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Carol Perkins: Trying to leave

Previous Column: The Recipe

By Carol Perkins

Two nights before my trip, my CPAC machine quit. It wouldn't come on. I rushed to the medical supply center on Thursday morning, left it for repair, and went back near closing, but it was kerplunk.

What to do? I couldn't get a replacement because I hadn't seen my doctor for three years!

So, I embarrassedly called Dr. Amy's office; by then, it was a little past closing, and I was fortunate someone answered. I explained the situation, and she tried to help.


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Scenic Russell County, KY - Wolf Creek Dam



2025-03-16 - Russell County, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Sunday brought rolling clouds with intermittent rain, occasional peeks of sunshine, then more heavy clouds. This view is over Wolf Creek Dam, looking back from the far side before heading toward Clinton County.

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Letter: I-65 Spur Rationale

Jim Hudson writes:
A few years ago the Natcher Parkway was designated as an interstate spur and given the I-165 interstate designation. This was as a result of efforts by the city of Owensboro be able to advertise that they are located on an interstate so that they would have better chances of landing new industries to their area.

Only minor upgrades to the existing roadway were necessary to obtain the approval of the Federal Highway Administration to designate it as an interstate spur. The same would be needed for the Nunn Parkway. It is possible that industries would be more interested in locating in Columbia if it were on an interstate route.
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Phillip Coffey: no flyover zone

By Phillip Coffey

Recently I told Billie a story from long ago - six plus decades. When I attended Keltner School, which had no amenities except "window lights", I only recall having one teacher substitute.

The only thing I remember about that day was that apparently "the Substitute" thought he was in a "No Fly Zone", in the Headwaters of the Amazon River Basin or in New Guinea.

A plane flew over Keltner School. He looked through the "Window Lights" and responded, "I didn't know planes flew over 'down here' ".


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Marcella Clements, 88, Casey County, KY

Marcella Clements, of Liberty, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Bluegrass Care Center. She was 88.

Born on October 11, 1936, in Casey County, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late William Virgil and Ebbie Hicks Long. Marcella was a homemaker and seamstress, formerly working at both Liberty Sportswear and OshKosh. She also formerly worked at McDonald's for ten years and loved her job there. She was a member of Creston Missionary Baptist Church. Marcella loved her children and grandchildren, gardening, and caring for her flowers.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 16
Happy Birthday, Angie Goodin Carter (1971) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Billy Wade Keltner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bro. Larry Glenn Brown | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cabel Anthony Janes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Charlotte Blair | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Heather Cravens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Inette Goodin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jessica Jones (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jimmy Harmon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Katherine Louise Grider Lepiarczyk | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kaylee Shay Campbell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kendra Brooke Stapp | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Kenndy Grant (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lee Brandenburg | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Bailey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mike Sneed | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mildred Stapp (1921) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Robert Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sarah Kay Hammond | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Truesdale Crawley, Burkesville, KY (1940-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bennie Ray Hadley, Russell Co., KY (1947-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jean Rooks, Taylor Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Geneva Anderson Johnson, Burkesville, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shannon Lynn Thompson, Breeding, KY (1956) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, H.L. (Hulen) Judd, Green Co., KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phillip Clements, Taylor Co., KY (1953) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donnie Mitchell (Trigg) Wright, Taylor Co., KY (1952-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Rinehart, Taylor Co., KY (1947-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Alexander, Adair Co., KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mickey Alan Collins, Summer Shade, KY (1954-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vatis Allen, Casey County, KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. David Roger Wray, Cumberland County, KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timothy (Timmy) Holt, 49, Russell County, KY (1965-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jessica Gay Tiller, 44, Edmonton, KY (1971-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Stapp, 94, Adair County, KY (1921-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roger Bell, Taylor County, KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Cape, Adair County, KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Tommy Bland, Taylor Co., KY (1964-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Milton (Butter) Wilson, 87, Russell Springs, KY (1928-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Doris Ann Curry, Green County, KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roy Lawrence Shuffett, Greensburg, KY, (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Edward Lee (Eddie) Abell, Adair Co., Ky (1953-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Estelle Cox, 92, Taylor County, KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stanley Coy Tungate, Marion Co., KY/Taylor Co., KY native (1946-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Walters, 75, Columbia, KY/Crawfordsville, IN native (1942-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sylvia Wilson (1919) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernice Bowen, of Campbellsville, KY (1935-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bruce Edward Conover, 64, Brandenburg, KY (1956-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dennis James Pond, 70, Bethelridge, KY (1952-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Gene Burton, 79, Columbia, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edward Fields, 81, Stanford, KY (1941-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Fredrick Haynes, Russell County, KY (1935-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, In Memory Birthday, Ovalene F. Rexroat, Russell Springs, KY (1924-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judy S. Benningfield, 75, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Jean Milby, 70, Summersville, KY (1951-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lorene Helm (1922-2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Merlene Rexroat, 89, Russell Springs, KY (1932-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nora Ham Aaron, Russell Springs, KY (1911) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearl Blevins, Campbellsville, KY (1930-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phillip Despain, 72, Campbellsville, KY (1951-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steve (Weevie) Harris, 51, Liberty, KY (1970-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Walter Edwin Grider (1933-2005) | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Sunday, March 16, 2025
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
9:30amCTBen Bland testimony at Breeding Church | (ID:68409, Comment)
The Coffeys singing at Bearwall Church | (ID:68475, Comment)
10:00amCTBy Faith singing at Through the Fire Worship Center | (ID:68458, Comment)
2:00pmCTServices for Phyllis Arnold, 72, Columbia, KY (1952-2025) | (ID:68471, Comment)
6:00pmCTBryan and Yvonne Hutson singing at Glens Fork Community Church | (ID:68472, Comment)

 
































 
 
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