Traffic blocked in both directions due to fire near Vester 2018-03-18 - 3300 hundred block Liberty Road - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Traffic was blocked in both directions on Liberty Road/KY 206 between Beulah Chapel Church and Vester as firefighters from the Adair County Fire Department battled a fire, which destroyed the distinctive red barn, whose color and tower had been a marking spot on the road for the past few years. The adjacent home sustained damage. Other first responders included the Adair County Sheriff's office and the Adair County SAR, and constable Jason Rector. More information will be posted when received from official sources. Photo at 3:01pmCT, Sun 18 Mar 2018. - EW Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

A timid, cute face appears on warm 17 Mar 2018 day 2018-03-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. This little fellow was the first one of his ilk who appeared along the free stone masonry retaining wall in the back yard this year. This year there's not so many as some years. It could be that Blue the Cat and Momma Cat have kept them away. There are many videos on the internet of cat vs. garter snakes. When poked with a bear-hunting stick, it retreated into the wall. This one was likely a male, as they come out of brumation before the females, according to Wikipedia_Garter Snakes which also notes that the reptiles give live births to litters of up to 98 at a time - which could be a key factor for anybody going into the garter snake pet industry or want more of them to get rid of snails, slugs, and lots of other things considered pests. Probably not good to let the grandkids play with a wild one, as they are now known to be venomous, according to the article. - EW. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Day Brightener during spring's-coming-on yellow season 2018-03-18 - Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. A welcome flower, adding diversity to a monotony intolerant lawn-with-character - a monument as well to indolence. - EW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Benefit For Verlon Dale Grissom Sat 7 Apr 2018 2018-03-18 - Edmonton, KY - Photo submitted by Angie Coomer. A benefit is planned for Verlon Dale Grissom, starting at 5pmCT, Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Old Metcalfe County High School Gym, 805 W Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. The benefit proceeds will help Verlon with with expenses associated with Stem Cell Replacement treatment for the two types of Bone Marrow Cancer he has been diagnosed with. The treatment will require a 5-to-7 month stay in Lexington, KY. The funds raised will help with his expenses during the stay away from home. The Kentucky Headhunters are expected, and may even render a few tunes. There will be an auction, cake walk, concessions, raffles, and family type fun. Contacts: Angie - 270-579-8295 or Whitney - 270-579-7295. Angie Coomer. Paired Photo - Trip-Around-the-World Quilt raffle benefits Grissom family Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Blue the Cat wearing his most serious look 2018-03-18 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, columbiamagazine.com. The different expressions of Smoky Blue Cat can tell you what he's thinking -- much like my husband Ed says his Granny Waggener could do with just one look. This look is Blue saying, "I'm serious. Very serious." This look comes when a meal is late, if another cat is competing for his territory, if his partner cat looks like a swat is needed, etc. He doesn't need speech so long as those around him understand the look. - LW Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Danny Mouser brings in the bids at Hood Lodge Fundraiser 2018-03-18 - Hood Lodge 839, 44 Oak Grove Road, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tim Baker. Danny Mouser auctioning off pies and cakes for Hood Lodge's "Pintos & Politics" fundraiser for the upkeep of the lodge and the Adair County Middle Schools Chromebooks project. We had a good crowd; and an amazing auction; thanks to the community for your support! - Tim Baker. Photo March 17, 2018. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Morgan and Kiara on Cupcake Wars Team 6 2018-03-18 - ACES, Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com. Team 6 - Morgan Spoon, left, and Kiara Collins, ACMS students, created their cupcake decoration theme around trolls, using cotton candy for the troll hair. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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