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Daily News for Thursday, June 14, 2018
Hungry Kids Cafe free food Saturday, 16 June 2018 at FM2 From Lois Cunningham Kids eat free at the Hungry Kids Cafe, open Saturdays for breakfast and lunch at Farmer's Market on the Square, Corner Merchant & Campbellsville Streets, Columbia, KY 8am-1pmCT (our hours may be slightly different from FM2). Here's our menu for Saturday, June 16, 2018, and a reminder that it's meet the candidate day at the market, too:
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Routine traffic, Russell Co, KY, stop leads to drug arrest Law enforcement alleges suspect gave officer a fictitious name and date of birth. RCSO Deputy Evan Burton assists with dog, which alerted on suspect's vehicle. Suspect arrested, lodged in Russell County Detention Center, facing numerous charges. Click on headline for complete story Note - A charge is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a subsequent court of law. By Tpr. Nick Hale, Public Affairs Officer Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY RUSSELL COUNTY, KY (Thu 14 Jun 2018)- - On June 13, 2018 at approximately 1:45pmCT, Trooper Levi conducted a routine traffic stop on a gold 2000 Pontiac on KY 619. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-06-14 18:33:04 | Comments | Printable version
Execution of Search Warrants lead to two arrest in Russell Co, KY Both suspects charged with trafficking in a controlled substance, arrested, and lodged in the Russell County Detention Center Click on headline for complete story Note - A charge is merely an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a subsequent court of law. By Tpr. Nick Hale, Public Affairs Officer Kentucky State Police Post 15, Columbia, KY RUSSELL COUNTY, KY (Thu 14 Jun 2018)- On June 13, 2018 at approximately 4:46pmCT, Troopers from Post 15 who were working a narcotics investigation executed two search warrants simultaneously in Russell County which led to two people being arrested. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-06-14 18:24:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Bethany Baptist Church VBS 20-21-22 Jun 2018 Bethany Baptist Church, 4537 Greensburg Road. Columbia, KY will be having Vacation Bible School each evening from 6pm-8pmCT, June 20, 21, and 22, 2018. The theme is Babylon: Daniel's Courage in Captivity. All ages are welcome to attend. - Jada Coomer 2018-06-14 15:10:36 | Comments | Printable version
Traffic Advisory - Hugh Paxton Road in Green County With progress of the Vaughn Curve reconstruction project in Green County, continuing work will require closure of Hugh Paxton Road at the US 68 intersection beginning Monday, June 18th. This stage of work should be complete and the road/intersection should reopen within three days. Access to Hugh Paxton Road will be available via KY 61 during the closure. Chris Jessie, Public Information Officer, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 2018-06-14 14:34:15 | Comments | Printable version
Ruby Burton, 86, Adair County, KY (1931-2018) She had worked at Fruit of the Loom and other sewing factories. She enjoyed playing bingo, gardening, quilting and loved being a mother and grandmother. She was the daughter of the late George and Flora D. Harmon Cook and the widow of Jimmy Burton. She leaves 39 direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary Ruby Burton, 86 of the Morris Chapel Community, formerly of the Allen Schoolhouse area of Adair County, KY, passed away at her home on Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at 7:10pmCT after several weeks illness. Funeral services will be Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 1pmCT at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY with clergy officiating Bro. Junior Holmes. Interment will be in the Redmon Cemetery. The family requests visiting after 4pmCT Friday, June 15, 2018 at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-06-14 11:17:52 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Adair Co. Bd of Education June meeting will be Tue 26 Jun 2018 Public Notice The June 2018 Regular Adair County School Board Meeting date has changed from Thursday, June 21, 2018 to Tuesday, June 26, 2018. The meeting will be at 6pmCT, held at the Adair County Board of Education Conference Room, 1204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. This meeting is considered a Special Regular School Board Meeting due to the change in date. The public is invited to attend. - Becky Bailey, Administrative Assistant Adair County School System 2018-06-14 10:06:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Beshear sues Walgreens for 'dual role' in state's opioid epidemic As both pharmacy and distributor, company violated law by failing to report its flood of pills into state, Attorney General Andy Beshear alleges in lawsuit. Click on headline for complete obituary By Terry Sebastian or Crystal Staley FRANKFORT, KY (Thu 14 Jun 2018) - Attorney General Andy Beshear today filed suit against Walgreens for its dual role as distributor and pharmacy in allegedly failing to legally monitor its own operations that shipped and dispensed large quantities of opioids through its more than 70 locations statewide. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-06-14 10:00:09 | Comments | Printable version
Mystery plant is Teasel, invasive, discouraged Wendy Butler Burt writes: Teasel -- Teasel is considered an invasive species in the United States. It is known to form a monoculture, capable of crowding out all native plant species, and therefore is discouraged and/or eliminated within restored open lands and other conservation areas. --Wendy Butler BurtComments re photo 79280 An unfamiliar weed needing a name 2018-06-14 08:27:05 | Comments | Printable version
ATS Mobility & Greer Excavating changing the face of GRCP - ALBUM BUSINESS NEWS By Ed Waggener A major reshaping of the landscape in Green River Commerce Park is underway. "We're really moving dirt," ATS Mobility/Wilkerson Auto Transport CEO Robin Wilkerson alerted CM yesterday. The contract for the mammoth project was awarded to Greer Excavating of Knifley. It will take approximately one month to complete. A few photo(s) are included with this all-too-brief intro to the project, accessed by clicking on the headline. 2018-06-14 07:32:48 | Comments | Printable version
Adair Co. Fiscal Court Awards Road Department Materials Contracts- June 12 2018 By Ed Waggener Bids for materials for the Adair County Road Department were awarded to the low bidders at the June 12, 2018 regular session, vendors selected for the Fiscal Year starting July 1, 2018 are:
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McConnell's record-breaking tenure worth spot in history books - LINK A fascinating look at a Kentuckian, now one of the world's most powerful figures, who has such a long, close relationship with South Central Kentucky and who has figured so much in infrastructure improvements in Adair County. Sen. McConnell's personal ties in the area go back to his college days when he was a roommate of Phil Aaron and over a half century of close political ties with Hilda Legg and Larry Legg. By Scott Jennings, Opinion Contributor, the Courier Journal Original Story URL Kentucky Press News Service Phil Niekro confounded the best hitters in baseball for 24 Major League seasons using a knuckleball that Yankee outfielder Bobby Murcer said was “like trying to eat Jell-O with chopsticks." Only three hurlers pitched more innings than the durable Niekro, and just nine players appeared in more seasons Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-06-14 03:41:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Commentary
Adair Co. Fiscal Court okays new Agreement with CKy911net - June 12 2018 By Ed Waggener The Adair County Fiscal Court unanimously approved a renewal of the agreement with the Central Kentucky 911 Network (CKy911net) owned by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government and managed by the Division of Enhanced 911. The new contract has an amendment which allows CKy911net to pass along increases in the cost of operating agencies, such as Adair 911, and other participating agencies. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-06-14 03:11:22 | Comments | Printable version
County, metro governments can apply for spay/neuter grants Applications due by July 15, 2018. Program is supported by Spay/Neuter License Plates Click on headline for complete story By Ted Sloan FRANKFORT, KY (Wed 13 Jun 2018) -- The Kentucky Animal Control Advisory Board invites county and metro governments in Kentucky to apply for matching grants for spay and neuter activities for 2018. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-06-14 02:52:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
Manchester man sentenced to 32 years in connection with violent carjacking spree Robert M. Duncan, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Stuart Lowrey, Special Agent In-Charge of the ATF; Richard Sanders, Commissioner of the Kentucky States Police; Chris Fultz, Chief of the Manchester Police Department; Kelly Shouse, Owsley County Sheriff; and Kevin Johnson, Clay County Sheriff, jointly announced the sentence. Click on headline for complete story From U.S. Attorney's Office U.S. Department of Justice, Eastern District of Kentucky LONDON, KY, - (Wed 13 Jun 2018 - Timothy Lawson, 31, of Manchester, KY, was sentenced today, to 32 years in federal prison, by United States District Judge Claria Horn Boom, on counts of brandishing and discharging a firearm during a carjacking. Lawson entered a guilty plea to the charges in November of last year. According to the plea agreement, on July 21, 2016, Lawson unlawfully entered the residence and waited on the homeowner to return. When the homeowner arrived, Lawson met her, brandished a stolen shotgun, and threatened to kill her if she did not give him the keys to her vehicle. The homeowner complied and Lawson drove off in her vehicle. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2018-06-14 02:33:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Mystery Plant 79280: Common teasel, invasive species Michael Potter writes: Looks like a common teasel, an invasive species. Best not to let it go to seed. --Michael PotterComments re photo 79280 An unfamiliar weed needing a name 2018-06-14 02:07:08 | Comments | Printable version
Today - THURSDAY with CM - 14 Jun 2018 Haiku by Robert Stone for June 14, 2018: Imagination--Robert Stone, Thursday, 14 June 2018. -1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2466 2018-06-14 01:54:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 14 Happy Anniversary, Don and Ashley Parker (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Greg and Diane Eastham | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, PR and Nancy Duff | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Aria Sanders (2015) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Barbara Grider | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Barry and Gary Hixson (1970) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bernice Rooks (1950) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Candice Compton Robertson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Debbie White | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Don Neat | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Donnie Claywell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Evan Smith Waggener (2003) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Heather Janes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Heather Kirby (1988) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jessie Bryant | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kyla Kessler | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lisa Calvert | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lola Arleen Jessee (1924) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Macy Lynn Mann (2009) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sara Sierkierke (1991) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sharon Green | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Stephen Green | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, twins Darrell Foster and Carol Foster Atwood | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Vicki Hatcher | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Virginia Kimbler Coffey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Will Walker (2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nancy Taylor, Liberty, KY (1938-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce Burress, Taylor County, KY (1945-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kay Stephens Curry, Greensburg, KY (1940-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bobby Royce Polston, Russell Springs, KY (1942-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, TF Jones, Adair Co., KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sidney E. Hagan, Green Co., KY (1955) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Rollin Simmons Wright, Green Co., KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glenna Sue Wethington, Casey Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Earl Dean Ellis, Adair Co., KY (1936) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Luttrell, Russell Springs, KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Giles, Taylor County, KY (1943) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Regina Murphy, Casey Co., KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charlotte Ollestad, Adair Co., KY (1947-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert J. (Bobby) Wilson, Adair County, KY (1938-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rev. Samuel Carl Holmes, Taylor Co., KY, (1927-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Ray Pike, Elkhorn, KY (1939-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Leland Perkins, 76, Casey County, KY (1938-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jared Robert Dickerson, Russell County, KY (1984-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Eliza Pace Allen, 85, Burkesville, KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Eliza Pace Allen, 85, Cumberland Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alma Beatrice Spears Rayburn, Casey Co., KY (1919-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James William Selby, Glensfork, KY native (1940-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ralph Roy Casey County, KY (1950-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Joseph Richard (Rufus) Wade, Taylor Co., KY (1944) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Stella Lewis Price, Green Co., KY (1927-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alvin Hancel Humphress, Taylor Co., KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Delmer Doyle Appleby, 78, Cumberland Co., KY (1937-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lola Arleen Jessee, 91, Adair Co. KY (1924-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara R. Grider, 84, Adair County, KY (1932-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Allen Moore, 78, Adair County, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred Woodruff Hamilton, Taylor Co., KY/Scott Co., KY native (1919-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Deirdre Kay Redman, 70, Adair Co., KY/Phoenix, AZ native (1947-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phillip L. Brummett, Russell Co., KY (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, L.T. Sneed, 78, Allen Co., KY/Adair native (1939-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patty Gail Perkins Mills, Green County, KY (1942-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Jean Neal, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1934-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dixie Laverne (Bagby) Bishop, 74, Green Co., KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth VanArsdale, 89, Columbia, KY (1935-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Virgil Ray London, Center, KY (1934-2011) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nina Sue Roy Thomas, 86, Liberty, KY (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Norman Ray Warren, 59, Green Co., KY (1961-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pinkie Burton Lee, 87, Columbia, KY native (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ralph Harmon, 76, Green County, KY/Adair County, KY native (1942-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rollin William (Rattler) Burriss, 72, Green County, KY (1946-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ronnie Louis Sexton, 70, Campbellsville, KY (1952-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Susan Elane Russell (6/14/1958-8/29/1975) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William (Billy Ray) Philpott, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Willis T. Alexander, 89, Green Co., KY (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, June 14, 2018 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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