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Wildlife Food Plot Establishment Workshop on Sept. 3

By Nick Roy
Adair County Extension Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources

The Extension Office will host a Wildlife Food Plot Establishment Workshop at 6:30pmCT on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. This workshop is perfect for hunters and landowners looking to enhance their properties by establishing food plots that support wildlife. The workshop will be held at the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service, located at 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY 42728.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of creating successful food plots, including site selection, soil fertility, fertilizer applications, species selection, weed control, and ongoing monitoring and maintenance. Whether you're a seasoned hunter or new to wildlife management, this workshop will provide the essential knowledge to get started.

For more information, contact the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service at (270) 384-2317.


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Scenic Adair Co.: Sunny to stormy



2024-08-31 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Kelly M. Schork.
Kelly took this photo in New Columbia on Friday, August 30, 2024. She writes, "Walmart Columbia the sky vastly turned dark and stormy. Sun was shining one moment and the next was this. I tried to capture the hundreds of birds swarming from one tree to the next in their flocks to no avail."

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Ruby Chrystine Knauer, 89, Columbia, KY native (1934-2024)

Ruby Chrystine (Powell) Knauer of Louisville, and formerly of Columbia, passed away on Friday, August 30, 2024, at Westport Place Health Campus in Louisville. She was 89 years old.

Funeral services will be held at 2:30pmCT on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with burial to follow in the Columbia Cemetery.

Visitation will be on Wednesday from 12:30pmCT until 2:30pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.


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Lake Area Foundation $5000 Grant to RC Arts Council

By Mike Scales, 92.7 The Wave

The Lake Area Foundation is pleased to present the Russell County Arts Council with a $5,000 grant from the Russell County Development Fund. These funds will be matched with $3,900 from the Arts Council for use on the Historic Star Theater Marquee Facelift Project.

The goal of the project is to refresh the marquee to increase street visibility while maintaining the vintage look of the historic building. The Project will beautify the theater building while also enhancing downtown Russell Springs.


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Ruth Durrett, 81, Green County, KY (1942-2024)

Ruth Frances Wright Durrett of Greensburg, Kentucky, daughter of the late Cecil Wright and Lillian Bennett Wright, was born on Wednesday, November 11, 1942 in Green County and departed this life on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. She was 81 years, 9 months, and 17 days of age.

She had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Greensburg Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was a retired Summersville Postmaster having worked for the United States Postal Service for 30 years. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Green County Fair Board.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 31
Happy Anniversary, Billy and Hanna Rowe | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Darryl and Judy Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brandie Shepherd | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Caleb | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Wesley Neat | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Evan Davis (1987) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Fay McKinley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Isabella Gonzalaz (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, James Matthew "Jimmy" Johnson (1975) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jerald Dwight Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, John Gossage | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lee Barker | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mary Norris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Maxie Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Patti Page | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Paula Pyles | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ryan Quinn | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sheila Neat | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Travis Williams (1992) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, twins Anslie Kate Spoon and Addison Kate Spoon (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Jean Luttrell, 78, Russell Co., KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sara Pike, Adair Co., KY, native (1912) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Bercie Ellen Wray Fletcher, Burkesville, KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Mary Ruth Bright Arnett, Green Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elmer (Dude) Smith, Adair County, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara J. Lamb, Taylor County, KY(1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Grider, Russell County (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eugene Darnell, Adair County, KY (1936-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Roe Stephens, Russell County, KY, (1934-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rada Earlene Johnson, 78, Russell Co., KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Wayne (Birdlegs) Derringer, Taylor Co., KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Calvin Berry, 76, Green Co, KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucille Baker Taylor, 90, Adair County, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Titus Jessie, 90, Campbellsville, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tony (Big Daddy) Stubbs, 78, Taylor Co., KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Louise Cary, 88, Cumberland Co., KY (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wesley Thomas Spears, 24, Casey Co., KY (1992-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Isiah (Shorty) Rodgers, 87, Adair County, KY (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Louise (Betty Lou) Marple, Casey Co., KY (1930-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Ellen Bowmer Hammonds, 88, Casey Co., KY native (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lewis Dayton VanFossen, 69, Green Co., KY/Rushville, Ohio native (1948-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Callie Tobbert Bryant (1869-1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danny Burton, 76, Adair Co., KY (1946-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Lane Arnett, 76, Green Co., KY (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, John Arthur Royse, 77, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maggie Ruth Anderson, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Lyndel Murrell, 90, Middlesboro, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Noel Harvey, 95, Adair County, KY (1924-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rev. Hubert Hadley, 87, Adair Co. native Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sammy June Hancock Cundiff, 83, Versailles, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stevie W. York, 60, Jamestown, KY (1959-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, August 31, 2024
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTFarmer's Market on the Square
Farmers Market on the Square is held from 8amCT to 1pmCT on Wednesdays and Saturdays mornings at the corner of Campbellsville and Merchant Street in downtown Columbia, KY. | (ID:67334, Comment)
9:00amCTCCN Community Fundraiser Indoor Yard Sale | (ID:67408, Comment)
10:30amCTBryant Family Reunion | (ID:67418, Comment)
11:30amCTCHS Class of 1953 71-year reunion lunch | (ID:67445, Comment)
NoonCTSpires Family Reunion | (ID:67406, Comment)
2:00pmCTBailey Family Reunion | (ID:67379, Comment)

 


































 
 
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