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Traffic Advisory: I65 North and Southbound in LaRue County Update: First crash involves a fatal crash involving motorcylists and semi; secondary crash involved a semi crash with a responding State Police Cruiser Next earlier article, this story: Traffic Alert: I-65 blocked in both directions near MM 76 By Chris Jessie, Public Information Officer Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, District 4, Elizabethtown, KY (2:07pmCT, Sun 25 Sep 2016) - A fatal crash involving motorcyclists and a semi has northbound closed near Mile Marker 76 (Upton Exit). Investigation and cleanup is expected to take around four hours. A secondary southbound crash has occurred in the left lane of the divided section where a semi collided with a responding State Police cruiser. The southbound left lane is closed. The southbound right lane is open. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and choose an alternate route for both southbound and northbound well in advance of approaching the Mile Marker 76 vicinity. Usage of Western Kentucky Parkway and Natcher Parkway is strongly suggested. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2016-09-25 14:10:29 | Comments
Traffic Alert: I65 blocked in both directions near MM 76 Severe crash creates tie-up between Munfordville and Sonora By Wes Watt BOWLING GREEN, KY (Sun 25 Sep 2016 1:51pmCT)- Separate crashes on Interstate 65 near mile marker 76 has blocked lanes in both directions with traffic backups between Munfordville and Sonora. In the northbound direction all lanes are blocked due to a severe crash. The northbound traffic backup begins near Munfordville at this time. The southbound direction has one lane blocked in the divided construction zone due to a separate crash and traffic backup begins near Sonora. Motorists need to seek alternate routes for the next couple of hours. - Wes Watt, Public Information Officer, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet District 3, Bowling Green, KY Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2016-09-25 13:50:47 | Comments
Mrs. Mary Christine Cox, 85, Taylor Co., KY (d. 22 Sep 2016) She had professed faith in Christ and had a strong Christian belief. She was the daughter of the late Philip and Nonie Bottoms of Taylor County, KY, and the widow of Berry Cox. She leaves 33 direct living descendants spanning four generations Click on headline for complete obituary Mrs. Mary Christine Cox age 85 of Campbellsville, KY, died Thursday September 22, 2016, at the Campbellsville Nursing and Rehab Center after an illness. Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Christine Cox will be held at 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Monday, September 26, 2016 at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home, 503 E Main Street, Campbellsville, KY, with burial in the Jones Chapel Cemetery. Brother Larry Loy will be the officiating clergy. The family request visitation from 10amCT/11amET, Monday until time for the funeral services. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-25 10:37:31 | Comments | See topic Obituaries
Comment: Loving the news of Frates It's inspiring to hear the news of long ago and this story moved me to say thank you to the writer who simply goes by Jim. Thank you for bringing us the "Gradyvillian to Texas" news this Sunday morning. And thank you for your many contributions bringing characters from our past to life by telling us not just what happened, but who things happened to and what else happened along their journey! By your words shall we know thee... --Linda Waggener Comments re article 85869 They went thataway a Gradyvillian goes to Texas Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2016-09-25 10:15:04 | Comments Events scheduled for today, September 25, 2016 All events are listed in Central Time. | Print Version | Submit your upcoming event using our Submission Form.
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Today, SUNDAY with CM - 25 Sep 2016 For Day 269 of 2016. There are 96 days remaining in 2016. Haiku by Robert Stone for September 25, 2016: Triumph is in trot--Robert Stone, Sunday, 25 September 2016. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1839 Video: Lakewood, OH: The Suburb Where Everyone Can Walk to School There is no more text for this article. Click for printable version. Posted on 2016-09-25 06:36:59
College Football: Campbellsville University 48. Bluefield (VA) 34 Career-highs lead Campbellsville University football over Bluefield College (VA) at Mitchell Mitchell Stadium, 1780 Stadium Drive, Bluefield, WV, with 500 in attendance Next - Campbellsville Fighting Tiger Football hosts Faulkner University, Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 11amCT/12pmNoonET, at Finley Stadium, 204 Tiger Way, Campbellsville, KY. By Jordan Alves, sports information director BLUEFIELD, WV - The Fighting Tigers held Bluefield College (VA) to only seven points in the second half and scored 27 themselves to pick up their first win of the season, 48-34. Campbellsville (1-3) gained 549 yards of offense compared to 277 for Bluefield (0-5) and the 48 points is the most scored in a contest this season. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-25 09:08:55 | Comments
Mystery connection poem inspires BJF poetic paraphrase Billy Joe Fudge writes: "May the potholes of life's journey be smoothed and the road you travel always rise above your horizons to heights which carry you always forward into the blessings for which you are destined." That's my paraphrase and "I'm sticking to it". - Billy Joe FudgeComments re photo 68687 Mystery connection Familiar Adair County byway Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2016-09-25 08:05:13 | Comments
They went thataway: a Gradyvillian goes to Texas . . . . . . and from there Frates Harper moved around. He made his way from Gradyville to sojourns in three states, and multiple marriages along the way. Jim has meticulously researched the story of Mr. Euphrates Harper, in this fascinating mini-biography. Click on headline for complete story By Jim A funny thing happened on the way to researching today's column--I set out toward the westering sun, bound for Gradyville, but wound up instead on the road to Texas, Illinois, Missouri and matrimony, and it's all W.M. Wilmore's fault. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-25 07:59:52 | Comments
LWC Football, 84. Cincinnati Christian, 0. No. 7 LWC Football earns program's first shutout before 1,712 spectators Blue Raider Stadium Next - The LWC Blue Raider Football Team host Union (KY), in Blue Raider Stadium, 928 Russell Road, Columbia, KY, at 6:30pmCT, October 1, 2016, for homecoming. By Anthony Latessa News from Lindsey Wilson College Athletics COLUMBIA, KY. - The No. 7-ranked Lindsey Wilson football team (5-0) defeated Cincinnati Christian (Ohio) 84-0 on Saturday afternoon at Blue Raider Stadium. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 18:23:10 | Comments | See topic Sports
Melvin Pike, 75, Taylor County, KY (1941-2016) He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. He was a farmer who also had worked at Cox Interior and Kentucky Cooperage. He was the son of the late Omer Lee Pike & Marie Sullivan Pike, and the widow of Maxine Underwood Pike, his wife of over 43 years. He leaves eight direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary Melvin Pike of Campbellsville, son of the late Omer Lee Pike and Marie Sullivan Pike, was born June 10, 1941 in Taylor County, Kentucky. He died at 6:44 A.M., Saturday, September 24, 2016 in Elizabethtown. Age: 75 Funeral service will be at 10amCT/11amET, Monday, September 26, 2016 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Avenue, Campbellsville, KY, by Bro. Freddy Thompson and Bro. Leo Curry. Burial will be in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens, 700 Old US 68, Campbellsville, KY. Visitation will be 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 16:03:42 | Comments | See topic Obituaries
Lisa Renee Cowan, 47, Adair County, KY (1969-2016) She attended the Egypt Christian Church and was a child care provider. She was a native of Jefferson County, KY, and was resident of Adair County, KY at the time of her death. She was a member of a large, highly regarded family. She was the daughter of the late Norville Ray Fair & Annette Burton, who survives, as does her husband, Tim Cowan of Columbia, KY. She leaves 10 direct and two step living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary Lisa Renee Cowan age 47 years of Columbia, KY passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at 5:02pmCT, at the Medical Center of Bowling Green, Bowling Green, KY. Funeral service will be Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at 11amCT, at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Herbert Janes, the officiating clergy. Interment will in Bearwallow Cemetery, 6080 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. Visitation will be after 4pmCT, Monday, September 26, 2016. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 15:26:05 | Comments | See topic Obituaries
Francis Brooks (BD) Davis, Jr., 62, Cumberland County, KY (1953-2016) He was the owner of Breeding Country Mart, Breeding, KY where he made many, many frieds. He was a native of Mt. Sterling, KY, and a long time resident of Miamisburg, Ohio, where his final resting place will be. Click on headline for complete obituary and photo(s) The world lost a loving, talented, and kind gentleman on Tuesday, September 20, 2016. Brooks was surrounded by family and visited by close friends as he gracefully gained his place in Heaven. He was under the care of TriStar Greenville Regional Hospital, Bowling Green, KY and was battling a severe lung cancer diagnosis. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 10amCT/11amET, at Gebhart-Schmidt-Parramore Funeral Home, 508 E Linden Ave, Miamisburg, OH with Pastor Michael Hout officiating. Burial will be in The Highland Memorial Cemetery, Miamisburg. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 12:27:58 | Comments
First day of Fairgrounds dismantling project off to good start It's a huge undertaking, but if the first day is any indication, moving the fairgrounds is going to happen, before the January 1, 2017 deadline. Volunteers with strong backs and tool kits, contractors and businesses with equipment, are needed today and next Saturday for the effort to succeed. Click on headline for complete story with photo(s) By Linda & Ed Waggener This Saturday morning, some of Adair County's most dedicated volunteers were on hand to begin a herculean task of salvaging as much as possible of the fairgrounds equipment at the historic Adair County Fairgrounds. But if today is any indication, they will succeed. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 11:57:56 | Comments
Why are riding mowers, ATVs banned from public roadways? Joyce Coomer writes: I have a questionThanks, Joyce M. Coomer - The question is above our pay grade, but perhaps a reader will know the answer. - EW Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2016-09-24 09:14:24 | Comments | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
BJF sends complete Helen Hunt Jackson September poem Remember, poetry is written to be read aloud. Enjoy... - BJF September poem By Helen Hunt Jackson (1830-1885) The golden-rod is yellow;"September" by Helen Hunt Jackson, submitted by Billy Joe Fudge. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2016-09-24 07:15:09 | Comments
Adair Co. HS, Russell Co. HS Marching Bands at BOA/Clarksville See also: "Summer Kemp: ACHS Band at Lafayette Invitational with stunning photos from the 2016 program, "Errand into the Maze." Adair County High School Band performs today, at 12:30pmCT, Saturday, September 24, 2016 in the Bands of America Regional at Austin Peay State University's Fortera (formerly Governors) Stadium, 601 College Street (campus address), Clarksville, TN. Russell County High School Marching Lakers perform at 10:30amCT. Full schedule today starting with box office opening Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2016-09-24 06:52:44 | Comments | See topic Local Arts Scene
LWC Women's Soccer wins MSC opener, beats Life 7-0 Victory comes before crowd of 214 Next - Lindsey Wilson Women's Soccer hosts Campbellsville (KY) at 7pmCT on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at Walter S. Reuling Stadium, 151 Holloway Drive, Columbia, KY. By Chris Wells, LWC Sports Information Director COLUMBIA, Ky. -- Six second-half goals propelled the No. 6-ranked Lindsey Wilson women's soccer team to a 7-0 win over visiting Life (GA) on Friday night at Walter S. Reuling Stadium. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 06:34:37 | Comments | See topic Sports
LWC Men's Soccer falls to Rio Grande on late goal Defeat before hometown crowd. Attendance 315. Click on headline for complete story By Matthew Wurzburger, LWC Athletics COLUMBIA, KY - No. 19-ranked Lindsey Wilson men's soccer yielded a goal in the 87th minute in a 2-1 losing effort against No. 2-ranked Rio Grande (Ohio) Friday night at Walter S. Reuling Stadium 151 Holloway Drive, Columbia, KY. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 06:24:57 | Comments | See topic Sports
Adair Co. hospital board meetings 27 Sep 2106 - AGENDA Click on headline for complete Agenda The Adair County Hospital District and Adair County Public Hospital District Corporation Board Trustees will hold concurrent regular meetings at 6:30pmCT, Tuesday, 27 Sep 2016, in the basement of the Adair County Courthouse Annex, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY, with the following Agenda: Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 06:15:53 | Comments
Pike Co. Deputy Circuit Court Clerk pleads guilty Deputy clerk ordered to pay more than $5,800 in restitution, issue apology, admit guilt in abuse of public trust case By Terry Sebastian/Crystal Staley News from the office of KY Attorney General Andy Beshear FRANKFORT, KY. (Fri 23 Sep 2016) - Attorney General Andy Beshear has announced a former Pike County Deputy Circuit Court Clerk pleaded guilty today in Franklin Circuit Court to abuse of public trust under $10,000. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 05:45:55 | Comments | See topic Kentucky
Sen. Max Wise - Today is Hunting & Fishing Day in KY 'We celebrate the many and varied benefits that hunting and angling provide for the Bluegrass State. I enjoyed this special occasion, and I hope everyone will continue to take advantage of the vast opportunities to hunt and fish in Kentucky. These outdoor traditions should not be taken for granted, and opportunities to hunt and fish should continue to be abundantly available for future generations.' - SEN MAX WISE By State Senator Max Wise, (R-Campbellsville) 16th District: Adair, Clinton, Cumberland, McCreary, Russell, Taylor, and Wayne Counties FRANKFORT, KY (23 Sep 2016) As a member of the Kentucky Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, I proudly joined like-minded sportsmen-legislators from across the nation in celebrating the 44th National Hunting and Fishing Day on Saturday, September 24. In observance of this occasion, Governor Matt Bevin proclaimed it to be Hunting and Fishing Day in Kentucky. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2016-09-24 05:21:12 | Comments What's Cooking in Columbia Today Click restaurant names for hours, directions, and prices. Print What's Cooking Circle R Restaurant MENU - 712 Russell Road, Columbia KY. PHONE: 270-384-3212. HOURS: Monday-Thursday, 6am-8pmCT; Friday-Saturday, 6am-9pmCT. Closed on Mondays. Executive Chef Sammy Genakos. Join us for Breakfast, anytime. (biscuits & gravy till 10amCT)A reminder from Chef Sammy Genakos 48 Birthdays and Anniversaries for September 25 Happy Anniversary, Lee and Joni Jessie | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Paul and Paula Miller | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Russell Coomer - surviving spouse & Bobbie Coomer - in heaven | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alice Hadley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Aydan Conner Edwards ( 2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Blake Helm (2002) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Braxton Irvin (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cheryl Scott Holland | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dana Jessie (1970) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, David Sandusky | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hillary Jenkins. | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Julie A. Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kathy McClister | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kerry Grant | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kim Blackistone | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, LaKesha Melson (1990) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lisa Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, McKenna Christin Downs (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Robert Curry | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Roxanna Stone-Sarchi Gingery | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sherry Grant Arnold | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Shirley Annita Nash (1957) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Susie Handy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sydney Slaven (2001) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Terry Partin | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Wayne Miller (1962) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, William Irvin McDaniel (2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memoriam James Kean, Adair Co., KY (September 23, 1946 - August 25, 2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday Edward Lee Mann, Adair Co., KY (September 25, 1937 - August 22, 2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Middie Green Patterson, formerly of Adair Co., KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Samuel Marr, Green Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marshall Overstreet, Adair Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gayle Brewer, Taylor County, KY (1959) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Geneva Day, Adair County, KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janice Rae Gribbin, Taylor County, KY (1925, 2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Evalee Loy Churchill, Adair County, KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lucy Alexander Cary, Cumberland Co., KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Susie Handy, Adair County, KY (1951-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sylvia Mae Tompkins, Nancy, KY (1917-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eric Wilkerson, Casey County, KY (1987-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Webster, Taylor Co., KY (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nellie Mae Bass, Taylor Co., KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carter Brown, Columbia, KY (1977-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clarence Garrett, Metcalfe County, KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bro. 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