TODAY, Wed., Jan. 24, 2007: Richards kicks off campaign

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Events in brief for 24th day of 2007 (341 days remaining)

• Adair County native Jody Richards kicks off campaign for Governor of Kentucky in Bowling Green at 9:00am today
• Children's Story Hour at Adair Public Library, 10:00am
• Baby and Me Class at 3:00pm.
• Ongoing: Margaret van Hook display at the Lucretia C. Begley Gallery
• Click on Directory of Churches in Quick Links for prayer meetings, Bible study tonight

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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.

The Wolf Creek Dam Crisis
A story this morning in the Lexington Herald details a meeting in Somerset to discuss the effects on local economy, tourism, because of the Wolf Creek Dam repairs. Click Here to read the entire story.

To read the Corps of Engineers comprehensive coverage of the Wolf Creek Dam Crisis, 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: Wednesday, January 24, 2007. There are 116 cases scheduled in District Court. No cases are scheduled in Circuit 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 24:
With facts mostly from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

• EVENTS:In 1848, James Marshall finds gold at Sutters Mill, near Sacremento, CA. In 1908, Robert Baden-Powell starts Boy Scout movement. In 1984, first Apple MacIntosh goes on sale. In 2003, Homeland Security officially opens for business.
• BIRTHS: In 1941, Neil Diamond. In 1949, John Belushi.
• DEATHS: In 1971, Bill W. founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. In 1993, U.S. Supreme Court Justice.
• CELEBRATE: We Welsh Americans will celebrate Saint Cadoc Day. It's also the Feast Day of St. Francis de Sales and Our Lady of Peace.

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 24, 2007: TODAY: Scattered flurries before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. West wind between 6 and 11 mph. TONIGHT: A chance of snow showers between 11pm and 5am, and then a chance for flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. West wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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: Wednesday, January 24, 2007: 1) Mailbox rock on KY 76 2) Slope Mowing on KY 80 & 76

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 2007-01-24 06:27:41