Welding instructors meet with plant leaders 2020-01-18 - Quincy, IL - Photo by Maddie Gumm. Welding instructors from the Central Kentucky Career Academy and administrators from Campbellsville University's adult welding program, visited Manchester Tank in Quincy, Illinois as the New Year began to ensure Taylor County is equipping welding students with the skills needed to succeed and excel in the workforce. At the meeting were: Steve McDaniel, welding instructor; Jordan Tedrow, welding instructor; Chris King, Director or Welding Technology; and Jason Roop, Director of Technology Training at CU; Keith Norris, Plant Manager; Corrie Eifert, General Manager; and Steve Reynolds, Continuous Improvement Manager. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Great Blue Heron in action 2020-01-18 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. A Heron has an interesting walk. When he straightens up to his three-to-five feet height, his neck makes a lovely S form. As he takes a step, his neck stretches out long. As he spots food, his head would snap downward to the little creek, and then he would rise again. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Morning hunter visited Columbia's Town Creek 2020-01-18 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. A Great Blue Heron swept to the little Town Creek that flows through the yard in Columbia, landed and marched to the pool that forms around the root formations under the ancient Catalpa tree. He posed, quiet and still for a moment, as he scanned the pool. Then he began a slow walk up the creek toward John and Missy Arnold's fence, gazing all around as he stepped ever so lightly through the water. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Former department store abandoned, action pending 2020-01-18 - Corner of Jamestown Street and Public Square, Columbia, KY . This historic building on the Public Square in Columbia has been the subject of speculation for several years since it has been abandoned and allowed to deteriorate. Once the deterioration becomes a hazard to those around it, actions are forced. The City of Columbia, after a year of requests for the owners to respond, has placed caution tape around its exterior to alert pedestrians after more windows fell out in the storm of last Saturday, and further steps are beginning. In this keepsake photo from the early 1900s, the building appears to have been a grand seat of retail and service businesses. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Action beginning by City of Columbia on this property 2020-01-18 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo from City Hall, Columbia, KY. Action steps have begun by the City of Columbia to take charge of this abandoned building on the corner of Jamestown Street and the Public Square. More windows have dropped out onto the sidewalk and street making it a hazard to the public. Caution tape is being placed around it so pedestrians will know to stay clear. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Birds of Kentucky: Northern Cardinal 2020-01-17 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen. According to the All About Birds entry on the Northern Cardinal, "Only a few female North American songbirds sing, but the female Northern Cardinal does, and often while sitting on the nest. This may give the male information about when to bring food to the nest. A mated pair shares song phrases, but the female may sing a longer and slightly more complex song than the male." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Starting a business over after fire destroyed it 2020-01-17 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Owner David Breeding is starting his Sign America business over, from scratch, after it was burned to the ground in the fire of October 23, 2018. The fire at 409 Burkesville Street, took the historic building remembered as the the Meadow Hill Inn, then Walker Florist before being home to Sign America. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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