Issues causing siren alert failure resolved 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from The Adair Progress. At the beginning of the Storm Spotting class last week, Brandon Harvey, at left, and Grant Loy reassured the crowd that the issue which had caused the recent tornado siren failure had been resolved. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Storm Spotter class held in southern Adair County 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from The Adair Progress. One of the many topics that were covered at the Storm Spotter class in Breeding last week was the disastrous tornado that hit the state and the region on May 16, 2025. Daniel Wilson of the Storm Alert Center demonstrated what the formation of a major weather system looks like on a radar. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

LWU business professor Cathy Boatright 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. "This new program prepares students to move seamlessly from undergraduate business foundations to advanced leadership and strategic practice in an accelerated, integrated learning pathway," said Lindsey Wilson University business professor Cathy Boatright, who helped design the university's new 4+1 Bachelor's-MBA Program. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Drug take back day nets 100lbs of expired medications 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Sheriff Gary Roy. Adair County Sheriff Gary Roy and Adair County Deputy Coroner Robin Lewis collected approximately 100 pounds of unused or expired prescription drugs in the 2026 Spring Drug Take Back on Saturday, March 21, 2026. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

ACES fourth graders learn the science of cheese 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Robin Hancock. FFA members Alexa Castrejon, Maycee Hovious, Myla Curry, and Alyssa Greer teach ACES fourth graders in Jessica Simpson's math classroom about making cheese during All In for Ag Education Week.jpg Students learned how cheese is turned from milk (a liquid) into a solid, changing states of matter. Students in both classes were given the opportunity to try mozzarella cheese and learned about dairy farming. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Students learn about soil and planting in FFA Greenhouse 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Robin Hancock. Adair County Schools hosted representatives from the Kentucky Department of Education and Kentucky Department of Agriculture for All In for Ag Education Week in March. After school, visitors returned to Adair County Schools, where the Adair County FFA Chapter hosted an after school learning opportunity. Students from Camp Casey, Camp Safari, and Camp Arrow were brought to Adair County High School, where they learned about soils and planting seeds in the FFA Greenhouse with Brittany Smith. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Learning about cheese for All In for Ag Education Week 2026-03-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo from Robin Hancock. Adair County FFA Treasurer Maycee Hovious helps ACPC second graders in Sarah Dean's class learn about making cheese during All In for Ag Education Week. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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