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Daily News for Friday, April 11, 2008
Friday fire destroys home at 55 Snowcrest Drive By Donald Hare, Public Affairs Officer, Adair Co. Fire Dept. The Adair County Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 3:08pmCT on Friday, April 11, 2008, to 55 Snowcrest Drive, Columbia, KY, to a home owned by Randy Carter. According to the owner, when he returned home, he noticed smoke from the roof. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 19:46:23 | Comments | Printable version
Troopers from KSP Post 15 helping Clinton storm search Troopers from the Kentucky State Police Post 15, are assisting local law enforcement agencies by conducting house to house searches looking for anyone who may have been injured by the recetn storm that passed through the Clinton County area. Several homes and outbuildings were damaged. At least two people were treated at the Clinton County Hospital due to minor injuries. Most of the damage was centered seven east of Albany off KY 90. The telephone lines to the Local 911 Dispatch in Albany are currently down. If anyone needs assistance they should contact Kentucky State Police in Columbia, KY, at (270) 384-4796 or 1-800-222-5555. Story courtesy Trooper Dwaine Barnett, Public Affairs Officer, Kentucky State Police Post 15, 1118 Jamestown ST, (at Exit 49, Louie B. Nunn Parkway), Columbia, KY. Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, covers the 11 counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor and Washington. For more on Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, Click Here Thanks also to Dispatcher Randall Adams. 2008-04-11 18:56:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Driver loses control of VW, leaves road, strikes tree A one vehicle injury collision occurred at 3:30pm on Friday, April 11, 2008, on KY 55, one mile north of Springfield, KY. Roger L. Case, 58, Perryville, KY, was operating a 1999 Volkswagen, southbound on Bloomfield RD southbound, on Bloomfield Road, and lost control, left the roadway, and struck a tree. Case was transported by EMS to Springview Hospital in Lebanon, KY, and then flown to the University of Louisville. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 18:31:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Hospital Board Special Called Meeting is Tues., April 15, 2008 LEGAL NOTICE The Adair County Hospital District Board of Trustees will have a special called meeting on Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 6:30 p.m. to discuss and select a Construction Manager/General Contractor for the hospital's new construction/renovation project. The meeting will be in the hospital Board Room. 2008-04-11 18:15:41 | Comments | Printable version
Chester R. Goodin, 84, dies in Indianapolis COLUMBIAMAGAZINE.COM OBITUARIES Mr. Goodin was a native of Adair County. He was a WWII veteran with many medals and commendations, a retired postal worker, and a member of the Parc-Way Assembly of God. Funeral and burial will be in Indianapolis. Chester R. Goodin, 84, Indianapolis, IN, formerly of Adair County, KY, died peacefully Thursday morning, April 10, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in March 1924, to Elmer and Lottie Goodin in Adair County, KY. He was the beloved husband of Nora Goodin for 63 years. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 17:47:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Gas Price Drumbeat: Saved on gas in Bowling Green To ColumbiaMagazine.com In Bowling Green yesterday for an appointment, I found gas prices at $3.19 all over town, even at Speedway. I was able to squeeze 15 gallon into my tank and came home happy having saved $2.40. s/MW Name and contact information on file 2008-04-11 15:18:16 | Comments | Printable version
Adair Co. Library Bd. meeting re-scheduled for April 21, 2008 The Adair County Public Library Board meeting for April 2008 has been changed from the regular meeting date on April 14, 2008, to April 21, 2008 at 12:05pmCT at the library. The regular board meeting is each each 2nd Monday at noon CT, at the library. Board Members: Mary Knight, President; Nancy Ballou, Vice-President; Bonnie Rogers,Treasurer; Bobbie Coomer, Secretary; Carla Pyles, Member. 2008-04-11 12:09:39 | Comments | Printable version
New shelter being built at Roadside Park on 55 South By Richard Phelps The Chamber of Commerce is adding another covered shelter to the Roadside Park on 55 South in Columbia, KY. The additional shelter was needed because of the heavy use of the park for family gatherings, reunions, school and church outings, and other activities. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 12:02:20 | Comments | Printable version
City Council sets special called meeting Monday, April 14, 2008 The City Council of Columbia, KY, will hold a Special Called Meeting on Monday, April 14, 2008, at 2:00pmCT in City Hall.The following items will be considered: The meeting is open to the public. s/Carolyn Edwards City Clerk/Treasurer, City of Columbia, KY 2008-04-11 11:50:29 | Comments | Printable version
Hollis F. Jasper, 89, Russell Spring, KY COLUMBIAMAGAZINE.COM OBITUARIES Mr. Jasper a highly respected citizen of Russell County. He was a member of Bethlehem Baptist Church, and a former Russell Springs appliance store owner. Services will be at the church, with burial in the church cemetery Hollis' family joined in celebration of his life as he went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Wellington Parc in Owensboro, KY. Hollis' family invites you to join in celebrating his life at Bernard Funeral Home in Russell Springs, KY. Visitation will be on Saturday, April 12th from 5-8pmCTand Sunday starting at 8:00amCT. Services will be Sunday at 2:00pmCT at Bethlehem Separate Baptist Church, West Hwy. 80, Russell Springs, KY with burial in the Bethlehem Cemetery. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 11:16:57 | Comments | Printable version
Remembering Dora Helen Bennett Thompson By Jennifer Appleby Ma Helen will be greatly missed and always loved!! The Bennett Family Gospel Singers lost one of their own yesterday, Helen Thompson. She will be missed by many! Jesus has a new Angel with him now. I can see her now, beside Jesus strumming her mandelin and singing "I'm a Winner Either Way." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 10:51:19 | Comments | Printable version
Obituary: Dora Helen Thompson, 73, Chance community COLUMBIAMAGAZINE.COM OBITUARIES Mrs. Thompson was the head of a large, respected South Adair County family. She was a member of the Bennett Family Gospel Singers, of Tabor Community Church and Glensfork Community Church, and had worked at Oshkosh B'Gosh for several years Dora Helen Thompson age 73 years of the Chance Community, Columbia, Ky. passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008 at 3:45pmCT, at the Cumberland County Hospital in Burkesville, KY. The funeral service is Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 1:00pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg ST, Columbia, KY with Bro. Jimmy Bunch and Bro. Ralph Hadley, the officiating clergy. Interment in Loy Cemetery at Fairplay, KY Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 10:50:31 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Adair County Fiscal Court Agenda, April 14, 2008 meeting EVENTS By Ed Waggener ColumbiaMagazine.com story The opening of bids for the county employees health insurance will hightlight the agenda for the Monday, April 14, 2008, special regular meeting of Adair Fiscal Court. The meeting was moved to Monday night to accommodate health insurance bidders. The regular meeing would otherwise have been on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Because several items are expected to take longer than usual, the meeting time was advanced to 6:00pmCT for this particular meeting.The complete 25-point agenda follows: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 10:09:26 | Comments | Printable version
Prizes announced for contest for Oh Baby Contest To the editor, ColumbiaMagazine.com: Would you mind announcing the prize packages for the Adair Progress "Oh Baby Contest," which benefits the Agape PRC, Columbia, KY, and the Ronald McDonald House, Louisville, KY. Entries must be dated April 14, 2008. The prizes are as follows:
Thanks again. s/Stephanie Caldwell Director, Agape House For related information, photo, Click Here 2008-04-11 08:48:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Farm, Home & Garden Expo at ACES, Today, April 11, 2008 List of vendors (below) includes 46 organizations, businesses. Event includes a meal for everyone who attends! By Tony Rose, Adair County Extension Agent for Youth The Adair County Cooperative Extension Service and the Adair County Extension Council is sponsoring a Farm, Home, and Garden Expo which starts at 1:00pmCT today, Friday, April 11, 2008. There will be a variety of exhibits which consist of agriculture, gardening and outdoor products, arts and crafts, home improvement, remodeling products, health and safety, financial, technology, just to name a few. This is an excellent chance to gather a lot of information and a variety of topics in one place. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 05:24:30 | Comments | Printable version
Today, Fri. April 11, 2008: Expo at ACES Scroll to end of this feature for today's standalone (no story) photo album, including birthday photos for today, if any. At least eight today, including 1) Spring lights mean Little League back in action, 2) Larry Smith Photo from the Past, last picture show at Franklin Theatre 3) Columbia's prettiest spring scene, 4) Opportunity of a Lifetime ad, 5) Memorable Old Columbia Roofline, 6) An Adair County sight evoking memory of Dr. Tim Lee Carter, 7) CM food critics at work, and 8) A new view, clocktower. Watch during day. More may be added. EVENTS: Spotlighting, in brief, today's events for Day 102 of 2008 (Leap Year - 264- days remaining).
ADVERTISING Advertising: Auction calendar (ADV): Food, What's Cooking in Adair Co. Friday, April 11, 2008 BOB'S COUNTY KITCHEN & GENERAL STORE, 5097 Liberty Rd, Columbia, KY, Vester Community, Phone (270) 384-6774. MENU Hours: 5:00am-8:00pm, Mon. through Sat. Sunday, 8:00am-5pmCT. Today's Hot Bar: Catfish Every Friday! With potato wedges white beans, coleslaw, and crusty, crunchy oven baked cornbread squares. Breakfast anytime! Adair County's best kept secret, but word is getting out. (with Pie!) anytime. 40cent bottomless cup of coffee! Big, big selection of PIES again Today! CATTY SHACK, Delicious catfish, seafood + more. 855 Campbellsville Road, Columbia. Call 384-8989 for carryouts or to expedite your order. Open: Wed.,Th, Fri, & Sat.! Now open 4 days a week! 10:00am to 8:00pmCT. MENU. Specials Every Day! DAIRY DIP of COLUMBIA, Picnic at the Dip today! 114 Jamestown St., Columbia, KY. Open 10am-7pmCT every day of the week. Call: (270) 384-4644 for carryouts or to expedite your order MENU. Special today: Deluxe cheeseburger, French Fries or Tater Tots All for $4.99. Don't forget to call ahead (270) 384-4644, and we'll have your order ready when you arrive! We accept Visa, Mastercard, and Discover cards! DONUT EXPRESS - 605 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY 42728. Nick Warmouth, owner, operator. Open after midnight every night until 2:00pmCT. Call: (270) 384-8903 for carryouts or to expedite your order. TODAY: Is OPEN ! Pick up a dozen or two to share with your friends. Take a dozen to your boss! Donuts make everybody's day go better. ($4.98/dozen=41.5 cents each, by the dozen!) MENU. Delicious Fresh Baked, Donuts Baked every day right here in Columbia. Glazed, cake, jelly-filled, plain, fancy and more! People drive from miles around to get them. Fresh brewed hot coffee, hot breakfast biscuit sandwiches..
More of this feature in a few minutes Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 04:49:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
(ADV) What's for breakfast in Adair Co., KY, Fri, April 10 2008 Open after midnight every night until 2 o'clock in the afternoon. DONUT EXPRESS - DONUTS ARE READY NOW! 605 Fairground Street, Columbia, KY 42728. Nick Warmouth, owner, operator. Call: (270) 384-8903 for carryouts or to expedite your order. TODAY: Take a dozen or two for the weekend today! ($4.98/dozen=41.5 cents each, by the dozen!) MENU. Delicious Fresh Baked, Donuts Baked every day right here in Columbia. Glazed, cake, jelly-filled, plain, fancy and more! People drive from miles around to get them. Fresh brewed hot coffee, hot breakfast biscuit sandwiches. Open at 5:00amCT: Serving Breakfast anytime. BOB'S COUNTY KITCHEN & GENERAL STORE, 5097 Liberty Rd, Columbia, KY, Vester Community, Phone (270) 384-6774. MENU Hours: 5:00am-8:00pm, Mon. through Sat. Sunday, 8:00am-5pmCT. Breakfast anytime!(with Pie!) anytime. 40cent bottomless cup of coffee! _____Omelet_____3.75 RESTAURANT OPPORTUNITY! (ADV) BURTON REAL ESTATE & AUCTION SERVICE opportunity of a lifetime, Auction, County Corner Restaurant & Buffet, Garlin, KY, at 10:00amCT, Saturday, August 12, 2008. See See Handbill (ADV) 2008-04-11 04:36:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Food
Driver drops off shoulder, overcorrects, in Lebanon accident POLICE REPORTS The driver in a single vehicle accident on Old Calvary Road was taken to Springview Hospital in Lebanon following a crash on Thursday, April 10, 2008, at 7:41pmET. Amanda Cambron, 22, Lebanon, KY, was traveling west om a 2007 Honda, toward Campbellsville, KY on Old Calvary Road. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 04:02:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Semi truck driver injured in accident near Bugtussle POLICE REPORTS The drivers of two semi trucks lost control and ran off the roadway when on of them tried to pass the other on KY 87, resulting in injuries to the driver of the truck being overtaken, who was flown to Nashville, for treatment Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 03:16:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Driver injured in single vehicle Spurlington Road accident POLICE REPORTS A Campbellsville driver, Robin Raynor, 50, was treated at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville, KY, and later transferred to UL Hospital, Louisville, KY, following a single vehicle accident on Thursday, April 10, at 9:08pm. Raynor was travelling east on Spurlington Road, in a 1998 Oldsmobile, and struck a guardrail. Trooper David Smith of Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, investigated the accident. Story courtesy Trooper Dwaine Barnett, Public Affairs Officer, Kentucky State Police Post 15, 1118 Jamestown ST, (at Exit 49, Louie B. Nunn Parkway), Columbia, KY. Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, covers the 11 counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor and Washington. For more on Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY, Click Here Thanks also to Dispatcher Mark S. Coker 2008-04-11 02:54:54 | Comments | Printable version
Wind causes motorcycle injury accident POLICE REPORTS A motorcycle accident occurred at 3:04pm, on Thursday, April 10, 2008, on US 68, the Danville Highway, in Marion County, resulting in injury to the rider. James Brady, Lebanon, KY was traveling westbound on US 68 when a large gust of wind caused the operator to lose control. The motorcycle skidded across the roadway and off it. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2008-04-11 02:47:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 11 Happy Birthday, Adam Lane Bennett (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Austin Irby | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bryant Smith (2000) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Clifton Hopper | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Courtney Lynn Henson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dale M. Seaborn (1977) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Denesa McCann | (Updates/Corrections) Happy birthday, Jaimie Wisdom | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jamie Birdwell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jayla Franklin (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Laura Coomer (1990) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Patti Fluhr | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sandy Antle | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy B. Murphy, Adair Co., KY native (1948) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Conner Dean Tucker, Adair Co., KY (b./d. 2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Tom E. Holmes, Adair Co., KY, native (1930) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Van Higgason, Green County, KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Fayrene Roy, Casey County, KY (1948-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kristi Dawn Burton, Russell Co., KY (1984-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Argie I. Conner, Russell Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James G. (Pete) Kessler, Green Co., KY (1922-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Willie Junior Spears, Cumberland Co., KY (1930-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard Elvin Brown, 80, Russell Co., KY (1935-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Michael Ray Lee, 63, Casey Co., KY (1952-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Daryl A. Mars, Green County, KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jewell Woodrum Coleman, 77, Liberty, KY (1939-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Thelma Louise Rasnick, Casey Co., KY (1943-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mazetta Curry Moss, Green County, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Emma Haywood, 91, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert Glen Jewell, Metcalfe County, KY (1955-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jo Ann (Lile) Ervin, 76, Glasgow, KY (1940-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Norman Conley Davis, 89, Casey County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lora Marie Welch Cowan, 83, Mission, TX (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Amee Montgomery Paxton, Green Co., KY (1946-2012) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Arlis Lee Allen, 95, Casey County, KY (1925-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Arthur Garhartt, 49, Greensburg, KY (1972-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Gene Holt, 80, Russell Springs, KY (1939-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Buck Murphy, 71, Casey Co., KY (1939-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Wilson, 88, Campbellsville, KY (1931-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, David Kent Perry, 76, Campbellsville, KY (1943-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Marie Branham, 80, Burkesville, KY (1941-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Gay Whittenburg Norris, Cumberland Co, KY (1939-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ella Mae Stephens Tweedy, Burkesville, KY (1930-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Erma Gosser, 95, Russell Springs, KY (1927-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ernest C. Davis, 86, Russell County, KY (1932-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ernestine Groves Motley, formerly of Adair Co., KY (1941-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gene R. Nurnberg, 83, Greensburg, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kaylee Nicole Young, Summer Shade, KY (2002-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lingan Wilson Selby (1752) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Wesley, 71, Casey County, KY (1946-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Catherine Atkinson, 75, Taylor Co., KY (1941-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nick Agee, 34, Campbellsville, KY (1988-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Olena Mae Akers, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1928-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Todd Grider, 54, Columbia, KY (1971-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vennie Wright Melton, 83, Cumberland Co. native (1927-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virginia Anna Gearlds, 82, Burkesville, KY (1936-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Yvonne Harper, 83, Edmonton, KY (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory birthday. James Austin Page, Columbia, KY (April 11, 1929 - July 28, 2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthdays, Raylee Fairth and Riley Clara Long, Casey Co., KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory, Barbara F. Perkins, Taylor Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Friday, April 11, 2008 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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