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Daily News for Friday, October 2, 2020
Governor's Friday update: 1,039 new cases By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear on Friday updated Kentuckians on the state's continuing efforts to fight the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). "The escalation here in Kentucky continues to get worse and we have to wear masks - all of us," said Gov. Beshear. "This week is going to shatter last week's record for number of cases. We have to do better." Case Information As of 4 p.m. Oct. 2, Gov. Beshear said there were at least 70,727 coronavirus cases in Kentucky, 1,039 of which were newly reported Friday. One hundred fifty-one of the newly reported cases were from children age 18 and younger, of which 33 were children age 5 and under. The youngest was only 5 days old. "Folks, today's news that the President and First Lady have tested positive for COVID-19 along with some of their advisors shows you that anybody can get this," said Gov. Beshear. "We wish them the best and a speedy recovery, and this is an example of why we all have to be wearing masks. We all have to do our part." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-02 16:17:58 | Comments | Printable version
AC Christian Church Convention postponed By Kelli Claypool Please note that the Adair County Christian Church Convention has been postponed until Fall of 2021. If you have any questions, please contact Danny Reeves at 270-378-0678. 2020-10-02 16:09:27 | Comments | Printable version
Fall Decor Contest - enter your home or business The City Of Columbia is hosting a fall decor contest. Mayor Pam Hoots invites everyone to "join in decorating the town for fall, beautifying our town with festive porches and storefronts." Enter by sending your name and address to the City Of Columbia municipal government Facebook page or by calling City Hall at 270-384-2501. Winners will be announced Tuesday, October 18, 2020. There will be separate winners for businesses and residential entries. 2020-10-02 14:31:22 | Comments | Printable version
Adair Co. Sheriff's Department Activity for September, 2020 The Adair Co. Sheriff's Department has released its Monthly Activity Report for September, 2020:
Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-02 14:30:22 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Lt. Colonel Gordon E. Smith, 92, Campbellsville, KY (1928-2020) Lt. Colonel Gordon E. Smith of Campbellsville passed away on September 20, 2020. He was 92 years old. Funeral Services will be held at 2pmET on Sunday, October 11, 2020, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, with burial to follow in Brookside Cemetery, Campbellsville, KY. A walk-through visitation will be held at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home from 11amET until 2pmET on Sunday, October 11, 2020. Masks will be required and social distancing guidelines will be followed. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-02 13:14:49 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
KSP Post 15 Monthly Activity Report for September 2020 By Tpr. Nick Hale During the month of September 2020, there were 22 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 September 2020, there were:
Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-02 13:09:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
LWC Theatre moves forward with fall season digitally The Lindsey Wilson College Fall theatre season will look a bit different this year. With the ongoing pandemic, LWC Theatre has taken the leap to recorded theatrical productions. This fall they will present Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters as a digital adaptation in three installments. In addition to this production, LWC Theatre will also present an adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy Oedipus at Colonus which will be adapted by LWC students from the W.B. Yeats adaptation. All productions will be available free of charge at lindsey.edu/theatre. "This semester is so much different from any previous semester in the program's history. We are entering completely uncharted territory that is profoundly different from any part of the contemporary theatre industry" says Director of Theatre, Robert Brock. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-02 13:05:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
KSP: Post 15 to conduct safety traffic checkpoints By Tpr. Nick Hale Kentucky State Police, Post 15 will be conducting safety traffic checkpoints in the Post 15 area, which includes Washington, Marion, Taylor, Green, Casey, Russell, Adair, Metcalfe, Monroe, Clinton and Cumberland. Troopers will be checking for impaired drivers, children that are not properly restrained in child safety seats and informing the public about the use of seatbelts. These safety checkpoints will be conducted in various locations throughout the Post 15 area that are experiencing a high ratio of vehicular crashes resulting in injury and/or death compared to relatively low safety restraint usage ratio. 2020-10-02 13:01:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Amanda Marie Reliford, 40, Columbia, KY (1979-2020) Amanda Marie Reliford passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at her residence. She was 40 years old. Funeral services will be held at 11amCT on Monday, October 5, 2020, at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home, 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY, with burial to follow in the Antioch Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 4pmCT until 8pmCT, and will continue on Monday morning until time for the service at the Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. For the health and respect of the family, please follow all rules for social distancing and The Healthy at Work Guidelines. Everyone attending will be required to wear a mask or face covering. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-02 12:59:06 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Letter: Mushroom possible ID Marie Freeman writes: Comments re: Needing help with identification 2020-10-02 12:55:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
CPD: Meth arrest after report of erratic behavior By Officer Adam Cravens, PIO Columbia Police Department The Columbia Police Department responded to Walmart on Burksville Street, Thursday night, October 1, 2020, after a report of a male inside the store behaving erratically. Officers made contact with subject and, after observing his behavior briefly, detained the individual. Search of party's property yielded marijuana and suspected methamphetamine. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-02 09:09:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Voter registration deadline is Monday The deadline to register to vote in the 2020 election is Monday, October 5, 2020. Complete your registration online today at Elect.ky.gov. You can also register at the Adair County Clerk's Office, 424 Public Square, Ste 3, Columbia, KY. The County Clerk's Office will be open until 4pmCT today, from 8amCT to NoonCT on Saturday, and from 8amCT to 4pmCT on Monday. You may call the Adair County Clerk's Office with questions at 270-384-2801, or email Lisa.Greer@ky.gov. Other important election information:
2020-10-02 08:43:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Politics
LWC Women's Golf to host Lindsey Wilson Fall Invite Friday By Christopher Coombs The Lindsey Wilson women's golf team is set to host the Lindsey Wilson Fall Invite at The Pines on Friday. The event is a one day, 36-hole tournament that kicks off the Blue Raiders 2020-21 campaign. Campbellsville (KY) and Brescia (KY), along with the Blue Raiders, are scheduled to participate. The opening round of the tournament is scheduled to begin at 8:30amCT on Friday, October 2, 2020. 2020-10-02 08:33:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
LWC Archery Opens Season at 3-D Championships By Christopher Coombs The Lindsey Wilson archery team is set to begin their 2020-2021 season at the 3-D Regional Championship in Barbourville, KY at 7:50amCT on Friday, October 2, 2020, and the Mid-South Conference 3-D Championship in Williamsburg, KY, on Saturday, October 3, 2020. The 3-D competition is an outdoor discipline where archers shoot at foam animals that are spread out on a course. The archers will shoot at each target and will be scored on how accurately they can hit the target. The regional championship on Friday will consist of teams from the surrounding region and includes most of the conference members participating in Saturday's event. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-02 08:32:20 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Adair Co. National 4-H Week educational kits By Tony Rose, Extension Agent for 4-H Youth Development Adair County Cooperative Extension Service Starting at 9amCT on Monday, October 5, 2020, there will be 50 National 4-H Week Educational kits available for pick up at the Adair County Cooperative Extension Service, 409 Fairground Street, Columbia. The kits contain homemade Stress Ball activity, 4-H Clover Sand Art Activity, 4-H Scarecrow Coloring Activity for grades K-5, 4-h Photography Contest Information, Green Scavenger Hunt, 4-H Mask, Proud 4-H Member Lives Here Sign. Half the kits will have a 4-H Watercolor Painting kit and half will have a 4-H Color Pencil Drawing Activity. The kits are free and we ask you only pick up on per youth. These kits are to help celebrate National 4-H Week that will be October 4-10, 2020. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2020-10-02 08:22:13 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Governor's Thursday update: Safe Halloween guidance By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY - Gov. Andy Beshear and Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Kentucky Department for Public Health, advised Kentuckians on how to celebrate Halloween safely this year. "Let's keep Halloween for the kids. Let's all come together and make sure the kids can have a good, safe experience and have fun. This is not the year to have all the adult Halloween parties. Adult Halloween gatherings are not the same things as the kids'," said Dr. Stack. Kentuckians should wear masks, socially distance and wash hands often. If trick-or-treating is permitted in your community, please trick-or-treat the safe way:
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Haiku by Robert Stone for October 2, 2020 Acting out of pride,--Robert Stone, Friday, 2 October 2020. -1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3307 2020-10-02 05:43:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Sunny today, high only 63F It's currently 41F at the Adair County Mesonet station. Today will be sunny, with a high near 63F and calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low around 41F and light and variable wind. Saturday will be sunny again, with a high near 66F and calm wind. Saturday Night will bring increasing clouds, with an overnight low around 48F. Calm wind. Sunday will be partly sunny, with a 30 percent chance of afternoon showers, and a high near 65F. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Sunday night will be partly cloudy, with a continued 30 percent chance of showers, and an overnight low around 42. 2020-10-02 05:42:38 | Comments | Printable version
7-County Area Courts for Fri 2 Oct 2020 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Friday, October 2, 2020, at a glance:
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month We are reminded that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and a time for self-exams, research and prayers for all who have experienced and are surviving it. Early detection is recommended, including doing monthly breast self-exams, and visits with your healthcare provider. 2020-10-02 05:26:54 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for October 2 Happy Anniversary, Barbara and Richard Banks (1971) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Luke and Debbie Meadows (2010) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Becky Bagby | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bobby Withers (1960) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Casey Wall. (October 2, 2001) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dawn Baker | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Donna Feese | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dustin Pegg | (Updates/Corrections) Happy birthday, Garrett Luttrell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Marty Morris | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Maylee Gabrielle Rickard (2008) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mike Neal | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Sandy Corbin Wilson (1965) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zayden Everidge | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday Montie Severance, 77, Liberty, KY (1938-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dean Vannoy, Adair Co., KY (1934-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Anthony D. "Tony Bass" Bridgewater, Columbia, KY (1956-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul W. Tinker Mills, Greensburg, KY (1927-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joyce Wilson Butler, Pasadena, TX (1944-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, William Robert Beard, Metcalfe Co., KY (June 26, 1916 - October 2, 2009) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clara Smith, Taylor Co., KY (1918) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Gwendolyn "Wendy" Flowers Grider, 72 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Olive W. Grider, Russell Co., KY (1917) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Remus Curtis Howard Adair Co., KY (1922) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul N. "Pete" Criley, Taylor Co., KY (1951) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margaret Bright, Taylor Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Diann Atwood Hamm, Russell Co., KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roxie Faye Walters, Greensburg, KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jayne Wesley Smith Squires, Green Co., KY, (1948) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clinton (Kingfish) Smith, Russell County, KY (1945-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lillie Hunt Fawcett, 81, Taylor County, KY (1932-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Stafford, 82, Boyle Co., KY (1931-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pauline Spaw Hatter, Casey Co., KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Dodson, 75, Cumberland Co., KY (1939-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marjory Roark, 79, Russell Co., KY (1935-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Earl (Zip) Harris, 84, Cumberland Co., KY (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Jewell (Tootie) Puyear, 69, Taylor Co., KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Edna A. Long Foley, Taylor Co, KY. Adair Co., KY native (1925-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Ann Fair, Casey Co., KY (1947-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Raymond Fifield, 62, Russell County, KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Roy (Trigger) Edwards, 63, Casey Co., KY (1953-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James A. Morrison, 93, Taylor County, KY/Cumberland native (1923-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Paul Milton Jones, 62, Taylor County, KY (1954-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruth Winifred Blackwell, 91, Adair Co., KY/Cumberland Co. native (1925-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Ann Crew Wethington, 51, Russell Co., KY (1965-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jennifer Ann Groce, Cumberland Co., KY (1964-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary A. Claywell, 78, Adair Co., KY/Lauderdale Co., TN native (1938-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marguerite Tarter Grider, Adair Co., KY native (1922-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jannie McKay, 92, Lebanon, KY (1925-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Masel Lee McKee, Casey County, KY (1928-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Robert Lee Nunn, Green Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, C. R. Arnold, 98, Columbia, KY (1922-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Daniel Marion Grider (1888-1949) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dr. Shirley B. Meece, Campbellsville, KY (1929-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Irene Elizabeth Bibb Webb, 104, Greensburg, KY (1917-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janice Antle Burris, 65, Columbia, KY (1956-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sara Blevins Curry, 75, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wanda Kay Sharp, 61, Russell Springs, KY (1958-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Friday, October 2, 2020 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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