Carter to lead LWU Sport Performance Program 2026-06-23 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Courtney Carter, one of Kentucky's leading voices in college sport and higher education, has been named to lead Lindsey Wilson University's sport performance program. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Adair Co. on edge of Resident Bear Range in Kentucky 2026-06-23 - Frankfort, KY - Photo courtesy Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife . Black Bear distribution in Kentucky, based on reports from 2020-2026. Sightings of black bears have recently been occurring in neighborhoods, backyards, urban areas, and even on dash cams and doorbell cameras in areas of Kentucky not accustomed to seeing many of them. Biologists and game wardens with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources want the public to know that this is normal bear behavior and encourage the public to learn more about Kentucky bears to better understand and live safely with them. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Reception kicked of Mark Twain Storytelling Festival 2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. A reception in the Lindsey Wilson University W.W. Slider Humanities Center on Friday June 19, 2025, kicked off the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival. The event celebrated the art of storytelling, along with Mark Twain's Columbia roots. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Kayla Koerner emceed the MTS Festival 2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Adair County Elementary School teacher Kayla Koerner serves as emcee of the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival, held Saturday, June 20, 2026, at Lindsey Wilson University's V.P. Henry Auditorium. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Arts Admin students and Mayor Hoots 2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Columbia Mayor Pamela Hoots, far right, was joined on Friday, June 19, 2026, in the Lindsey Wilson University W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall by the four Lindsey Wilson students whose arts administration class project led to the Mark Twain Storytelling Festival. From left: Shiane Lussier '26 of Bremen, Kentucky; Leif Honaker '27 of Columbia; Gage Carnes '26 of Jamestown, Kentucky; Sabrina Ruiz '26 of Louisville, Kentucky; and Hoots. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mixed greens make beautiful gardens 2026-06-22 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Donna Rieder. Donna writes, "This is one of two matching mixed gardens in front of my main barn. It contains Blue Lake bush beans in front, followed by purple butterfly bushes, with a strip of cosmos-and-wildflowers in back, and anchored on each end with a blueberry bush and two lavender plants. I love mixing flowers and edibles in the same bed!" Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Mike Watson tells history of the Field House for MTS Festival 2026-06-22 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Lindsey Wilson University. Standing in front of the Field House, Adair County native and historian Mike Watson wraps up the inaugural Mark Twain Storytelling Festival with a history of the Field House and the Lampton and Clemens families on Saturday, June 20, 2026. Located on Reed Street, the Field House was where John Marshall and Columbia native Jane Lampton Clemens lived after they were married in 1823. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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