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Most recent PHOTOS matching your search for 'Diddle'...
  1. The three Smith twins (Photo ID: 89302)
    Willard Smith, Jim Richards and Wayne Smith were pictured in the 1950s in their Columbia High School Baseball uniforms before the three became mem... (click photo title to read more)

  2. Mystery Photo ID 79376 : Mike Watson needs for 1913 LW Baseball Team (Photo ID: 79376)
    Mike Watson wonders if anyone can identify the remainder of the team not identified in this old photo from one of the Waggener-Walker Newspapers p... (click photo title to read more)

  3. Gradyville, KY: How did this happen in just 14 years??? (Photo ID: 74538)
    Anyone have a suggestion this situation? It was a sad moment to see what's happened to the the sign erected in July, 2003, honoring a legendary A... (click photo title to read more)

  4. Inspiring ancient oak tree at fairgrounds (Photo ID: 68357)
    Looking up into this huge oak tree, there's a vague memory of it's role in the great baseball games played here, when it was the home field for ... (click photo title to read more)

  5. Freshman Hagen Tyler turns in sensational performance for CU (Photo ID: 63142)
    Freshman Hagen Tyler scored a caree-high 28 points hitting 8-of-12 from 3-point land, but Campbellsville could not match Western Kentucky's size,... (click photo title to read more)

  6. Duke TiP Recognition at WKU (Photo ID: 60407)
    Graham Waggener and Teddy Lea joined a couple of classmates from West Middle School to be recognized in the Duke TiP Talent Search in a ceremony at Di... (click photo title to read more)

  7. Lindsey Wilson Baseball Team: 100 years ago (Photo ID: 58330)
    Lindsey Wilson baseball team, 1914: Only one identified was Will Diddle, first row left; also George Hancock, but it does not tell which on... (click photo title to read more)

  8. Life in the Holler: And the cow jumped over the moon (Photo ID: 53969)
    Chris Cowan out in Milltown, who is a great guy, allowed me to take a few shots at his house last night. Our children had been riding four wheelers an... (click photo title to read more)

  9. Eric Gaines provides second half reelmaker (Photo ID: 52134)
    Eric Gaines' one-handed dunk in the second half was a highlight reel maker. Gaines led all players with 18 points. For the second straight ... (click photo title to read more)

  10. Favorite Old Photo: Coach Ed Diddle (Photo ID: 48413)
    Coach Diddle - Edgar Allen - made in 1970s; press release photo from WKU. from the collection of Mike Watson Clicking Readmore acces... (click photo title to read more)

  11. Gradyville, Boyhood home of Ed Diddle (Photo ID: 46841)
    This sign at the intersection of Edmonton Road and Old Gradyville Road was erected by the Kentucky Department of Highways following a gift... (click photo title to read more)

  12. Clearly an All-Star, at two. No. 1 of 3 (Photo ID: 38912)
    Diddle Arena. Bowling Green, KY. Photo by Mema, Linda WaggenerEv shot, and the net swished, in action in Diddle Arena in 2005. Then two years old.... (click photo title to read more)

  13. Brandon Williams, airborne at Diddle Arena (Photo ID: 37733)
    E.A. Diddle Arena, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KYBrandon Williams, seen here against Western Kentucky on October 31, 2010, led CU with 10... (click photo title to read more)

  14. Stapp Boys with Globetrotter Cobra Coley at WKU (Photo ID: 33375)
    "Kobe and Savon Stapp watched the Harlem Globetrotters, Monday night," writes Sabrina Stapp. "They each got their basketball signed and photos ... (click photo title to read more)

  15. Norma Jean Parnell's wonderful Adair County Quilt (Photo ID: 31566)
    Norma Jean Parnell, left, created this beautiful Adair County Quilt over a period of three months. It was finished in time to show at the J... (click photo title to read more)

  16. The Great Clyde Bryant, 1949 (Photo ID: 30977)
    ONE OF THE NEWEST, AND ALREADY THE MOST POPULAR, old photographs in Ol' Joe's B&B QUE, 824 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY Gallery of Historic Pho... (click photo title to read more)

  17. Rooftops: Columbia from Guthrie Street, Dec. 30, 2008 (Photo ID: 29338)
    The DAWN FROM GUTHRIE STREET now shines brightest on the massive Adair County Judicial Center, center foreground, where metal work and insu... (click photo title to read more)

  18. Gradyville Buggy Ride: #3 A Cautious Turn (Photo ID: 27484)
    GUIDE ANDY kept a cautious watch on the motor vehicle traffic on KY 80 as driver Jacob awaited a safe turning interval to enter Old Gradyvi... (click photo title to read more)

  19. Kentucky Adventure class at statue of famous Adair Countian (Photo ID: 26705)
    KENTUCKY ADVENTURE CLASS from Camp Casey visited the statue of Coach E.A. Diddle in front of Diddle Arena on their visit Wednesday, April 2... (click photo title to read more)

  20. Gradyville Wayside Exhibits dedication: A leaving scene (Photo ID: 24693)
    A scene from the Saturday, August 11, 2007, dedication of the Wayside Exhibits commemorating the Gradyville Flood and Gradyville native E.A. Diddl... (click photo title to read more)

  21. Gradyville Wayside Exhibits dedication: Jim Richards (Photo ID: 24677)
    Jim Richards, one of Kentucky's most spellbinding motivators, told the story of Coach E.A. Diddle as he remembered him: A great man who was... (click photo title to read more)

  22. Gradyville Wayside Exhibits dedication: Sue Stivers speaks (Photo ID: 24675)
    Columbia-Adair County Tourism Director Sue Stivers spoke to the gathering Saturday, August 11, 2007, at Gradyville. Behind her, in the ora... (click photo title to read more)

  23. Before dedication: Wayside Markers at Gradyville, KY (Photo ID: 24666)
    Frances Salyers, at an Adair County scene which gets prettier and prettier. Salyers is co-proprietor with husband Daril Salyers of D & F Gr... (click photo title to read more)

  24. Gradyville Flood: Two sources of the Flood memories (Photo ID: 24304)
    J.W. KELTNER is today's living, walking repository of the oral history of the June 7, 1907, Gradyville Flood. He heard it from his family d... (click photo title to read more)

  25. Greatest Adair County basketball player ponders greatest coach (Photo ID: 24302)
    Many consider Ralph Shearer, a 1955 Courier-Journal First Team basketball All-Stater, to be the greatest basketball player ever to wear the... (click photo title to read more)

  26. Still playing games in Gradyville, KY (Photo ID: 24181)
    Sports have always been a big part of life in Gradyville,... (click photo title to read more)

  27. Gradyville Flood, E.A. Diddle Roadside Markers here (Photo ID: 24124)
    Roadside Markers commemorating the Gradyville Flood and to mark Grady... (click photo title to read more)

  28. Shrine to Ed Diddle: Close-up. (Photo ID: 21387)
    "Uncle Ed" to the world, he was "Cud'n Ed" to us, whether by blood cousinship or close acquaintance. A close-up of the statue of one of America's all-... (click photo title to read more)

  29. Shrine for Great Adair Countian at WKU: Paying homage (Photo ID: 21386)
    EDGAR ALLEN DIDDLE, born March 12, 1895, in Gradyville, Adair County, Kentucky, is now remembered in this shrine which includes several monuments near... (click photo title to read more)

  30. Statue of Adair Countian Ed Diddle at WKU (Photo ID: 21385)
    Western Kentucky University now honors Adair Countian Edgar Allen Diddle with this 10 ft. statue with accompanying monuments and benches. The statue w... (click photo title to read more)

  31. Little Evan, alone (Photo ID: 21222)
    "Yes"! 2 years-4-months-old Evan Waggener said, as his shot swished the net in Diddle Arena.The launch was a modified Clyde Bryant, two-hander-... (click photo title to read more)

  32. Jim Richards on Coaches Corner Mural (Photo ID: 21215)
    Adair County's Jim Richards is depicted in the Coaches Corner mural in the Hall of Champions in E.A. Diddle Arena, Western Kentucky University ... (click photo title to read more)

  33. Plaques, Markers: Jim Richards plaque on 'Wall of Fame' (Photo ID: 21212)
    This plaque honoring Adair County native Jim Richards as a member of the Western Kentucky University Athletic Hall of Fame has been placed on the Wall... (click photo title to read more)

  34. The unforgettable Ed Diddle with trademark Red Towell (Photo ID: 21210)
    A poignant painting of Adair County's Ed Diddle in the mural in WKU's Hall of Champions at E.A. Diddle Arena depicts Mr. Diddle in his typical ... (click photo title to read more)

  35. WKU to unveil 10-ft statue of Gradyville, Adair Co. KY's Ed Diddle (Photo ID: 21209)
    In Western Kentucky University's E.A. Diddle Arena, the man himself, Uncle Ed Diddle a native of Gradyville, Adair County, KY, is the dominant ... (click photo title to read more)

  36. Rotarians registering Volksmarch entrants (Photo ID: 21188)
    Rotarians Ted Caldwell and Kaye Bowman had information and big smiles for walkers who wanted to register for the ... (click photo title to read more)

  37. Scenic Adair County: View from Jones Chapel Road (Photo ID: 21009)
    THERE MAY BE NO VIEWS IN THE WORLD as peaceful as these hills of Adair County. This scene is from Jones Chapel Road just off Highway West 80, and is l... (click photo title to read more)

  38. Biographies of Coach Diddle (Photo ID: 20362)
    We know of at least two biographies of the great Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball coach Ed Diddle from Gradyville, Adair County, Kentuck... (click photo title to read more)

  39. New Ed Diddle sign in Gradyville (Photo ID: 20361)
    Now the world can know where Ed Diddle spent his boyhood, thanks to an idea of Gradyville Mayor Hootie Gist. He asked Squire J.M.She... (click photo title to read more)

  40. Archive Photo (Photo ID: 20182)
    COLUMBIANS DELIVERING A HAM TO ADAIR COUNTY FAVORITE SON COACH ED DIDDLE at his office at Western Kentucky State College in thelate 1940s or early 195... (click photo title to read more)

  41. Archive Photo (Photo ID: 20060)
    Diddle (now Morrison) HouseThis item first appeared in Issue 10 of the print edition of Columbia! Magazine.... (click photo title to read more)

 Most recent STORIES matching your search for 'Diddle'...
  1. Tommy Druen: High school basketball (Story ID: 131155)
    Previous Column: The importance of hope By Tommy Druen It's often advised not to... (click title to read more)

  2. Mike (Diddle) Finn, 64, Adair Co., KY (1958-2022) (Story ID: 125506)
    Mike "Diddle" Finn of the Portland community died on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Summit Manor Nursing Home. He was 64 years old. The fun... (click title to read more)

  3. Letter: Adair County Basketball Book Help (Story ID: 113673)
    Jim writes: When E.A. Diddle, Jr., died in late 2012, his obituary mentioned only two survivors: a sister, Mary Jo Phillips ... (click title to read more)

  4. Adair County Basketball Book HELP (Story ID: 113667)
    By Daniel Hedges I would like to thank everyone for the leads and contacts for the Adair County Basketball Project. It will be Sprin... (click title to read more)

  5. Remembering the Gradyville Flood (Story ID: 111044)
    Today marks the 113th anniversary of the June 7, 1907 Gradyville Flood, a tragedy that claimed the lives of 21 Adair Countians in a matter of minutes.... (click title to read more)

  6. WKU Graduation Ceremonies Dec 15 (Story ID: 101039)
    Bowling Green, KY - Western Kentucky University's five academic colleges will recognize more than 1,400 fall graduates in ceremonies on Saturd... (click title to read more)

  7. WKU gives notice of traffic challenge around Diddle Arena (Story ID: 96049)
    By Wes Watt University Drive (U.S. 68X) in Bowling Green will be down to one lane for two weeks Bowling Green, KY ... (click title to read more)

  8. Carol Perkins: One me, two places to be, at the same time (Story ID: 94455)
    Next earlier column: Carol Perkins: Getting older is not for weak and clumsy ... (click title to read more)

  9. Gradyvillians commit to restoring their community marker (Story ID: 92515)
    Deduces Diddle sign inadvertently hit by tractor or attached implement; stop sign defaced by a punk with a spray can. Hopes public funds can right ... (click title to read more)

  10. Cold shooting day dooms CU Tigers at Harris-Stowe State, 71-68 (Story ID: 86625)
    Hagen Tyler's contested layup piviotal point in loss Next: Exhibition game. Campbellsville Men's Basketball at Western Kentucky U... (click title to read more)

  11. Keen-eyed Occasional Observer comments on Downing photo (Story ID: 82336)
    The Occasional Observer writes: Great photo! This view has changed considerably since my undergraduate days in the 19... (click title to read more)

  12. LWC Men's Basketball falls to Western KY, 84-71 (Story ID: 78665)
    Blue Raiders outscore WKU in second half, but 19 point half time deficit too much to overcome in exhibition game at Diddle Arena, 1 Big Red Way, Bo... (click title to read more)

  13. Men's Basketball: LWC at Western KY University 2 Nov 2015 (Story ID: 78655)
    The Lindsey Wilson men's basketball team heads to Bowling Green, Kentucky, on Monday night, November 2, 2015 for an exhibition contest with NCAA Divi... (click title to read more)

  14. ADAIR Band in finals of State at E.A. Diddle (Story ID: 78622)
    Others competing for AAA state title are Bourbon County, Russell County, and Boyle County High Schools By Shamarie Harper... (click title to read more)

  15. In the News exactly fivescore years ago today, March 3rd, 1915 (Story ID: 73638)
    Registered Distillery at Sand Lick destroyed by dynamite Old Maids Convention" at Columbia Graded and High School a great su... (click title to read more)

  16. JIM: 100 years ago, Adair Co. at the autumnal equinox, 1914 (Story ID: 69881)
    Like your family's favorite baker telling you how badly her chocolate cake turned out and you know there's not been a better one, ever out of Vie... (click title to read more)

  17. Carol Perkins: Sometimes plans change (Story ID: 66178)
    When a decision to go to a semi-finals turned out to be devilishly fraught with mishaps, she and her friend decided to miss the finals - but that c... (click title to read more)

  18. Campbellsville's exhibition upset bid held off by WKU, 87-73 (Story ID: 63071)
    ATTENDANCE: 3106. 'Just like the season-opening exhibition loss at Oklahoma State University (No. 8 AP/No. 12 USAToday), 80-70, CU took an early l... (click title to read more)

  19. Carol Perkins: Richard Duncan recalls 1950s HS gyms (Story ID: 60431)
    'Our (Edmonton)gym was the best in the district and for several years, we hosted most of the district tournaments because we could seat the gues... (click title to read more)

  20. JIM: Western's commencement redux (Story ID: 59693)
    Without a doubt, as each graduate's name is called and as each red towel is handed out, Dr. Henry Hardin Cherry and Adair County's own Uncle E... (click title to read more)

  21. A classic Blue Raiders basketball game: A national championship (Story ID: 58361)
    This story was posted on 2011-02-18 11:46:45 When Adair Countian Micah Harvey was a one-man wrecking crew. When, as Adair Countian Ed... (click title to read more)

  22. Food and Lodging in Early Adair County (Story ID: 58123)
    Mike Watson presents an in-depth story today, as talk renews about the future of the hotel business in Columbia. He's listed numerous families who... (click title to read more)

  23. Ed Diddle photo was by Edgar Allen, Jr. (Story ID: 57485)
    Ralph Waggener writes: The photo of Ed Diddle that Historian Mike Watts found was shot by Edgar Allen, Jr., a man who is on my l... (click title to read more)

  24. ACHS Cheer Squad takes first in 5th Regional championship (Story ID: 57091)
    Senior Anna Harris receives a Libby Burr Scholarship, one of only 5 awarded in entire regionClick on headline for story with photo, rost... (click title to read more)

  25. Two from Adair County, KY receive WKU doctoral degrees (Story ID: 56425)
    Chris Schmidt, Lee Ann Wall Two from Columbia, KY, were among the eight recipients of doctoral degrees in education leadership durin... (click title to read more)

  26. Basketball memories: That talented, athletic Burkesville team (Story ID: 56044)
    An article by Glasgow's Ronnie Ellis and a comment in it about the State Champion Glasgow Scotties Mr. Ellis remembered evoked memories also of th... (click title to read more)

  27. Salute to Ed Diddle sign at Gradyville, KY (Story ID: 54690)
    Mike Watson writes: Another example of pride of p... (click title to read more)

  28. Hometown boy coaches DuPont Manual to State championship (Story ID: 50581)
    Stacy Pendleton is proud to call Columbia, KY, homeClick on headline for story with photo(s)By Joyce Nuckolls... (click title to read more)

  29. JIM: 100 years ago, Of Deaths & Diddles (& much more) (Story ID: 50388)
    100 years ago: Of deaths & Diddles, Brides & basketball. Colds & consumption. Mills & Metcalfe County; Sheriffs & shootings. Corn & canning clu... (click title to read more)

  30. 100 Years Ago: Gradyville: A growing town (Story ID: 44450)
    By "Jim"This thumbnail sketch of progressive Gradyville appeared in the community newsletter published in the May 24, 1911 News:... (click title to read more)

  31. A classic Blue Raiders basketball game: A national championship (Story ID: 42532)
    When Adair Countian Micah Harvey was a one-man wrecking crew. When, as Adair Countian Ed Diddle would have said, Pandum broke out in the sta... (click title to read more)

  32. Bobby D. Morrison family once owned Diddle Homestead farm (Story ID: 42124)
    Bobby D Morrison writes:Ed: During 1988 we purchased a farm on Jay Bird Ridge which ran into Gradyville which included the site of ... (click title to read more)

  33. Query: Is Ed Diddle, Chautauqua speaker, Ed Diddle, coach? (Story ID: 42121)
    CM just received this letter from a very shy reader, who has a question which gives rise to a Capital Idea, which will have the Canadian Tour Busses a... (click title to read more)

  34. Jim: News from 89 years ago (Story ID: 42116)
    By "JimThese appeared in the June 27, 1922 NewsMr. Diddle Brings the Chautauqua to TownMr. Ed Diddle, a n... (click title to read more)

  35. In five years, Evan adds some moves to shooting skill (Story ID: 41842)
    Grandparents CornerClick on headline for three progress photosBy GranddadFive years ago, in his debut at Didd... (click title to read more)

  36. First Lego League State Robotics Competition Jan. 29, 2011 (Story ID: 41732)
    Story from Western Kentucky UniversityThanks to Tonya Travelstead, GIS Planner,City-County Planning Commission of Warren Co. KY for add... (click title to read more)

  37. Pear trees in Adair history: At the Dr. Nell house in Gradyville, KY (Story ID: 41524)
    "There was a pear tree at the back of the house, a little below the smokehouse." -Phyllis Wright Tucker, in ... (click title to read more)

  38. WKU undergraduate Commencement today, Dec. 18, 2010 (Story ID: 41249)
    The undergraduate commencement for Western Kentucky University will be held today, Saturday, December 18, 2010, at 10amCT, at Diddle Arena, 1 Big Red ... (click title to read more)

  39. A Trip to Remember: To Mammoth Cave on Foot (Story ID: 40634)
    It was almost 100 years ago that an intrepid band set out on foot from Columbia, Bliss and Gradyville to the present-day national park two c... (click title to read more)

  40. Ashley Rainey top scorer WKU-LWC contest (Story ID: 40329)
    But Rainey's double-double not enough, WKU beats LWC Women's basketball team 72-52 in exhibition game at Diddle Arena.Next: Lindsey Wils... (click title to read more)

  41. Blue Raider Women's basketball vs. WKU (Story ID: 40310)
    Lindsey Wilson College's Women's Blue Raider Basketball team will face the Western Kentucky Lady Toppers in an exhibition in game at E.A. Diddle Arena... (click title to read more)

  42. Blue Raider Women basketball opener in Diddle Arena (Story ID: 39982)
    News of Lindsey Wilson College AthleticsThe Lindsey Wilson College Blue Raiders women's basketball team, with All-American Honorable Me... (click title to read more)

  43. Campbellsville to open season in exhibition at Diddle Arena, WKU (Story ID: 39215)
    By Chris MegginsonCampbellsville University Sports InformationA late addition to the schedule means an earlier start for Campbellsv... (click title to read more)

  44. 100 Years Ago: Events on Lindsey Hill dominated the news (Story ID: 37061)
    By "Jim"Mid-May 1910 found the Lindsey Wilson hill abuzz with end-of-term activities, beginning with the annual Field Day and culminati... (click title to read more)

  45. Carol Perkins: I witnessed the Civil Rights Movement (Story ID: 36058)
    I witnessed the Civil Rights Movement Recalling the scene on Tv, and the real superheroes: Dr. King, High School integration, Clem Haskins, ... (click title to read more)

  46. Link: Gary P. West history of basketball at WKU (Story ID: 35579)
    Story has local flavor with entries on Ed Diddle, Jim Richards, and Clem HaskinsAnnette Richards sent a link to a story, by Gary P. Wes... (click title to read more)

  47. Arnika Brown Breaks own rebounding record in WKU win (Story ID: 34910)
    Western Star pulls down 24 rebounds as Toppers women's basketball team wins 83-78 in OT. Team has now won 5 in a rowby Chris Glowack... (click title to read more)

  48. Rep. Jody Richards to receive WKU honorary doctorate (Story ID: 33763)
    Representative Richards grew up in Garlin, Adair County District 7, Columbia, KY, and is a gradate of Adair County High School. He is the son of th... (click title to read more)

  49. Black squirrels also in Potomac, MD, Gradyville traveler says (Story ID: 32484)
    About: Black SquirrelEd,I have seen black s... (click title to read more)

  50. Letter: Fans must have worn a lot of white (Story ID: 28099)
    9:35pmCT Tuesday night: Champions are making triumphant entry into Columbia. In the words of the late Gradyvillian, Coach Ed Diddle, "Pandum has br... (click title to read more)

  51. Kentucky Adventure class visits L&N museum, Ed Diddle Statue (Story ID: 22520)
    With 2 photosBy Dana HarmonOn Wednesday afternoon, April 2, 2008, the Kentucky Adventure class from 21st CCLC Camp Casey... (click title to read more)

  52. ACHS Cheerleaders advance to KAPOS State Competition (Story ID: 21280)
    Photos accompany this storyBy Julie McQuearyThe Adair County High School cheerleaders competed Saturday, January 19, 200... (click title to read more)

  53. LWC Womens Basketball faces WKU, Nov. 4 (Story ID: 19962)
    By Chris WellsA road game in November is usually just a game with little to no significance. But for the Lindsey Wilson College women's... (click title to read more)

  54. Great day for Wayside Exhibits dedication (Story ID: 18719)
    A dozen or so photographs accompany this articleBy Ed WaggenerIt was a great day for for the dedication of the Wayside E... (click title to read more)

  55. Suggests naming West 80 for Mr. Diddle (Story ID: 18701)
    To the editor, ColumbiaMagazine.comIt would be nice to see a sign at the junction of Hwy 80 West and Hwy 61 South designating West 80 a... (click title to read more)

  56. Wayside Exhibits dedication rescheduled for August 11, 2007 (Story ID: 18481)
    The dedication of the wayside Exhibits commemoration of the Gradyville Flood of June 7, 1907 and America's most colorful basketball mentor, Coach Ed D... (click title to read more)

  57. Big Week of Events in Adair starts with ribbon cutting today (Story ID: 18474)
    Will the party asking about placing a FREE KITTENS ad please call (270) 250-2730. We are unable to get email to you.... (click title to read more)

  58. Big Week of Events culminates with Gradyville dedications (Story ID: 18458)
    This week: Ribbon cuttings at Damon's CTA, at Tumble Towne USA, at Farm Bureau North, and wonderful get-together in Gradyville, KY to commemorate T... (click title to read more)

  59. Chamber Insights July 2007: Complete latest issue & added links (Story ID: 18399)
    Welcome to CHAMBER INSIGHTS, the monthly newsletter of the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce.In this issue:... (click title to read more)

  60. Dedication,Wayside Exhibits, Gradyville, KY, Sat., Aug. 4, 2007 (Story ID: 18350)
    A dedication of the Wayside Exhibits commemorating the Gradyville Flood of June 7, 2007, and America's most colorful basketball mentor, Coach EdDiddle... (click title to read more)

  61. ACRD installing historical markers today (Story ID: 17967)
    The Adair County Road Department will taking a GMC dumptruck back to Bowling Green for repairs and to pick up a backhoe.One employee is taking... (click title to read more)

  62. Gradyville roadside markers installation Thursday at 8:30am CT (Story ID: 17956)
    Roadside markers will be installed at Gradyville in the morning, Thursday, June 28, 2007, at 8:30am. The signs will be located by the Gradyville votin... (click title to read more)

  63. Gradyville roadside markers will be placed June 28, 2007 (Story ID: 17889)
    The Adair County Road Department will be installing two roadside markers in Gradyville on Thursday, June 28, 2007.One of the roadside markers ... (click title to read more)

  64. June 7, 2007: 100th Anniversary of Gradyville Flood (Story ID: 17687)
    Adair County News Flood Report As It Appeared June 12, 1907These excerpts are from an article which appeared in the 1907 Adai... (click title to read more)

  65. Seven from Adair receive Masters at WKU, Saturday (Story ID: 17364)
    Seven Adair Countians received Masters Degrees in the 161st Commencement of Western Kentucky University, held Saturday, May 12, 2007, in E.A. Diddle A... (click title to read more)

  66. Dr. L.C. Nell house/Diddle house distinctions remembered (Story ID: 16125)
    Writer remembers her grandmother's home there. It was her own home after she married. She recalls the small ways the Nell and Diddle Houses differe... (click title to read more)

  67. Letter: Granddaughter of Dr. L.C. Nell writes (Story ID: 16094)
    Comments re: Photo of L.C.Nell homeThis looks like the Ed Diddle House. After the Gradyville Flood, I understand that my grandparents (... (click title to read more)

  68. Statue of Adair County great Edgar Allen Diddle unveiled at WKU (Story ID: 12757)
    Famous Western Coach was born in Gradyville, Adair County, KY, and lived in Columbia for a timePhotos accompany this storyTh... (click title to read more)

  69. CYRUS: Diddleism about LWC was compliment, wasn't it? (Story ID: 12700)
    The news about the soon-to-be unveiled statue of Gradyville's most famous son reminded me of something from an article in the December 16, 1942 Adair ... (click title to read more)

  70. JIm Richards inducted into WKU Athletic Hall of Fame (Story ID: 12494)
    The Good Lord simply looks after some of us in life. - JIM RICHARDSSeveral photos follow this article. Also, ... (click title to read more)

  71. Ten-foot statue of Ed Diddle to be unveiled November 19, 2005 (Story ID: 12492)
    A ten-foot statue of Adair County's E.A. Diddle, will be unveiled on November 19, 2005.The statue will be placed in front of Western Ke... (click title to read more)

  72. Memories of Gradyville's Ed Diddle (Story ID: 10740)
    When he stepped down as coach of the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in 1964, Gradyville native Ed Diddle had won more NCAA games than any other c... (click title to read more)

  73. Coach Diddle: A Pretty Good Piece of Driving (Story ID: 10739)
    Jim Richards tells us "When I was in Alumni Affairs, I asked Dr. Kelly Thompson to tell me any stories about Mr. Diddle I could use in my job." Dr. Th... (click title to read more)




 

































 
 
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