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Adair County's Bryan Blair is new CEO of York (PA) Fair

Bryan Blair is the son of Gayle and the late Fred Blair and the grandson of Louise and the late Robert Spires and the late Cecil and Hazel Blair all of Adair County, KY. York Fair is the 31st largest fair in the nation with almost 570,000 in attendance annually. It is also "America's Oldest Fair," having been founded in 1765.

York, PA - The York County Agricultural Society is pleased to announce that Bryan Blair, General Manager, Elkhart County 4-H Fair and Agricultural Exposition, Goshen, IN, will be joining the staff of the York Fair and York Expo Center as Chief Operating Officer and will assume the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position upon the retirement of current CEO Michael Froehlich, December 31 of this year.

Bryan Blair became General Manager of the Elkhart County 4-H Fair and Agricultural Exposition in November of 2014 following a six year stint at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville where he was an Expositions Administrator managing Sponsorships for the National Farm Machinery Show, Kentucky State Fair and the North American International Livestock Exposition.

Prior to joining the Kentucky Exposition Center staff in 2009, Blair had served as a charter board member and Past President of the Taylor County Fair in Campbellsville, KY.


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2018-05-09 14:31:11 | Comments | Printable version

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Ralph Waggener: Got along great in Mary Richards' class

Teachers which influenced our lives positively

By Ralph R. Waggener

I had Algebra I under Mrs. Richards. Got along great. I know having her son Jimmy being married to my sister had nothing to do with it! I made good grades in her class. Next year I had Mrs. Walker and had to miss some days at the start of the semester. After making a big mistake and telling Mrs. Walker that I had no idea what she was talking about, I think my grade in this class was a 48. Anyway, I failed her class! Ralph

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2018-05-09 14:17:10 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Marvine Epp Crutcher, 77, Casey County, KY (1941-2018)

Marvine was a retired deputy sheriff at the Casey County Sheriff's Office. She attended Liberty First Baptist Church and was a trustee on the Casey County Library Board from 1992-2002. Marvine was later on the Casey County Library advisory board for several years. She had a wonderful sense of humor with an upbeat attitude and she truly never met a stranger. She was the daughter of the late Marvin and Helen Volkman Epp. Her husband of 40 years, Thomas "Tom" Crutcher, survives. She leaves 22 direct living descendants.
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Marvine Epp Crutcher, of Liberty, KY, passed away on Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at her residence. She was 77.

The funeral service will be held at 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, on Friday, May 11, 2018, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 352 Campbellsville Street, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Jimmy Brown officiating. Burial will follow in Crutcher Cemetery.

The family will receive friends 4pm-7pmCT/5pm-8pmET, on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.


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2018-05-09 12:03:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Vehicle strikes pedestrian in Breckinridge Co., KY

By Tpr Scotty R. Sharp, Public Information Officer
Kentucky State Police Post 4 Post 4, Elizabethtown, KY

HARDINSBURG, KY. – Kentucky State Police Post 4 Troopers and Breckinridge County Deputies responded to an injury accident in Breckinridge Co. Tuesday evening. On May 8, 2018 at approximately 10:32pmET, KSP received a call from Breckinridge County Sheriff Todd Pate requesting assistance with the accident investigation where a vehicle had struck a pedestrian on KY86 near the intersection of Rosetta Corners Road in Breckinridge County.

Baylee M. Harrington (20) of Irvington was traveling East on KY 86 in a 2014 KIA Rio. For unknown reasons, JD Earl Fulkerson (30) of Bardstown walked onto the roadway and in to the path of the vehicle operated by Harrington.


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2018-05-09 11:31:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

KSP arrests man who had refused to leave Tarter Gate Plant #2

Tpr. Jonathan Carlock, assiste by Tpr. Martin Wesley, arrests 39 year old on multiple charges. Suspect lodged in Casey County Jail.
NOTE: Arrests are considered charges. An arrest is not a finding of guilt. An individual charged in an arrest is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding.

By Tpr Nick Hale, Public Affairs Officer
Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY

CASEY COUNTY, KY (Wed 09 May 2018) - On May 7, 2018 Trooper Jonathan Carlock was dispatched to Tarter Gate Plant 2, approximately one mile south of Liberty, KY, on US 127 in reference to a male subject operating a 2002 Ford Mustang refusing to leave the property.


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2018-05-09 10:41:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

All election workers called to training tomorrow 10 May 2018

By Vicky Pike, Officer, Adair County Election Board

Election school is tomorrow, May 10, 2018 at 5pmCT in the Adair County Courthouse Annex basement, 424 Public Square, Columbia, KY. All workers and alternates need to attend to be trained.

The training is part of the efforts to make sure the election will go smoothly, with fully trained staffing at the polls on primary election day, 6am-6pm, Tuesday, May 22, 2018.

Click here for the Election 2018, Primary Sample Ballots for the ColumbiaMagazine.com 7 County area - ALBUM


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CAUD Agenda regular session, Thu 10 May 2016

There will a regular meeting of the Columbia/Adair Utilities District (CAUD) Board of Commissioners, Thu 10 May 2017, at 4:30pmCT at the conference room of the CAUD office, 109 Grant Lane, Columbia, KY, with the following agenda:

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2018-05-09 08:42:27 | Comments | Printable version

Ol' Dave: Teacher Mrs. Richards had dry sense of humor

Dave Rosenbaum writes:
Mary Richards was a favorite. She taught me plane geometry in my third year. I will never forget one test question as follows: "________ is used to derive the other logical statements to solve a problem." The answer is postulate, however, I answered prostate. She dryly suggested that I was confusing geometry with biology. --Dave Rosenbaum
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2018-05-09 08:23:28 | Comments | Printable version

This time of the year is bitter/sweet for ISP host families


Being a host parent is one of the many treasures I have experienced throughout my years with LWC. - RENEE'.

Becoming a host parent is one of the best things I have ever done. It has been a great experience and opportunity for my family. - MARISSA

Click on headline for complete story with families on state park outing

By Renee' Stinson & Marissa Price, host parents

This time of the year is bitter/sweet for us as international host families.. Saying goodbye is one of the hardest things for me to do as a host mom. However, it is such an honor and treasure to experience the laughter, memories, tears, culture, and become a family with these students. It is even more rewarding to offer them security and love when they are so far from everything and everyone they know.


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Great attendance at Bart Cain lecture at ACPL

Bart Cain's lecture on the infamous Micajah and Wiley Harpe. June meeting will feature Darlene Campbell, speaking on the Melungeon people (Yes, there are many of Melungeon descent - now so proudly so - in Adair County, KY - CM)

By Mike Watson

Bart Cain brought an excellent program at the Monday, May 7, 2018, meeting of the Adair County Genealogical Society at the Adair Public Library! Thirty-four listened with rapt attention as he recounted the life and times of Micajah and Wiley Harpe, the infamous Bloody Harpes, who criss-crossed this region of Kentucky frontier in the 1790s, leaving a wide path of destruction and death in their wake.

Next month, at 5pmCT, Monday, June 4, 2018, we will host Darlene Franklin Campbell at the Adair County Genealogical Society regular meeting at the Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. She will speak on the Melungeon people. More on that very soon. --Mike Watson


2018-05-09 07:29:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History

ACPC SBDM special called meeting Mon 14 May 2018

Session agenda includes positions, curriculum and budget issue

There will be a special called meeting of the Adair County Primary Center Site-Based Council on Monday, May 14, 2018, at 4pmCT. The meeting is open to the public and will be conducted in the conference room at the school at 158 Col. Casey Drive, Columbia, KY 42728. The agenda will address positions, curriculum and budget issues. -Patty R. Smith, Principal, Adair County Primary Center


2018-05-09 07:21:08 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

E-Waste Collection at Adair Recycling Center 14-18 May 2018

By Adair County Deputy Judge Executive Andrea Waggener

The week of May 14-18, 2018, will be electronic waste collection at the Adair County Recycling Center, 32 Service Road, Columbia, KY. Bins will be set up for drop-off and assistance unloading will be available during regular Recycling Center hours, Monday-Wednesday 8am-3pmCT, and Thursday and Friday the center is open and staff will assist if they are not picking up routes.


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2018-05-09 07:12:29 | Comments | Printable version

Dr. Roger Smith: Mrs Richards one of favorite and best teachers

Roger D Smith DMD writes:
Mrs. Richards was one of my favorite and best teachers in high school. She was very thorough and concerned that you gain something from her classes. She gave me a sound base in math which I found invaluable in college. She was special ! --Roger D Smith DMD
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2018-05-09 06:39:01 | Comments | Printable version

Benefit auction/supper at Jim Blair Center 12 May 2018

Event is for the family of Janet Smith, who faces another round of surgeries after being in remission then getting devastating news in latest tests. She needs community help in her valiant fight against cancer.
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There will be a benefit auction and dinner for Janet Smith family a the Jim Blair Community Center 901 Hudson Street, Columbia, KY, 4pm-6pmCT, Saturday, May 12, 2018.


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NAIA Softball National title Opening Round in Columbia again

It marks the sixth season in a row Lindsey Wilson has served as an Opening Round host institution. Tournament will be 14-16 May 2018, at Marilyn D. Sparks Park, 928 Russell Road, Columbia, KY.

By Anthony Latessa

COLUMBIA, KY - (Tue 8 May 2018) The NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round pairings were released on Tuesday evening by the national office.

Lindsey Wilson earned the No. 2 seed in the Columbia (KY) Bracket and will host No. 1 seed Vanguard (CA), third-seeded Freed-Hardeman (TN) and fourth-seeded Saint Xavier (IL).


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2018-05-09 04:56:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

Edmonton glass artist Steve Scherer at Berea 12 May 2018

From Commonwealth News Center

On Saturday, May 12, from 9:30am-2:30pmCT/10:30am-3:30pmET glass artist Steve Scherer, of Edmonton, KY, will create unique ornaments at the Kentucky Artisan Center, 200 Artisan Way, Berea, KY using rods of colored glass and a torch. Scherer shapes an array of glass animals, which he then encases in clear glass.


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2018-05-09 04:30:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Arts Scene

State-of-the-Art camera lets you 'see' invisible pollution

Ground-level ozone is mostly a summer time pollutant
Click on headline for story with video

By John Mura and Lanny Brannock
News from the KY Division of Air Quality

FRANKFORT, KY (Tue 8 May 2018) - You can't see them with the naked eye, but volatile organic compounds, known as VOCs, might be present in everyday items or tasks you might be doing like filling your gas tank, painting, mowing your yard or putting burgers on the grill. Those VOCs, when mixed with nitrogen oxide and sunshine, create ground-level ozone.


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2018-05-09 02:34:37 | Comments | Printable version

Today - WEDNESDAY with CM -09 May 2018

Haiku by Robert Stone for May 9, 2018:
When you have noticed
you are not being noticed,
you feel discarded.
--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 9 May 2018.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2430



2018-05-09 01:29:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today


Birthdays and Anniversaries for May 9
Happy Anniversary, Joe and Bonnie Birdwell (1980) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alyson Kate Friend (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bobby Ray Roberts Jr. | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carl Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Clay York (1996) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Darrell Treece (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Freddie Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Gloria Sullivan | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Janet Thompson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, JoD Curry (1985) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Misty May (1981) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Na Tasha Parnell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nancy Cundiff | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Naomi Caressa Chundy (20015) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Osby Buddy Karnes, Jr | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Preslie Lawless | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Ruth Marie Johnson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Stephanie Franklin | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tillie Shelton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Tonya G. Melson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wanda Wisdom | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Larry Blake Pinson, Campbellsville/Pikeville, KY (1947-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dorothy VanDyke Barnett, Taylor Co., KY native (1920-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jonathan S. Huddleston, Russell Co., KY (1990-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Beverly Ann Hendricks, Russell Springs, KY (1943-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Opal Sallee, formerly of Taylor Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ralph Edrington, Taylor Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Claudia Coomer, Adair Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Eileen Compton, Adair Co., KY (1928 | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lissie Mae Perkins Ervin, Greensburg, KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sharlene Judy Doyle, Adair County, KY (1951-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruth M. Johnson, Adair Co., KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marie Wade Owens, 93, Russell County, KY (1920-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lester Lee Wesley, Casey County, KY (1950-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Brent Harrison, 62, Casey County, KY (1952-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Martha Jane York, 73, Burkesville, KY (1941-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carrie Mae Phillips, Taylor County, KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jewell Riddle Ferguson, 94, Burkesville, KY (1931-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sheila Fay England, 54, Columbia, KY (1961-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stewart Cochran, 62, Casey Co., KY (1955-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Suzie Whitman Ford, 52, Green Co., KY (1965-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Ronald (Ronnie) Wilson, 67, formerly of Greensburg, KY (1950-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Alice Behringer, 64, Burkesville, KY (1953-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Sandra Joyce Hart, 67, Georgetown, KY, formerly of Russell Springs, KY (1951-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Irene Vibbert Martin, 90, Glasgow, KY (1938-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jean Grider Parrish, Adair County, KY (1963-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bobby Ray (Bubby) Roberts, Jr., 44, Columbia, KY (1976-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Condy Lee Young, 78, Columbia, KY (1943-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dr. Kenneth H. Pope, 85, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elnora Burton, 88, Adair Co., KY native (1934-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marilyn Sue Martin, 61, Monticello, KY (1961-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tom Clements, Casey Co., KY native (1956-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Virginia Mae Kirkpatrick-Forrest, 76, Savoyard, KY (1946-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William G. (Bill) Bradshaw, 88, Greensburg, KY (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, William "David" Loy, Adair County, KY native (1945-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Xander (Marty) Hopper, 16, Campbellsville, KY (2006-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Wednesday, May 9, 2018
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
7:00amCT Adair Recycling Center, 32 Service Road, Columbia, KY / 270-378-0782 Hours: Mon-Tue-Wed from 7am-3pmCT. Thu-Fri Bins are available outside; Supervisor will be in and out of shelter from 7am-3:30pmCT. | (ID:53458, Comment)
8:00amCT Election 2018/Primary - Absentee voting machines open 8am-4pmCT, Today. Lisa Greer, Adair County Court Clerk STORY | (ID:53459, Comment)
Adair County Public Library, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. - OPEN 8am-5pmCT TODAY. - LEE ANN JESSEE, Director. Check out GENEALOGY DEPARTMENT with, services, books for sale today. Bookmobile Run 8:30am-3:30pmCT - Milltown Run Story Time - 10am-11amCT. Inclement Weather Policy | (ID:53464, Comment)
7 County Area Court: Circuit Courts. District Courts, at a Glance. Not Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties Once at Docket for all Kentucky Counties, Choose 1) Circuit or District, 2) County - from drop down list 3) Verify dates :
Adair County. Adair Co. Judicial Center, 201 Campbellsville ST. Columbia, KY. No (0) Event(s) Circuit Court. Forty-five (45) Events in District Court.
Casey County Judicial Center, 231 Courthouse Square, Liberty, KY. No (0) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Event(s) District Court.
Cumberland County, Justice Center, 112 Courthouse Square, Burkesville, KY. One (1) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. Seventy-eight (78) Event(s) District Court.
Green County Judicial Center, 200 W. Court Street, Greensburg, KY. One (1) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Metcalfe County, Judicial Center, 201 E. Stockton Street, Edmonton, KY. No (0) Court Events in Circuit Court. Forty-seven (47) Court Event(s) cases District Court.
Russell County. Judicial Center, 410 Monument Square, Jamestown, KY. Two (2) Court Event(s) Circuit Court. No (0) Court Event(s) District Court.
Taylor County, Justice Center, 300 E. Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. One (1) Event(s) in Circuit Court. One hundred five (105) Court Event(s) District Court.
Not an official docket. For official court information, check with circuit court clerk in your county. | (ID:53465, Comment)
9:00amCTACES will be accepting nominations for SBDM Council. Deadline is 3pmCT today, at Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. - Alisha Karnes, ACES PTO. | (ID:53454, Comment)
11:00amCTServices, Columbia, KY, for Alice Marie Murphy, 79, Adair County, KY (1939-2018) | (ID:53436, Comment)
NoonCTService, 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Campbellsville, KY, for William Ray (Banjo) O'Banion, 70, Taylor County, KY (1947-2018) | (ID:53414, Comment)
Chimes at Noon, Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:53460, Comment)
2:00pmCTServices, Burkesville, KY for Dr. Julius Middleton "J.M." Stephenson, 97 1/2, Burkesville, KY, oldest practicing dentist in Kentucky (1920-2018) | (ID:53423, Comment)
4:00pmCTTime to check CM Directory of Churches
for Wednesday Evening worship service schedules. | (ID:53462, Comment)
5:00pmCT Chimes for the Evening Downtown Columbia. Two selections | (ID:53463, Comment)

 

































 
 
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