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Big Al and Tom Ricketts

Cubs looking for back to back National Championships
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By Big Al Owens, the Big Rig Trucker

Big Al is on the road again, stopped by Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona and got to hang out with Tom Ricketts, owner of the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs.


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Big Al with Tom Ricketts in Mesa, AZ



2017-02-18 - Sloan Park, Mesa, AZ - Photo By Innocent Bystander.
Big Al is on the road again, stopped by Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona and got to hang out with Tom Ricketts, owner of the World Series Champion Chicago Cubs.

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Adair HS FFA is kicking off National FFA Week with lunch

By Savannah Roy, FFA President

The Adair County FFA Officer Team is kicking off National FFA Week by sponsoring a free lunch for all local farmers and agribusinesses on Monday, February 20, 2017, from 10am-12:00pmCT at the ACHS Agriculture Department, Adair County High School, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. There will be BBQ pork sandwiches, baked beans, cole slaw, and desserts. The meal will be provided with the assistance of the Adair County FFA Alumni and will be served by the FFA officer team. Anyone who works in the agriculture industry is invited to attend. For more information contact Savannah Roy, FFA President at 270-634-3970. - Savannah Roy FFA President


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Maxine M. Bragg (Sexton), Edmonton, KY (1930-2017)

She was a faithful member of the Prices Creek Missionary Baptist Church since the age of eleven and retired as a cook from the Metcalfe County School System. She was the matriarch of a large highly regarded family, the daughter of the late Cleophus & Zula Monday Sexton and the widow of Lawson Bragg. She leaves 15 direct living descendants.
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Maxine Bragg age 87 of Edmonton passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017 at Glenview Healthcare in Glasgow, KY.

Funeral services will be held 1pmCT, Monday, February 20, 2017, at Prices Creek Baptist Church, 1636 Price's Creek Road, Edmonton, KY, located in Western Adair County near the Metcalfe County line. Burial in the Bragg Cemetery, 100 Bragg Cemetery Road, in Western Adair Co, KY. Visitation will be 1pm-8pmCT, Sunday, February 19, 2017, and after 9amCT, Monday at Butler Funeral Home in Edmonton, KY.


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Louise Thomas, Casey County, KY (1945-2017)

She was a homemaker. She professed her faith in Christ and was a faithful member of Oak Grove Church of Christ until her passing. She enjoyed sewing and made the most beautiful handmade quilts for her family and friends to warm and comfort them. Louise was an excellent cook and knew everyone's favorite food. She loved her friends so dearly and adored her family completely. Her husband, Don Paul Thomas, survives. She leaves 19 direct living descendants.
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Louise Thomas, age 71, of Liberty, KY passed away on Friday February 17, 2017 at the Casey County Hospital, Liberty, KY.

Funeral services will be held 1pmCT/2pmET, Monday February 20, 2017 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY Hwy 49, Liberty, KY with Bro. James D. McDonald officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held after 10amCT/11amET, Monday February 20, 2017 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel.


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Pauline Durham, Casey County, KY (1947-2017)

She was a member of the Middleburg Baptist Church, Casey Co., KY. She was the daughter of the late Alfred & Mary Margaret Morgan Ponder. She leaves 34 direct and three step living descendants.
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Pauline Durham, age 69, of Louisville, KY passed away on Wednesday February 15, 2017 at the Green Meadows Health Care Center. She was born in Brookville, IN on July 1st, 1947 a daughter of the late Alfred and Mary Margaret Morgan Ponder.

Funeral Services will be held 1pmCT/2pmET, Saturday February 18, 2017 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY Hwy 49, Liberty, KY with Rev. Keith Bowling officiating. Burial will be in the Willow Springs Cemetery. Visitation was held 6pm-9pmET, Friday February 17, 2017 and will continue after 7amCT/8amET,Saturday February 18, 2017 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel.


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Sad word of death of Ray Tooley, 89 Cumberland Co., KY

We have received the sad word of the passing at Norton Audubon Hospital, Thursday, February 16, 2017, of Ray David Tooley, 89, of Louisville, KY. A complete obituary with funeral arrangements will be posted when available at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, 304 N Main Street, Burkesville, KY.

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Likes Earnest Angler photo

Comments re photo 71043 The Earnest Angler Fishing at dusk Green River Lake Orissa writes:
Beautiful shot! - Orissa Mora-Kent
Thanks. Appreciate accolade from another outstanding photographer. - EW


2017-02-18 07:18:29 | Comments | Printable version

Warren Lynn Cox, 48, Taylor Co., KY (1969-2017)

He was the son of the late Gerald Cox and Nina Watson Cox, who survives. His wife Cindy Cox, survives. He leaves seven direct and one step living descendants.
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Warren Lynn Cox, age 48, of Campbellsville died Wednesday, February 15, 2017 in Louisville, KY, following an illness.

Funerals services will be held at 10amCT/11amET, Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home, 503 E Main Street, Campbellsville, KY, with Bro. David Wray officiating. Burial will follow in Jones Chapel Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Randy Thompson, William Earl Knuckles, Jeff Garrett, Andrew Gilbert, Brian Oliver and Detrick Briggs. Visitation was 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET Friday, February 17th at the Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home.


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2017-02-18 07:11:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

LW Wrestling at MSC Championship/NAIA E Qualifier today

The No. 5-ranked Lindsey Wilson wrestling team is in postseason play with matches starting at 8amCT, Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Warren East High School, 6867 Louisville Road (campus), Bowling Green, KY to compete in the Mid-South Conference Championship and NAIA East Qualifier. From Lindsey Wilson College

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LWC Basketball. Men/Women at Pikeville for doubleheader

By Matthew Wurzburger

COLUMBIA, KY - The Lindsey Wilson men's and women's basketball teams make their final Mid-South Conference road appearance of the regular season on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center, 126 Main Street, Pikeville, KY.The No. 2-ranked Blue Raider (25-0, 11-0 MSC) women's team game is first at 1pmCT/2pmET against the No. 22-ranked Bears (19-8, 7-5 MSC). Lindsey Wilson's men's team (18-9, 5-6 MSC) then follows at 3pmCT/4pmET against No. 14-ranked Pikeville.


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No. 6 LWC Baseball falls to No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett 9-3

Next: Lindsey Wilson College Baseball at Georgia Gwinnett at 12pmCT/1pmET, Saturday, February 18, 2016, at the Grizzly Baseball Complex, 1030 Collins Hill Road, Lawrenceville, GA.
By Anthony Latessa
News from Lindsey Wilson College

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA - The No. 6-ranked Lindsey Wilson baseball team dropped the first of a three-game series against No. 5-ranked Georgia Gwinnett 9-3 Friday at the Grizzly Baseball Complex.


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C/AC Economic Development Authority meets 21 Feb 2017

Progress reports on sewer project at Green River Commerce Park, EDA website highlight schedule.
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By Kathy Johnson, Office Manager

The regular meeting of the Columbia/Adair County EDA Board will meet on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 8:amCT, in the Board room of the Chamber of Commerce, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY, Mark Dykes, chairman, presiding, with the following attached agenda:


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Jim/Lindsey Wilson History: The Cottage on Arbor Vitae Hill

The relatively modest home of the teacher-administrator, Prof. Patrick Douglas "P.D." Neilson and his family was the talk of Columbia as it was being built in 1907, receiving lavish praise in the Adair County News, during and after construction - equally so, when it perished in a fire 10 years later, the News lamented - appropriately - it's passing. And a sidenote: If this structure or another Garnett Avenue one The Garnett House owned by Judge James Garnett were still in existence, would there be any shortage of visitors to Adair County? Just to see either of those? - CM
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By Jim

An unobtrusive announcement at the top of page one of the Adair County News a century ago this week (February 21, 1917) informed readers of a recent sale: "Tutt & Reed, real estate agents, transferred the P.D. Neilson residence, on Garnett Avenue, to L.C. Hindman, for $1,500."

At the time, the house was not quite a decade old, construction having been started in late 1907 and completed the closing days of the following March. In November 1907, the News mentioned that the structure, located "at the top of the hill leading to the Lindsey-Wilson" near the classroom building (now the L.R. Administration Building) would be "modern in every particular."


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Today, SATURDAY with CM - 18 Feb 2017

Haiku by Robert Stone for February 18, 2017:
Many are stubborn
and when their mind is made up,
they never change it.
--Robert Stone, Saturday, 18 February 2017.
-1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1985



2017-02-18 03:50:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for February 18
Happy Anniversary, Joseph and Becky Chapman (2006) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Mike and Sheila Sexton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tessa Starr Primm-Moss | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ashley Curry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bradley Pelston (1977) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cathie Rogers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Charlotte A. Milby | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Chasity Yarberry | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Cody Wayne Turner (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Daniel Fishback | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Danielle Symmes | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Waltz | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dean Jessie | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Dwight Sexton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Everett James Thrower (2021) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Janice VanZant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Jayden Blake Schorman | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Joshua Atwell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Justin Kyle Bledsoe (1993) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Katie Spoon | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Leslie Grace Streeval (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Margie Williams | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mary Lois Clark (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Olivia Murrell (1991) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Peyton Lee Stephens (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Phillip Carney, (1957) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Quinton VanArsdale (2005) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Reed Norris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tony Scott | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hobert Ray Sonny Pyles, Jr., Columbia, KY native (1931-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Edwin Campbell, Columbia, KY (1942-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bernice Montgomery Loy, Columbia, KY, (1935-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Forrest Lee Devore, Knob Lick, KY (1939-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sarah Laverne Crawley, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Allen Ray McCubbins, Hudgins, KY (1952-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kathleen Wilson Russell Co., KY (1938) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, J.T. Sneed, Adair Co., KY (1942) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Helen Berneice Lowery, Taylor Co., KY (1924-2011) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Smith, Cumberland Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Timmy Bottoms Taylor Co., KY (1959) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Orvenice Davis Bishop, Greensburg, KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sheila Marie Wilson, Russell County, KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucas Scott Denham, infant, Columbia, KY (Feb. 18, 2014 - Feb. 18, 2014 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Danielle Mae Symmes, Adair County, KY, (1993-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dallas Hatter, Casey County, KY (1940-2014 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marjorie (Margie) Tucker, 83, Adair Co., KY |1931-2014| | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lois Bowen Mills, age 88, Taylor Co., KY, Adair Co. native (1926-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy Michael Thompson, Tompkinsville, KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Gladys Rexroat, Russell County, KY (1927-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Montie June Hamm, 81, Casey Co., KY (1934-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Frances (Granny) Martin White, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Wesley Goodin, , 93, Adair County, KY (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Archie K. Chase, 79, Green County, KY/Barren County, KY native (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ethel Rachel Jeffries Adams, 96, Green County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Donald Wayne Keith, 70, Adair County, KY (1950-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jimmie Dale Grider, 73, Adair Co., KY (1945-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Michael Lemons, 73, Green Co., KY (1949-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rose M. Tarter, 88, Russell Springs, KY (1930-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Roy Michael Thompson, Tompkinsville, KY (1957-2015) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharon Ann Richards, 80, Russell County, KY (1939-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley M. (Laney) Williams, 74, Columbia, KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William David (Big Dave) Wesley, 43, Columbia, KY (1978-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Saturday, February 18, 2017
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:00amCTLW Wrestling at MSC Championship/NAIA E Qualifier - at Warren East High School, 6867 Louisville Road (campus), Bowling Green, KY. STORY | (ID:45841, Comment)
10:00amCTServices, Campbellsville, KY, for Warren Lynn Cox, 48, Taylor Co., KY (1969-2017) | (ID:45842, Comment)
BUTTERCUP is adoptable at GRAS.
Green River Animal Shelter
Green River Animal Shelter is the first place to look if your dog is lost. You'll always find a variety of puppies, kittens, dogs and cats ready and eager to join your family. NEW HOURS. Closing at 4pmCT during winter months Green River Animal Shelter open today, 10am-4pmCT. 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 by today. Thanks, KIM TUCKER
(See Animal control pickups and GRAS dogs for adoption in CM Animals - CM | (ID:45845, Comment)
11:00amCTServices, First Baptist Church, Columbia, KY, for Rita Pearl Cooksie, 87, Cumberland Co. KY native/formerly of Adair Co. (1929-2017) | (ID:45815, Comment)
NoonCTChimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:45835, Comment)
Lindsey Wilson College Baseball at Georgia Gwinnett at the Grizzly Baseball Complex, 1030 Collins Hill Road, Lawrenceville, GA. - Anthony Latessa DETAILS/LAST GAME STORY | (ID:45838, Comment)
It's National FFA Week - 2017: February 18-25, 2017 | (ID:45871, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices, Burkesville, KY, for Vanessa Ann Rush, 45, Burkesville, KY (1972-2017) | (ID:45749, Comment)
Service, Jeffersonville, IN, for Kenneth Vibbert, 66, Cumberland Co., KY (1950-2017) | (ID:45817, Comment)
Funeral service for Elizabeth Sue King, 71, Campbellsville, KY (1945-2017) | (ID:45818, Comment)
LWC Blue Raider Women's Basketball vs UPIKE at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center, 126 Main Street, Pikeville, KY. STORY | (ID:45839, Comment)
Services, Liberty, KY, for Pauline Durham, Casey County, KY (1947-2017) | (ID:45843, Comment)
2:00pmCTServices, Burkesville, KY, for Mr. Larry David (Tub) Stalcup, Burkesville, KY (1947-2017) | (ID:45812, Comment)
3:00pmCTLWC Blue Raider Men's Basketball vs UPIKE at the Eastern Kentucky Expo Center, 126 Main Street, Pikeville, KY. STORY | (ID:45840, Comment)
5:00pmCTChimes for the evening, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:45836, Comment)
6:00pmCTVote on Columbia's Chili King, 212 Public Square | (ID:45779, Comment)

 

































 
 
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