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Daily News for Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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Gov. Beshear recognizes sacrifices of soldier and airman From Scottie Ellis Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear recognized the sacrifice of a Kentucky soldier and a Kentucky airman who died while supporting Operation Epic Fury. "Sgt. Benjamin Pennington and Tech. Sgt. Ashley Pruitt are two American heroes who called our commonwealth home, and we must stand together as Kentuckians to honor their sacrifice," said Gov. Beshear. "Please join Britainy and me as we continue to pray for their families, our fellow Americans in mourning and our brave service members." According to the U.S. Department of War, Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, died March 8 from injuries sustained during an enemy attack on March 1, 2026, at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. He was assigned to 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, Fort Carson, CO. The Department of War also announced that Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, died March 12, 2026, in the crash of a KC-135 refueling tanker in western Iraq. She was assigned to 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base, FL. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-03-17 15:07:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Veterans and Veterans Day
Tales From the UP: Driver's Education By Donna Rieder Back in the day (in my case, that being the 1970s) all high school kids were required to take Driver's Education once they reached the age of 16. Driver's Ed was mandatory, not elective. Driver's Ed was taught by one of our school's teachers, Mr. Price. I don't remember exactly which other subject he taught, but after 40-some years, I can still picture his face. He had wavy black hair and black-framed glasses, and looking back now he might be labeled a geek, but there was nothing meek about him when it came to teaching us kids how to drive. There was a fire hydrant situated close to one of the big back parking lots, and in the winter the snow plows would push all the snow up around the edges, except at the entrance, and the local fire department would open the hydrant and flood the parking lot so that the local kids could skate and play hockey there. "The Rink," as we called it, was Mr. Price's arena of choice for teaching winter driving skills. He took his position seriously. We all learned street and highway driving during the early fall, but when winter came, it was time to learn the fine art of driving on ice and snow. Mr. Price was well-loved and respected by us kids, and we trusted him. He taught by using real-life scenarios; he took us out on the rink in an old funky-green Chevy Impala and put us through maneuvers that would have made Steve Austin nervous! Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-03-17 15:02:46 | Comments | Printable version
Edna Davis, 86, Columbia, KY (1939-2026) Edna Carter Kimbler Davis of Columbia passed away on Monday, March 16, 2026, at Metcalfe County Health Care in Edmonton. She was 86 years old. Graveside services will be held at 11amCT on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at Freedom Cemetery, 76 Freedom Church Rd., Russell Springs, KY. Visitation will be on Thursday from 9amCT until 10:30amCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-03-17 14:55:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Boil Water Advisory lifted on Greenbriar Road From Columbia/Adair Utilities District March 17, 2026 As of 8:35amCT on March 17, 2026, the Boil Water Advisory for all consumers on 1132-5524 Greenbriar Road and all side roads in between has been lifted by the Division of Water. This means your water is safe for human consumption. You no longer have to boil your water. 2026-03-17 14:52:42 | Comments | Printable version
Counseling grad students shine in team competition By Duane Bonifer Two Lindsey Wilson University counseling graduate students were part of a winning team that demonstrated the power of teamwork and an integrated approach to serving clients in rural areas. Madyson Jones, of Elizabethtown, and Brittany Sulfridge, of Williamsburg, were recognized for their work on a winning project in Interprofessional Primary Care Behavioral Health Integration Case Competition. The competition was held between graduate students at Lindsey Wilson, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Louisville. But the win is more than an award, according to one of their professors. "It signals readiness for complex, collaborative health-care environments where integrated care is not optional -- it is essential," said Patricia F. Stewart-Hopkins, who is a professor in Lindsey Wilson's nationally accredited graduate program in counseling. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-03-17 14:44:11 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
Special Singing at Millerfield BIC on March 22 From Marcia Grider Millerfield BIC will host singing by special guests The Sneed Family Trio from Glasgow and The Hoppers from North Carolina at 10:30amCT this Sunday morning, March 22, 2026. Pastor Troy Grider and congregation invite everyone to be a part of this special service. A love offering will be taken. Millerfield BIC is located at 1891 Millerfield Rd., Columbia, KY. 2026-03-17 08:36:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
ACES SBDM Council to meet March 17 From M. Jordan Williams, Principal Adair County Elementary School The Adair County Elementary School SBDM Council will conduct its March meeting at 3:30pmCT on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in the Library at Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY. 2026-03-17 08:32:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Joseph Habedank to perform at Kelleyville Community Church From Linda Tucker Kelleyville Community Church is excited to host Christian music artist Joseph Habedank on at 7pmCT on Friday, April 10, 2026. Kelleyville Community Church is located at 77 Kellyville Rd., Columbia, KY. For more information you may call 270-469-0327. Bro. Matt Pendleton and congregation invite everyone to attend. 2026-03-17 08:23:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
LWU starting Sport Performance Major in 2026-27 school year By Duane Bonifer Recognizing the academic and professional benefits of intercollegiate athletics, Lindsey Wilson University will begin offering a sport performance major in the 2026-27 school year. Lindsey Wilson is the first college or university in Kentucky and the second in the nation to offer a sport performance major. "Competitive sport participation is an embodied, experiential form of liberal arts learning," said Assistant Vice President for Student Success and Academic Growth Eric Carter, who is a sociologist by education and part of a national movement that promotes the power and potential of competitive sport to shape and create leaders. "This model reframes athletic participation not as an extracurricular activity but as a rigorous academic discipline. Like the performing arts, it develops measurable intellectual, ethical and creative capacities through disciplined practice, reflection and performance feedback." The 120-hour bachelor of arts degree will include 11 core courses (33 hours) and four electives (12 hours) that draw on the disciplines of business; communication; English; history; physical education; psychology; recreation, tourism and sport management; sport performance; and women's and gender studies. It will also include four practicum-style courses of 90 hours of structured participation and 750 minutes of classroom-based instruction, which mirror expectations of clinicals, internships and performance practicums in the university's other academic programs. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2026-03-17 08:18:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
Words of Wisdom for March 17, 2026 From Miss Donna Rieder "Reading gives us somewhere to go when we don't have anywhere to go." Donna Rieder's Clifty Creek Farm is located at 3190 White Oak Church Rd, Russell Springs, KY. You can reach Donna by email at cliftycreekkikos@aol.com, or on the Clifty Creek Farm Facebook page. 2026-03-17 08:16:54 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for March 17 Happy Anniversary, Dean and Patricia Quinn (1972) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Donnie and Marina Coffey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bub Polston | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Chris Sharpe | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Greg Mann | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Haskin Wheeler (1959) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, J.C. "Curly" Giles | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jaxson Tyler Abbott (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kazandra Trejo (1997) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mildred Burton Thomas | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Peggy Stone | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tonya Feese | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Victoria Browning Pike (1960) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Susan Oliphant, Adair County, KY (1974-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Timmy Beard, Adair Co., KY (1959) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Al Sullivan, Adair Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Uneeda Burton Adair County, KY, (1934-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Baker Hinton, 83, Columbia, KY (1929) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bernis Oneal Spoonamore, Burkesville, KY (1939-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Walter Jascor, 78, Liberty, KY (1936-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harold Spivey, 91, Orlando, FL (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara J. Stone, Adair Co., KY (1935-20140) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billie Gene Booher, Adair Co., KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lawrence Hunt, Taylor Co., KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Raymond Tye Faulkner, Jr., Taylor Co., KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roy Mace, Sr., 71, Taylor County, KY (1944-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Wm. P. (Bill) Tucker, Taylor Co., KY (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Robert Akin, 91, Green County, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jean Coomer, 83, Metcalfe Co., KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolyn (Moochie) Taylor, 60 Taylor County, KY (1957-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leslie Franklin Walker , Candler, NC (1941-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Meredith E. Womack, 81, Russell Co., KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anis Pearl Ritter Parrish, formerly of Beaumont, KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Zach Summers, 23, Campbellsville, KY/Boyle County native (1994-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Ann Fant Harlow, Metcalfe County, KY (1921-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brian Gordon Baldwin, 63, Taylor County, KY (1954-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Flossie (Keith) Warren, Taylor Co., KY (1927-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Aubrey Calhoun, 83, Green County, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Michael Sullivan, 74, Russell Springs, KY (1944-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marjorie Callahan, 86, Taylor Co., KY/Adair Co., KY native (1932-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Blanche (Jeffries) Hurt, 82, Metcalfe Co., KY native (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Addie Corine Derringer, 78, Casey County, KY (1942-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anetna Walker Russell, Gradyville/Louisville, KY (1931-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Angie Lee, 49, Campbellsville, KY (1969-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anna Rose Grant Wells, 72, Adair Co., KY (1948-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bill Keys, 91, Columbia, KY (1931-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bradley Hoosier, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gladys Blaydes | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glenn Shirley Glasgow, Adair Co., KY (1920-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jack Arnold Gribbins, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1942-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce Faye Turner, Adair County, KY (1942-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lilburn Ray Hudson, Jr., Russell Springs, KY (1969-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mabel Morgan, 96, Middleburg, KY (1924-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patsy Williams, 77, Taylor Co., KY (1933-2010) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William "Billy" Wilson (1917) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2026 All events are listed in Central Time. 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