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Daily News for Thursday, April 24, 2025
Dorothy Cowan's art showcased at Adair Arts Dorothy Cowan's art is on display in the Highland Station Art Gallery in the southern Adair County community she grew up in - Sparksville, KY. She attended school in a one-room school house, married at age 16, and birthed three babies. She didn't know she could draw or paint anything until after all her children were grown. One day a friend of hers left a book on the table about a horse and Dorothy drew it. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-04-24 23:01:59 | Comments | Printable version
Chief Charles W. Shaw July 5, 1946 - April 20, 2025 Charles (Charlie) Shaw, age 78, of Campbellsville, Kentucky passed away on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at his home. Born on July 5, 1946, in Louisville, Kentucky, he was the son of the late William Q. Shaw and Dorothy Brown Shaw. On August 1, 1970, Charles married Suellen Coker and together they shared 54 years of love, partnership and devotion. Their bond was the foundation of a life filled with family, faith and community. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-04-24 22:50:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Trustees vote for Lindsey Wilson University Lindsey Wilson College will become Lindsey Wilson University on July 1, 2025. The Lindsey Wilson Board of Trustees voted unanimously today, Thursday, April 24, 2025, to change the name of the 122-year-old school. Read more about the historic change at lindsey.edu. 2025-04-24 15:16:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Revival starts April 27 at Egypt Christian Church From W. M. Feese, Jr. Egypt Christian Church will have revival services April 27-30, 2025, including the 10amCT service on Sunday Morning and 6pmCT evenings Sunday through Wednesday. The speaker will be Matt Fisher from Embreeville, TN. Everyone is invited to attend. Egypt Christian Church is located at 4855 Knifley Rd. in Adair County. 2025-04-24 15:07:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
ACHS Class Of 1985 to hold 40th reunion From Lee Grider Adair County High School Class Of 1985 will hold its 40th Reunion on Saturday, May 24, 2025 from 6pmCT to Midnight. The location will be the Craycroft Farm, 698 Ray Coffey Road, Columbia. Payment of $25 per Couple (or $15 Single) may be sent electronically to Venmo @ leewgrider Lee Waggener Grider, P.O. Box 339, Columbia, Kentucky 42728. They can also be dropped off at Kentucky Traditions Printing, Inc., 426 Wain Street, Columbia, Kentucky 42728. 2025-04-24 11:57:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Winfred Bonta, 92, Taylor County, KY Winfred S. Bonta was born October 19, 1932 in Green County, KY to the late William Clarence and Stella Pauline Wright Bonta. He departed this life Saturday, March 15, 2025 at Green River Trails Nursing Home, having attained the age of 92 years. He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was a member of Ladies Chapel Methodist Church. He was a farmer and a United States Army Veteran, serving during the Korean War. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death April 24, 2019 by his wife Dorothy Pickett Bonta. He is also preceded in death by two sisters and one brother: Marilyn and Joyce Simpson and Bill Bonta. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-04-24 11:54:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Anita Ann Brown, 70, Adair County, KY Anita Ann Brown, of Columbia, Kentucky, passed away at Russell County Hospital on Saturday, April 19, 2025. She was 70 years of age. Born March 2, 1955, in Rochester, New York, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Nancy (Visconte) McRobbie. Anita was an avid equestrian throughout her entire life. She was a barrel racer and equestrian drill team member in her younger years. She especially enjoyed riding her horses in parades, which she did in several capacities, including as DAV Auxiliary New York State Commander. Anita became a certified equine chiropractor and operated Caring Hands Equine Chiropractic here in Kentucky. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-04-24 11:50:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Revival starts May 5 at Kelleyville Community Church From Linda Tucker Kelleyville Community Church will be having revival services beginning at 6pmCT nightly from May 5 through May 7, 2025. Bro. Matthew Murrell from Jonesville, Louisiana will be the evangelist. Kelleyville Community Church is located at 77 Kellyville Rd., Columbia, KY. Bro. Matt Pendleton and congregation invite everyone to attend. 2025-04-24 10:20:07 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
Unemployment rises in most of Adair Co. area for March 2025 From Mike Clark/Kim Saylor Brannock Frankfort, KY - Unemployment rates rose in 112 counties-- including Adair, Casey, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor--fell in four (Bath, Bracken, Hopkins and Morgan) counties and stayed the same in four (Carroll, Cumberland, Harrison and Montgomery) counties between March 2024 and March 2025, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet.
Woodford County recorded the lowest jobless rate in the commonwealth at 4.2%. It was followed by Shelby County, 4.5%; Fayette County, 4.6%; Oldham and Scott counties, 4.7% each; Harrison, Jessamine, Todd and Washington counties, 4.8% each; and Boone, Kenton and Spencer counties, 4.9% each. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-04-24 10:19:44 | Comments | Printable version
National Day of Prayer is May 1 From Phyllis Burris Trinity Church Adair County is participating in the National Day of Prayer, at NoonCT on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The gathering will be on the steps of the Courthouse Annex Building, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. The 2025 National Day of Prayer theme is from Romans 15:13, "Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." We will pray for America: the Family, Church, Business, Workplace, Education, Military, Government, Arts, Media, Entertainment. The whole community is invited to share in this time of prayer for our nation. 2025-04-24 10:12:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
Lindsey students learn art and etiquette of the business meal From Duane Bonifer Campbellsville, KY - The Lindsey Wilson College School of Business and Communication gave students valuable social lessons Tuesday night. The school's faculty hosted a professional etiquette dinner for about 50 undergraduate students on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Swan's Landing in Taylor County. In addition to receiving etiquette tips to utilize at business lunches and interviews from Swan's Landing co-owner Sherri Botkin '94, students heard a keynote address about leadership and soft skills that should be cultivated and nurtured from Sarah Culver '04 of Lead4Change, a national nonprofit organization based in Louisville, Kentucky. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-04-24 10:05:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson College
Letter: Optometrist award Ann Pearson writes: She is such a kind and compassionate doctor. She called me from her cell after work just to check on me and make sure I was ok after complications from surgery. She is amazing!Comments re: Williams named KOA Young Optometrist of the Year 2025-04-24 10:03:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 24 Happy Anniversary, Billy and Patricia Hadley (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Bro. Ralph And Bobbie Sue Hadley (1958) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Owen and Evelyn Pollard (1947) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Stephen and Sheena Kelsay (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Allison Burton (2003) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Deven Stone (1997) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kelsi Walker (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kevin L. Bault | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kevin VanArsdale | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lee Jessie | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lillian Collins (2012) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Linda (Bell) Forbis (1984) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lisa Coomer (1984) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lisa Jo Hadley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, McKinlee Danielle Stone (2010) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Richard Paul Baldwin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Stephen Parnell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tommy Kemp | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Russell A. Vassallo, Esq, Casey County, KY (1934-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Waggener, Adair County, KY (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nona Bess Curry Bennett, Adair Co., KY (1938-2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Georgia Flatt, 85, Russell Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alvin Spurling, 77, Taylor Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Earl Allen Cox, Casey Co., KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Larry Nash, Taylor Co., KY (1950) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sophia Burton, Adair Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alma C. Dalton, Casey Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John C. (J.C.) Bryant, Adair County, KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Iva Dean Pittman, Casey County, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wendell Gleason Pyles, Adair Co., KY (1962) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gary Gene Anderson, 67, Russell Co., KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virginia Graves Shively, Taylor Co., KY (1916 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carrie Helen Lester Garrett, Beaumont, Metcalfe Co. KY (1932-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Muriel Gene Tedder, Knifley, KY (1933-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dean Miller Alexander, 62, Cumberland Co., KY (1952-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patty D. Boone Russell County, KY, (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kenton Lyle Pierce, 56, Russell Co., KY, Adair native (1959-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Renee Marie Weddle, 44, Russell County, KY (1971-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Getha West, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In memory birthday, Paul McCubbin, Taylor Co., (1924-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lawrence E. Bryant, 76, Adair County, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Douglas Mills, 68, Taylor Co., KY (1948-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Helen (Garmon) Parks, Austin, IN (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, June Etta Cornell, 93, formerly of Breeding, KY (1923-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Velma Sue Stocton, 61, Taylor Co., KY/Russell Co., KY native (1956-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Helen Risen Dile, 73, Taylor Co., KY/Green County, KY native (1943-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dale (Peewee) Johnson, 76, Russell Co., KY (1942-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Frank C. Ramsey, Adair County, KY (1941-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Grace Ann Jones , Taylor Co., KY (1963-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ancil Curtis Vanoy, 90, Liberty, KY (1932-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Beverly Ann Powell, 63, Columbia, KY (1961-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bill Newcomb, 80, Cub Run, KY (1940-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cathy Bell, 62, Jamestown, KY (1958-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Finis Foster, 77, Adair Co. native (1943-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jeary Arnold Withers, 77, Russell Springs, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jessica N. Passmore, 31, Loretto, KY (1991-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kermit Eugene (Gene) Johnson, 93, Liberty, KY (1927-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leonard Wayne Burton, 65, Liberty, KY (1957-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margaret Velma Bond, 79, Campbellsville, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard Paul (Pookie) Baldwin, 32, Columbia, KY (1990-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rose Cravens, 91, Liberty, KY (1929-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William W. (Pooch) Poynter, 78, Knob Lick, KY (1945-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, April 24, 2025 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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