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Men's basketball: LWC 100. Miami-Hamilton 69

Five Blue raiders in double figures - Simon Barnes 18, Kalen Kimberland 14, and Darren Ballou, Tony Horne, and Milton Watts 10 each, before crowd of 131 at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY

By Chris Wells
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY - A 18-2 run to start the second half solidified a strong opening 20 minutes for the Lindsey Wilson College men's basketball team in a 100-69 rout of visiting Miami Hamilton (Ohio) on Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Biggers Sports Center.

Five Blue Raiders (14-1) scored in double figures led by Simon Barres' career-high 18 points off the bench. Barres' production helped the Lindsey Wilson reserves to a 60-11 advantage over their counterparts. Tony Horne and Milton Watts scored 10 points each off the bench for the No. 8-ranked Blue Raiders. Kalen Kimberland added 14 points and Darren Ballou chipped in 10 from the starters.


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Friendly Golden Retriever found in Antioch Church area



2012-12-29 - Antioch Community, South Adair Co., KY - Photo by Joyce Reliford. Found Dog - There is a very friendly Golden Retriever which was lost in the Antioch Church area of Adair County I can be reached at 270-378-1059. - Joyce Reliford
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Basketball: LWC Women 86. Miami-Hamilton, 40

Attendance 102, at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, to see Blue Raider cruise with four Blue Raiders in double figures

By Dan White
News from Lindsey Wilson College

COLUMBIA, KY - Four Blue Raiders reached double figures as the Lindsey Wilson College women's basketball team used balanced scoring a pressure defense to take down Miami Hamilton 86-40 on Saturday, December 29, 2012, in Biggers Sports Center.

Jasmine Brimm led all scorers with 18 points, while Sarah Collins had 13 points and seven rebounds and Ashley Rainey added 12 points and seven boards. Sarah Gillis added 10.


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Alice Courter, Russell Co., KY (1923-2012)

She was a native of Peoria, Ohio, and lived in Russell County, KY, at the time of her death. She will be returned to her Ohio home for services and interment. She was a grocery clerk at IGA and a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Marysville, Ohio. She was the mother of Bonnie Rings of Russell Springs, and the matriarch of a highly regarded family with widespread family ties. She leaves 10 direct and three step living descendants.
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Alice Courter, 89, of Frontage Rd., Russell Springs, died Saturday, December 29, 2012, at the Russell County Hospital, Russell Springs, KY.

Funeral services for Alice Courter will be 11amCT/12pm noon ET, Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at the Mannasmith Funeral Home, 621 West 5th Street, Marysville, Ohio, Phone 937-642-1751. Visitation will be after 9amCT/10amET. Wednesday, at the Mannasmith Funeral Home. There will be no local visitation at Bernard Funeral Home, Russell Springs, KY.


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2012-12-29 14:27:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Serviceman Levi Ramage gets hearty Adair Co., KY homecoming

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By Brenda Mann

Last evening, Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Apprentice, Levi Ramage of the United States Navy was given a hearty welcome home by 2012 ACHS classmates and friends.

Those in attendance at the welcome at the home of Brenda and Gary Mann included Andrew Ferguson, Christian Talley, Eli Coomer, Luke Keen, Stephen Chafin, Levi Ramage, Logan Barnes, Dylan Claiborne, Jack Hobbs, Kyle Mann, Eddie Franklin, Jr., Andrew Wooley and Allison Feese.

Levi is spending a two week military break in Columbia enjoying time with family and friends before departing January 3, 2013, for the Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington State. Levi is the son of proud parents Marlin and Janice Ramage.

Thank you Levi, and all who are serving, or who have served in the military. - Brenda Mann


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Judy Carol Johnson, Taylor Co., KY native (1956-2012)

She was a native of Taylor County, KY, and a resident of Richmond, KY, at the time of her death. She was a member of a large, respected family with deep roots in Taylor, Adair, and Green Counties of South Central Kentucky. She professed her hope in Christ at an early age and joined Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
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Judy Carol Johnson, 56, of Richmond, KY, died Friday, December 28, 2012 at 3:30 amET, at her residence.

Funeral services will be Monday, December 31, 2012 at 2pmCT/3pmET, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home , 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with David Mitchell officiating. Burial in Green County Memory Gardens in Summersville, KY. Visitation will be after 11:30amCT/12:30pmET, Monday.


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2012-12-29 13:33:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Want to advertise on What's Cooking?

There are two ways to advertise on What's Cooking:
1) An Extremely Low Cost single event occasional ad. Always call 270-250-2730 before sending email. It's open to almost any restaurant, church, organization in the Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Metcalfe, Russell and Taylor County area.

2) The ridiculously low priced What's Cooking advertising for regular, enrolled users. who know what CM is all about. This one has an orientation period to see if the advertising is a good fit for both CM and the Advertiser. There's a wait at this time, but if you'd like to get your name in the queue, just let us know. For the restaurant is right, it always works surprising well. When fit is right - it's worth it for us. We're happy with the list right now, but we are in the news business!
Give a call at 270-250-2730 when either looks right for you. We can provide FAST service. If you email, be sure to include contact information: Your Phone Number is a must. Your email is a huge help.- ED


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Grace Johnson, 86, Jabez, KY (1926-2012)

She was the matriarch of a respected Jabez community family. She is survived by her husband, Robert Johnson. She leaves 16 direct living descendants. She was a homemaker and a member of the Christian Home Church.

Grace Johnson, 86, of Jabez, KY, went home to be with her Lord, Friday, December 28, 2012 at her home.

Funeral service for Grace Johnson will be 10amCT/11amET, Wednesday, January 2, 2012, the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel, 367 Main Street, Russell Springs, KY, with burial in the Lakeside Memorial Gardens, 4790 W Highway 80, Somerset, KY. Friends may call after 4pmCT/5pmET, Tuesday, January 1, 2012, at the Bernard Funeral Home in Russell Springs.Bro. Murrell Crockett will be the officiating clergy.


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2012-12-29 09:53:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Lost Dog: More hopeful of finding Blacky now

Comments about: Lost dog: Rat Terrier/Mountain Feist Mix, Columbia, KY area

Cathy Burris writes:
I wanted to thank you for putting Blacky's picture in your magazine. While we have not found her yet, we are more hopeful! If you could add that the dog is missing in the Antioch area of Sparksville, that might remind folks there to look for Blacky. Thank you. - Cathy Burris
Cathy Burris - Thanks. The information is added. Folks in the Antioch area are known for looking out for other people's pets. -EW


2012-12-29 09:20:41 | Comments | Printable version

KSP increasing patrols during New Years Eve Holiday

Last year, six people were killed on Kentucky Highways during New Year's Weekend. State Police cruisers will be out in force. KSP will utilize safety checkpoints, roving patrols, and targeted enforcement to remove drunk drivers from the highways.

By Tpr. Michael Webb, Public Affairs Branch
Kentucky State Police, Frankfort Kentucky HQ

FRANKFORT, KY - The Kentucky State Police, in cooperation with local law enforcement agencies, will be out in full force during the New Years Eve holiday. The official holiday enforcement period began Friday, December 28, 2012 at 6pmCT/ET and will continue through Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 11:59pmCT/ET.


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Robert Allen (Robbie) Long, Green Co., KY (1963-2012)

He was a member of a respected Green County, KY, family. He leaves six direct living descendants.He had made a profession of faith in Christ and was of the Baptist faith. He had also worked for Amazon in Campbellsville, KY.
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Robert Allen "Robbie" Long, 49, of Greensburg, of Green County, passed away Friday, December 27, 2012, at his home.

The funeral service for Robert Allen "Robbie" Long will be conducted at 2pmCT/3pmET, Sunday, December 30, 2012, at the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home, 206 S. Main Street, Greensburg, KY. Burial will follow in the Bethlehem Cemetery, Bethlehem Cemetery, by Bethlehem Baptist Church, 526 Temperance Road, Greensburg, KY. Visitation will be 5pm-9pmCT/6pm-10pmET, and after 7amCT/8amET, Sunday at the funeral home.


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2012-12-29 04:08:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Indians split with KY Country Day and Whitley County

Adair County, with several players under the weather, loses to Kentucky Country Day 61-47, but bounces back with return of Chance Melton to beat Whitley County 58-50

Special to ColumbiaMagazine.com

The Adair County Boys will play the Nelson County Cardnials in the final game of the Nelson County Holiday Classic tonight, Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Nelson County High School, 1070 Bloomfield Road, Bardstown, KY. The JV game gets underway at 5pmCT/6pmET, with the Varsity game to follow at 6:45pmCT/7:45pmET.

The Indians split their opening two games falling to Kentucky Country Day 61-47 and defeating Whitley County 58-50.


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2012-12-29 02:24:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Today, SATURDAY with CM, December 29, 2012

Haiku by Robert Stone for December 29, 2012:
Wish not away now
for those wonders that might be
if present were changed.
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 29 December 2012.
-1000 haiku countdown to Chambers Stevens' 50th birthday, Day 473, in progress

The Weather for Today

Hazardous Weather Outlook issued 2:07amCT/3:07amET, Saturday, December 29, 2012: "...DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. LIGHT SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KENTUCKY. NO SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED."

The National Weather Service in Louisville, KY, has issued the following forecast for Columbia, KY. This forecast Updated on 29 Dec 2012, 2:35pmCT/3:35pmET
Overnight - Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Saturday- A chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a chance of snow. Cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind 11 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday night- A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 25. West wind 5 to 13 mph. Sunday

For complete current National Weather Service forecast:
Click to National Weather Service for Columbia, KY
The Kentucky Mesonet is The Commonwealth's Official Source for Weather and Climate Data.
Mesonet stations are live in: Adair - Casey - Cumberland - Metcalfe - Taylor

Quick links to Favorite CM Columns
Plus some- added Today, this past week, with maybe a few from History, and more:
direct links to articles, columns, poems and/or photos possibly with other important links, are posted here:

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2012-12-29 01:24:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Commends author Adam Cravens on novels, service

Fredia Melton writes:
I would just like to say congrats to Adam on his novels. He is a very intelligent young man with a very kind heart. Not only is he a writer, but a very good asset to the Adair County Sheriff's Department. I wish him all the best in all he does and thank him for serving to protect the citizens of our county. - Fredia Melton
Comments re article 56571 Writer Adam Cravens publishes 2nd Watchman novel


2012-12-29 01:19:27 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 29
Happy Birthday, Alan Godsey (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Angie Hinkle (1978) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Blake Corbin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Brody Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Catherine Robinson Caldwell (1929) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chase Burris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ethel Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jimmy Roberts | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Johnston Hunter Stotts (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Karen Murphy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lori C. Roy (1975) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nick Rooks | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sharon Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stacia Jo Jill (1990) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tim Wheeler | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Zachary Sapp | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rita Popplewell Johnson, Jamestown, KY (1956-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Silas (Buddy) Harris, Campbellsville, KY (1934-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timothy Robert Walbert, Metcalfe County, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Peggy Ann Darnell Page, Adair Co., KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Randall (Randy) Dewayne McFall, Taylor Co., KY (1970 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tommy Giles, Adair County, KY (1939) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth Garmon, Adair County, KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Vencie Stephens, 79, Dunnville, KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Orma Smith, Russell County, KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Omie Bryant Burress, Adair County, KY (1917-2013)f | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stella L. Tucker, Adair County, KY, (1941-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Delilah Gabehart Jones, Taylor Co., KY (1916-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Grant, Adair County, KY (1953-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Louis D. Wilson, 89, Russell Co., KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby L. Smith, 80, Russell County, KY (1937-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Wilson Skaggs, Adair County, KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arvil G. Fluty, 83, Cumberland County, KY (1936-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Catherine Caldwell, 91, Adair County, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George L. Barnett, 74, Campbellsville, KY (1948-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glen Carpenter Blair, 86, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jackie L. Wethington, 68, Casey County, KY (1952-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Ralph Tyler, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Helen Holt, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1931-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nancy Ellen Burton, 69, Columbia, KY (1951-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond Rooks (1927) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timothy F. Norris, 67, Jamestown, KY (1954-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, December 29, 2012
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTCanceled: Saturday K-2 Little League Basketball games at ACES
All K-2 Little League Basketball Games scheduled for 8am, 9am, 10am, and 11amCT, Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY, have been canceled. - Shad Giles | (ID:20520, Comment)
10:00amCTMass of Funeral Service, Clementsville, KY, for Anna Lee Goode, Casey County, KY (1925-2012) | (ID:20500, Comment)
NoonCTPause for Chimes at Noon. Downtown Columbia. Two Selections | (ID:20215, Comment)
Lindsey Wilson Women's Basketball hosts Miami-Hamilton
at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY, at 12pm noon CT/1pmET. | (ID:20451, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices, Greensburg, KY, for Mrs. Patsy Ann Dial Posey, Green Co., KY (1950-2012) | (ID:20503, Comment)
2:00pmCTLindsey Wilson Men's Basketball hosts Miami-Hamilton
at Biggers Sports Center, 360 Spickard Drive, Columbia, KY, at 2pmCT/3pmET, Saturday, December 29, 2012. | (ID:20448, Comment)
Services, Greensburg, KY Shannon Whitlow Klassen, Green Co., KY (1973-2012) | (ID:20508, Comment)
3:00pmCTMen's Basketball University of Louisville vs. University of Kentucky
Yum Center, 1 Arena Plaza, Louisville, KY 3pmCT/4pmET, Saturday, December 29, 2012 | (ID:20529, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the Evening. Downtown Columbia. Two Selections | (ID:20244, Comment)
ACHS JVs in Nelson County Classic at Bardstown
The Adair County Boys will play the Nelson County Cardinals in the final game of the Nelson County Holiday Classic tonight, Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Nelson County High School, 1070 Bloomfield Road, Bardstown, KY. The JV game gets underway at 5pmCT/6pmET, with the Varsity game to follow at 6:45pmCT/7:45pmET. (More on Nelson County Holiday Classic so far) | (ID:20527, Comment)
6:45pmCTACHS Varsity in Nelson County Classic at Bardstown
The Adair County Boys will play the Nelson County Cardinals in the final game of the Nelson County Holiday Classic tonight, Saturday, December 29, 2012, at Nelson County High School, 1070 Bloomfield Road, Bardstown, KY. The JV game gets underway at 5pmCT/6pmET, with the Varsity game to follow at 6:45pmCT/7:45pmET. | (ID:20528, Comment)

 

































 
 
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