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Letter: Circle R Closed?

Dwight Sexton writes:
Noticed that Circle R has a closed sign in the door. Is it permanently closed? I called earlier to place an order, the person on the other end of the phone said they were closed until further notice. --Dwight
Dwight -- We're sorry to report, the Circle R is closed for business, as of July 7, 2019.


2019-07-10 18:26:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

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Barbara Joyce Smith, 82, Cane Valley, Adair County, KY



2019-07-10 - Photo from the family.
Barbara Joyce Smith, 82, Cane Valley, Adair County, KY

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KY DoC launches new aftercare program for inmates in recovery

By Katherine Williams

Burgin, KY - Kentucky Justice Secretary John Tilley joined with the state Department of Corrections (DOC) today to announce the first ever aftercare program within a Kentucky prison, providing a new system of support, mentoring and peer accountability for offenders in recovery from a substance use disorder.

The innovative program, known as SOAR (Supporting Others in Active Recovery), focuses on relapse prevention, education, and reentry skills based on the Therapeutic Community Model, a group-based, residential approach to treating substance abuse. The evidence-based strategy seeks to reduce recidivism and set the stage for long-term recovery before inmates return to communities.

With a commitment to sober living, participants live together in a single dormitory located at Northpoint Training Center, a medium-custody prison in central Kentucky. The goal is to provide a steady continuation of care as inmates complete their sentences along with other programs and curriculum.


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2019-07-10 18:22:55 | Comments | Printable version

Millerfield Brethren In Christ VBS

Millerfield Brethren In Christ Church, 1891 Millerfield Road, Columbia, KY, is having Vacation Bible School July 15-19, 2019, from 6pmCT until 8pmCT nightly. Everyone is welcome and we would love to see you there! --Kayla Abrell

2019-07-10 18:19:49 | Comments | Printable version

Letter: Debbie will do an excellent job

Vicki Miller writes:
Debbie is a wonderful lady and she will do an excellent job. I'm happy for her. --Vicki
Comments re photo 84370 Debbie Dunn is new Secretary at Chamber Tourism EDA


2019-07-10 18:09:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Letter: J.O. Russell Bungalow

Ann Curtis writes:
303 Jamestown Street is the home that was built in the early 1900s by J.O. Russell, who also built the Russell Building on the Square (which, sadly, is in such disrepair today).

According to the Adair County News, in September 1906 a sidewalk was put down in front of the residence.

(NOTE: A historic photo of this house, and a more recent one taken by Pen can be found in CMs archives by searching "Bungalow.") --Ann
Comments re article 105014 Letter Close guess


2019-07-10 18:09:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Death investigation underway in Lebanon, KY

By Tpr Nick Hale, Public Affairs Officer
KSP Post 15, Columbia, KY

Lebanon, KY. (July 10, 2019) On Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 at approximately 8:57amET Kentucky State Police Post 15 was notified of a possible deceased male located outside of a residence on Fairgrounds Road in Lebanon, Marion County, KY.

Upon arrival, units discovered the deceased male was 39 year old Christopher Thompson of Lebanon.

An autopsy is scheduled to be performed. This investigation is being led by Detective Joshua Dicken.


2019-07-10 16:00:06 | Comments | Printable version

Hungry Kids Cafe menu for Saturday morning, 13 July 2019

Hungry Kids Cafe menu from Lois Cunningham for Farmers Market Saturday morning, July 13, 2019:

Free Kids Breakfast through 11amCT: Breakfast Bowl - granola, yogurt, fruit, chia chips and banana bread.

Closing at 11amCT this Saturday, so will be serving only this menu through then.


2019-07-10 15:42:23 | Comments | Printable version

Barbara Joyce Smith, 82, Cane Valley, Adair County, KY

Her husband of almost 60 years, Benjamin Hueston Smith, passed in 2013. Her brother, Joe Allen Moore, passed in 2017. She is survived by her sisters Linda (Gordon) Kelsay, Nancy Miller, Kathy (Mike) Williams and brother Terry (Teresa) Moore, her sister-in-law Marleen, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Barbara Joyce Smith, 82, passed away on July 9, 2019. Born in Columbia, KY to Allen and Evelyn Moore, she was the eldest of their six children.

Visitation will be Thursday, July 11, 2019 at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in Columbia, KY from 4-9pmCT.


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2019-07-10 14:57:32 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Letter: Another guess

Mark Bright writes:
In the lot across the road from Stotts Phelps and McQueary Funeral Home on Greensburg St. --Mark
Comments re article 105014 Letter Close guess


2019-07-10 14:37:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

Rufus Claude Crow, Jr, Green County, KY (1940-2019)

Rufus Claude Crow, Jr departed this life on Saturday, June 1, 2019. He was 78 years of age.

Cremation was chosen. Graveside serves will be conducted at 9amCT Friday, July 12, 2019 at the Greensburg Cemetery with full military honors conducted by the Marion County Veteran's Honor Guard.


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2019-07-10 14:24:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Fiscal Court hears citizen requests on Crocus Creek, Westlake

By Linda Waggener

In the public comments section of the Fiscal Court meeting June 9, 2019, Ricky Thompson and Frank Robinson asked for attention to a challenge on Crocus Creek in Southern Adair County. They said a new land owner has blocked an entry point that has been used by the public to access Crocus Creek for many years.

The road has been removed from county road service, however Magistrate Daryl Flatt said that he has had experience in his district and just because the road is no longer designated for service, that doesn't necessarily mean a change in ownership of the land. The two guests requested help from magistrate Sammy Baker who said he is working on it, and from Fiscal Court, in resolving the problem peaceably.

Jerry Burton appeared before Fiscal Court and asked for an accounting to the public from the Westlake Regioinal Hospital Board as to where the debt stands at this time and what amount of money is in the bank account. He believes that the ten cent tax on the dollar may be an illegal amount. He asks for an accounting to the public.


2019-07-10 14:09:59 | Comments | Printable version

Letter: Close guess

Joe Hare writes:
Mrs Loy is close but 303 Jamestown St is not the Trabue House, although it also has steps going up from the street. --Joe
Comments re article 105009 Letter House is on Jamestown Hill


2019-07-10 10:19:00 | Comments | Printable version

VBS at Harrods Fork Baptist Church July 13

Harrods Fork Baptist Church, 169 Harrods Fork Circle, Columbia, KY, will hold Vacation Bible School on Saturday, July 13, 2019, from 10amCT until 2pmCT. Lunch will be served at NoonCT.

Pastor Michael Lee and the congregation invite everyone to come worship, learn about Jesus, learn songs, participate in skits, do fun crafts, and have delicious food. --Linda Walker


2019-07-10 09:32:08 | Comments | Printable version

Carol Perkins: It's all in who you know

Previous column: Drop the mic and move on

By Carol Perkins

My passport was due for renewal and with less than six weeks between my last trip and a future one, I worried about getting it in time. Off to a post office I went, and the clerk took a new picture gave me the application to fill out, and I mailed it the next day.

Thinking all was well, I panicked when I received my application back from the agency a week later because I had not included my old passport. Nowhere on the form did it direct me to enclose the old one. I went back to the post office and asked to expedite my passport. He said that was no problem, and he sealed the envelope and sent it priority mail. I kept asking if I needed to send more money, but he said it was on the package.

That made no sense until two weeks later when I called to check on my passport status (waiting on hold for twenty minutes) and discovered that it had not been expedited because I had not paid the extra sixty dollars.


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2019-07-10 09:25:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Carol Perkins

CPD: Tuesday traffic stop results in drug arrest

Overall this is The Columbia Police Department's fourth methamphetamine related arrest in eleven days.

By Officer Adam Cravens

On Tuesday afternoon, July 8, 2019, Officers initiated a traffic stop on Greensburg Street and Jones Street. As the Officer approached the vehicle he observed driver attempting to conceal a clear plastic baggie with a white substance inside. Party was immediately taken into custody out of the vehicle.

After K-9 unit was utilized and further search conducted, Officers also located marijuana and drug paraphernalia.


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2019-07-10 06:18:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Today - WEDNESDAY with CM - 10 July 2019

Haiku by Robert Stone for July 10, 2019:
When death casts shadow,
those who once sought luxuries
recall life’s blessings.
--Robert Stone, Wednesday, 10 July 2019.
-1000 haiku twice now, now on to more days, Day 2857


2019-07-10 05:48:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

Letter: House is on Jamestown Hill

Joyce E. Loy writes:
Went blank on the name of the house but it's the one on Jamestown Hill the Historical house with the wagon in front of it people used to tour those are the steps that lead up to the house --Joyce
Comments re photo 84329 Mystery in Adair County


2019-07-10 05:45:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback


Sunny today, chance of storms later, high 90F

It's currently 68F at the Adair County Mesonet station. It should be mostly sunny today, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pmCT, and a high near 90F. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms and an overnight low of 72F.

Thursday will be partly sunny, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, and a high near 88F. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Thursday night should be partly cloudy, with a low around 67F and a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1amCT.


2019-07-10 05:43:42 | Comments | Printable version

7-County Area Courts for Wed 10 July 2019

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at a glance:
  • Adair County: No events Circuit Court. 87 events District Court.
  • Casey County: 2 events Circuit Court. 1 event District Court.
  • Cumberland County: No events Circuit Court. 117 events District Court.
  • Green County: 87 events Circuit Court. 2 events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: No events Circuit Court. 46 events District Court.
  • Russell County: 3 events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Taylor County: No events Circuit Court. 199 events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2019-07-10 05:39:45 | Comments | Printable version

Letter - warning about Asian Longhorned Ticks

Marie Freeman writes:
I do believe I have found an Asian tick on my property. I am sending it to the CDC for identification I'm not sure if I will receive a response or not. These ticks are like no other, in the USA. The reason they self clone.

I think everyone in the county needs to be aware of this new species that has invaded the United States. You can go online and research CDC Asian tick. They've already been identified in Kentucky, I've just never seen one here on my property until this last week.

This from the CDC website. What we know about Asian Longhorned ticks - Not normally found in the Western Hemisphere, these ticks were reported for the first time in the United States in 2017. Asian Longhorned ticks have been found on pets, livestock, wildlife, and people. The female ticks can lay eggs and reproduce without mating. Up to thousands of ticks may be found at a time, or on an animal. What we know about Asian longhorned ticks in the U.S. In other countries, bites from these ticks can make people and animals seriously ill. As of June 24, 2019, no harmful germs that can infect people have been found in the ticks collected in the United States. Research is ongoing.

Researchers are looking for these ticks to find out where they live. As of June 24, 2019, Longhorned ticks have been found in Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. --Marie


2019-07-10 03:24:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback


Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 10
Happy Anniversary, Adam and Katrina Kerr (2009) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Brittany and Kyle Smith | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, George and Lora Loy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Steve and Cindy Richards | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Anniversary, Tony Joe and Pam Compton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Mayor Pam Hoots | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alice Turner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Alyssa Cooper | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Case Andrew Sneed | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, David Bell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Josh Hadley | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Nicholas Abston | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Patsy Parson | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Presley Jo Breeding (2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Samantha Murphy | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shanna Farris | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Treva Russell | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Wesley Compton | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Olivia Lee Shugars, Casey Co., KY (1994) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary Dean Wilson, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2020) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Doug Kerns, 54, Columbia, KY | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janlyn Cooper Lloyd, Russell Co., KY (1941) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Peggy Donita Goodin Brockman, Adair Co., KY (1952) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, James Keith Abney, Marrowbone, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Charles McCarty, Taylor County, KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Howard Lane, Buffalo, KY (1928-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rick Combs, Taylor Co., KY (1959-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pearl Keltner, 93, Adair County, KY (1920-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mr. Thomas Adrian Porter, Taylor Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Andrew (Andy) B. Buck, 36, Breeding, KY (1978-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Wallace McFarland, 92, Russell Co., KY (1922-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Shirley Lee Willis Warren, 78, Taylor County, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Gail Grissom, 52, Metcalfe Co., KY (1963-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Charlotte Hunt, Taylor Co., KY (1952-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carl M. Harrison, Sr., 79, Adair County, KY (1936-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janice Marie Rogers, 74, Russell Co., KY (1942-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Janet L. Polston, 81, Russell Co., KY (1935-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Betty Jean Flaynik, 92, Adair County, KY (1925-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Juanita Hancock-Berry, Green County, KY (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Stephen Udell Judd, 70, Bedford, KY/Greensburg, KY native | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bettie Smith, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Gupton, 84, Campbellsville, KY (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Dwight Gene Warren, Taylor County, KY (1955-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, E.P. Waggener (1904) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ferry White, 87, Cumberland County, KY (1932-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Judith (Judy) Davenport, 76, Greensburg, KY (1944-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Kenneth M. Howard Jr, 71, Adair County, KY (1947-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Linda Jane Paz Holley, 25, Adair County, KY (1992-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mildred Inez Reynolds Kelly, Green County, KY (1932-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Pauline Duff Bowling Hunt, 83, Green Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Rita Wiggins, 95, Gradyville, Adair County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Steve Netherland, 53, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Wednesday, July 10, 2019
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
MidnightCTServices for Buford R. (Smitty) Smith, 94, Adair Co., KY (1924-2019) | (ID:58259, Comment)
11:00amCTServices for Orman Coy Hawthorne, 95, Green County, KY (1923-2019) | (ID:58278, Comment)
NoonCTServices for Joyce Huber, 86, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2019) | (ID:58276, Comment)
6:00pmCTVacation Bible School at Columbia Christian Church | (ID:58130, Comment)
Vacation Bible School at Bloomington Chapel Church | (ID:58246, Comment)
7:00pmCTTheatreFest! presents Oliver! | (ID:58164, Comment)

 

































 
 
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