WRH CEO Rick Brown brings good news from hospital 2011-03-09 - Adair Annex, 424 Public SQ, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Rick Brown, interim CEO at Westlake Regional Hospital, gave a very brief but encouraging report on the hospital at the Tuesday, March 8, 2011, regular session of Adair County Fiscal Court. Brown said that the Hospital now can offer Physical Therapy through an arrangement with a local home health agency. He said that his company's assessment of the hospital is nearly complete and should be ready for the March meeting of the Adair County Hospital Board. He said that a Human Resources Director is being hired and that new services are planned for the area. He told the court that the biggest resource is the hospital's dedicated doctors and staff. "The employees at Westlake are absolutely fantastic. They treat patients like they are members of their own families," and added, "Nothing is more important in a hospital setting than patients." Josh Harden and John Nall, Adair County Hospital District board members, were in attendance. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Clerk Sheila Blair finally receives OK for almost adequate budget 2011-03-09 - 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Adair County Court Clerk Sheila Blair above presented the third or fourth request to Adair Fiscal Court last night requesting an adequate budget for her office's equipment and finally received a budget change from $15,000 per year to $20,000. Clerk Blair had originally requested $30,000. The Clerk's office generates one of the highest sources of County Government revenues. Excess fees turned over to the county general fund annually total $150,000 to as much as $250,000. Studying the report Clerk Blair presented to the court members is Third District Magistrate Sammy Blair. The action was one of 30 items on the agenda, in one of the longest, sessions of Adair Fiscal Court, which did not conclude until after 9pmCT. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACHS, LWC, partner to make ACT testing successful 2011-03-09 - ACHS, 576 Indian DR, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mindy Yarberry. Troy Young, ACHS principal, Eddie Franklin, ACHS junior class president, Joel Peterson, Director of Holloway Health and Wellness Center, Ann Young, ACHS counselor, Traci Pooler, LWC Dean of Admissions. The ACT test will be given to juniors all over the State of Kentucky on March 15, 2011. Officials of Adair County High School and Lindsey Wilson College are partnering to make the test a success in Adair County, with incentives being offered to encourage enthusiastic participation. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Columbia City Council: Tony Grider 2011-03-09 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. Councillor Tony Grider left emphasized the educational, environmental, and ecocomic benefits which might come as a result of the City partnering with the the Energy Career Technology Academy. Others in the photo, above, are, from left Councillors Jim Hadley and June Parson, and City Clerk Sonya Roy. The photo was taken at the Monday, March 7, 2011 regular meeting of the Columbia, City Council. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Green River Dam Resident 2011-03-08 - Photo by Lawrence Hamilton. Lawrence writes, "Looks like this little guy made it through the winter at the Green River Dam. I watched him or her all last year on my daily walk and was very happy to see him so early in the year. Warm weather seems to bring everyone out of their holes." Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Favorite Old Photo: Paul and Bertha Boston 2011-03-08 - North Metcalfe, KY - Photo Photo courtesy Reba Gravens. Paul and Bertha Boston: The late Paul Boston was one of the Metcalfe County's most powerful political leaders in the mid 1900s. He was particularly close to Gov. Lawrence Wetherby, who once visited the Bostons' North Metcalfe home for a quail supper. The Bostons' home, where this photo was taken, was a marking place on the road from Sulphur Well to Center, standing at the intersection of Center Road and Bill Poynter RD, near the well known Devils Den, a cave like formation of great interest in the area. Mr. Boston was at one time an area supervisor for several Kentucky Highway Department state barns in several counties, including Adair. He affectionately referred to Mrs. Boston as "Fat Mama," a name some of Mrs. Bostons grandchildren knew her as. -Geneice Marcum Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Courtney Delk tags Blue Raider Ally Goniea 2011-03-08 - Lindsey Wilson Sports Park, 820 Hanley LN, Columbia, KY - Photo by Duane Bonifer. LWC photo. Lindsey Wilson College senior catcher Ally Goniea of Falcon, CO., is tagged out by University of the Cumberlands' (KY) Courtney Delk as home plate umpire Jeff Haselwood looks on in the bottom of the third inning of Monday, March 7, 2011, afternoon's first game at Blue Raider Field. LWC won the game 6-0, then swept the Patriots with a 9-1 win in the second game. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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