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The silent danger of heating season As furnaces switch back on for the year, so does the risk of a poison no one can see or smell. Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, which is why it is often called the silent killer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 400 Americans die each year from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning unrelated to fires, and more than 100,000 land in emergency rooms. The gas comes from anything that burns fuel: furnaces, gas ranges, water heaters, fireplaces, generators, and cars left running in a garage. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2026-11-15 00:02:15 | Comments
Phillip Coffey - Much Adorned Never in my youthful days did I ever dream that a “Beauty”- one or more would drop to my feet. Now being much older - leaves of beauty transcend From above, falling softly to the forest floor. First heard of the season - flocks of geese flying southward, while I sit here silently, peacefully with little more. Tell me once again, why is there so much discussion about all the people scorned? While I seat blissfully, listening to the melodies of the earth of much adorned. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-14 21:07:58 | Comments
Drive Through Christmas decorations can begin Nov 16 From Trey Stephens Assistant to the Mayor | City of Columbia Businesses and organizations that have signed up to create a display in the Sixth Annual Drive Through Christmas at Joe Johnson Little League Park can begin putting them up as early as next Monday, November 16, 2026. Joe Johnson Little League Park is located on Doc Walker Road off of Industrial Park Road. To find out more information about assigned spots, or to request assistance, please call City Hall at 270-384-2501 during normal business hours. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-14 11:20:01 | Comments | See topic Christmas
Carol Perkins: The Sound of Family (Part Two) Previous Column: The Sound of Family (Part One) By Carol Perkins "Thump." The sound of a baseball hitting the side of a house wouldn't have been louder. Four-year-old Sagan fell out of bed while sleeping next to Aunt Carol. I dashed around, picked him up, and checked for blood. Thankfully, there was only a knot on his head. After he stopped crying, I rocked him back and forth, wondering whether to let him go back to sleep or keep him awake. He drifted back to sleep, and after I laid him on his pillow, I scooted the bed against the wall. Halloween morning was spent preparing for trick-or-treating. Sarah was having another family over, so she set the dining room table with a variety of crafts. Sagan was already in his costume, practicing his Batman moves. I watched for signs of brain damage. By the time the guests arrived, my sister-in-law and I had dressed in our witch costumes. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2026-11-14 11:03:42 | Comments | See topic Carol Perkins Events scheduled for today, November 15, 2026 All events are listed in Central Time. | Submit your upcoming event using our Contact Form.
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Bake Sale on Nov 20 to support Metcalfe Shoebox Mission From Carol Perkins The Annual Shoebox Mission Bake Sale will be held from 9amCT to 3pmCT on Friday, November 20, 2026, in the lobby of Edmonton State Bank, 118 South Main St., Edmonton, KY. Bakers are welcome to bring items on Thursday afternoon or Friday morning. All proceeds go toward shipping for the Metcalfe County Shoebox Mission. There will be a variety of Thanksgiving treats and Christmas prints and shirts for sale. Call Carol or text 270-670-4913 for more information. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-14 10:58:48 | Comments
Dan and Patricia Antle Endowed Scholarship created at LWU By Duane Bonifer Dan Antle '71 knows the value of Lindsey Wilson University. That's why he recently created an endowment to support Green County residents to attend the school. Antle recently started the Dan and Patricia Antle Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship will support Green County residents to attend Lindsey Wilson. "It's important to give local students a chance to get a quality education, and that's what this scholarship will help provide," said Antle. Antle, who is the owner of Reed Brothers Insurance Agency, founded the scholarship through a combination of a direct gift to Lindsey Wilson and a gift through the Lake Area Foundation. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2026-11-14 10:45:23 | Comments | See topic Lindsey Wilson University 
LASIK began with Thanksgiving leftovers The technology behind LASIK eye surgery was not developed by an eye doctor. It came out of a chemistry lab that made computer chips. Rangaswamy Srinivasan studied how ultraviolet light acts on organic materials at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in New York, work tied to the polymers used to etch circuits onto silicon. When ultraviolet excimer lasers became commercially available in 1980, Srinivasan and colleagues James Wynne and Samuel Blum began wondering whether the same beam could cut living tissue without burning it. They needed something to test on. Hamburger from the cafeteria was too rough to read under a microscope. They talked about butterfly wings and goldfish tails. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2026-11-13 15:58:18 | Comments | See topic Health Care  Featured Classified Missing Cat My cat is missing. His name is Ching. He was last seen at my house on Sunday night. My address is 137 Callie Lane. We are by Wither's Event Barn and the Salt House. He is big and fat. He is gray and white. Please if anyone knows where he is please call me. We are so sick that we can't find him. -JoAnn Scott, 270-576-7695 View all classified ads on our Classifieds Page.
Alexavier Garrott named a US Presidential Scholar By Duane Bonifer Lindsey Wilson University student Alexavier Garrott '30 was surprised to learn that he had been named a 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholar. "I kind of assumed I didn't get it, because they said that by June they would have the news out," said Garrott, who is an agribusiness and sustainability and environmental studies double major from Madisonville, Kentucky. But when he received the good news earlier this month, he said it was "a very pleasant surprise." "It just brings to light not just my schoolwork in general but the extracurricular activities and everything else I've set my mind to," said Garrott. The U.S. Department of Education named 161 high school seniors 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars. Garrott was one of five Presidential Scholars from a Kentucky high school. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2026-11-13 13:57:30 | Comments | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
Veterans invited to participate in Christmas Parade From Ellen Zornes, Executive Director Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce All Veterans and Active Military are invited to be our Grand Marshals for this year's Christmas Parade, "An American Christmas." Vehicles will be provided but you must register with the Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce by calling 270-384-6020 or emailing coladair@duo-county.com. The annual Christmas Parade will kick off at 5pmCT on Saturday, December 5, 2026. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-13 13:44:54 | Comments | See topic Christmas
US127 at Wolf Creek Dam to be closed part of Nov 17 From Amber Hale The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will temporarily close U.S. 127 across Wolf Creek Dam (mile point 1.6) from 8amCT to 4pmCT on Tuesday, November 17, 2026. This closure is necessary for ongoing rehabilitation work on the dam's spillway gates. Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead and use alternate routes during the closure. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-13 12:54:37 | Comments
Columbia Adair County Tourism to meet Nov 17 From Paige Nickel, Executive Director Adair County Tourism and Convention Commission The Columbia-Adair County Tourism and Convention Commission will be having their November monthly meeting at NoonCT on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, at the Welcome and Development Center, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-13 12:52:27 | Comments | See topic Local Government
ACMS SBDM Council will meet Nov 19 From Samantha Ellis, Principal Adair County Middle School The ACMS SBDM Council Regular November meeting will be held at 3:30pmCT/4:30pmET on Thursday, November 19, 2026, in the ACMS Conference Room at Adair County Middle School, 510 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-13 10:24:14 | Comments | See topic Education
LWU celebrates 175 years of Moby-Dick To commemorate Herman Melville's classic work, LWU English Department and English honor society transform Cralle Student Union Building into legendary Spouter-Inn. By Duane Bonifer For a few hours on Thursday, November 12, 2026, part of Lindsey Wilson University's Cralle Student Union Building was transformed into a mid-19th century New England whaling-town tavern, where whalers, harpooners and sailors gathered in between nautical adventures. Part of the Cralle SUB was decorated to resemble the fictional Spouter-Inn in celebration of 175 years of Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel, "Moby-Dick; or, The Whale." The Spouter-Inn is the setting where Ishmael, the novel's narrator, seeks shelter after he arrives in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in Chapter 3. "Moby-Dick" reached American readers on November 14, 1851. To celebrate the novel's release and its cultural impact, the LWU English Department and the university's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international honor society for English majors, threw a party. In addition to decorating part of the Cralle SUB, guests were offered nautical-themed food, snacks and drinks, along with activities and a complimentary copy of the novel. Even the weather cooperated, providing a "damp, drizzly November" for patrons to celebrate the literary masterpiece. Guests also took turns reading excerpts of the novel from the Cralle SUB stage. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2026-11-13 10:13:56 | Comments | See topic Lindsey Wilson University Birthdays and Anniversaries for November 15 Happy Anniversary, Chris and Jessica Abrell (1999) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Adam Darnell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Alexis Rodgers | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Allen Glass | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bonnie Lawhorn | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brittany Burton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bryan Morris (1985) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bryce Russell (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Carolyn Ann Parnell Head (1965) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Charlie M. Crawhorn (1972) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Charlotte Kelsay (1989) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Connie Young, Bonnie Lawhorn's twin (1973) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cromer Martin Shive (1910) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Elizabeth Lieske | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Hailey Hare | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Jon Cionko | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joshua Popplewell | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kayla Green | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kendall Melton (2007) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kimberly Slaven | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Linda Christian Ashbrook | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Maghan Riggleman | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mason Louis Pyles (1996) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, McKenna Reid | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Reta Corbin Moss | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, T. J. Wheeler (1987) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Thomas Sears | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tiffany Hammond (1992) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Zachary Morgeson (2004) | (Updates/Corrections)View all birthdays and anniversaries for this month and next month on our Celebrations Page. Submit your birthday or anniversary using our Contact Form.
Columbia-Adair EDA to meet Nov 18 From Larry Walker, Chairman Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority The Columbia-Adair County Economic Development Authority Board will hold the next monthly meeting at 8amCT on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, at the Welcome and Development Center, 201 Burkesville Street, Columbia, KY. Meeting Agenda: Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2026-11-12 17:20:07 | Comments | See topic Local Government
Taylor Co. Fair awarded $100K through KDA program From Atley Smedley Frankfort, KY - The Kentucky Department of Agriculture recently awarded $721,141.45 in grants to nine county fairs to support new construction and revocation projects, including $100,000 for a 40-foot by 72-foot hoop barn, electric, and the purchase of approximately 36 acres for the Taylor County fairgrounds. Any incorporated fair board in Kentucky may apply with the State Aid to Local Agricultural Fairs Program for grants in the amount of $10,000-$100,000. Each grant will fund 75 percent of the total cost of the project, with the local fair board matching the other 25 percent. Each project must be started within 90 days of the date the project was awarded and must be completed within nine months. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2026-11-12 17:16:05 | Comments
Jane Lampton Chapter membership growing Lilly Adams became Jane Lampton Chapter, NSDAR seventh and last application to sign in 2026 under the America 250 Celebration. Her grandmother, Valerie Adams, was the first application signed in 2026. Lilly signed her application on November 12, 2026. Their Patriot ancestor is John Tupman, who along with his crew, was lost at sea during the American Revolution. Who will be next to apply? Come by the Adair County Historical & Genealogical Association Research Center, 307 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY or call 270-380-1024. Valerie Adams says, "Let's see who your ancestors could be! We would love to welcome you into DAR." Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-12 17:04:26 | Comments
2026 Christmas Home Tour is Dec 6 From Ellen Zornes, Executive Director Columbia-Adair County Chamber of Commerce The Columbia-Adair Chamber of Commerce Christmas Home Tour 2026 will be held from 1pmCT to 4pmCT on Sunday, December 6, 2026. The cost is $10 per person (13 and over), and tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance. Homes Featured on the 2026 Tour:
Get your ticket punched at each home to be entered into the grand prize drawing, and register at each stop for additional door prizes. Refreshments will be provided at Southern Nest Realty. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-12 17:01:34 | Comments | See topic Christmas What's Cooking in Columbia Today Click restaurant names for hours, directions, and prices. Betty's Country Cooking MENU 2339 Campbellsville RD, Columbia, KY - Phone 270-384-5664. Bettys is open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 6amCT to 8pmCT, and on Sunday from 8amCT to 3pmCT. Breakfast served anytime. Credit Cards accepted. Non-smoking. On the hot bar today, Sunday, November 15, 2026: Fiesta Mexico of Columbia 819 Jamestown St., Columbia KY. 270-384-6004. Hrs.: 10:30amCT daily; Sun, 11amCT Authentic Mexican Restaurant Sunday Special: Burrito Fiesta, $8.99 Black Stallion Steakhouse 202 Will Walker Rd., Columbia, KY. 270-380-1800. Open seven days a week 11am to 10pmCT. Nonsmoking. Credit cards accepted. Private rooms available. Full Bar Seating, Beer & Wine, 7-days a week Black Stallion is open today from 11amCT to 9pmCT! Acapulco Authentic Mexican Grill Columbia - Russell Springs - Nancy | Offering excellent, authentic Mexican food 7-days-a-week. Express specials five days a week, plus appetizers salads, soups, a children's menu and desserts! Try a dinner combination and choose from beef, pork, chicken, or seafood, or select a vegetarian combination anytime.
Travel: Jenny Wilson Byrd Memorial Trail By Veronica Arnold A short drive to Glasgow area hosts this lovely trail. It is a one-way in and back. The first part is up and down on paths like this one below, and then steep slippery bits with some cables hung to help hikers navigate the path. Then there is a long easy walk at the base of a cornfield for roughly a mile and a half. Woods again and bottom land alongside a creek for the last bit. It is roughly 4 miles one way, but hikers can turn around at any point and go back. I'd say this path is a moderate path, but when the leaves have fallen and the path is sort of hidden it gets more difficult. We used a hiking app to ensure we stayed on the public trail and didn't venture into private property. Deer and other wildlife was all through the woods. The fall colors and comfortable temps made it a lovely hike. Family fun, free and healthy! Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-12 16:48:47 | Comments
Fall receives KCA Outstanding College/Career Counselor Award By Duane Bonifer To Lindsey Wilson University employee Mamadou Fall '08, receiving a prestigious statewide award from the counseling profession says little about him and more about his employer. Fall was presented the Kentucky Counseling Association's Outstanding College/Career Counselor Award, which is given annually to a professional counselor in the commonwealth whose speciality is college and career guidance. Fall was presented with the award on November 7, 2026, at the end of the Kentucky Counseling Association's annual three-day meeting, held in Louisville. Article continues... click here to read the whole article, or to share, print, or bookmark it. 2026-11-12 16:47:10 | Comments | See topic Lindsey Wilson University
Groundbreaking at GRCP on Nov 19 From Larry Walker, Chairman Columbia Adair County Economic Development Authority The Columbia Adair County Economic Development Authority will hold a ground breaking event for the new speculative building on the build-ready pad site in Green River Commerce Park on Development Drive in Columbia, KY at 3pmCT on Thursday November 19, 2026. The public is invited to attend. Click here to share, print, or bookmark this article. 2026-11-12 12:10:43 | Comments | See topic Local Government Last 10 Posted Obituaries:
Remembrances for November 15 In Memory Birthday, Buford R. (Smitty) Smith, Adair Co., KY (1924-2019) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Roy C. Miller, 78, Russell Co., KY (1931) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, McKinley Ray Carpenter, 72, Casey Co., KY (1937) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margarete Beard Neat, Casey Co., KY; Adair Co., KY native (1916-2011) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Clemontine Thompson, Green Co., KY (1933) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Cuvier S. Scott, 100, Adair Co., KY (1911) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Nelda Lafawn Philpot Nettles, Cumberland Co., KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gladys Barnett, Taylor Co., KY (1921) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Janice Eads Pevely, Casey County, KY (1949) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda K. Spieker, Adair County, KY (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Betty Foster, Adair County, KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Darren Thomas Moore, Adair County, KY (1978-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Billy Gene Blankenship, Taylor County, KY (1936-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nancy Aria (Ara) Mullins, 97, Taylor Co., KY (1917-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Marie Coons, 60, Russell Co., KY (1955-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Margaret McIntyre Kimbler, 74, Adair Co., KY/Cumberland native (1942-2014) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Brenda Fay Lawless, 66, Russell County, KY/Adair Co., KY native (1950-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Gary Burke, Jr., Liberty, KY (1966-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Josh Cochran, 25, Taylor County, KY (1988-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Linda Lawless Ashbrook, 74, Russell County, KY (1943-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charlie (Bubby) Crawhorn, 53, Columbia, KY (1972-2026) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Della Daugherty Snedaker, 73, Cumberland County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Everett Ezra Long (1940) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Hattie Lois Clark (1897-1978) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Louise Foley Grider, 78, Russell Springs, KY (1942-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Margaret Bryant Grider (1846-1936) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Nona Marie Grider Cook (1924-1996) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Stuart Craig Hare (1975-2006) | (Updates/Corrections) |
 
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