Birds of Kentucky: Little Lost Geese 2024-05-12 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. Watched the two slightly older juveniles at right make a loop around the park, after they somehow got separated from their parents. The geese at left firmly but politely let them know they weren't allowed to join the younger ones at center, and sent them on their way. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sgt. Major Dan Kermeen and family 2024-05-12 - Okinawa, Japan - Photo courtesy Pam Kermeen. Sergeant Major Kermeen is married to Tavon Kermeen, and together they have two children, Dyllon and Kaileigh. Kermeen will assume the duties as Squadron Sergeant Major for Marine Air Support Squadron 2 in May 2024. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Congratulations to Sgt. Major Dan Kermeen 2024-05-12 - Okinawa, Japan - Photo courtesy Pam Kermeen. In April 2024, Daniel Kermeen was promoted to his current rank and is set to assume the duties as Squadron Sergeant Major for Marine Air Support Squadron 2 in May 2024. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Ad for Reed & Coffey, Undertakers, from 1898 2024-05-12 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy JIM. Reed & Coffey, Undertakers, opened in Columbia the late winter of 1898. The ad above appeared on page 2 of the Adair County News, published in Columbia, Kentucky on Wednesday, March 9, 1898. It ran for about 10 consecutive weeks; after that, no mention of the firm appeared until autumn of the following year. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Free Tipping days help everyone clean up 2024-05-12 - Adair County, KY - Photo by Vicky Pike of Miss Vicky's Pampered Angus Ranch. The Mid-State Transfer Station, L Willis Rd, Columbia, was a busy place Friday and Saturday. Everything that was not needed had a place to go to help citizens of Adair County clean things up around farms, homes and businesses. For next time, this is a list of the few things not allowed: Tires, Dirt (Silage Plastic), Wet Drywall, Manure, Dead Animals, Concrete, Rocks, Stacks of lumber, Steel cables, Burn Barrels, Capacitors, Hazardous Chemicals, and Tanks (acetylene, oxygen, propane). For additional information, contact Judge Executive Larry Russell Bryant's Office Monday-Friday at 270-384-4703. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Northern Lights over Kentucky 2024-05-11 - Leitchfield, KY - Photo by Lindsay Durbin. Lindsay writes, "Just another picture of God's artwork on display! Had the opportunity to see the Northern Lights from our house last night in Leitchfield, KY." NOAA is predicting that the Geomagnetic Storm is likely to persist through Sunday, May 12, 2024, so there may be more chances for an unusual glimpse of the Northern Lights as far south as Alabama. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

John Muir, ca 1902 2024-05-11 - Photo courtesy Library of Congress. John Muir, naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, botanist, zoologist, glaciologist, and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States, is known by many as Father of America's National Parks. Muir's travels in Kentucky will be the subject of a presentation at the Trabue-Russell House by Marco Sioli, a professor of American history visiting from University of Milan in Italy, at 11:30amCT on Wednesday May 29, 2024. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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