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Daily News for Tuesday, December 23, 2025
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Daniel J. Young, 71, Columbia, KY (1954-2025) Daniel Joseph Young of Columbia died on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at Taylor Regional Hospital in Campbellsville. He was 71 years old. The family has honored Mr. Young's request for cremation, and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-12-23 23:13:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Ricky Lee Fields, 66, Edmonton, KY (1959-2025) Ricky Lee Fields of Edmonton died on Monday, December 22, 2025 at his home. He was 66 years old. A graveside service will be held at 10amCT on Friday, December 26, 2025, in Columbia Cemetery, with Bro. Willard Parson officiating. Burial will follow. No visitation is planned. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-12-23 23:09:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Elna Kathleen Thompson, 89, Columbia, KY (1936-2025) Mrs. Elna Kathleen Thompson of Columbia, daughter of the late James Oliver and Annie Cecil (Bault) Long, was born in Adair County on November 5, 1936. She departed this life on Monday, December 22, 2025 at her home, having attained the age of 89 years, 1 month, and 17 days. There will be a funeral service to honor the life of Mrs. Thompson at 10amCT on Saturday, December 27, 2025, in the chapel of the L.R. Petty Funeral Home, 1765 New Columbia Rd, Campbellsville, KY. Bro Jerry Smith and Bro. Garry Bault will officiate. She will laid to rest in the Absher Cemetery in Adair County. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4pmCT to 7pmCT on Friday, December 26, 2025. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-12-23 17:54:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
CPD: Two Indiana men arrested for burglary From the Columbia Police Department Two Indiana men were arrested early Sunday morning after Columbia Police responded to a reported burglary in progress at a local business. On Sunday, December 21, 2025, at approximately 1:47amCT, officers with the Columbia Police Department were dispatched to a business where two suspects were reportedly making forced entry using burglary tools. Following the investigation, two Indiana men were taken into custody. Both were transported to the Adair County Regional Jail, where they were lodged pending further legal proceedings. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-12-23 17:48:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
J.O.Y. Ministries 2025 Campaign approaching goal From Hannah Peck J.O.Y. Ministries Annual Christmas Campaign is underway! This year J.O.Y. is attempting to raise $65,000 to support the operational needs of the their ministry in the new year. Currently, the community has raised over $60,000 dollars! With the goal in sight, if you feel led to contribute, you can do so by visiting www.joy-ministries.org or by mailing your gift to: JOY MinistriesThe JOY Crisis Resource Center is located at 400 Greensburg Street and is open Mon-Thurs from 10amCT - 4pmCT and Friday 10amCT-3pmCT, however the Center will be closed from December 24, 2025, until January 5, 2026. Thank you so much for supporting this ministry in its efforts to bring JOY to those in crisis in the Columbia community! 2025-12-23 11:43:32 | Comments | Printable version
Christmas Long Ago by Henry Giles, 1961 This was written by Adair County's own Henry Giles, well-known humorist and philosopher, among many other talents. It first appeared in the Adair County News in 1961, and was repeated, for the message was timeless, in December 1975. Enjoy-- Mike Watson By Henry Giles Each child hung up only one stocking, but its contents seemed wonderful. And there was fruit and brought-on tidbits that were rare indeed. The title has been forgotten, but each year as the season approaches, a little four-line Christmas poem still echoes from 'way back yonder.' Close your eyes and listen to it as recited by a slender little six-year old girl--blue-eyed and blonde, Cousin Pearl. Dressed in a stiffly starched, red-and-white checkered dress, Cousin Pearl tips noiselessly to the center of the stage in front of the big Christmas tree. All is quiet in the little one-room school house at Spout Springs in Adair County, as she holds up a small stocking and recites: Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-12-23 11:39:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Christmas
Trinity Christmas Eve Service From Phyllis Burris Trinity Church will have a Christmas Eve Service Candlelight Service at 4:30pmCT on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Everyone is invited to join as we remember Jesus coming into this world as a baby. We celebrate Him as the "Light of the World" bringing peace, and hope, and bringing light to the darkness. Trinity Church is located at 2418 Campbellsville Road, Columbia, KY. 2025-12-23 11:34:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
ACSO: Nashville man arrested for possession From Sheriff Gary Roy Adair County Sheriff's Office On Monday, December 22, 2025, Adair County Deputy Josh Durbin made a traffic stop on Campbellsville Road. Deputy Durbin requested assistance from Columbia Police Department Sgt. Trevor Foster and K9 Cally due to suspected narcotics possession. A positive hit by Cally was made on the vehicle, and narcotics were found. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-12-23 09:26:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports Birthdays and Anniversaries for December 23 Happy Anniversary, Calvin and Mary Cooley (1950) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Donald and Dawn Coomer (1955) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, J.C. and Vickie Johnson (1978) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Pam and Travis Paul Scott (1970) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Ruby and Lester Sneed, (1971) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Vaughn and Connie Cowan | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Addie Popplewell (2002) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bethany Dawn Helm (1989) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dennis Yates (1986) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dr. Ronald P. Rogers (1946) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dusty Claiborne (1997) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dylan Hoskins (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jailynn Riter (2003) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Johnathon Vaughn (1983) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kenneth Douglas Blakey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kenny Perkins | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lisa Rodgers Flinn | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Michael Boils | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Nicholas Lewis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Raysean Hughes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Robbie "Chin" Burton (1969) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Travis Tucker (2001) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Geneva Akin Moss, Taylor County, KY (1919) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, George Garnett Hayes, Russell County, KY (1937-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alice Carol Arnett, Campbellsville, KY (1959-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Judy Stout Hobson, of Kamiah, ID (1950-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Corene Mitchell, Taylor Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William B. Baise, Cumberland Co., KY native (1923) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elvin E. Durham, Jr., Taylor Co., KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hubert Glen Gosser, Russell Co., KY (1925) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Albert Lynwood (Sonny) Cave, Taylor Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Fannie Asbury, Green Co., KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Curly T. Lowery, Taylor County, KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rose Marie Curry, Taylor Co., KY (1948-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louis Keller, Cumberland Co., KY (1918-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Perry, Cumberland County, KY (1919-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In memory birthday, Bro. Richard Lee Owens, Windsor, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Col. O.D. Robertson, 82, Russell Co., KY (1932-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hazel Louise Schorman, 84, Adair Co., KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In memory birthday, Bobby Joe Johnson, Cumberland Co., KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clavin White, Marrowbone, Cumberland Co. KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Freddy Carol Cary, 74, Cumberland Co., KY (1941-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Josephine Rae Fields, 80, Edmonton, KY (1935-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Lee Bailey, Edmonton, KY (1946-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Evelynn Grace Rodenberg, stillborn, (d. 23 Dec 2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wilbur Clarence (Denver) Wilson, Pulaski Co./Casey native (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patty Arnett Wright, 64,, Green County, KY/Taylor Co., KY native (1952-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Chris Sallee, 41, Taylor County, KY (1975-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eugene Wayne Edwards, Metcalfe County, KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marita Warren Wright, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jewell Rector Belton, Adair County, KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brent Cox, 78, Taylor County, KY (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) in Memory Birthday, McEva Mayse, 98, Glensfork, Adair County, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leon Franklin, Russell County, KY (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard Wayne Poynter, Metcalfe County, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Arthur Lee Wesley, Casey Co., KY (1926-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brigadier General Noah Edward Loy, 82, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Ann Miller, 44, Russell Springs, KY (1976-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Garnett Womack, Columbia, KY (1923-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Helen Wesley Brackett, 92, Liberty, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Allen (Jimmy) Gaines, 86, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Edward Wayne, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1934-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Robert "J.D" Dishman (1952) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joanna Gilpin Rogers, 89, Columbia, KY (1933-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patricia Wethington, Adair County, KY (1938-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phallis J. Crockett, 78, Columbia, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard William Bryant, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby Withers Story, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Tuesday, December 23, 2025 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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