TODAY, WED., Jan. 17, 2007: Wellie Paul Grant trial continued

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Events in brief for 17th day of 2007 (348 days remaining)

• Update: The Murder trial of Wellie Paul Grant has been continued. Judge James Weddle has ordered a psychiatric evaluation and the defendant is awaiting the availability of a bed at the Kentucky Correctional Psychiatric Hospital in LaGrange, KY. Grant remains incarcerated in the Adair County Regional Jail.
• Children's Story hour at library
• Adair Middle School SBDM meets
• First Baby & Me Class at Country Place Apartments
• Special Martin Luther King worship service at Campbellsville University
• Prayer and Bible study groups meet at many Adair County Churches this evening

ADVERTISEMENT: Events are brought to you by HUDDLE HOUSE, near Big Lots, Campbellsville, KY.


Today's Spotlight Link
Dr. Phil Aaron Medical Center, one of Adair Counties most complete websites. It's big, and includes some really good history on health care in Adair County.
Click Hereto visit the site

LINKS: State, regional, national news: Lexington Herald-News; Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY; and Google News for latest national and international news.

Behind on reading the Today summaries? Click Here for Today Friday. The today feature did not appear on Saturday, January 13 or Sunday, January 14, 2007

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Court:
Wednesday, January 17, 2007. Circuit Court cancelled by Judge James G. Weddle for today. In Judge Michael Loy's Adair District Court, 112 cases are on the docket. Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Adair County School District Menus:
Wednesday, January 17, 2006: BREAKFAST. Sausage Biscuit. Juice/Fruit. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. Some items contain peanuts. LUNCH: Cheeseburger on Bun. Taco Salad, Salsa w/trimmings. Potato wedges. Refried Beans w/Cheese. Orange. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Fruit and juice offered daily with lunch. Salads are available daily.Click here for the comprehensive Adair County Schools website. Link for school meals (as well as the school calendar and other nifty stuff) is in site menu.

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On this date, January 17:
With facts mostly from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

• EVENTS: In 1773, Captain James Cook is first explorer to cross the Arctic Circle. In 1917, the U.S. buys Virgin Islands from Denmark. In 1929,Popeye the Sailor first appeared in comic strip. In 1961, President Eisenhower delivered speech warning against military-industrial complex.
• BIRTHS: In 1706, Benjamin Franklin, for whom Franklin County named, was born. A mystery: Why no national holiday honoring him. Should be started in Adair County to supplement our other unofficial holidays--Flood Day, Lingan Selby Day, and Mark Twain Conception Day. Also born on this date, in 1899, Al Capone, and, in 1899, Nevil Shute. In 1949, Andy Kaufman.
• DEATHS: In 1893, Rutherford B. Hayes, whose election was stolen for him by Congress, not the Supreme Court. In 1996, Barbara Jordan, one of America's greatest orators.

Click Here to access other facts from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia including lists of events, births, deaths, holidays, and other facts about this day.

Weather:
The National Weather Service outlook for Wednesday, January 17, 2007 -

TODAY: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 42. East wind between 7 and 9 mph. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. East wind around 7 mph becoming south.

Click Here for National Weather Service page for Columbia, KY, with lots of interesting interactive features, including pinpointing weather in Gradyville, Knifley, Cane Valley, Milltown, Glens Fork, Fairplay, and Breeding (many others)

Traffic and Driving:
Expect heavy traffic downtown, with a major murder trial underway, heavy District Court docket, lightened only by a scant few city government being out of town at City Officials Academy in Bowling Green today through Friday. (Not to worry: In case of emergency, Councillors Edwin Taylor and Joe Moore are staying in Columbia, ready, respectively, to assumer Mayoral powers in case of an emergency.) School busses are rolling, so watch for them. Finding a parking space may be difficult. Click Here for Hazardous Driving Conditions update.

Deer danger: No update yesterday, a state holiday. Official reports of the deer harvest for Adair County for last year, 2006, still stands at 999,according to the Click Here to visit Kentucky Fish & Wildlife reports by Region.

Construction: Yesterday, construction continued on the Grider Hill Pass; watch for it today.

State Highway Maintenance:Report not updated.What's next?: To learn more about major Kentucky Transportation Cabinet projects, Click Here for KTC Six-Year Plan map and links to details.

Snow and Ice Routes Click here for Kentucky State Department of Highways map of priority snow routes on State maintained roads in Adair County 2006-2007.

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This story was posted on 2007-01-17 06:52:14