13 12:09:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Letter: Keep up the good work, Gavin! Vicki Brock writes: I'm writing re the story about Gavin Giles winning the writing contest. We are so very proud of Gavin for winning this contest! He is my neighbor and friend of my grandson Grayson. I'd love to read the story he wrote about his grandmother.Comments re: Gavin Giles is Student Essay Winner 2023-03-13 11:34:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Liberty Tourism Commission hosts regional meeting Columbia-Adair County Tourism has been going through a transition and is not through with changes yet as we learn how to put things together to be the best future for both city and county. Liberty Tourism & Convention Commission hosted the monthly meeting of the Southern Kentucky Vacations Tourism 10-County Region. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-03-13 11:06:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government
Baseball: LWC sweeps doubleheader against No. 17 Georgetown The Lindsey Wilson baseball team swept a Mid-South Conference doubleheader against No. 17 Georgetown (KY) on Saturday at Egnew Park. The Blue Raiders (12-8, 4-4 MSC) took game one 5-4 and completed the sweep with a 9-5 victory in game two. Jordan Blick went 5-for-8 in the two games with six RBIs and one home run. Sam Gage drove in three runs in the second game while Austin Rayno drove in a pair in game two. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-03-13 07:50:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Haiku by Robert Stone for March 13, 2023 We may fear some things--Robert Stone, Monday, 13 March 2023. -1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4199 2023-03-13 07:47:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
7-County Area Courts for Mon 13 Mar 2023 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Monday, March 13, 2023, at a glance:
2023-03-13 07:47:21 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 13 Happy Birthday, Anita Daniel (1966) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Billy Burton (1954) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Deena Murphy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Grant Adamson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hayley Noel (1991) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Knox Tweedy (2023) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, LaVerne Reliford | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Monica Brooke Butler (1997) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Neal Sneed | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Susan Gaskins | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zani Brooke Branham | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Johnny Lee (John) Wells, 66, Cumberland Co., KY (1949-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirley Sue Brown, 82 Russell Springs, KY (1936-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cymbelline Rose Meadows, Greensburg, KY (1925-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Annie Ruth Norris, Burkesville, KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Junior Graim Bagby, Greensburg, KY (1939-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline Coffey, Jamestown, KY (1920-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobbie McLean Ellis Burton, Adair Co., KY (1928-2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobbie Glenn Foster, Casey Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Barrett, 81, Russell Co., KY (1929-2010) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, J.D. Melson, Russell Co., KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rayburn Dudley, Greensburg, KY, (1955 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sarah Perdue, Russell Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hershel Hicks, Casey Co., KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Bonnie Milby Smith Strader, Green Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Inas Winifred Barger, Dunnville, KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce C. Sells, Cumberland Co., KY (1951-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wesley Wayne Perkins, Adair Co., KY (1922 - 2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Nelson, Campbellsville, KY (1944-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Regina E. Cash Riddle, Clinton Co., KY (1927-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Monica E. Whited, 53, Casey County, KY (1961-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Maurine Hood, Green Co., KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Elizabeth Jean Gentry, 86, Green Co., KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gertie McKinney Hamilton, Breeding, KY native (1931-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alton David Crockett, Green Co., KY native (1967-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rex Brown, Campbellsville, KY, (1928 - 2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Allen Pickett, 93, Green Co., KY (1922-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cleston McCubbin, 81, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mark Robert Coyle, 55, Adair County, KY (1961-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ann Peterson, 89, Russell County, KY (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bethel Tarter, 77, Russell County, KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Daryl Branham, 64, Adair County, KY/Cumberland Co., KY native (1952-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edward Grubb, 82, Burkesville, KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Al Lackey, Taylor Co., KY/Cumberland Co., KY native (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. James C. Daniel, 80, Russell Co., KY/Casey Co. KY native (1937-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cindy Monday, 71, Casey County, KY (1946-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Curtis Reeder, 52, Jamestown, KY (1965-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Allen, Casey County, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruben (Hoover) Gaskins, 91, Taylor/Adair Co., KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Doris Loy Turner, 83, Adair County, KY/Russell Co., KY native (1935-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Agnes Carter Mason, Casey County, KY (1931-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Claywell, Burkesville, KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Allen R. Stephens, 50, Russell Springs, KY (1971-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bessie Lois (Finley) Smith, 85, Burkesville, KY (1936-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Burton (1954) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolyn English Hall, 82, Adair Co., KY native (1939-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Deborah Murley Keen, 73, Burkesville, KY (1950-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gary Bowers, 69, Burkesville, KY (1952-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Letha (Allen) Davidson, 63, Campbellsville, KY (1959-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Ann Brown, 86, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mattie Lee Chrisman, 78, Columbia, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Monday, March 13, 2023 All events are listed in Central Time. 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