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Wednesday, July 12, 2006
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Bliss accident involves mobile home, log truck, and Ralph Shearer's Geo

Adair Sheriff Steve Cheatham, the KY Hwy Department, and Adair Rescue Squad work accident. Log truck driver loses control when he meets mobile home in transport in curve. Legendary Adair County High School, All-State basketball player Ralph "Cooney" Shearer's Geo Tracker struck by falling logs, but he escapes with only minor injuries, as did driver of log truck which overturned on KY 80 West in the swag above Bliss. Road blocked two hours.

Adair County Sheriff Steve Cheatham investigated a potentially serious accident on KY 80 West in the Bliss Community, Wednesday morning, July 12, 2006, at 9:32am CT.


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2006-07-12 17:03:53 | Comments | Printable version

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Fortune St. neighbors lunch honors Nell Roger's 86th birthday



2006-07-12 - Columbia - Photo by Linda Waggener.
RETIRED TEACHER AND A GREAT NEIGHBOR, NELL ROGERS, and I enjoyed lunch Wednesday at the Circle R restaurant operated by another of our Fortune Street neighbors, Eva Rigney. The lunch was in honor of Nell's recent 86th birthday. Nell and I caught up on mutual friends like B.J. Herndon, and remembered her wonderful mother Thelma Phelps. Over vegetables and cornbread we wondered how all the Walker clan is and where they are. I told her I'd recently heard that Pete and Edith's youngest son, Stewart, is moving from Seattle to Atlanta. He works for the Dept. of the Interior in aviation. Vicky and her husband and two children are in Chapel Hill, NC and Hughes is living nearby in Durham, and his son Russ is in Washington, DC. John Walker and his wife are doing well in Frankfort and were recent guests of Ed Waggener at E.P. Waggener and Sons Booksellers in Gradyville. Nell and I decided that our girlfriend's lunch was a fun thing to do and that next time we will invite Fortune Street girlfriend Sandy Janes to join us. And we should include Nell's daughter Sheila, Shawn's mom, who lives in Shepherdsville but comes home to Fortune Street often to see Nell. Before we left the restaurant we visited a moment with Emily Cain Edwards Sargent who works at Walker Real Estate and qualifies as a neighbor because of the location on the corner of Fortune and Burkesville Streets. The Circle R was recently sold by long-time owner J.D. Harper to Eva and David Rigney. For their story, click here.

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Forging ring believed to consist of 4-6 Hispanic males

Sophisticated crime results in thousands of dollars in forged checks on local businesses being cashed. Sheriff Cheatham gives tips on prevention. Deputy Donald Knifley and Sgt. Jason Cross head joint CPD/ACSO investigation

The Adair County Sheriff's Office and Columbia Police Department are investigating what appears to be a professional check stealing and forging ring.

Around the first of June, someone stole blank checks from two area businesses, then forged signatures, apparently using some type of scanning device.


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2006-07-12 16:34:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

CARD of THANKS: From the family of Dr. Ken Peasley

SINCERE APPRECIATION, THANK YOU and BLESSINGS to each of you:

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Columbia Adair County Industrial Authority (CACIDA) meeting cancelled

Meeting postponement comes two hours before meeting was to have been
CANCELLED AT 4:00pm, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2006, BECAUSE OF AN ILLNESS OF ONE OF THE MEMBER; ANOTHER IS IN EUROPE. QUORUM WAS DOUBTFUL. MEETING WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE: Wednesday, July 12, 2006, at 6:00pm CT Previously set for .Wednesday, July 5, 2006: The Columbia-Adair County Industrial Development Authority (CACIDA) will hold its monthly board meeting on Wednesday, July 12, 2006. (Regular first Wednesday meeting.) Meeting normally is held in Chamber of Commerce Building, Corner Burkesville and Fortune Streets. Phone 270-384-6020). By statute, meetings are open to the public. Members of the board are Chairman Barry Corbin, and members Monica Rodgers, Barry Loy, Jason Corbin, Randy Nelson, and Mike Neal. The Executive director is Martin Jones, Bowling Green, KY, Phone 270-846-3469.


2006-07-12 15:58:23 | Comments | Printable version

Glensfork High School Reunion is September 2, 2006

Saturday, September 2, 2006. The 2006 Glensfork High School Reunion will be held at the Lindsey Wilson College dining facility. All alumni and/or friends of Glensfork High School are invited. -DAVE ROSENBAUM.
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2006-07-12 15:49:19 | Comments | Printable version

COBURG: Thoughts from a Child of the Depression

"...Do they still enter delicious, "made from scratch" cakes and pies, handmade quilts, or lye soap in contests at the County Fair? My sister Sue Heskamp Bailey and I have many happy memories of our times spent in Coburg. We don't get back to visit Aunt Effie Sandusky Heskamp often but surely hope to this summer. My cousin, Bob White, also lives in Columbia..."
By Cassie Heskamp Burrows
I have bid farewell to the Coburg I knew. Most summers of my youth were spent there on a farm of my grandparents, Ben and Myrtie Johnson Heskamp. A dusty, dirt road, "the lane", passed to the north of their house. It led east about 200 feet to "the pike" (Route 55) in "downtown" Coburg.


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Benham found in his own attic on WAIN ST; disappearance apparently faked

Acting on a tip, KSP Post 15 Commander Greg Speck and Trooper B.J. Burton search resident, arrest Benham, who has been lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail. He faces new charges including falsely reporting an incident.

The Kentucky State Police arrested an Adair County man, Christopher Benham, Tuesday, July 11, 2006, and ended a six-week investigation into his supposed disappearance.


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Detective Moses arrests Lebanon men for credit card fraud

Two are charged with one count of felony misuse of State of Kentucky card

On Monday, July 10, 2006, two employees of the Department of Transportation Highway Department were arrested after a joint investigation by the Kentucky State Police and the Department of Transportation.

Kentucky State Police Detective Donnnie Moser charged John Wesley Lee, 25, and Michael Eric Maupin, 30, both of Lebanon, KY, with one count each of Felony Fraudulent Use of a credit card.


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2006-07-12 06:13:27 | Comments | Printable version

Driver refuses treatment after accident; arrested for DUI

Sandra Christopher, 21, Jamestown, KY, refused treatment after an injury accident, but was arrested at the Casey County Hospital for DUI after a required blood sample was taken.

The incident occurred Tuesday, July 11, 2006, at 7:00am ET, on Red Hill Road in Casey County. The arrest came at 8:40am ET.


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2006-07-12 06:06:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Adair County Fiscal Court Regular July 11, 2006 meeting

Polling places being finalized in District 1, District 3. Court approves budget amendment for new copier. Jail revenues set record, climb toward annualized $1 million level. 25 MPH speed limits set for Holt Road, Holt Loop, and Fairview Road. County studying possible outsourcing of mowing county right-of-ways. Allison Frost new part-time animal shelter employee. Judge Vaughan reports completion of transfer of 2 of 3 lots for justice center. Barry Corbin appointed to Board of Assessments. CACIDA recruiter again delays quarterly report. Discontinuance of county maintenance for Frances Drive complete. Orphan state road acceptance policy discussed.

By Ed Waggener

With the General Election just 129 days away, the location of the polling places in District One are not fully settled, but Fiscal Court authorized First District Magistrate Roger Stephens to negotiate for replacement voting locations for the two precincts which formerly used Shepherd School for voting.


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Today at the Adair County Fair: Kids Day

Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at the Adair County Fair

9:00am CT, Kids Day
10:00am CT, Floral Hall entries and Youth & 4-H entries
12-4pm CT, Myers International Midways matinee
6:00pm CT Myers International Midways opens
6:30pm CT Tiny Tots 2-3 year olds contest
7:00pm CT, Rodeo
7:15pm CT Mrs. Adair County Fair pageant
8:00pm CT Miss Adair Teen Pageant
Adair County Fairgrounds, Fairground ST, Columbia, KY



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Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 12
Happy Anniversary, Allen and Nelda Taylor (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Brett and Jennifer Blair | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jack and Margie Collins (1958-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Jimmy and Cathy Luttrell (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Larry and Rita Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Lindsay Carole Harper Bragg and Andrew Jordan Bragg (2008) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Michael and Andrea Keith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Minor and Judy England (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Aaron Melson (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Barney Burns | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bella Tarter | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bradley Stephens | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bryce Lynn (1999) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chrissie Posey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, DA Hensley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Evan Shirley (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Heather Bryant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jake Willis (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, James McClister | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jeremy Giles | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Katie Bloyd (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy birthday, Lesley Brooke Ferguson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mark Allen Fudge (1971) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Richie Coomer | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ross Grant (1976) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Scott Tarter | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stephanie Devoe | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gordon L. Smith, Columbia, KY (1934-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Loeta Redmon, Adair County, KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jacob "Jake" Willis, Adair County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry A. Foster, Sr., Adair County, KY, (1946) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joe Johnson, Adair County, KY, (1922-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Burdette Rou, 92, Adair Co., KY (1921-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Tungate, Adair County, KY, (1964-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Onie Mae Wheeler, 75, Adair Co. KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Owen Rush, 51, Adair Co. native (1964-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James William Brown, 24, Adair County, KY (1992-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robin Smith, Adair County, KY, (1956-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Albert Leslie Kilby, 75, Campbellsville, KY (1944-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Artise R. Tarter, 98, Casey Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Hinton, 81 Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Callie Mae Matney Houk, 92, Green Co., KY (1923-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Christine Elizabeth Sweeney Judd, Green Co., KY (1925-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Wright, Taylor County, KY (1931-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy M. Hay, Russell Co., KY (1925-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenn David Keltner (1951-2007) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gueta Burton, 76, Adair Co., KY native (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jade Makayla Sullivan, 17, Campbellsville, KY (1994-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James A. Parrish, Taylor County, KY (1925-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry L. Jones, 68, Knifley, KY (1952-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jessie Howard Branham, 62, Pall Mall, Fentress Co., TN Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jim Hadley, 61, Adair County, KY (1959-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, JoAnn Boggs, Casey County, KY (1956-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jon Mulder, 67, Columbia, KY (1956-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joseph Slone, 59, Russell Springs, KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Josephine Newton, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1953-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Laura Lee Smith Butler, Cumberland Co., KY (1943-2016) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Malcolm Douglas, 76, Liberty, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Victoria Delores K. Stommel, Cumberland Co., KY (1961-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal L. Roy, Windsor, KY (1920-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul Glen McQueary, 63, Casey Co., KY (1952-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phyllis Carol Browning, 80, Russell Springs, KY (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rozala Wheat, 92, Russell County, KY (1922-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sumona Alexander, 62, Cumberland Co. native (1956-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Terry Mitchell Pierce, 62, Russell Co., KY (1954-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timmy Grider, 39, Casey Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Volen Layton McMahan, Green County, KY (1934-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wanda Lee Biggerstaff McCoy, Cumberland County, KY native Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Willard B. Fudge, 81, Glensfork, KY (1939-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

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