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Daily News for Thursday, October 16, 2025
4-H Country Ham Auction will be November 6 By Tony Rose Adair County Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development The Adair County 4-H Program will be holding its 14th 4-H Country Ham Auction starting at 5:30pmCT on Thursday, November 6, 2025, at the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY. This year, we have 34 4-H Youth who will be auctioning off country hams produced by the youth as part of their 4-H Country Ham project. Each youth will create a ham gift basket that will be auctioned off along with their ham. We are looking for people and businesses that would be interested in bidding on and purchasing the ham gift baskets at this year's auction. If you are interested in potentially attending as a buyer, contact Tony Rose at 270-384-2317 or by email at trose@uky.edu. Proceeds from the ham auction will be divided as follows:
2025-10-16 17:27:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Adair Co. Extension Service
HGR seeks handmade art and craft vendors From Lyn Stanton, Program Director Homeplace on Green River For our first Fairies on the Farm Event, coming November 1, 2025, Homeplace is seeking vendors who fall into the theme of family-friendly Fairies and Fantasy. We strongly prefer genuine hand made items over wholesale/resale, but will consider all applications. Products must be handmade, homegrown, or upcycled. No resale or MLMs, please. We would love to have you show and sell your paintings, pottery, photography prints, jewelry, and more! Prospective vendors can apply online at https://www.homeplacefarmky.org/fairies-on-the-farm.html. (scroll down to the vendor application). If the application is approved, you will be sent a payment link. Or, you can apply and pay by phone at 270.308.2309. Applications must be approved and then paid for before the space is considered reserved. We have spaces available in the tobacco barn for $50, as well as spaces in the feedlot and lawn areas for $35. 2025-10-16 17:22:57 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Homeplace on Green River
Public meeting for US127 Reconstruction Project in Russell Co From Amber Hale The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) will hold a public informational meeting for proposed intersection safety improvements on U.S. 127 in Russell County from 5pmCT to 7pmCT on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at the Russell County Auditorium Natatorium Complex (doors 9 & 10), located at 2167 South Highway 127 Russell Springs, KY. The proposed project includes roundabouts and other improvements at intersections along four miles of U.S. 127 between the Jamestown Bypass and KY 619 (Maple Street). The purpose of this project is to improve safety, boost traffic capacity, and improve mobility for all highway users. The meeting will be open-house style, allowing attendees to drop in at their convenience any time between 5pmCT and 7pmCT. KYTC representatives and project consultants will be on hand to provide information, answer questions, and discuss project details. Project displays will be available for review, and attendees will be able to share their comments and feedback. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you have a disability for which the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet needs to provide accommodations, please notify Jami West or Amber Hale of the necessary requirements. This request does not have to be in writing. Please call 606-677-4017. 2025-10-16 17:16:12 | Comments | Printable version
SMSGT James M. Vaught, 85, Casey County, KY SMSGT James M. Vaught, USAF Retired, of Liberty, passed away on Monday, October 13, 2025, at Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset. He was 85. Born on September 4, 1940, in Casey County, Kentucky, he was a son of the late Earl and Edna Stafford Vaught. James was a retired Senior Master Sergeant in the US Air Force where he served as a Chapel Management Technician for seventeen years and a Chapel Management Superintendent for eight years. He was a devout believer and had a very personal relationship with God. James was a very generous man with a neighborly heart, and he loved helping anyone in need. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-10-16 13:10:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Boil Water Advisory lifted From Columbia/Adair Utilities District October 16, 2025 As of 10:30am on October 16, 2025 the Boil Water Advisory for consumers starting at 160 Sparksville Road to 3468 Sparksville Road and all side roads in between, 35 Highway 1952 to 1582 Highway 1952 and all side roads in between, all of Chance Road and all side roads has been lifted by the Division of Water. This means your water is safe for human consumption. You no longer have to boil your water. 2025-10-16 11:48:46 | Comments | Printable version
Bring pumpkins to Blair Park contest Saturday By Paige Nickel, Adair County Tourism Director The Jim Blair Park and Recreation Center's Pumpkin Trail will open for decorating Saturday, October 18, 2025 from 8am-12noonCT - drop off and register your pumpkins for the contest. Prizes are: first place - $150 cash; second place - $75 cash; and third place - $25 gift card to shop local. Voting will be open from October 19th-31st and then prize winners will be announced by Adair County Tourism. Look for the QR Code at the park to cast your vote. Jim Blair Park and Recreation Center is located at 901 Hudson Street, Columbia, KY. Everyone is welcome! 2025-10-16 11:34:39 | Comments | Printable version
Silent City 2025 - getting to know Marshall Todd By Linda Waggener Mary Marshall Paull Todd was called Marshall all her life. She was a fifth grade teacher. While she and her husband Charles (Chokie) Todd had no children of their own, she felt that every single young student was her child to encourage and help. She was a feminist who called herself a defender of her family heritage, her Cumberland Union Presbyterian Church on Burkesville Street, the Cincinnati Reds, and the Democrat party. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-10-16 11:07:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Volleyball: Indians host Metcalfe Co. regular season finale By Trey Stephens, Staff Writer The Adair County Lady Indians Volleyball team currently sits at 27-6 going into the regular season finale at home. The Indians will host Metcalfe County, with play starting at 5:30pmCT and the varsity game scheduled for 7pmCT on Thursday, October 16, 2025, in John Burr Memorial Gymnasium, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at hometownticketing.com. The Lady Tribe has won five of their last six, stretching back to the beginning of this month. Those five wins came over Barren County 2-0, Green County 3-0, Pulaski County 3-0, Corbin 2-1, and Monroe County 2-0. They dropped a single match (0-2) with Ashland Blazer. The Lady Indians sit at the top of the 5th Region RPI rankings, and are 8th in the statewide RPI. In their most recent game, a 2-0 road victory over the Monroe County Lady Falcons, the team was led in kills by sophomore Josie Blair. Blair also co-led the team team in digs with Junior Olivia Mantooth. Sophomore Addie Bowman led the team in blocks, while Senior setter Anslie Spoon led the team in assists. As the Tribe takes the court tonight, it will be the final time doing so for the squad's four seniors, Kinzlee Akin, Anekah Albrektson, Addison Spoon, and Anslie Spoon. So, if you can, make the trip out to John Burr Memorial Gymnasium and cheer on your Lady Indians as they wrap up the regular season and send off their seniors. 2025-10-16 10:44:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
LWU to offer scholarship for first responders, family members From Duane Bonifer In an effort to help first responders realize their higher education goals, Lindsey Wilson University has launched the First Responder Scholarship. The scholarship will be available to first responders, as well as to their immediate family members, who are interested in Lindsey Wilson's undergraduate and graduate programs. The scholarship applies to first responders who serve or have served at least one year as a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, paramedic and telecommunicator, commonly known as a dispatcher. Lindsey Wilson created the scholarship to assist first responders who want to continue their educational journeys, especially those interested in starting a second career after they retire from public service. "We know that many individuals are interested in pursuing education to upskill, pivot or continue their careers after the early retirement their profession affords," said Hannah Coyt, Lindsey Wilson counseling assistant professor and assistant director of the university's nationally ranked professional counseling graduate program. "This scholarship will allow many of them to explore those education options." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-10-16 10:27:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Essay, Visual Arts and Poetry Contest From Jennifer Peachee-Harris Frankfort, KY - The Kentucky Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission is accepting entries for the 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay, Visual Arts and Poetry Contests. The contests are an exciting opportunity for students to express their creativity and honor Dr. King's legacy by promoting unity, equality and justice for all people in Kentucky, the United States and the world. Entries should be inspired by this year's theme, "Equality for all, hope for tomorrow." Participants in all contests must be enrolled in a Kentucky school or home-schooled in Kentucky. The entry deadline for all contests is Friday, December 12, 2025. Winners will be invited to attend a ceremony on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at the Kentucky Historical Society in Frankfort. For more information and entry guidelines, visit the Martin Luther King Jr. State Commission Webpage. 2025-10-16 10:23:32 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Clifton (Dewayne) Curry, II, 50, Columbia, KY (1974-2025) Clifton "Dewayne" Curry, II, of Columbia, passed away on October 13, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Hospital. He was 50 years old. Funeral services will be held at 1pmCT on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with services conducted by Logan Wilkerson. Burial will follow in Bearwallow Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9amCT until 1pmCT on Saturday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-10-16 10:19:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Columbia-Adair EDA to meet Tuesday Oct 21 From Larry Walker, Chairman Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority The Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority Board will hold a regularly scheduled meeting at 8amCT on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the Welcome and Development Center, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY. Meeting Agenda: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-10-16 10:14:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government
Charity Baptist Church Fall Revival starts Oct 19 From Janet Biggs Charity Baptist Church will be having a fall revival October 19 through October 22, 2025, at 6:30pmCT nightly. Brother Robert Kellum will be bringing the messages with special singing nightly. Everyone is welcome. Charity Baptist Church is located at 4072 Holmes Bend Rd, Columbia. Contact Bro. Robert Kellum for additional information, 904-806-2803. 2025-10-16 10:07:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
Tennis: LWU begins ITA Cup play on Thursday The Lindsey Wilson men's and women's tennis teams head to Rome, Georgia, to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Cup beginning on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at the Rome Tennis Center. Dating back to 1986, the ITA Cup is one of the most storied tournaments across the Division II, Division III, NAIA, and JUCO levels of play, with participants earning their spots in the draws through the ITA Regional Small College Championships, in which over 8,000 student-athletes competed across 60 Regional Championships across the country. Lev Sholosh is competing in the singles draw. Sholosh opens play on Thursday morning against Southeastern's (FL) Piero Fernandez. He captured the ITA NAIA Southeast Regional Singles Championship on September 28, defeating Cumberlands' (KY) Jacopo Cianfarini 6-1, 6-1. Sholosh teams up with Mateo Larrea in doubles and faces Tennessee Wesleyan's David Leon and Mario Monclus Martin at 12:30pmCT Thursday. On the women's side, Javiera Verdugo competes in singles and faces Tennessee Wesleyan's Ivet Prat in the first round at 10amCT Thursday. Verdugo won the singles championship at ITA Regionals, defeating Martina Cortal 6-4, 7-6 (7-3). The Blue Raider women have two doubles teams competing. Cortal and Mayra Gisone square off against Bethel's (IN) Szilvia Ferenczy and Paola Lameda Morin at 2pmCT. Heyka Rodriguez and Mariangeles Mateu take on Prat and Honoka Tsuji at 2pmCT. 2025-10-16 10:05:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Temporary Closure of US127 at Wolf Creek Dam Oct 24 From Amber Hale The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close U.S. 127 across Wolf Creek Dam (mile point 1.6) from 8amCT to 4pmCT on Friday, October 24, 2025. This closure is necessary for ongoing rehabilitation work on the dam's spillway gates. Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and use alternate routes during the closure. 2025-10-16 10:03:51 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 16 Happy Anniversary, Chris and Christina Janes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Joe N. and Ada T. Coffey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Shad and Shauna Grant (2010) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alton Crawhorn | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bill Ware | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Donna Jean Green | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Eric S. Hare | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Gavin Harrison | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Raymond Watson (1985) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Stellan Jacob Ferrill | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Taylor Michelle Ryan Burton (1996) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Geraldine Patton Asberry, 72, Dunnville, KY (1945-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Kuhn, Adair County, KY (1971-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce S. Coe, Jamestown, KY (1931-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Gray, Campbellsville, KY (1957-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Walter H. (Perk) Perkins, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jon C Sneed (1983) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lora E. Perry, Taylor Co., KY (1913-2010) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby Lillian Robertson, Russell Springs, KY (1914) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harry Skaggs, Taylor Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Isabelle Brockman, Taylor Co., KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edith Popplewell, Columbia, KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Teresa Hatfield Burris, Columbia, KY (1951-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ms. Marion A. Cedar age 97, Casey County, KY (1916-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce Jean Oakes Pickett, Russell Co., KY, Green Co., KY native (1932-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lisa Hunt Montgomery, Taylor County, KY (1965-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Hernandez-Garcia, Russell Co., KY (1995-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virginia Mae Bradshaw, Somerset, KY (1948-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Loy Murphy, 72, Adair County, KY (1944-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Russell (Rusty) Anthony Huckaby, 58, Russell Co./formerly of Adair Co., KY (1958-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alvin Thorsen, 83, Adair County, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Winfrey Hale, Russell County, KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bruce A. Ballenger, Russell Springs, KY (1945-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Jean Patterson, Casey County, KY (1966-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ellen Faye Cowherd, Taylor Co./Ohio Co., KY native (1928-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James (Sonny) Baker, 88, Green County, KY (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janne Toms, Casey County, KY (1921-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sallie M. Cox Shuffett, Green County, KY (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bro. Dennis Morgan, Sr., Casey County, KY (1947-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clyde Robert Poynter, Green Co., KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bro. Raymond A. Martin, 97, Columbia, KY (1923-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bruce J. Marzec, 64, Jamestown, KY (1958-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ernestine (Teenie) Beaty, 82, Liberty, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gary W. Bell, Sr., 68, Liberty, KY (1951-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Helen Reece Kessler, 88, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hettie E. Denton Burton, 75, Adair Co., KY native (1944-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Johnnie S. Bryant, 77, Summer Shade, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lillian Douglas Brown, Liberty, KY (1930-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mark Lee Curry, 58, Columbia, KY (1962-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Ellen Carson Coker, 97, Campbellsville, KY (1924-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Melvin Odell Wooten, 65, Columbia, KY (1958-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Odell Baker, 74, Adair County, KY (1942-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Odell Tabor, 71, Columbia, KY (1949-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roy Luttrell, 83, Russell Co., KY (1938-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruel Oakes, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1936-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, October 16, 2025 All events are listed in Central Time. 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