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Peggy Murphy, 60, Russell County, KY (1959-2020)

Peggy Murphy, age 60, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Russell County Hospital.

Visitation will be 4-6 PM Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Wilson Funeral Home Chapel, 391 East Steve Wariner Drive, Russell Springs, KY. No services are scheduled.


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2020-01-06 16:59:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

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Arlis Lee Clements, 92, Casey Co., KY (1927-2019)



2020-01-06 - Casey Co., KY - Photo courtesy McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.
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Two stranded boaters rescued from Barren River

Bowling Green Daily News

Two boaters were rescued Sunday from Warren County's Barren River after their boat stalled, leaving them stranded in the river.

The water rescue occurred in the area of Halls Chapel Road and Jenkins Road on Sunday evening. The engine of the boat reportedly gave out, and the boaters were clinging to a tree branch as they waited for first responders. The boaters were located and brought to safety at the Lonnie White boat ramp.

Read more at bgdailynews.com


2020-01-06 14:19:17 | Comments | Printable version

ACES SBDM Council special called meeting, Tue 7 Jan

By Sommer Brown

The Adair County Elementary School SBDM Council will have a special called meeting on Tuesday, January 7, 2019, at 4pmCT. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Assistant Principal and Library Media Specialist vacancies.


2020-01-06 14:14:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education

KSP Post 15 December monthly activity report

By Tpr. Nick Hale

During the month of December 2019, there were 23 traffic accidents investigated by the State Police working in the Post 15 area in the 11 counties of Adair, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Green, Marion, Metcalfe, Monroe, Russell, Taylor and Washington.

During the month of December 2019, there were:
  • 1102 citations written
  • 314 courtesy notices written
  • 519 complaints answered
  • 104 motorists assisted
  • 48 criminal cases opened
  • 270 criminal arrests made
There were no fatal collisions during the month of December in the Post 15 area.


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2020-01-06 12:03:27 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Arlis Lee Clements, 92, Casey Co., KY (1927-2019)

Arlis Lee Clements, formerly of Casey County, passed away on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at Indiana Masonic Home in Franklin, Indiana. He was 92 years old.

The funeral service will be held at 2pmET on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville St, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Richard West officiating. Burial will follow in Bethelridge Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from NoonET to 2pmET on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home.


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2020-01-06 11:57:50 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Letter: Memories of Silver

Comments re article 108267 ACES Attendance and essays win bicycles

By BJ Hagy

The price for going to school has gone up since my days in grade school at Knifley Grade Center. "Casey Creek Lodge #536 F.& A.M. presented bicycles..." for attendance for only part of the year, and for essays.

Teachers used to give out a Silver Dollar if a student make it through a complete school year without missing a day. It was almost inevitable that many of us would miss at least one day, due to being sick or for some family emergency that would keep us home.

I personally wasn't successful until I reached the 8th Grade. Mr. John Dunbar was the 8th Grade teacher when I was there. I didn't much care for Mr. Dunbar so I was determined that he was going to have to pay me a Silver Dollar that year. It was the only school year I made it without missing a day. I earned my dollar.

Thanks to the Casey Creek Masonic Lodge our teachers don't have to give up their Silver like they used to. --BJ


2020-01-06 11:53:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback

KSP: Search of residence leads to arrest

By Tpr. Nick Hale

On Wednesday, January 4, 2019, at approximately 11:25amCT, Kentucky State Police Post 15 received information of a subject trafficking in marijuana at a residence located 6 miles east of Columbia on Harris Road.

Upon arrival Trooper Aron Jones, Trooper Levi Scott, Trooper Clint Bale and Deputy Chandler Staten noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the residence. Consent to search was given, which resulted in units locating a large amount of marijuana, drug paraphernalia, firearms, and a large sum of cash.


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2020-01-06 11:49:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

LWC Basketball continues MSC play against Cumberland tonight

By Christopher Coombs

The Lindsey Wilson men and women's basketball programs continue Mid-South Conference play tonight in Lebanon, Tennessee when they face Cumberland (TN) at the Dallas Floyd Phoenix Arena.

Tip-off for the No. 15-ranked women (12-3, 1-1 MSC) is slated for 6pmCT and will be followed by the No. 19-ranked men (12-4, 1-1 MSC) at 8pmCT.


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2020-01-06 11:47:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports

KY constitutional officers sworn into office

Secretary of State Adams, Attorney General Cameron, Auditor Harmon, Treasurer Ball, and Commissioner of Agriculture Quarles Inaugurated. The new and returning officers were sworn into office surrounded by family and friends at a ceremony that included remarks from Governor Andy Beshear, prayer from Prestonsburg pastor Ron Ball and Elizabethtown pastor Jeffrey Noel, and musical performances by Mackenzie Bell of Horse Branch, Jeremiah Parker of Campbellsville University, and Miss Kentucky Alex Francke of Lexington.

By Sean Southard

Frankfort, KY - Kentucky's constitutional officers were sworn into their positions in an inaugural ceremony at the State Capitol on Monday morning. Secretary of State Michael G. Adams, Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon, Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball, and Commissioner of Agriculture Ryan Quarles officially began their terms as elected officers upon taking the oath of office. Auditor Harmon, Treasurer Ball, and Commissioner Quarles were sworn in for their second terms, while Secretary Adams and Attorney General Cameron will begin their first full terms in office.


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2020-01-06 11:45:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics

Franklin Underwood, 75, Taylor County, KY (1944-2020)

Franklin Heistand Underwood, son of the late Bennie and Elsie Underwood, was born December 5, 1944 in Taylor County, KY and died Saturday, January 4, 2020 in Campbellsville at age 75.

Funeral services will be held at 12noonCT/1pmET Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Rev. Dannie Nelson and Bro. Colton Hughes. Burial will follow in Poplar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be prior to the service on Tuesday.


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2020-01-06 10:04:40 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

Campbellsville Fire-Rescue 2019 service report

By Chris Taylor, Chief
Campbellsville Fire-Rescue

Campbellsville Fire-Rescue, serving since 1914, has sent the following quick summary of 2019 services provided:

Total incidents, 1036: Fires 49; Overpressure Rupture 4; Rescue and EMS 643; Hazardous condition 66; Service call 65; Good intent call 69; False alarm 139; Special incident 1.

Training, 6590 Man Hours: 51% Fire Training; 45% Rescue Training and 4% EMS Training.

Inspections - 96; Entrapments - 22; Fire Prevention - 5054; Out of County Aid - 11.



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Bernice Frances Wilcoxson, 97, Metcalfe County, KY

Bernice Frances Wilcoxson, 97, of Center, KY went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 3, 2020.

Funeral services will be held at 1pmCT Monday at Shady Grove Baptist Church with burial in the Asbury-Center Cemetery.   Visitation will be after 9am Monday at the church.


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2020-01-06 09:44:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries

KY Afield Video: January 4th, 2020 Full Show


On this week's show: At Dale Hollow Lake where kayak fishing extraordinaire Kristine Fischer reels in some smallmouth bass, raccoon huntin with a national champion hound, and a look back into Kentucky waterfowl hunting history.


2020-01-06 09:11:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Ky Afield Outdoors

Carney has improved, but he's still in ICU

By Valarie Honeycutt Spears, Lexington Herald-Leader

The brother of Kentucky House Majority Floor Leader John "Bam" Carney, who has been critically ill with pancreatitis, said Sunday afternoon in a social media post that the lawmaker is improving but is still "very sick." Carney, a Republican from Campbellsville, fell ill December 22 and, following surgery, has been in intensive care at Norton Hospital in Louisville since.

Read more at kentucky.com


2020-01-06 09:07:44 | Comments | Printable version

ACSO: Brief sleet storm caused multiple collisions

By Sheriff Josh Brockman
Adair County Sheriff's Office

On Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 1:04pmCT, Deputy Chandler Staten and Sheriff Josh Brockman were dispatched to an injury collision (vehicle vs rock wall), that was reported nine miles west of Columbia on the Louis B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway.

Thu J Musick, 26, of Nashville, was operating a 2008 Honda eastbound on the parkway when she came into a brief sleet storm that covered the roadway in ice.

Musick lost control of her vehicle, striking a rock wall off the right hand shoulder of the roadway. Musick was not injured in the collision, but her passenger, Nadia Omar, 22, also of Nashville, sustained injuries and was treated on the scene by Adair County EMS and then transported to TJ Health of Columbia.

While Sheriff's personnel were on the scene, an additional three collisions called in, for a total of 4 accidents in that 1/4 mile stretch. The other collisions were all non-injury.

All collisions were investigated by the Sheriffs Office. Agencies responding included the Adair County Sheriff's Office, Adair County EMS, and the Columbia Adair County Fire Department.


2020-01-06 09:03:01 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports

Monthly Siren Test today

By Mike Keltner, Director
Adair Co. Emergency Management

The Adair County regular monthly siren test will be conducted today at 10amCT.


2020-01-06 08:37:18 | Comments | Printable version

High water on Green River Lake

A maintenance project at the tailwater area of Green River Lake dam prevented the usual water release in December, and Green River Lake is currently over 31 feet above winter pool. This week, the Corps has been working to release water as we enter a statistically wetter period of the year. On January 4, 2020 the Green River Lake - US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District facebook page announced that they "will be opening up to 18 tenths on the main gates with an outflow of around 6,800 cfs by days end."

The Tailwater Recreation Area remains closed to the public at this time. Due to flooding conditions, Site 1 boat ramp, Smith Ridge boat ramp, and Wilson Creek Recreation Area remain closed at this time.

Larry J. Smith, General Manager, The Big Dawg, FM 99.9 radio, got out to the lake yesterday to collect some photos. Click headline for album.


2020-01-06 05:56:06 | Comments | Printable version

Sunny today, high 46F, chance of snow overnight

It's currently 35F at the Adair County Mesonet station. It will be sunny today, with a high near 46F. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.

Tonight will bring increasing clouds, and a chance of rain and snow. The overnight low should be around 31F. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 50%, and new snow accumulation of less than a half inch is possible.

The snow should taper off before 7amCT on Tuesday. Otherwise, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 46F and west wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday Night will be mostly clear, with a low around 30F and west wind 6 to 9 mph.


2020-01-06 04:56:54 | Comments | Printable version

Haiku by Robert Stone for January 6, 2020

Care must be taken
for pride cannot bear pity,
even when grateful.
--Robert Stone, Monday, 6 January 2020.
-1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3037


2020-01-06 04:52:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today

7-County Area Courts for Mon 6 Jan 2020

Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Monday, January 6, 2020, at a glance:
  • Adair County: No events Circuit Court. 112 events District Court.
  • Casey County: 3 events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Cumberland County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Green County: No events Circuit Court. 73 events District Court.
  • Metcalfe County: No events Circuit Court. No events District Court.
  • Russell County: 1 event Circuit Court. 141 events District Court.
  • Taylor County: No events Circuit Court. 154 events District Court.
Note: NOT Official. Always Click to Docket for all Kentucky Counties


2020-01-06 04:52:09 | Comments | Printable version


Birthdays and Anniversaries for January 6
Happy Birthday, Austin Arnold (2000) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Bonnie Rodgers | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Carlos Wayne Turner | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Crystal Wethington | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, James P. Harvey | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Phyllis Burton | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Riley Grace Roy (2003) | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Shelby Grant | (Updates/Corrections)
Happy Birthday, Sonia and Tonia Helm | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Ruby Roach, Adair County, KY (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Lawless, Jamestown, KY (1938-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Robert (Bobby) Aaron, Russell Springs, KY (1930-2019) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marguerite Dudley, Adair Co., KY (1917) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mary J. Pike Allen, Taylor Co., KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Bertha Mae Loyall, Taylor County, KY (1914) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lacy Brinton, 27, Russell County, KY (1986) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Amy Spears, Cumberland Co., KY (1927-2013) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Joyce Bault Watkins, Taylor Co., KY (1940-2014) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Robin Lynn Raynor, Taylor Co., KY (1957-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jon E. Frederick, 70, Cumberland Co., KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Clara Alice Sneed, Adair County, KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Paul J. Montgomery, 72, Casey County, KY (1943-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Hazel Reynolds Young, 74, Burkesville, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Edith Murphy Grimes, Casey Co., KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections)
In memory birthday, Mattie Absher Lawhorn, Columbia, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marilyn Viers, 64, Elk Horn, KY (1952-2016) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Juanita Cundiff, 81, Adair County, KY (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth (Betty) Benson, Russell County, KY (1931-2017) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Margaret A. Bell Pickett, 79, Jamestown, KY (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Lucy Smith, Cumberland Co., KYh (1923) | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, A. Jeanne Dunsmore, 84, Russell Springs, KY (1937-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Arnell Hammonds, 88, Casey Co., KY (1932-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Charles Scott Grider, Jamestown, KY (1960-2017) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, David Fisher, 48, Columbia, KY native (1974-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Emma Jeanne McKinley, 92, formerly of Russell County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jenetta Nell Davidson Parrish, 89, Taylor Co., KY (1934-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Jerry Thomas Compton, 68, Columbia, KY (1955-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Leo Whitlock, 60, Campbellsville, KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Marion Suvanna Cochran, 73, Liberty, KY (1947-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Tijuana Lyn Durham, 58, Campbellsville, KY (1965-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)
In Memory Birthday, Vessie Lou Horton, 71, Edmonton, KY (1952-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections)

Events scheduled for Monday, January 6, 2020
All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
8:30amCTAdair Co. Public Library Cane Valley/Knifley Bookmobile Run | (ID:59869, Comment)
10:00amCTAdair Co. Fiscal Court Special Called Meeting (Click for Agenda) | (ID:59861, Comment)
Adair Co. Public Library Lap Sit: Birth to 3 years | (ID:59870, Comment)
Monthly Emergency Siren Test | (ID:59873, Comment)
1:00pmCTServices for Perry Curry, 52, Adair County, KY native | (ID:59865, Comment)
Services for Bernice Frances Wilcoxson, 97, Metcalfe County, KY | (ID:59874, Comment)
3:00pmCTServices for Elmer C. Wilhelm, 94, Liberty, KY (1925-2019) | (ID:59867, Comment)
5:00pmCTPhil Hanna will speak at today's Genealogy meeting in the Adair Public Library | (ID:59851, Comment)
6:00pmCTColumbia City Council meeting (Click for Agenda) | (ID:59859, Comment)

 

































 
 
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