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The Jenny refuels at Columbia/Adair County Airport

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By Ed Waggener

It was a supremely special event today at Columbia/Adair County Airport. "It's the first ever Curtis Jenny to land at I96, and I feel safe in saying it will be the last one to ever land here," Superintendent Alan W. Reed said.

"On approach to land, we were all transported back in time. The Jenny was nearly a lone survivor - nearly a ghost ship - but here she was at our local airport. We were able to touch her fabric and flying wires and marvel in supreme reverence," he added.


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Epicurean Kentuckian: Summer Salad



2016-07-09 - Photo by Pen.
Fresh-from-the-garden tomatoes and basil, with some olive oil, balsamic vinegar, and salt and pepper.

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Barbara E. Aaron, 34, Russell Co./Adair native, KY (1982-2016)

She worked as a desk clerk. She was the daughter of Patricia Thomas and Billy Thomas. She leaves three direct living descendants.
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Barbara E. Aaron, Old Clear Springs Road, Jamestown, KY, died at 8:16pmCT, Friday, July 8, 2016, at the Russell County Hospital, Russell Springs, KY.

There will be a funeral service for her at 1pmCT, Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at the H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY, with Bro. Lindsey Cornett officiating. Friends may call after 10amCT, Tuesday, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cold Springs Cemetery, Liberty, KY.


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2016-07-09 14:13:33 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

State's First Veterans Center to celebrate 25th anniversary

Veterans' News

By Lisa Aug
News from the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs

FRANKFORT, KY (July 8, 2016) Thomson-Hood Veterans Center (THVC), 100 Veterans Drive, Wilmore, KY, will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Thursday, August 11 with a ceremony and reception for residents, family, friends and admirers from across the state. Governor Matthew G. Bevin will be the guest speaker.

The anniversary ceremony begins at 9:30amCT/10:30amET on Thursday, August 11, 2016 and will be followed by a reception. Both are open to the public.


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Today, SATURDAY with CM - 09 Jul 2016

Haiku by Robert Stone for July 9, 2016:
When things go awry,
whether our or not our fault,
we feel same upset.
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 9 July 2016.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1761




2016-07-09 04:18:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Louisville based MD2U admits to violating False Claims Act

MD2U, a regional provider of home-based care, and its principal owners admit to violating the federal false claims act and being liable for millions. Knowingly presented false claims and altered records to get false claims paid. Will pay millions to settle allegations
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From U.S. District Attorney's Office
U.S. Justice Department, Western District of Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, KY - MD2U Holding Company, including its related companies and individually named owners ("Defendants"), have agreed to pay millions to resolve a government lawsuit alleging that they violated the federal False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false medical claims to Medicare and other government health care programs, altering records to support false claims, and providing services that were medically unnecessary U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. today announced.


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Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 9
Happy Anniversary, Haley & Blake Martin (2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Christopher Allen Yates | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Darlene Burke | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Miller (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Emma Joy Caldwell (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Freddie Corbin (1982) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gavin Scott Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Helen York | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jerry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Lisa Muse | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mary Keltner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Noah Thomas (2001) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Owen Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Patricia Sneed Haven (1963) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sean Noel | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sheila Keltner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stanley Carney, Jr. (1926) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, twins Sarah and Stephanie Calvert | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birhtday, Thomas Russell Wethington, Campbellsville, KY (1962-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Richard Finley Duncan, 75, Edmonton, KY (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Propes Leach, Casey Co., KY native (1950-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Phillip Joyce Sallee Hubble, Liberty, KY (1943-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Patricia Kaye Burton, Columbia, KY (1962-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel Warren, Greensburg, KY (1944-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gwinn DeSpain, Taylor Co., KY (1954) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Luther Collins, 91, Adair Co., KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Master Trenton Allen Michael Bray (2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mark Allen Hood Taylor Co., KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Nicholas Wayne Flatt, Science Hill, KY (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Norma Dee "Butch" Sparks McCormick, Adair Co., KY native (1939-2010) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glen Carter, 80, Burkesville, KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Randolph Taylor, Hustonville, KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Christine Coomer, Adair County, KY (1923-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandy Wolford, Taylor Co., KY (1958) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Royce Shappley, Russell Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Jean Harlow Tucker, Green County, KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Frances Hayes, ElkHorn, KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Daniel Fitzgerald Russell Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret Lewis, Taylor County, KY (1931 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Otha Lee VanArsdale, Green Co., KY, (1914) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ora Bledsoe Howell, 82, Russell Co., KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Darlene Sapp, Liberty, KY (1950-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joy Miller Eskridge, 74, Campbellsville, KY (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sally Margaret Barnett, 97, Taylor Co., KY (1917-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Charles Earl (Chuck) Strange, Burkesville, KY (1953-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mysetta Montgomery, 91, Green County, KY (1924-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Ralph Lewis, Adair Co., KY (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stanley Carney, Jr., 90, Columbia, KY (1926-206) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carlon K. Sharp, 72, Casey County, KY (1944-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James McNear, 69, Taylor Co., KY (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Gale Bailey, 76, Adair County, KY (1941-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Glenn Allen Durrett, 60, Green County, KY (1957-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Garland "Tubby" Richardson, 81, Casey County, KY (1936-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Curry, 76, Green Co., KY (1936-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Ann Janes, 77, Columbia, KY (1945-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brenda Lee Jagus, 72, Columbia, KY (1952-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carol Cox, 77, Columbia, KY (1947-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Curt Wethington, 75, Russell Springs, KY (1947-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Day, 87, Columbia, KY (1936-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Floyd Grider Sr, 87, Casey County, KY (1931-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, George Arnold Coffey, Russell Springs, KY (1928-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, JoAnn VanZant Gibson, 74, Metcalfe County, KY (1945-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joey Franklin, (July 9, 1981- October 17, 2004) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Keith Stillwell, 67, Taylor Co., KY (1955-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Matthew Kane Franklin, 18, Campbellsville, KY (2004-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Raymond D. Grant, 80, Glens Fork, KY native (1942-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert Delmont (Buddy) Matney, 66, Green County, KY (1952-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rondal P. Bradshaw, 82, Green Co., KY (1938-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Victor Curt (Rusty) Hill, 64, Russell County, KY (1955-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, July 9, 2016
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
6:00amCTTime to check CM YARD SALES and plan your route.. (Your FREE Yard Sale ad not posted? There's still time. Contact/Submit. Need help? 270-250-2730 | (ID:41902, Comment)
7:00amCTNEW HOURS: CLOSED SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS
Adair Recycling Center, 32 Service RD, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782
OPEN 7am-3pmCT Monday through Friday; CLOSED Saturdays & SUNDAYS. | (ID:41903, Comment)
Taylor County Farmers' Market 2175 Hodgenville Road, Campbellsville, KY (Animal Shelter Road). Open Saturdays during season, 7am-1pmCT/8am-2pmET. | (ID:41904, Comment)
8:00amCTFarmers Market of Cumberland County, 8am-1pmCT Saturdays at 204 S Main Street, Burkesville, KY. | (ID:41905, Comment)
Farmers Market on the Square 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY | (ID:41908, Comment)
Clinton County Farmers Market 19 Mountain View Parkway, Albany, KY. (1 Jun-29 Oct. Closed during US 127 Yard Sale) 8amCT to sellout, Tue-Fri-Sat. | (ID:41909, Comment)
9:00amCTServices, Campbellsville, KY, for Mary Frances Heistand Fair, 62, Taylor Co., KY (1954-2016) | (ID:41899, Comment)
10:00amCT Open Your Heart to Puppies. Lots to choose from today. at Green River Animal Shelter!!!

We still have a lot of lively, adorable, steal-your-heart kittens - all with pleasing personalities, and in wide variety of colors to suit your home decor.
Sponsor a dog or cat, puppy or kitten today Your sponsorship will help finding these wonderful creatures forever homes. Thanks to all who are making a difference!
Green River Animal Shelter open today, 10am-5pmCT. GRAS, 455 Appleby Drive, Columbia, KY. You can help. Adopt. Volunteer. Give Time, Donate Money. Give needed supplies. Encourage the staff at GRAS who are doing such a wonderful job!
Stop in and see the progress we're making. Thanks, KIM TUCKER
(See Animal control pickups and GRAS dogs for adoption in CM Animals - CM | (ID:41913, Comment)
NoonCTJesse Burton Family Reunion . at Holmes Bend Pavilion, 5215 Holmes Bend Road, Columbia, KY. - Gola Burton | (ID:41784, Comment)
Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:41906, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices, Russell Springs, KY, for Minerva Cathryn Carlton, 86, Russell County, KY (1929-2016) | (ID:41818, Comment)
Services, Liberty, KY, for Boo Hardwick, 34, Casey Co., KY (1981-2016) | (ID:41900, Comment)
3:00pmCTServices, Edmonton, KY, for Edna Mae Sullivan, 90, Glasgow, KY (1925-2016) | (ID:41879, Comment)
Services, Russell County, KY, for David Allen Clark, 60, Russell Co., KY (1956-2016) | (ID:41880, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:41907, Comment)

 
































 
 
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