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Daily News for Monday, August 30, 2021
KSP investigates fatal ATV accident in Clay Co. By MAST TPR Scottie Pennington Oneida, KY - The Kentucky State Police, London Post was notified by Clay County 911 approximately 10:24 PM on Sunday, August 29, 2021, of a single vehicle injury accident at the junction of KY 66 South and KY 1524 in the Oneida area of Clay County. The collision resulted in one fatality. The initial investigation indicates that a Red Honda ATV operated by Clayton W. Mills, 78 years old of Flat Lick, KY, was traveling south on KY 66 when his ATV left the highway at the junction KY 1524. Mr. Mills, ATV left the roadway, and overturned into the Red Bird River. Mr. Mills, succumbed from his injuries and was pronounced deceased by the Clay County Coroner's Office. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 17:23:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Letter: Reasons to have the vaccine Virginia C. Roberts writes: I totally agree with the writer. Those are the very reasons I have had the vaccine as well. I have a personal acquaintance who fears what is in the vaccine, and the writer addressed this concern very well.Comments re: I don't know what's in the vaccine 2021-08-30 17:22:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Letter: Stomach virus going around Brad West writes: Why isn't a stomach virus outbreak newsworthy? I went for a covid test today because I had some symptoms. The Pharmacy told me there is a "Stomach Virus" currently going around Columbia. I think local Dr. Offices should alert the local media about these types of outbreaks. 2021-08-30 17:20:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
TJRH cancels 2021 Women's Conference By Stacey Biggs T.J. Samson Community Hospital has made the difficult decision to cancel the T.J. Samson Women's Conference that was scheduled for Thursday, October 28, 2021. The recent surge in COVID-19 cases makes an in-person event of this size impractical. T.J. Samson Community Hospital will be issuing a full refund to everyone that submitted payment for pre-registration and booth space. Please allow several weeks to receive your refund in the mail. It is our hope that we can hold this popular event sometime in 2022. 2021-08-30 17:18:23 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Health Care
Adair Co. Clerk's Office holiday schedule From Adair County Clerk Lisa Greer and Staff The Adair County Clerk's Office will be closed Saturday, September 4th and Monday, September 6th, 2021 for Labor Day. We wish each and everyone a safe and blessed Labor Day. 2021-08-30 17:16:17 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local Government
Patricia Jean Hodge, 69, Columbia, KY (1952-2021) Patricia Jean (Hunter) Hodge of Columbia passed away on Sunday, August 29, 2021 at her home. She was 69 years old. The funeral service will be held at 1pmCT on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Don Taylor officiating. Burial will follow in Haven Hill Cemetery. Visitation is requested after 5pmCT on Wednesday. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 17:13:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
George (Bud) Gilpin, 92, Adair Co., KY native (1929-2021) George "Bud" Gilpin passed away on August, 28, 2021, in Scottsburg, IN. He was 92 years old. The funeral service will be held at 11amCT on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Brad Burgess officiating. Burial will follow in Chestnut Grove Cemetery. Visitation is requested after 4pmCT on Tuesday, August 30, 2021. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 17:10:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Special Elections set for November 2 By Miranda Combs/Haley Bradburn Frankfort, KY - Secretary of State Michael Adams announced on August 30, 2021, that special elections will be held on November 2, 2021, to fill three vacancies in the General Assembly. Per writs of election issued today by Governor Andy Beshear, voters will choose new state representatives and a new state senator as follows:
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Operation Christmas Child Project Leader Workshop By Mark Fudge The 2021 Operation Christmas Child Project Leader Kickoff Event for the Green River Area will be held 9:30amCT on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at the Columbia Baptist Church Fellowship Hall located at 201 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY. The Green River Area includes Adair, Casey, Green, Metcalfe, and Taylor Counties. Topics that will be covered at the workshop include how to pack a box, how to find free OCC resources, and the journey of the shoebox. Refreshments will be served and free go boxes will be available. Individuals can register for the workshop by going online to Operation Christmas Child project leader workshop. For information about the kickoff event contact Mark Fudge at 270-634-2919 or mark.fudge11@yahoo.com. 2021-08-30 17:02:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
Letter: Appreciates Chris Wilson's kind words Jeremy "Bud" Dial writes: I would love to thank Chris Wilson for the utmost kindest words about me on his program at 92.7 the WHVE radio yesterday morning. He and I both have had very very similar accidents both on zero turn lawnmowers. We both had them flip back over on us, although I am very glad and thankful he is able to still walk where I can't I m paralyzed from my waist down which I m very lucky. I know the Dr's told mom and my family I could be paralyzed from my neck down, be blind, deaf or the best case scenario from my waist down. Although life changed drastically that 6th day of September 2012 I still feel very blessed I'm still here some wasn't as lucky as I was. Thanks so very much! -Jeremy 2021-08-30 14:56:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
KSP: Traffic safety check leads to drug arrest By Tpr. Nick Hale Russell Springs, KY - On August 29th, 2021 at approximately 10:25 PM Trooper Austin Cornett was conducting a traffic safety check on HWY 80 and Owenstown School Road in Russell county when he came in contact with a 49 year old Russell County man operating a 2019 GMC pickup. Tpr. Cornett noticed the driver appeared to be impaired and a strong odor of marijuana was coming from the vehicle. A search of the vehicle resulted in Troopers locating a marijuana joint, approximately two ounces of suspected methamphetamine, several ziploc bags of marijuana, a digital scale, glass pipes, and over $10,000 cash. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 14:50:48 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Blood drive Wednesday at Lindsey Wilson College The American Red Cross is asking healthy individuals to ensure blood is on the shelves this fall by donating on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, from 10amCT to 4pmCT in the Holloway Health & Wellness Center, 399 Williams St., Columbia, KY Click here to make an appointment: www.redcrossblood.org As we look toward fall, we know blood donor availability can be a challenge as kids head back to school and people celebrate the Labor Day holiday. Donors are needed now to ensure blood is available when patients need it. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 14:47:47 | Comments | Printable version
Somerset gets $3M to upgrade wastewater infrastructure By Crystal Staley/Sebastian Kitchen Frankfort, KY - On Monday, Gov. Andy Beshear congratulated the City of Somerset for receiving a $3 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to upgrade two wastewater treatment facilities, supporting future economic expansion and job creation. Paired with $750,000 in local funds, the award is expected to create 379 jobs, retain 580 jobs and generate $179 million in private investment. "The importance of modern infrastructure cannot be overstated for its expansive benefits for Kentucky communities. The upgrades to two wastewater treatment facilities in Somerset will mean better service for Kentuckians, while creating opportunities for economic investment, growth and good-paying jobs," said Gov. Beshear. "We are grateful for the EDA's generous investment in Kentucky's infrastructure and the future of our people." The EDA is a bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce that strives to establish a foundation for sustainable job growth and to build durable regional economies across the country. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 14:44:09 | Comments | Printable version
ACES Family Resource Center Advisory Council meeting By Debbie Cowan The Community Connection ACES Family Resource Center Advisory Council will meet at 3:30pmCT on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at Adair County Elementary School, 870 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY. Meetings are open to the public. For information, contact Debbie Cowan at 270-384-9112. 2021-08-30 10:18:05 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
KY Afield Video: August 28, 2021 Full Show This week on KY Afield: fishing for white bass on Nolin Lake, catching up with an old friend for some pond fishing, and tagging along with a Conservation Officer to check a dove field. 2021-08-30 10:07:16 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Ky Afield Outdoors
Student School Board and SBDM Member Applications Applications for the student member of the Adair County Schools Board of Education and the student member of the ACHS SBDM Council are now available at the links below. Applications are due by the end of the day on Friday, September 3, 2021.
2021-08-30 10:05:02 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Tuesday is last day for Ag. Cost-Share Applications By Teresa Bright Adair County Cooperative Extension Service The deadline for submitting applications for agriculture cost-share programs in Adair County is Tuesday, August 31, 2021. The Kentucky Ag. Development Board has approved $172,675 for the County Ag Investment Program and $30,000 for the Youth Ag Incentives Program. For more information or an application, stop by the Extension Office at 409 Fairground Street in Columbia or call 270-384-2317. 2021-08-30 09:56:20 | Comments | Printable version
William (Billy Ray) Philpott, 80, Campbellsville, KY (1941-2021) William "Billy Ray" Philpott of Campbellsville passed away on August 28, 2021. He was 80 years old. The funeral service will be held at 1pmET on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home, 418 Lebanon Ave., Campbellsville, KY, officiated by Jimmie Graham. Burial will follow in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens. Visitation is requested at 10amET on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 08:40:24 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Charles Roy Grider, 84, Jamestown, KY (1937-2021) Charles Roy Grider of Jamestown passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at his residence. He was 84 years old. A graveside service will be held at 1pmCT on Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Rexroat Cemetery, Jamestown, KY, with the family doing the service. Friends may visit on Thursday from 11amCT to 12:30pmCT at H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N. Main St., Jamestown, KY. The family request everyone visiting please wear a face covering during visitation. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 08:36:09 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Jerry Lane Jessie, 66, Edmonton, KY (1954-2021) Jerry Lane Jessie of Edmonton passed away on August 26, 2021. He was 66 years old. Funeral services for Jerry Jessie will be held at 1pmCT on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, at Butler Funeral Home, 201 East St., Edmonton, KY. Burial will follow in the Metcalfe County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 4pmCT until 8pmCT on Tuesday, and after 9amCT on Wednesday at the funeral home. In keeping with the families wishes, masks will be required during the visitation and funeral. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 08:21:39 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Southern Heirs in Eubank on Sept 5 By Charles Shepherd The Southern Heirs Quartet will be singing at 10amCT on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at Briary Union Church, located at 2160 Floyd Switch Road in Eubank Ky. This is their Homecoming Service, and everyone is welcome. 2021-08-30 08:17:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
Eddie Dean Wright, 56, Black Gnat, KY (1965-2021) Eddie Dean Wright of the Black Gnat Community of Taylor County passed away on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at the Jane Todd Crawford Hospital in Greensburg. He was 56 years old. A memorial service for Eddie Dean Wright is being planned and the date and time of the service will be announced later by the Cowherd and Parrott Funeral Home in Greensburg. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 08:15:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
James A. (Jimbo) Hicks, 88, Casey Co., KY (1932-2021) James A. "Jimbo" Hicks passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021, at his home. He was 88 years old. Funeral services will be held at 2pmET on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, 752 Campbellsville St, Liberty, KY, with Bro. Cameron Cain officiating. Burial will follow in the Gum Lick Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5pmET until 8pmET on Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home. The family requests that all attending wear a face covering. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2021-08-30 08:12:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
CCN Kids Fest, Sat 11 Sept 2021 Columbia Church of the Nazarene will be holding Kids Fest on Saturday, September 11, 2021, from 10amCT to 2pmCT, with inflatables, free lunch, games, and more. Columbia Church of the Nazarene is located at 1200 Jamestown St., Columbia, KY. 2021-08-30 08:06:04 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
Letter: CUMC Pic Heather writes: The girl standing in the middle front and center with denim vest and short brown hair is Lisa Hargis.Comments re: Can you name them? 2021-08-30 08:02:56 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Letter: Vaccine Mary Knight writes: Thank you, Carol Perkins, Katie Martin Jessie, and Donna Feese for your eloquence on the value of getting the Covid vaccine!!!Comments re: 2021-08-30 08:01:46 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Partly sunny, storms likely, high 86F It's currently 70F at the Adair County Mesonet station. It will be partly sunny today, with a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, and a high near 86F. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph. Tonight will be cloudy, with a 60 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, and an overnight low around 68F. Light and variable wind. Tuesday will bring a 100 percent chance of showers and storms, and a high near 73F. East wind 7 to 11 mph. Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy, with a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. The overnight low will be around 65F with East wind 7 to 11 mph. 2021-08-30 07:58:07 | Comments | Printable version
Haiku by Robert Stone for August 30, 2021 Thinking it over,--Robert Stone, Monday, 30 August 2021. -1000 haiku thrice now, more days coming up, Day 3639 2021-08-30 07:53:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
7-County Area Courts for Mon 30 Aug 2021 Local schedules for Circuit Courts, District Courts, for Monday, August 30, 2021, at a glance:
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Prayer request for emergency responders By Adair County Judge Executive Gale Cowan Sunday, August 29, 2021 -- Prayers requested for our EMS, nurses, doctors, lab and x-Ray techs, respiratory therapists, anyone associated with healthcare! They are tired! And our EMS is running non stop today! 2021-08-30 04:25:02 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for August 30 Happy Anniversary, Dennis and Renee Reeves (1980) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Don and Fran Neat (1969) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Rollin and Stella McQueary (1964) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Sam and Julie Avery (2002) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Tony and Vonda Derman (1987) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Becky Burton Sharpe | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Christy Burton (1976) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Daniel Polston (1984) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lee Ann Parnell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Lisa Smith Loy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mark Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Raylan Kayde Isabelle (2011) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Skylar Shoultz (1995) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lois McAnelly, Campbellsville, KY (1935-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles Edward Hughes, Adair Co. native (1927-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joseph Lee Engle, KY (2010) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eva Allen, Raywick, KY (1927) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ocie Hill Long, Taylor Co., KY native (1919-2011) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Eddie B. Childers, Taylor Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert Eugene Campbell, Adair County, KY (1943-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gerald Wayne Coppler, Russell Co., KY (1946) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carl Keltner, formerly of Columbia, KY (1930) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Clarence Rigney, Casey County, KY (1926) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Max Cameron Taylor, Cane Valley, KY (1924-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Delmer E. Roy, Russell County, KY (1921-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vernell Bennett Yates, Green County, KY (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wilma T. Clark, Taylor Co., KY (1929-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Henrietta Holbrook Hall, Burkesville, KY (1923-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harmon Munday, 84, Adair Co., KY, Metcalfe native (1930-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, John Sam Potts, Adair County, KY (1941-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirley Diane Jessie, 57, Edmonton, KY (1958-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Carolyn Sue Garrett, 45, Campbellsville, KY (1970-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Calvin K. Eastridge, 90, Taylor Co., KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sylvia M. Camp, 91, Campbellsville, KY (1925-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rita Jean Patterson , Green County, KY (1961-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Kenneth Harris, Taylor Co./Green Co., KY native (1936-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James E. Kessler, 92, Greensburg, KY (1926-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Howard C. (Jack) Richardson, 86, Liberty, KY (1934-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lesa Feese Rich, 55, Canton, GA (1964-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lester Earl Sneed, 74, Columbia, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Matthew Joseph Tress, 85, Louisville, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Robert Garmon, 70, Columbia, KY (1952-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Timothy Creon Melson (1964) | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Monday, August 30, 2021 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form. The events database was created in late 2007, and doesn't contain any data for earlier dates. |
 
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