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Daily News for Thursday, August 24, 2023
Five-year strategic plan unveiled by CU leaders By Gerard Flanagan, news writer and photographer Office of University Communications Campbellsville University has announced its new five-year strategic plan, titled "Foundations for the Future." The strategic plan, approved by the university's Board of Trustees at its April meeting, takes effect July 1, 2023 and runs through Dec. 31, 2028. The plan was finalized following input from several stakeholders, including the Board of Trustees, university administration, faculty, staff, students, donors and community leaders. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 23:38:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Peck Hill, 95, Metcalfe County, KY (1927-2023) Harold Pedigo "Peck" Hill, 95, of Edmonton, KY passed away Wednesday, August 23, 2023. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U. S. Army and was of the Christian faith. He enjoyed flower gardening, planting trees, photography, participating in car shows with his 1993 Chevy Pickup and spending time with his family and friends. Peck always had a friendly smile for everyone. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 22:59:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Comment: private citizens owed an apology By Vicky Pike Besides the occupational tax, there were a couple of other issues that need to be highlighted from the fiscal court meeting. One being the use of social media to discuss a private citizen's tax matters by a public official. Whether or not you are the judge's daughter or son, if you pay taxes in Adair County you should be treated equally. You pay taxes. You are entitled to services and respect. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 22:25:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Gov. Beshear Approves projects in Green, Metcalfe Frankfort, KY - On Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, Gov. Andy Beshear announced he has approved $3.4 million in discretionary transportation funding for 24 cities and counties across Kentucky that asked for help in improving local streets and roads. Among the funding approvals, Green County was awarded $89K to resurface Locust Grove Rd., and the City of Edmonton was awarded $93K to resurface Glasgow Street, Dial Street, and Nora Circle. "I'm glad we are able to offer this funding, because local roadways help define a community," Gov. Beshear said. "These are streets and roads that lead to homes and schools, to shops and stores and industrial sites that employ hardworking Kentucky men and women. Keeping them maintained is how we keep a community thriving." The discretionary funding is administered through the Department of Rural and Municipal Aid at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC). 2023-08-24 15:49:58 | Comments | Printable version
Fiscal Court to hold Emergency Called Meeting on Friday From Bridget Compton The Adair County Fiscal Court will have an Emergency Called Meeting at 9amCT on August 25, 2023, for the purpose of transferring funds to the Adair County Sheriff's office to meet obligations for payroll. The meeting will be held in the basement of the Adair County Annex building located at 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. This meeting is open to the public. Meeting Agenda: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 15:44:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government
Register now for new 4-H Photography Club From Tony Rose, County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development Adair County Cooperative Extension Service We are pleased to announce the new 4-H Photography Club starting up. April Shepperd will be the club leader, and the club is open to youth ages 9-18 years old. The first meeting of the new Photography Club will be held at 6pmCT on Monday, September 18, 2023, at the Adair County Extension Office, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY. Please bring a copy of your favorite photo and your photography equipment. A parent/guardian will need to attend the meeting with the youth. Please click here to register. The deadline for registration is Friday, September 15, 2023. 2023-08-24 11:56:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Free Dementia Training and Grandparent Workshop on Sept 21 From Eva Sublett Dear friends and families, you are not alone in the caregiving! DAIL sincerely invites you to A Positive Perspective, a free conference regarding dementia care and grandparents raising grandchildren, starting at 9:30amET on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at the Center for Rural Development, 2292 S. Hwy 27, Somerset, KY. Two professionals will share their profound experience and knowledge with us. Melanie Bunn, a speaker and mentor with Teepa's Snow's Positive Approach to Car, will talk about living with and caring for people with dementia. Jeremy A. Taylor will speak about empowering Grandparents raising Grandchildren. Meet new friends, get some information from our vicinity, and have a luncheon and a good time with us. RSVP by calling 1-800-264-7093 or emailing mandy@lcadd.org. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 11:53:21 | Comments | Printable version
Splash Pad opening is also Back-to-School Event From Tiffany Collins The City of Columbia wants to remind everyone of the Back to School event planned for Friday at the City Park on Fairgrounds Street in Columbia. This will be the grand opening of the splash pad, with a ribbon-cutting, a magic show by Magician Lance Burton, and all types of giveaways for children from numerous organizations, including free tee-shirts while supplies last, plus snow cones, popsicles, popcorn, and cotton candy. Organizations will also have backpacks, school supplies, and other items. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 11:43:12 | Comments | Printable version
State releases county unemployment data for July 2023 From Mike Clark/Kim Saylor Brannock Frankfort, KY - Unemployment rates rose in 98 counties between July 2022 and July 2023, fell in 17, and stayed the same in five counties, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency of the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet. Locally, unemployment rose year-to-year in Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor Counties, and was unchanged in Green County. Between June and July, unemployment rates rose in Adair, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor Counties, and remained unchanged in Casey and Cumberland Counties.
Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 3.5%. It was followed by Carroll County, 3.6%; Cumberland and Washington counties, 3.7% each; Anderson, Boone, Nelson, Oldham, Scott and Spencer counties, 3.8% each. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 11:40:00 | Comments | Printable version
Tiny critters looking for your back to school kids As children return to school and play close together, lice can be transferred from one child to another. Lice infestations can start when children touch heads together, use hair-contact items such as hats and combs, or lay on a pillow or stuffed animal that has been in contact with an infested head. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 09:07:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Authur (Audie) McQueary, 72, Liberty, KY (1951-2023) Authur "Audie" McQueary of Liberty, husband of, Sue McQueary, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at his home. A graveside service will be held at 1pmET on Saturday August 26, 2023, in the McQueary Cemetery in Casey County. Visitation will be from 11amET to 12:30pmET on Saturday at the Rocky Top Church of Christ, near Audie's home at 2468 Contown Road in Casey County. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 08:27:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Soccer: LWC blanks Mount Vernon Nazarene in season opener The No. 5 ranked Lindsey Wilson men's soccer team opened its 2023 season with a 3-0 victory over Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) Wednesday on Ray Wells Field at Walter S. Reuling Stadium. The Blue Raiders are back in action on Monday when they host Judson (IL) at 2pmCT at Ray Wells Field. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2023-08-24 08:23:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Haiku by Robert Stone for August 24, 2023 Disillusionment--Robert Stone, Thursday, 24 August 2023. -1000 haiku fourth time, more days coming up, Day 4363 2023-08-24 08:19:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 24 Happy Birthday, Beth Roach | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Charles Robinson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hayley McQueary (1995) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jada Johnson Kelsay | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jaylen Ray Wesley Holmes (2001) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jeremy Phillips | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Marshall Judd | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Patsy Fudge | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Robert Absher (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Steve Harmon | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tammy Knifley Rich | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clifton R. Conner, Jamestown, KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gaylon Delano Yarberry, Columbia, KY (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Louise Griffin, native of Adair County, KY (1931-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nell Page Noble, native of Adair County, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Imogene Evans Holt, Casey Co., KY (1938-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virginia Harden Siler, Columbia, KY (1937-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Homer Goodin (Aug. 24, 1939 - Nov. 9, 2003) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Jessee Collins Young Wade, 74, Adair Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jeremy Wayne Perkins Taylor Co., KY (1977) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sister Dorothy McMannon, formerly of Columbia, KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ray Bryant, Knifley, KY (1913) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lonnie Duerson Holman, formerly of Burkesville, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, L.C. Kessler, Adair County, KY (1922-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Lucas, Casey Co., KY (1924-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Thomas, Dunnville, KY (1957) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Whitney Barnes, Adair Co., KY (1928 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alice Courter, Russell Co., KY (1923-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sarah Akin Morrison, 29, Adair County, KY (1984-2013)> | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Mosby Cook, 58, Metcalfe County, KY (1956-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gene Brown, 79, Casey County, KY (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Russell Pierce, Russell Co., KY (1918-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sandra Kaye Pedigo Cilyok, 71, Barren Co., KY (1944-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Ann Sims, Russell Co., KY native (1942-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Fausteen Chumbley, Casey County, KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jeffery Wayne (Jed) York, 53, Albany, KY/formerly Adair Co., KY (1963-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lillian Lewis, Edmonton, KY (1927-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dallas Graybeal, Taylor County, KY (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles W. Spurling, Taylor County, KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John Michael Lassourreille, Nashville, TN/formerly of Edmonton (1948-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lida Jones Smith, 75, Cumberland Co., KY (1943-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charlie Robinson, 77, Adair Co., KY native (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clarence Allen (Bud) Liming, 83, Liberty, KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Darla Faye Davis Asbury, 63, Green Co., KY (1958-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Delta Bland Hamm, 98, Casey County, KY (1921-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Donald Frank Robb, Adair Co., KY (1933-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Helen Sharpe, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Homer Ray Goodin (1939) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Turner, 74, Columbia, KY native (1948-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leland Grant (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leon Leroy Nicholes Jr., 57, Brodhead, KY (1964-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pearl Hadley (1917) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ray Bryant (1913) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, August 24, 2023 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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