TODAY, TUES., Jan. 23, 2007: A dam worrying time

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Events in brief for 23th day of 2007 (342 days remaining)

• Adair Justice Center Project Development Board meets at 5:00pm.
• Jaycees regular 4th Tuesday meeting
• Ongoing: Margaret van Hook display at the Lucretia C. Begley Gallery

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At the Columbian Theater: At 6:00pm CT, Happyly Never After (PG). At 8:00pm CT, Rocky Balboa (PG). Call 270-384-5555 to confirm, for more information.

Hot links today
Another Tom Loftus story on the Wolf Creek Dam crisis today details more of the Corps of Engineers' concerns, Governor Fletchers actions and touches on a dam break's huge impact on the tourist economy of Russell County and the concerns of people in Cumberland County. To see the entire story, Click Here. There's also good account, with video and links, on the dam situation at the WBKO tv 13 website, posted at 5:28pm CT, last night, January 22, 2007. To access the story, Click Here

Did you know? Link:
You know Lindsey Wilson College has a huge impact on the economy of Adair County. You may not have known this, "Lindsey Wilson is one of the major employers of Adair County, and it is the county's largest private white-collar employer. Lindsey Wilson employees contribute more than $70 million annually to Adair county's economy." That's from the Lindsey Wilson College website page, "Overview." To read more Click Here

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

Sports brief
The next games for the LWC women and men is against Campbellsville (KY) University on Thursday, January 25, 2007, at Biggers Sports Center. The women's game begins at 6:00pm CT and the men's game is scheduled to start at 8:00pm CT.

Behind on reading the Today summaries? Click Here for Today yesterday

Court:
From the Kentucky Court of Justice website with docket as last updated there: Tuesday, January 23, 2007. There are 88 cases scheduled in Circuit Court (Several divorces, equity, and right-of-way cases; the Theresa Ann Boschee case is back with a pretrial conference. One identity theft case) No cases are scheduled in District Court.Click Here to check Adair Court schedule at the Kentucky Court of Justice Website

Adair County School District Menus:
Monday, January 22, 2006: BREAKFAST. (Main items to be posted later) Juice/Fruit. Choice of Low Fat Milk. Cereal choices and toast offered daily at breakfast. Some items contain peanuts. LUNCH: (Main menu items to be posted later) 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 23:
With facts mostly from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

• EVENTS:In 1556, the worst earthquake in history may have taken as many as 830,000 lives in China. In 1897, murder trial in Greenbrier County, WV, involved testimony of ghost to secure conviction. In 1964, 24th Amendment prohibiting poll taxes in national elections, ratified. In 1986, Kentuckians The Everly Brothers among first members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
• BIRTHS: In 1737, John Hancock, American Revolutionist, for whom Hancock County (Hawesville) named.
• DEATHS: In 1976, Paul Robeson. In 1989, Salvador Dali, artist.

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 Tuesday, January 23, 2007: TODAY: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. West wind between 6 and 13 mph. TONIGHT: A chance of flurries after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 8 mph. 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:

Hazardous Driving Conditions: Click Here

High detail Adair Co. Map: Click Here

Deer danger: Click Here to visit Kentucky Fish & Wildlife reports by Region. Adair is in the Green River Region.

State Highway Maintenance: Tuesday, January 23, 2007: 1) Slope Mowing on KY 80 & 76 2) Construct a private entrance on KY 2971 @ 2.1 MP

Click Here for upcoming maintenance schedule.

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 2007-01-23 05:52:24