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Daily News for Saturday, December 21, 2019
Mildred Walker, 95, Taylor County, KY native (1924-2019) Mildred Walker died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 in Franklin, West Virginia at the age of 95. Funeral services will be held at 1pmCT/2pmET Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Minister Fella Wilson. Entombment will follow in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-12-21 16:57:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Saloma Baptist Christmas services are 22 Dec 2019 Please join us on Sunday, December 22for two very special Christmas season worship opportunities. Our Christmas worship service is being held Sunday, December 22, 10amCT/11amET. The service will include the singing of traditional Christian music, a series of special musical presentations, lighting of the Advent Candles, and a message titled "Christmas Means Listening to Jesus" based on the text of Hebrews 1:2a. Join us for Sunday School-Small Groups at 9amCT/10amET. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-12-21 16:35:32 | Comments | Printable version
Letter: Memories of Wadlow visit Phillip W Coffey writes: My Dad, Elroy Coffey, told me that he and several people from the Keltner Ridge area hitched a ride in a pick-up truck to Columbia to see the 'big man'. I recall from Dad's story that one of the adults that road with him was Raymond Keltner.Comments re article 108067 Robert Pershing Wadlow The Gentle Giant 2019-12-21 13:34:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Letter: 100 percent agree Charles Marshburn writes: Agree with her 100%. I thank her for writing this. --CharlesComments re article 108068 Letter What happened to personal responsibility 2019-12-21 13:32:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Sad word of passing of Mike Wilson, friend and colleague By Larry Joe Smith Our hearts are heavy today. The Big Dawg (Shoreline Communications) radio has lost a family member, Mike Wilson, who died this morning after a brief illness. Mike moved to Green County in 1972 and built WGRK AM 1550 on top of Buckner Hill in Greensburg. On New Year's Eve 1976 a fire destroyed the control studio of the radio station and, after the remodel construction was completed, Mike put a new FM Station on the air called Stereo 103-WGRK FM. Greensburg and all of Central Kentucky now had a new station that played mixed country and rock, broadcasting in FM Stereo. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-12-21 12:09:24 | Comments | Printable version
Columbia's construction boom, 1922-1923 By JIM In 1922 and 1923, America's economy roared, and in keeping with the times, Columbia experienced a construction boom. This uptick in construction included a tobacco receiving warehouse for the Burley Tobacco Co-operative Growers Association. In the summer of 1922, contractor Elsie Young promised to start work on the project, located "this side of the toll gate," immediately after the Fair; that is, in late August. Mr. Young and Judd Wood, job foreman, brought in completion of the huge structure -- it covered some three-quarters of an acre -- on or very near the mid-November target date. When the season closed in mid-March 1923, the News opined that "evidently an immense quantity" of leaf was brought to the receiving house to be prized and shipped, thus providing employment for several men as well as "a great convenience for the growers." Among myriad new business houses and public buildings, James Claude Miller, scion of the Crocus Miller family, served as general contractor for three of the most important projects: the Bank of Columbia structure on the square; the combination gymnasium & dining hall on the Lindsey Wilson campus; and the Columbia Graded and High School building. Work commenced on the first two in 1922 and in 1923 on latter. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-12-21 09:45:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Jim: History
John Arthur Royse, 77, to be buried in Adair County, KY John Arthur Royse, 77, passed away on December 14, 2019 at his home. Interment will be in the Fudge Cemetery in Adair Co., KY after funeral services Friday December 27, 2019 in Louisville. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-12-21 08:22:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Letter: What happened to personal responsibility? Ann Pearson writes: What happened to personal responsibility? We have people who take pills and then blame the drug company, smoke then blame the tobacco company because they have cancer, etc. When you guys these guns they tell you the dangers and advise adult supervision and etc and then accidents happen and it's the makers fault. It's so sad this child is injured but seriously, we have to start taking responsibility for our own actions at some point. --Ann PearsonComments re article 108066 KY family sues BB gun company for sons eye injury 2019-12-21 08:16:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Scott Spires: Robert Pershing Wadlow, The Gentle Giant Author Scott Spires was inspired to research the life of Wadlow by stories that his father, Ancil Jr. Spires, told him about the giant's visit to Columbia promoting the International Shoe Company. Ancil is currently in the Thomson-Hood Veteran's Center, and Scott says it would make Ancil's day to receive a Christmas card from old friends in Columbia. His address is Ancil Jr. Spires, Thomson - Hood Veterans Center, 100 Veterans Dr., Wilmore, KY. 40390. By Scott Spires It was about this time over ninety years ago that 9-year-old Robert Pershing Wadlow ran up to Santa Claus on the sidewalk to tell him about his Christmas list. However, when Santa saw him, he backed away and was poised to run before father Wadlow was able to explain about his 6-foot 1/2inch son. Robert Pershing Wadlow was born February 22nd, 1918, in Alton, IL, weighing 8.5 pounds. At age thirteen Wadlow stood at 7 feet 4 inches. And had the distinction of being the world's tallest Boy Scout. It took 14 yards of 36" wide material to make his Boy Scout uniform. Wadlow faithfully attended and completed grade, middle and high school with above average grades. His I.Q. was 124. Upon high school graduation Wadlow stood at 8 feet 3 inches, and entered Shurtleff College in Alton to study law. By his 22nd birthday, he was the tallest man ever to be verifiably measured by competent doctors, 8 feet 11.09 inches. He weighed 491 pounds. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-12-21 05:17:10 | Comments | Printable version
KY family sues BB gun company for son's eye injury By Julia Fair, The Kentucky Enquirer "You'll shoot your eye out, kid." The line was uttered by many adults in the 1983 movie "A Christmas Story" when young Ralphie Parker begged for the Daisy Red Ryder "200-shot, range model air rifle with a compass in the stock." Parker didn't heed the warnings and did in fact, shoot himself in the eye. Now, life is painfully imitating the classic holiday movie, and it's happening more and more. Full story at cincinnati.com. 2019-12-21 05:04:11 | Comments | Printable version
Georgetown College offering free tuition to all Casey Co. students Georgetown College announced this month that it is offering free tuition to Casey County students. The new scholarship will begin in 2020 and will be up for renewal in 2030. Georgetown College has also annouced full tuition scholarships for students from Scott, Owen, and Franklin Counties. Beginning in fall 2020, any newly admitted, full-time, residential student who either graduated from a high school in Casey County after attending for their senior year, or who has been a resident in Casey County for at least one year, will receive the Legacy and Legends Scholarship, which covers the full cost of tuition for four years at Georgetown College. Other scholarships and grants for which the student is eligible can be stacked on top of this scholarship and applied to room and board or other fees. Georgetown College's ties to Casey County trace all the way back to 1898, with the founding of Middleburg Academy. Like the college, Middleburg Academy was founded by the Kentucky Baptists with the purpose of preparing students for life's pursuits in a Christian setting. The academy sent students to Georgetown College for study throughout its existence. Middleburg Academy would later close, and the Legacy and Legends Scholarship serves to extend and build upon its legacy and connection to Georgetown College. 2019-12-21 05:02:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Governor releases 2017 Proposed Pension Reform analysis Sixty-five-page report shows 2013 pension reforms better for employees, taxpayers: Actuarial Analysis (PDF) By Crystal Staley Frankfort, KY - After years of waiting, the people of Kentucky now know the proposed 2017 pension reforms would have left the Commonwealth worse off, Gov. Beshear said when releasing the documents long-withheld by the former administration. The analysis commissioned by the former administration shows the proposed 2017 reforms costing the state retirement systems more and negatively affecting the retirements of educators and public employees, compared to the existing, bipartisan reforms made in 2013. "Today, less than two weeks into my administration, I turned over the documents and let employees and taxpayers know the truth - the proposed 2017 reforms would have cost the state more and forced out many more career employees," Gov. Beshear said. "If we are truly going to solve the problems we face as a Commonwealth, we must work together in an honest and open way." The report indicates that over 30 years, the path to full funding of the liability is longer compared to the 2013 reforms and that the rise in funded ratios occurs more slowly, which makes the pension system more sensitive to investment risk during that time. The 2017 proposal would have also pressured career employees to retire before they were ready, because employees would no longer accrue benefits after they reach full retirement age. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2019-12-21 04:57:36 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
Today - Saturday with CM - 21 Dec 2019 Haiku by Robert Stone for December 21, 2019: A look and a blush--Robert Stone, Saturday, 21 December 2019. -1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3021 2019-12-21 04:40:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 21 Happy Anniversary, Greg and Laura Murrell (1985) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Ricky and Linda Bennett (1972) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ashley Sneed (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brandi Prichard | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Chris Coffey (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Claudia Froedge | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dana Talley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Doug Waggener | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ella Jane Cundiff (2015) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Emily Brooke Ellis (1988) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Holly Edwards Grimsley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jimmy Luttrell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jo Ann Feese Curry | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Molly Rae Hadley (2002) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ray Rowe | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ryan Bauer | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Shawn Bardin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tina Kessinger (2000) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Valerie Loy (1955) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zoey Everidge | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glen Stephens, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nettie Coomer, Adair Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mitchell Rodgers, Taylor County, KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shelia June Willis Stearns, 54, Cumberland Co., KY (1958) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jimmy Reliford, Adair County, KY (1950-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jannis Jewel Phelps, 87, Liberty, KY, (1927-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Willodene Bernard, 81, Russell County, KY (1934-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edora Bradley Tucker, 83, Russell County, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Emma Jean Cochran, Casey County, KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirlene Bragg Shaw, Metcalfe Co., KY (1958-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kimberly McAllister Downs, Adair County, KY (1973-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lorene Spoon, Adair Co., KY native (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Darlene Brown Probus, 60, Weed community, Adair County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edna Bernice Jarboe Farmer, Taylor County, KY (1925-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dianne Loy, Russell Co., KY (Dec. 21, 1944-Nov. 21, 2005) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nelson Jeffries, 73, Greensburg, KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ollie Pearl England Branstetter, 92, Summer Shade, KY (1927-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul D. Carter, 71, Green Co., KY native (1949-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rachel R. Bowling, 44, Liberty, KY (1975-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Raymond Murrell Ford, 81, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Services, Cumberland County, KY, for Mrs. Robbie Gay Wells Allen, 100, Burkesville, KY (1917-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Saturday, December 21, 2019 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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