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Friday, October 11, 2019
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Burn ban lifted

By Gale Cowan
Adair Co. Judge Executive

Rain is expected to move in to the area this afternoon/evening, so, effective 6pmCT on October 11, 2019, the Burn Ban that has been in place in Adair County will be lifted. Please keep in mind we are still under the fall burn ban set in place by the Division of Forestry and open burning is still prohibited from 6amCT- 6pmCT within 150' of any woodland or brush land, pursuant to KRS 149.400.

We will continue to watch the drought monitors and if the situation worsens, we may be required to put the ban back in place. Please be mindful of winds and your surroundings if you plan to burn anything outside.

Signed,
Gale Cowan, Adair Co. Judge Executive
Mike Keltner, Adair Co. Emergency Management Director


2019-10-11 12:27:33 | Comments | Printable version

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Vote here, register to win prizes and help scholarship fund



2019-10-11 - Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo by Ellen Zornes.
Cast your vote for your favorite SquareCrow and register for prizes at the Adair County retired teachers booth while you’re on the Square for downtown days tonight and all day Saturday, October 11 and 12, 2019. Candy Flowers, at right, is voting for her favorite at the booth. From left at the table are: Kim Goodin, Jane Branham, and Betty Knifley. There's a Fall basket, a Christmas basket, and season passes to Adair County high school basketball games, UK basketball game tickets and season passes to Lindsey Wilson College current year games among the opportunities to win when you buy a ticket here. Proceeds help to fund the $500 scholarship awarded to an Adair County student Majoring in education at Lindsey Wilson College.

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Football will kick off at 6:30pmCT at Casey Co

By Brent Campbell

Tonight's football game kickoff at Casey County has been changed to 6:30pmCT. instead of 7pmCT.


2019-10-11 12:03:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Downtown Days Pageant location change

By Tiffany Collins

The Downtown Days Pageant for tonight, Friday, October 11, 2019, will be moved from the Square to the Fairground Pavilion. Registration will begin at 5pmCT, and pageant will begin at 6pmCT.


2019-10-11 11:49:11 | Comments | Printable version

LWC Men's and Women's Swimming host Asbury Friday

By Grace Blomstedt

The Lindsey Wilson College men's and women's swimming teams host Asbury (KY) on Friday, October 11, 2019, at 5pmCT in the Holloway Center Natatorium, Holloway Health & Wellness Center, 399 Williams St., Columbia, KY.

Lindsey Wilson is back in the pool after competing against Mid-South Conference opponent Cumberlands (KY) last Saturday.


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2019-10-11 09:43:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Homecoming & Revival at Millerfield Brethren In Christ

By Kayla Abrell

Millerfield BIC, 1891 Millerfield Road, Columbia, KY, will be having revival starting on Sunday, October 20, 2019, at 6:30pmCT nightly, with Bro. Carly Riggs.

Homecoming will be Sunday morning, October 20, 2019, starting at 9:30amCT, with a noon meal to follow. Everyone is welcome and we would love to see you there!


2019-10-11 09:40:49 | Comments | Printable version

LWC Soccer faces Pikeville at home tonight

By Brady Budke

The No. 5-ranked Lindsey Wilson women's soccer team and the No. 7-ranked men's soccer team return home to Walter S. Reuling Stadium, 151 Holloway Drive, Columbia, KY, tonight to take on Pikeville (KY) beginning at 3pmCT with the women's matchup, followed by the men's matchup at 5pmCT.


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2019-10-11 09:37:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Eunice Montgomery Wright, 84, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2019)

Mrs. Eunice Montgomery Wright of Campbellsville departed this life on October 8, 2019. She was 84 years of age.

The funeral services for Mrs. Eunice Wright will be conducted at 1pmET on Monday, October 14, 2019, at Auberry - Gupton & Chandler Funeral Home, 503 East Main St., Campbellsville, KY, with entombment at Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. Bro. Clifton Cowan will be officiating.

Visitation is requested after 10amET on Monday until the time of the service at Auberry - Gupton & Chandler Funeral Home.


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2019-10-11 09:34:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Hadley Community Church homecoming is Sunday

Hadley Community Church will have homecoming service Sunday, October 13, 2019 at 10amCT with special singing by Micheal Brown Family. Bro. Micheal Brown will bring the message with a meal to follow. Everyone is invited to attend.

2019-10-11 09:10:59 | Comments | Printable version

Remember to vote for Squarecrows at Downtown Days

By Ellen Zornes

Remember that voting for People's Choice SquareCrow takes place during Downtown Days. Come enjoy all the fun, stop by the Retired Teachers' Booth and vote for your favorite. We hope to see you there!

The latest Squarecrow additions:
  • 58. Sheriff Josh Brockman
  • 59. 4D Flux Studios
  • 60. Best Financial
  • 61. Adair County Regional Jail
View the whole list: Squarecrows 2019 Registry


2019-10-11 07:09:06 | Comments | Printable version

CPD: Arrest for possession of methamphetamine

By Officer Adam Cravens
Columbia Police Department

Officers with The Columbia Police arrested a party on Thurdsay, October 10, 2019, at around 9pmCT, in connection with a drug investigation which began on October 6, 2019.

Alexandria Foster, 25, of Columbia was taken into custody from her residence on Burksville Street and faces one charge of possession of methamphetamine 1st offense; a class D felony.


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2019-10-11 07:05:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

LWC Volleyball defeats Pikeville in three-sets

By Brady Budke

The No. 13-ranked Lindsey Wilson volleyball team defeated Pikeville (Ky.) in a three-set Mid-South Conference battle on Thursday night at Biggers Sports Center.

Freshman Kasia Niderla led the Blue Raiders with 15 kills, which marks the 13th straight match she's lead the way for Lindsey Wilson. Sophomore Autumn Proctor tallied a team high 21 assists, while sophomore Lauren Larzelere managed 16 digs on the defensive side for Lindsey Wilson.


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2019-10-11 07:00:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

William M. (Bill) Ballou, 83, Columbia, KY (1939-2019)

Bill Ballou was a former Adair County Sheriff and Adair Circuit Court Clerk for 28 years, and a farmer. He attended the Egypt Christian Church and was a member of Columbia Masonic Lodge #96.

William M. "Bill" Ballou, 83 passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at his home after several months illness.

Mr. Ballou chose cremation and no services are scheduled at this time.


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2019-10-11 06:56:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Martha Asberry, 79, Burkesville, KY (1940-2019)

Mrs. Martha Maylene Vincent Asberry of Burkesville, Kentucky passed away Monday, October 7, 2019, at The Medical Center in Bowling Green, Kentucky, having attained the age of 79 years, 5 months, and 17 days.

The Funeral service will be conducted on Sunday, October 13, 2019, at 3pmCT at Branham Grove Baptist Church, 3096 Modoc Rd, Burkesville, Kentucky.

The family will receive friends after 2pmCT on Saturday, October 12, 2019, and after 1pmCT at the church on Sunday.


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2019-10-11 06:51:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Today - FRIDAY with CM - 11 Oct 2019

Haiku by Robert Stone for October 11, 2019:
When we have grown up,
advice we once disbelieved
is seen as wisdom.
--Robert Stone, Friday, 11 October 2019.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2950


2019-10-11 06:47:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

NTSB releases report on Lincoln County pipeline explosion

By Karla Ward, Lexington Herald-Leader

The area where a natural gas pipeline exploded in Lincoln County in August had not been designated by the company operating the pipeline as an area where a release of natural gas could have high consequences for people's safety or for the environment, according to a preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board.

The pipeline rupture, which occurred about 35 miles southwest of Lexington near Danville, killed one woman and sent six other people to the hospital. The NTSB said in its initial report, released Tuesday, that its investigation is ongoing.

Read more at kentucky.com


2019-10-11 06:46:54 | Comments | Printable version

GRAS: Thank you for donations in Memory of Betty

From Tammy Campbell, Director
Green River Animal Shelter

Thank you everyone so much you and your family are in our thoughts and prayers. Betty was my neighbor when I was a child. For many, many years my brother and Anthony Reese and I would go over and ask her if we could play baseball in her yard (she had a huge front yard). Great memories and she will be deeply missed.

Thank you to the following for your donations to Green River Animal Shelter, In Memory of Betty Ollestad:


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2019-10-11 06:45:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Mostly cloudy, high 79, chance of weekend frost

It's currently 66F at the Adair County Mesonet station. It will be mostly cloudy today, with a high near 79F and south wind 6 to 13 mph, gusting as high as 23 mph.

Tonight will bring a chance of showers, with an overnight low around 44.f South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday

The rains should clear by Saturday morning, leaving mostly cloudy skies through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 60F. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday night will be mostly clear and colder, with a low around 36F and calm wind.

Patchy frost is possible on Sunday morning. Otherwise, we should have sunny skies, with a high near 68F. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.



2019-10-11 06:40:36 | Comments | Printable version

7-County Area Courts for Fri 11 Oct 2019

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Friday, October 11, 2019, at a glance:
  • Adair County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Casey County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: 1 event Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Green County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Russell County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Taylor County: 1 event Circuit Court. 14 events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2019-10-11 06:34:50 | Comments | Printable version

Planning & Zoning cites law on Mayor's vote, wins reversal

By Linda Waggener

Mayor Pamela Hoots said that after Monday night's October 2019 City Council meeting, she received calls the next morning challenging her legal right to vote on the Planning and Zoning tie. She declined to say who the callers were but said she sent the information to the City Attorney for review and a final decision.

The vote in question: Columbia City Council meeting - October Report

The City Attorney reviewed all the information and read the law to mean the Mayor actually had not had the right to cast a vote in this particular instance and therefore the P&Z recommendation stands, meaning the lot in question can only be used as residential.

The change of vote: City Attorney weighs in...


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2019-10-11 00:33:26 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 11
Happy Anniversary, John and Tiffany Sheham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alex Durham | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ashton Ryin Graham (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bailey Grace Corbin (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Byam Tyler Carter (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carolyn Breeding | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ed Jessee | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kelly Kemp | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Pelston | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Willis | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Venie Coffey | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Walter Herman Tutt, Milltown, Adair County, KY (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Faye Stants, Campbellsville, KY (1936-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Regena Beard, Taylor Co., KY native (1929-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Hebrock, Liberty, KY (1953-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Houston F. Mizar, Taylor Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Blades Adkins, Adair Co. KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gurie Marcelli, Columbia, KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marilyn Eason, Adair Co., KY (1960-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Cameron Tray'shawn Smith, 13, Campbellsville, KY (1999-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Lowell Wray, Burkesville, KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Annie Ree Wilcoxson, Campbellsville, KY (1932-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Earl Roots, Taylor County, KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lee Pogue, 92, Taylor Co., KY (1922-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mae G. Holt, 89, Russell Co., KY; Adair native (1926-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leslie (Tuger Bel) Whittle, 88, Russell Co., KY (1927-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Thelma Maurine Buis, Casey Co., KY (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dwight Roy, 61, Russell Springs, KY (1954-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary E. Hamlett Armstrong, Adair Co., KY/Cumberland Co., native (1967-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Faye Vaughn, 76, Adair County, KY (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jean Houk Dennison, Campbellsville, KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Marion (Buster) Giles, Jr., Adair County, KY (1961-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shila Lee Calhoun Stearman, Green Co., KY native (1922-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jennifer Lynn Helvey, 35, Russell County, KY (1982-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rex Fisher, Russell County, KY (1927-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Maedell Witty Wallace, of Metcalfe County, KY (1930-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steve Bailey, Russell Springs, KY (1954-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Alma Green, 84, Columbia, KY (1938-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dwight Hale, 80, Paducah, KY (1943-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gary L. Conover, 62, Columbia, KY (1961-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Khristopher Thomas Thompson, 17, Greensburg, KY (1998-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marilyn Jean Woodrum, 78, Columbia, KY (1943-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Ann Buckman, 78, Campbellsville, KY (1943-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timmy Kittrell, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wendell Burton, 71, Columbia, KY (1950-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Friday, October 11, 2019
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTAdair County Schools Fall Break | (ID:59035, Comment)
10:00amCTServices for Grant Austin, 71, Liberty, KY (1948-2019) | (ID:59116, Comment)
NoonCTCity offices closing for Downtown Days
Offices of Mayor, City Clerk and City of Columbia Gas Department | (ID:59119, Comment)
1:00pmCTAdair Co. Annex building closing for Downtown Days | (ID:59114, Comment)
2:00pmCTServices for Charlotte Ann Ross, 74, Russell Springs, KY (1944-2019) | (ID:59117, Comment)
4:30pmCTDowntown Days: Vendor Booths Open | (ID:59125, Comment)
5:00pmCTDowntown Days: Kiddie Train Rides | (ID:59126, Comment)
6:00pmCTRevival services at Knifley Christian Church | (ID:59102, Comment)
Downtown Days: To The Nines | (ID:59127, Comment)
Downtown Days: Beauty Pageant | (ID:59128, Comment)
Downtown Days: Colton Kise (Country) | (ID:59129, Comment)
6:30pmCTBoys Varsity ACHS Football at Casey County | (ID:59038, Comment)
7:30pmCTDowntown Days: The Perfect Fit Band (Rhythm & Blues) | (ID:59130, Comment)

 


































 
 
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