Farm Report: checking animals in pouring rain 2020-02-04 - Greater Bliss, Adair County, KY - Photo by Victoria Pike of Miss Vicky\'s Pampered Angus Ranch for ColumbiaMagazine.com. Waves coming off water running under the bridge on Lasley Road in the Flatwoods community of Adair County. No sign of the famous bear that guards the entrance to the latest oil boom in the Flatwoods. Sure hope he hasn't washed down the creek. Rain continues to pour but a check on the girls revealed no new babies today. Thank goodness. - Vicky Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Throwback Photo: Larry Smith interviews Steve Henry 2020-02-04 - Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Richard Robards. Larry writes, "I was asked to interview former Lt. Governor Steve Henry for the old WGRB-TV 34 in the 90's." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon 2020-02-04 - Frankfort, KY - Photo courtesy LRC Public Information. Sen. Jimmy Higdon, R-Lebanon, sponsored SB 60, a spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) screening bill. He explained that the Food and Drug Administration recently approved gene therapy for children under 2 who have infantile-onset SMA. The therapy has improved muscle movement, function and survival of children who receive an early diagnosis, according to the National Institutes of Health. SB 60 cleared the chamber on a 34-0 vote Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Neighbors up north remind us of rain in freezing temps 2020-02-04 - Way north of Columbia - Photo by Jukka Tuuha. Today starts several days of rain in unseasonably warm temperatures here in south central Kentucky. Our neighbors who are restoring Columbia's historic Field House, Sybille and Jukka Tuuha, share what it looks like in Canada when moisture is accompanied by freezing temperatures. Sybille is pictured at SaugeenShores, Sand Dunes of Southampton in Ontario. They will be back in Columbia soon for more work on the house and recording at Red Brick Studios. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Scenic Adair County: Bearwallow Sunrise 2020-02-04 - Adair Co., KY - Photo By Billy Hewitt. Billy writes, "I took this from our front yard on 206 near Bearwallow Church." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Let the nominations begin for free school fitness center 2020-02-04 - Photo from Ky.Gov. ColumbiaMagazine.com hopes to hear that educators are jumping on the nomination of our schools for the 2020 DON'T QUIT! Campaign, sharing why our schools deserve to be awarded a brand new, taxpayer free, fitness center. In schools, studies show that physical activity improves academic achievement, increases confidence and self-esteem, reduces discipline problems, cuts absenteeism, and fosters better interpersonal relationships. Three Kentucky elementary or middle schools will win a fitness center. Educators may visit www.natgovfit.org to download the simple nomination form. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

New food business, Happy Cow, now open 2020-02-04 - Columbia - Photo from Mayor Pam Hoots, President, Chamber of Commerce. One of the newest businesses to open is the Happy Cow - a restaurant in New Columbia adjacent to the Magic Mart. They had a soft opening last Wednesday. Pictured on their first day are Pinewood Center developer and former County Judge Executive Mike Stephens and Columbia Mayor Pam Hoots, at left, with owners Erick Montoya and Destiny Carter and children Avianah and Mia Montoya. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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