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Daily News for Saturday, July 19, 2025
Letter: Agrees with Ed, Adair Fair the best Phil Coffey writes, Great story by Ed. Being from Keltner Ridge in my youth it was a treat to catch a ride to Columbia anytime (Dad never went to Columbia unless he had to go.)Re: Ed Waggener's Adair County Fair column in book 2025-07-19 21:02:26 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Mable Ousley, 84, Russell County, KY Mable D. Ousley, 84, of Russell Springs, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2025 at home. She was born in Pennington Gap, VA on February 22, 1941, a daughter of the late Mattie (Nelms) and Jessee James Cowan. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-07-19 20:14:15 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Trinity Church VBS starts July 20 From Bro. Steve Pescosolido, Pastor Trinity Church is inviting everyone to a "True North" Vacation Bible School this week, July 20-23, 2025, for ages Pre-K through 5th grade. Supper is at 5:30pmCT in the gym. VBS is from 6pmCT to 8pmCT in the church. Let's enjoy Jesus together! Trinity Church is located at 2418 Campbellsville Rd., Columbia, KY. 2025-07-19 13:16:38 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
Carol Perkins: Ladies Day Out Previous Column: The Homecoming Court By Carol Perkins Friday is Ladies' Lunch Day. The number varies from twelve to seventeen, and the locations range from local to out-of-town. Wherever we go, we are the loudest in the room. However, when the food arrives and the poor server finally gets an answer when she says, "Who got the catfish with green beans and apples?" we stop talking. Ordering is always worth a submission to America's Funniest Home Videos. "What did you order?" one of them says to the lady sitting beside her before placing her order. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-07-19 09:51:00 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Carol Perkins
All-Star Team of future leaders meet at Lindsey Wilson From Duane Bonifer Some of Kentucky's future leaders gathered July 13-18, 2025, at Lindsey Wilson University to learn how they can help make a better commonwealth. The 54 rising high school juniors from 37 counties in Eastern and Southern Kentucky were on campus as part of the Rogers Scholars program, the flagship program at the Somerset-based Center for Rural Development. During their intensive weeklong academic and leadership camp -- which one Scholar equated to being a member of an all-star team -- the students met with state leaders, heard from academic and business leaders, built their leadership skills and served Columbia-Adair County. They also received hands-on instructional training from professional experts in engineering, civic engagement and healthcare. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-07-19 09:08:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
Sharon Payne to sing at Sparksville Nazarene From Jane Sparks Sharon Payne will be singing at Sparksville Nazarene Church at 10:45amCT on Sunday, July 27, 2025 Pastor Robert Adkins and congregation welcomes everyone. Sparksville Nazarene Church is located at 9562 Burkesville Road, Columbia, KY. 2025-07-19 09:05:21 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Church News
Cross Country: LWU releases 2025 schedule The Lindsey Wilson men's and women's cross-country programs have announced their schedules for the 2025 fall season. Opening on September 5, 2025, in Owensboro, the Blue Raiders take part in the Panther Prowl, hosted by Daviess County Middle School. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2025-07-19 09:03:47 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
KBR riders expected at CACFD mid-day Saturday The Kentucky Brotherhood Ride is held each year to honor Firefighters, Police Officers, EMS Personnel, Corrections Officer, and K9's who have lost their lives in the line of duty. KBR2025 started in Sandy Hook, KY, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, and has traveled through Elliott, Rowan, Bath, Montgomery, Clark, Fayette, Scott, Franklin, Shelby, Spencer, Bullitt, and Hardin Counties so far. Riders left their Day 3 stop in Elizabethtown on Saturday morning, headed for the Larue County Sheriff's Office. From there, they plan to ride to the Taylor County Fire Department for a lunch stop. KBR representative Geoffrey McNulty says the plan is to leave after lunch and ride down Highway 55 into Adair County, where they hope to reach a planned stop at the Columbia - Adair County Fire Department at 1:15pmCT. The ride will have covered approximately 350 miles, while honoring 19 fallen First Responders from 2024. The final Honor Stop Ceremony of the 2025 ride, scheduled for 3pmCT on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Russell County Middle School, 2258 S. Hwy. 127, Russell Springs, KY, will honor Deputy Joshua Phipps, who was shot and killed while pursuing a fleeing suspect in Russell Springs on September 16, 2024. 2025-07-19 09:00:42 | Comments | Printable version
Blue Raiders basketball team earns Academic Excellence The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) released its academic award honorees for the 2024-25 season on Thursday, naming the Blue Raider men's basketball team an Academic Excellence Award recipient and seven student-athletes to the Honors Court. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Awards recognize programs that completed the 2024-25 academic year with a team GPA of 3.0 or higher. The NABC Honors Court, meanwhile, includes junior, senior and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. The Blue Raider's represented on Honors Court include Chukwudalu Egbejiogu (Media Studies), Connor Robinson (Physical Education and Health), Jackson Edwards (Business), Jeremiah Belton (Interdisciplinary Studies), Johrdon Mumford (Psychophysiology), Julian Cunningham (Business Administration), and Olson Nicholson (Criminal Justice). Each earning their first career Honors Court selection. The NABC's academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball. This is the Lindsey Wilson men's basketball program's third Academic Excellence honor in the last four years. 2025-07-19 08:43:18 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Lindsey Wilson University Birthdays and Anniversaries for July 19 Happy Anniversary, Chris W. And Tiffany Coomer (1996) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Anniversary, Rodney and Clara Maggard (1991) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Allen Owens (1968) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Amy Collins | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Amy Garrison Mitchum | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Becky Coffey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brian Harvey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Carolyn Kimbler | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Dennis Parsley | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Faith Ann Anderson (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Geoffrey C. Schaefer | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Julia "Ju Ju" Bailey | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Julie Partin Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kerry Radford | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Terry Wiliams | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Todd Wheeler | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tyler Royse | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Will Hurt of Burkesville, KY | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday Edward Lee Clark, Taylor Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Garmon Bryant, Cumberland Co., KY native (1947-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cleo Thornton, Adair Co., KY native (1923-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Vicki Lynn Emerson, Russell Springs, KY (1957-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margaret Adean Spears, Indianapolis, iN (1938) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Willie Ray Partin, Adair Co., KY (1924) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Etha Wheet, Adair County, KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirley Mae Stubblefield, Casey County, KY (1935) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Patricia Quinn, Adair County, KY (1954) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Briggs Christian Lynn, Casey Co., KY (2011-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sandra Kay Foley, Russell County, KY (1952-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Margaret Godbey, Russell Co, KY/Casey Co., KY native (1935-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Doris Faye Conover, 73, Russell Co., KY (1942-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Pendleton, 64, Dunnville, KY (1951-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hazel C. Grant Hill, 91, Adair Co., KY (1924-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Amy Irene Collins, 48, Adair Co., KY (1967-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Irene (Hall) Walker, 88, Taylor County, KY (1927-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Miss Helen Dean James, Somerset, KY (1930-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Margaret Blackwell, 66, Adair Co., KY (1950-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cynthia Moss Webster, Taylor County, KY (1926-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Everett Wheeler, 84, Adair County, KY/Daviess County, KY native (1932-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lorene Terry Sims, formerly of Casey Co., KY (1929-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Christine Pittman Eldridge, Metcalfe Co., KY (1952-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Sanford Allen Dicken, 75, Taylor County, KY (1942-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brian McFarland, 39, Lubbock, TX (1939-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Regina Spears Bennett, Cumberland Co., KY, Adair County native (1933-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dale Roy, 69, Adair Co., KY (1954-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Elizabeth Mabry, 71, Columbia, KY (1953-2024) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, George Lee Houston, 54, Russell County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Glen Allen Oaks, 86, Russell Springs, KY (1935-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Harold Baldwin, 90, Taylor and Adair Counties, KY (1928-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janice Rice, 76, Campbellsville, KY (1946-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Sharp, 73, Campbellsville, KY (1948-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joseph Gordon Rogers Jr, Green County, KY (1952-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Juanita Sue Mouser Parnell, 71, Green Co., KY (1951-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lucian H. (Lou) Marr, Summersville, KY (1930-2013) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Lucy Marion Lile Piper, 83, Green County, KY (1935-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Ellen Grant, 83, Adair Co., KY (1939-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mike Sullivan, 69, Campbellsville, KY (1953-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nancy D. Bryant, 89, Columbia, KY (1935-2025) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ora Alcorn, 97, Casey Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Pat Masters, 84, Campbellsville, KY (1938-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shirley Mae Skaggs Lackey, 64, Taylor Co., KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Saturday, July 19, 2025 All events are listed in Central Time. Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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