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Daily News for Saturday, November 15, 2025
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Holiday Assistance project underway in Adair The 2025 Adair County Holiday Assistance work is underway. Anyone who is interested in sponsoring a child, please contact Family Resources. Eligible family requirements: * Residents Of Adair County and any students that attend Adair County Schools, meet And provide income requirements, have children between the ages of 1-17 years old as of December 2025. If you have questions, email: adairholiday@outlook.com . Heather Dudley 270-384-9752, Kara Iqbal 270-384-7617, Hali Anderson 270-384-6050 and Pam Bivens 270-384-9112. 2025-11-15 20:34:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Arlie Roy, 72, Russell County, KY Arlie A. Roy, of Russell Springs, passed away Friday, November 14, 2025. He was 72 years of age. Born July 26, 1953, in Somerset, he was a son of the late Arnold and Lorcie Wilson Roy. Arlie was a farmer for most of his life, raising both beef cattle and running a dairy operation. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-11-15 20:01:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Marsel Popplewell, 79, Russell County, KY Marsel Popplewell, age 79, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at his residence. He was born on Sunday, March 24 1946, in Russell Springs, KY, the son of Maudie Johnson Popplewell and Emmitt Popplewell who preceded him in death. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-11-15 20:00:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Northern Lights: More ways to view natural wonders By Veronica Arnold I missed the window on Tuesday night for the lights, so I made sure I followed the forecast and locked in on Wednesday night. I went out around 2200hrs, and you could see a faint hazy color that was different from normal coming from the north. We live south of town so north often has some light pollution from town but you could tell this was different. I tried to capture a few in the darkness and minimize lights on the farm, but hard to find a dark corner. A meteorologist was commenting on the fact that we seem to see more and people didn't years ago was, Cycle 24 was relatively quiet, and as the iPhones became popular, this enabled more people to see it with their camera lenses. So yes, we are seeing it more now than we used to, but there are explanations for that occurrence. The current cycle is active and many have access to phones with night cameras, so we are able to catch and share more easily. In addition, alerting people to this phenomenon using social media creates the awareness that we didn't have before. So we can enjoy this night show without worrying, this is just the benefit of living at this day and age. More ways to view natural wonders! Beautiful! 2025-11-15 10:07:16 | Comments | Printable version
Jewel E. Harmon, 97, Edinburgh, IN (1928-2025) Jewel E. Harmon of Edinburgh, Indiana passed away November 8, 2025 at her residence. She was 97 years old. She was born August 30, 1928 in Hamilton County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Charlie E. Foster and Maude (Simpson) Burton. She married Ervin W. Harmon on May 6, 1946 and he preceded her in death on December 20, 2005. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-11-15 09:56:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Barbara Lee (Burton) Churchill, Adair Co., KY native Barbara Lee (Burton) Churchill of Palm Desert, CA, passed away on November 6, 2025, in hospice care at her home. She was born in Adair County, KY, to the late John Felix and Delie (McQueary) Burton. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Friendship Church in Sun City, Palm Desert, CA. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-11-15 09:53:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Kentucky Color: Race to Howard Clinic etched in memory Note: It's been over a decade since we first published this story on Columbia Magazine, but a recent trip through Billy Joe's photo albums has turned up a photo of Dr. Howard clipped fromt he newspapers of the day that warrants a re-visit. The story appears below with Ed's original introduction -Pen Billy Joe's uncle Titus "Tite" Jessie got him to the Howard Clinic after Dr. Loy sent the writer, then five years old, there for a life-and-death-situation: a ruptured appendix. The trip was by way of the old Highway 80, then considered the crookedest road out of Columbia. But the highly skilled driver got him to Glasgow, at speeds of 80, 90, even 100 miles an hour. Saying, at one point, 'I'll get him there and he'll be alright, but that ol' Dr. Howard had better have his knife sharp, cause I'll get him there." The story was in black and white, but he remembers vividly he'd set a medical record in these parts: Dr. Howard declared him the youngest person he'd ever heard of with this condition. By Billy Joe Fudge In 1956 at the age of 5, I was operated on by Dr. Howard at his clinic for a ruptured appendix. Dr. Loy sent me down there in a life and death situation. My Uncle Titus (Tite) Jessie took me to Glasgow by way of old Highway 80 in a scene that would have rivaled, if not surpassed, the action in the movie Thunder Road. I was one sick little boy, but I can still remember that night trip that will be forever etched in black and white on the memory banks of my mind. Can remember talk of 80, 90, and 100 miles per hour I remember the talk in the car of 80, 90 and a 100 miles per hour. I can still remember the roar of the engine and the rocking back and forth as we sped West on Highway 80. I can still hear my mother admonishing Uncle Tite about driving too fast while in the same breath urging him to hurry, to please hurry. I can still remember Uncle Tite's calming voice which boomed out time and again, "I'll get him there and he'll be alright but that ol' Dr. Howard had better have his knife sharp, cause I'll get him there." Professionalism one would expect from a Greyhound Bus Driver That was the type professionalism you would expect from a Greyhound Bus driver, especially one of the caliber of Titus Jessie. A Greyhound Bus driver was a high calling in those days and still is in my mind's eye. At any rate, when we arrived the scene continued in black and white but mostly a blur of white as they wheeled me into that most modern Operating Room of it's day. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-11-15 09:25:41 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky Color by Billy Joe Fudge
Thanksgiving Service at Melson Ridge UBC From Nadene Baker Melson Ridge United Baptist Church will have a Thanksgiving Service starting at 10amCT on Sunday, November 16, 2025, with a sermon and a special singing by The Spirituals. There will be a meal served at NoonCT. Melson Ridge United Baptist Church is located at 3082 Melson Ridge Rd., Columbia, KY. Everyone is invited to join us for a blessed service. 2025-11-15 09:07:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News Birthdays and Anniversaries for November 15 Happy Anniversary, Chris and Jessica Abrell (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Adam Darnell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alexis Rodgers | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Allen Glass | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bonnie Lawhorn | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brittany Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bryan Morris (1985) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bryce Russell (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Carolyn Ann Parnell Head (1965) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Charlie M. Crawhorn (1972) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Charlotte Kelsay (1989) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Connie Young, Bonnie Lawhorn's twin (1973) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cromer Martin Shive (1910) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Lieske | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hailey Hare | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jon Cionko | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joshua Popplewell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kayla Green | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kendall Melton (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kimberly Slaven | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Linda Christian Ashbrook | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Maghan Riggleman | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mason Louis Pyles (1996) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, McKenna Reid | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Reta Corbin Moss | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, T. J. Wheeler (1987) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Thomas Sears | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tiffany Hammond (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zachary Morgeson (2004) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Buford R. (Smitty) Smith, Adair Co., KY (1924-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roy C. Miller, 78, Russell Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, McKinley Ray Carpenter, 72, Casey Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margarete Beard Neat, Casey Co., KY; Adair Co., KY native (1916-2011) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Clemontine Thompson, Green Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cuvier S. Scott, 100, Adair Co., KY (1911) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Nelda Lafawn Philpot Nettles, Cumberland Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gladys Barnett, Taylor Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janice Eads Pevely, Casey County, KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda K. Spieker, Adair County, KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Foster, Adair County, KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Darren Thomas Moore, Adair County, KY (1978-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billy Gene Blankenship, Taylor County, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nancy Aria (Ara) Mullins, 97, Taylor Co., KY (1917-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Marie Coons, 60, Russell Co., KY (1955-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margaret McIntyre Kimbler, 74, Adair Co., KY/Cumberland native (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Fay Lawless, 66, Russell County, KY/Adair Co., KY native (1950-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gary Burke, Jr., Liberty, KY (1966-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Josh Cochran, 25, Taylor County, KY (1988-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Lawless Ashbrook, 74, Russell County, KY (1943-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Della Daugherty Snedaker, 73, Cumberland County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Everett Ezra Long (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hattie Lois Clark (1897-1978) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Foley Grider, 78, Russell Springs, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Margaret Bryant Grider (1846-1936) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nona Marie Grider Cook (1924-1996) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Stuart Craig Hare (1975-2006) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Saturday, November 15, 2025 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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