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Daily News for Thursday, June 18, 2020
CU encourages students to file FAFSA By Joan C. McKinney Campbellsville, KY - Campbellsville University has joined a social media campaign using the hashtag, #FAFSAFridays, to encourage students to file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Robyn Sollberger, director of financial aid at Campbellsville University, said the campaign was initiated by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), GEAR UP Kentucky, the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) and the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet. She said the percentage of FAFSAs filed in Kentucky has dropped 3.7% from last year's applications. "Filing the FAFSA is the first step to take if students need federal or state grants or student loans, or if they'd like to work on campus," Sollberger said. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 16:43:19 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Governor's Thursday Update By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear on Thursday updated Kentuckians on the state's continued fight against the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). "We're going to address all the challenges that are in front of us and we're going to come out on the other side stronger, better, more compassionate people, better prepared for the future," said Gov. Beshear. "We're going to take the lessons we have learned and we are going to make sure that we make the changes that are necessary so that the next time we face a challenge, whether it's like this or something else, that we are ready." Gov. Beshear also signed a proclamation recognizing tomorrow, June 19, as Juneteenth National Freedom Day. He will encourage the legislature to adopt it as a state holiday in the next regular session. Juneteenth celebrates the events of June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger led Union soldiers into Galveston, Texas, to bring news that the Civil War had ended and to read General Order #3, which stated that in accordance with President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation all enslaved African-American people were free and entitled to absolute equality of personal and property rights. "During these times when again we have heard voices and we have seen the frustration of hundreds of years of ramifications of slavery, discriminations, Jim Crow, of segregation, I think it's more and more important that we remind everybody of this dark chapter in our history and that its impacts continue to linger," said Gov. Beshear. "We should celebrate the dates that at least portions of that dark chapter ended." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 16:41:13 | Comments | Printable version
Dairy Queen hoping to break ground in Columbia soon By Rhonda Loy, City Clerk The Dairy Queen is still coming to our community, and they are hoping to break ground within the next 45 days. The following statement from Justin Kraus, who has been working with the city on the new Dairy Queen location, was received late yesterday: Mayor Hoots,Mayor Hoots commented, "We are extremely excited about Dairy Queen coming to Columbia. They have been a pleasure to work with over the last year." 2020-06-18 15:38:14 | Comments | Printable version
T.J. Samson Community Hospital awarded Chest Pain Center Reaccreditation By Stacey Biggs Glasgow, KY - T.J. Samson Community Hospital has earned the Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI for the second time by the American College of Cardiology, for its demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain. T.J. Samson was notified of reaccreditation earlier this month based on a rigorous evaluation of the staff's ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 730,000 Americans suffer a heart attack each year. Highly skilled clinicians in the Emergency Department are trained to recognize and treat symptoms of a heart attack ranging from classic chest pressure to symptoms that are less common. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 15:35:03 | Comments | Printable version
WKU updates Big Red Restart plan for the fall semester By WKU President Timothy C. Caboni During the last two weeks, our four Restart WKU Committees reviewed the terrific feedback provided by our WKU Community on our Big Red Restart plan. We appreciate your engagement and personal investment to ensure our reopening plan both protects the health and wellbeing of all those on our campuses and provides the unique WKU Experience. After reviewing your feedback, we have clarified the questions and concerns that were prevalent throughout the forms. The committees' responses to those recurring themes are below: Why was the academic calendar modified? The calendar was modified to mitigate the anticipated flare-up of COVID-19 cases consistent with the yearly return of cold and flu season. Observing Fall Break, as well as Labor Day, during the Thanksgiving week and moving to remote delivery for the last two weeks of the semester allows the maximum number of in-person class meetings prior to cold and flu season, mitigates community spread as a function of personal travel and allows faculty ample time to plan for a successful student learning experience and final assessment. How will students' tuition be affected if their class(es) move from face-to-face to online? Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 15:33:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
AG continues defense of House Bill 454 By Elizabeth Kuhn Frankfort, KY - Attorney General Daniel Cameron today asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit to rehear a case involving a Kentucky law that bans live-dismemberment abortions. Attorney General Cameron tendered a Petition for Rehearing asking the case to be reheard en banc by all sixteen judges of the court. House Bill 454, known as the Human Rights of Unborn Children Act, was passed in 2018 by the General Assembly. The bill was passed with bipartisan support and was immediately challenged by the ACLU on behalf of EMW Women's Surgical Center. "We're exhausting every possible option to ensure that this law continues to be defended and is ultimately enforced," said Attorney General Cameron. 2020-06-18 13:56:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
Ethan Pike joins Columbia Police Department By Tiffany Collins, City of Columbia Ethan Pike has joined the Columbia City Police Department. Officer Pike joins a seasoned police department; with years of experience. Pike previously worked for the Russell Springs City Police Department and the Russell County Sheriff's Office. He graduated from the Eastern Kentucky University Police Academy in 2016. Pike is a 2012 graduate of the Russell County High School in Russell Springs, Kentucky. "We are pleased to welcome Officer Pike to our team at the Columbia City Police Department," said Chief Jason Cross. Mayor Pamela Hoots noted, "Officer Pike is a great addition to our city police. We welcome him to Columbia." 2020-06-18 13:50:48 | Comments | Printable version
Green Co. awarded $40K asphalt grant By John Mura/Robin Hartman Frankfort, KY - Governor Andy Beshear and Energy and Environment Cabinet (EEC) Secretary Rebecca Goodman today announced that up to $482,749 in grant funding has been awarded to six counties for rubber-modified asphalt projects utilizing waste tires. Counties receiving grants include: Hardin ($114,514), Calloway ($56,100), Simpson ($85,830), McLean ($85,000), Butler ($101,430), and Green ($39,875). The grant funding will be used for the application of chip seal or asphalt overlay to county or metro government roads. Chip seal is a road surface treatment that combines one or more layers of asphalt with one or more layers of fine aggregate and can extend the life of a road by four to eight years. Asphalt overlay is a new layer of asphalt applied over an existing asphalt surface and can extend the road life by seven to ten years. 2020-06-18 13:48:57 | Comments | Printable version
Lyle Spears, 75, Burkesville, KY (1944-2020) Lyle Spears of Burkesville passed away on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at the Medical Center at Bowling Green. He was 75 years old. The funeral service will be held at 11amCT on Friday, June 19, 2020, at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home, 304 N. Main Street, Burkesville, KY, with burial to follow in Burkesville Cemetery. The family requests visitation from 5pmCT until 9pmCT on Thursday, June 18, 2020, at Ballou & Stotts Funeral Home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 13:46:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Fred Raffety, 83, Campbellsville, KY (1936-2020) Fred Raffety of Campbellsville passed away on Tuesday June 16, 2020. He was 83 years old. The funeral service will be held at 1pmET on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Dr. James E. Jones and Rev. Arnold Sprowles. Burial will follow in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. A walk through visitation will be conducted from 10:30amET to 12:30pmET on Friday, June 19, 2020 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, following the Social Distancing Guidelines. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 13:41:53 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Hiseville Elementary among 3 schools to win fitness center By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY - On Thursday, Gov. Andy Beshear and Jake Steinfeld, chairman of the National Foundation for Governors' Fitness Councils, announced the three Kentucky schools that were selected to each receive a state-of-the-art $100,000 DON'T QUIT! Fitness Center. The multimillion-dollar DON'T QUIT! campaign has named Stuart Academy/Frost Sixth-Grade Academy in Louisville (Jefferson County Public Schools), Hiseville Elementary School in Hiseville (Barren County School District) and Wurtland Middle School in Wurtland (Greenup County School District) as the state's most outstanding schools for demonstrating leadership in getting and keeping their students fit. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 13:37:16 | Comments | Printable version
EWDC releases May 2020 unemployment report By Mike Clark/Patrick Harp Frankfort, KY - Kentucky's seasonally adjusted preliminary May 2020 unemployment rate was 11 percent, according to the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS), an agency within the Education and Workforce Development Cabinet (EWDC). The preliminary May 2020 jobless rate was down 5.6 percentage points from April 2020 and up 6.7 percentage points from the 4.3 percent recorded for the state in May 2019. The U.S. seasonally adjusted jobless rate for May 2020 was 13.3 percent, down from 14.7 percent in April 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Labor force statistics, including the unemployment rate, are based upon estimates from the Current Population Survey of households. The survey is designed to measure trends in the number of people working, and includes jobs in agriculture and individuals who are self-employed. Kentucky's civilian labor force was 2,030,556 in May 2020, a decrease of 21,707 individuals from April 2020. The number of people employed in May increased by 95,362, while the number unemployed decreased by 117,069. "The number of workers employed increased in May, pushing the state's unemployment rate down to 11 percent," said University of Kentucky's Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) Director Mike Clark, Ph.D. "However, Kentucky's unemployed rate remains high and some workers have--at least temporarily--stopped looking for work." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 08:59:46 | Comments | Printable version
Upton, Rodgers, Cundiff honored in Casey EIT Three Casey County educators were honored in Campbellsville University's 2020 Excellence in Teaching awards. They are Jill Upton at Jones Park Elementary School; Beth Rodgers at Casey County Middle School; and Rachyl Cundiff at Casey County High School. By Scarlett Birge/Joan C. McKinney The 2020 Excellence in Teaching Award recipients include the following with their superintendent listed first: in Casey County -- Marion Sowders, superintendent; Jill Upton, Jones Park Elementary School; Beth Rodgers, Casey County Middle School; and Rachyl Cundiff, Casey County High School. Upton, of Liberty, Ky., teaches 4th grade math at Jones Park Elementary School where she has been employed since 2014. She earned her master's degree in 2017 from Eastern Kentucky University. She is a 2001 graduate of Casey County High School. She is married to Richard Upton, and they have three children: Dallas Moore, Drew Moore and Dyson Upton. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 05:58:34 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Beshear: Kynect could save Kentucky $3M-$9M yearly By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Gov. Beshear announced Wednesday his intention to move the commonwealth back to the successful Kynect state health care exchange. "We have been paying more over the last four years to get less. So today, I'm announcing that I've submitted a declaration of intent letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to transition to a state-based exchange beginning Jan. 1, 2022," the Governor said. In 2013, Kentucky implemented a state-based exchange, known as Kynect. About 500,000 newly eligible people were enrolled in Medicaid coverage and Qualified Health Plans, making Kynect one of the most successful exchanges in the nation. However, Gov. Matt Bevin dismantled Kynect in 2017, forcing people to use the federal exchange. Gov. Beshear pointed out that Kentuckians are paying a roughly 3% user fee for that exchange, totaling $9.8 million in 2018, based on the most recent information from CMS. The Governor said launching the state exchange will incur a one-time cost of $5 million for the system, with operating costs pegged at between $1 million and $2 million annually. He said that means the state system will save $2.8 million to $3.8 million the first year, and $7.8 million to $8.8 million annually thereafter. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-06-18 05:53:59 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
Mostly cloudy, chance of storms, high 79F It's currently 57F at the Adair County Mesonet station. Watch out for patchy fog before 8amCT. It will be mostly cloudy today, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am, and a high near 79F. Light and variable wind. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, and an overnight low around 62F. Calm wind. Friday will be mostly sunny, with a 20 percent chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Friday's high will be near 85F, with light and variable wind. Friday night should be mostly clear, with a low around 63F and calm wind. 2020-06-18 05:21:35 | Comments | Printable version
Haiku by Robert Stone for June 18, 2020 Forced to draw lots and--Robert Stone, Thursday, 18 June 2020. -1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3201 2020-06-18 05:18:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
7-County Area Courts for Thu 18 Jun 2020 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Thursday, June 18, 2020, at a glance:
2020-06-18 05:17:06 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for June 18 Happy Anniversary, Wayne and Tammy Bryant (1975) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Addison "Addie" Rose Way (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brittany Janes (1989) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bruce Willis | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, David Burris (1949) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Della Hughes | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Garnett Baker (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hayes Hadley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Irene Harmon | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jeffery Lynn Willis (1963) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Patty Rush Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Relda Rucker Kerr (1954) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sandy Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tammy Stearns Stotts | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Whitney Wade (June 18, 1995) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bro. Cleveland Grant Johnson, Russell County, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Herbert Richard, Columbia, KY (1929-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ida Belle Lee Thomas, Casey County, KY (1932-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Karen Ann Milby Jeffries, Greensburg, KY (1968-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth McFarland Hadley, Russell County, KY (1940-2020) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline Rigney Scearce (1925-2006) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Myrtie Karnes Curry McAllister, Adair Co., KY native (1915) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marian Grace Walker Woosley, Taylor Co., KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dewey Lee McGaha, Russell Co., KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margarett Keltner, Adair County, KY (1922 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Carol Bethune, 58, Green Co., KY (1954) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline Sneed, Adair County, KY (1920) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Myra Ellen Smith, Dunnville, KY (1945) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert (Bobby) Foster, Campbellsville, KY (1957) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Thurman Scott Carter, Metcalfe Co., KY (1925-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mildred McGuffin, 63, Adair County, KY (1950-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Elmer Earl Clark, 91, Green Co., KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Frances Marie McCubbins, Green Co., KY (1931-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Walter C. Curry, Adair County, KY (1928-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Marson Ray Scott, 72, Green Co., KY (1943-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bonnie Louise Conatser Gordon, 76, Summer Shade, KY (1939-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Justina McCoy, 89, Cumberland Co., KY (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, George Coe, 79, Russell Springs, KY (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Gwenda Morris Hitch, 67, Taylor County, KY (1950-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Tammy Lynn Hare, Russell Co., KY/Adair Co. native (1967-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bernice Wisdom, 76, Adair Co., KY native (1947-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Delores Matthews, 68, Campbellsville, KY (1954-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Debbie Demrow, 69, Liberty, KY (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jeffery L. Willis, 59, Columbia, KY (1963-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marsha Brown, 63, Hustonville, KY (1957-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roger Arthur Ussery, 77, Columbia, KY (1943-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Tresia Ann Morgan Dial, 67, Edmonton, KY (1956-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wanda Joyce Branham, 74, Burkesville, KY (1946-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, June 18, 2020 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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