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Daily News for Thursday, April 14, 2016
Hope for downtown Columbia historic district? By Linda Waggener Could it be it is now time for downtown Columbia to be polished, repaired and filled with more activity in empty buildings? I have to admit I have hope because of the transition taking place on the corner of Jamestown Street. Restoration in recent years on the public squares in Greensburg, Edmonton and on Campbellsville's Main Street shows we have work to do in Columbia's historic district. Deterioration of the old downtown began in my memory in the 1970s when retail began to move to the "then new Columbia" at the top of Jamestown hill where Tractor Supply is now, closing off retail sales on the public square. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 21:04:48 | Comments | Printable version
Larry Silcox, 77, Knifley, KY (1938-2016) 
He was a member of Knifley Christian Church, a carpenter and enjoyed serving as a handyman in the Knifley and Roley area. He was a native of Indianapolis, IN, and a resident of Knifley, KY, at the time of his death. He was the son of the late Herman & Eunice Brown Silcox. His wife, Sue Tucker Silcox, survives. He leaves 18 direct living descendants.Click on headline for complete obituary Larry Silcox, 77, of Knifley, KY, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at 2:45pmET, at the U.K. Chandler Medical Center in Lexington, KY. Funeral service for Larry Silcox will be Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 11amCT, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY, with Bro. Hugh Withers and Bro. Raymond Martin officiating. Burial will be in Humpress-Hovious Cemetery in Knifley, KY. Visitation will be 5pm-8pmCT, Friday, Apriil 15, 2016, at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 15:29:37 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Advice on who to ask on open burning laws Steve Tupman writes: I'm not sure how the laws work in fire season. Contact the Division for Air Quality in Bowling Green 270-746-7475. - Steve TupmanComments re article 82522 Reader wants help on need for burning permit 2016-04-14 13:32:05 | Comments | Printable version
Modified sweet corn planter available to local growers New piece of equipment provided by Extension Service, Janes Fertilizer, and Adair County Farm Bureau to help growers supply fresh corn to meet growing local demand Click on headline for complete story with photo By Nick Roy Adair County Agent for Agriculture & Natural Resources In Adair County, fresh sweet corn is a crowd favorite at the Farmers Market. However, supply has not been able to meet demand in recent years. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 12:22:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Farm and Garden
Reader wants help on need for burning permit Maury Lewis writes: Do I need a burning permit to burn limbs that have fallen in my yard or from cut tree limbs. I live in the country out off of Hwy 92 and I know some people were burning yesterday from cleaning off land. I have some trees but no woodlands close by. Maury Lewis. - Maury LewisAnybody able to answer with authority? 2016-04-14 12:04:28 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Letters and Reader Feedback
Carl Eugene Melton, Casey Co., KY (1956-2016) Carl was employed in the automotive industry and a member of Poplar Grove Baptist Church. He was a native of Casey County, KY, and a resident of the county at the time of his death. His wife, Rebecca McCubbins Melton, survives. He leaves nine direct living descendants Click on headline for complete obituary Carl Eugene Melton, age 59, of Liberty, KY, passed away on Tuesday April 12, 2016 at the Russell County Hospital, Russell Springs, KY. Graveside Services will be held 1pmCT/2pmET, Monday April 18, 2016 at Melton Cemetery, with Bro. Brent Huggins officiating. Burial will be in the Melton Cemetery. Visitation will be held 12pmNoonCT/1pmET, Monday April 18, 2016 at Melton Cemetery. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 11:57:16 | Comments | Printable version
LWC Men's Basketball signs Zach Reeves for 2016-17 season Reeves is a standout in the classroom, too Click on headline for story/photo By Charles Balcom COLUMBIA, KY - The Lindsey Wilson men's basketball program added high school senior Zach Reeves for the upcoming 2016-17 season, head coach Paul Peck announced on Thursday. Reeves, originally from Rolesville, North Carolina, joins the Blue Raiders from the highly-touted Christ School in Arden, NC, where 23 student-athletes have signed or gone on to play collegiate basketball since 2009. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 11:27:35 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Sports
Louise Garner, 75, Jamestown, KY (1940-2016) She was a homemaker and the daughter ofthe late Oscar Miller and Fannie Burchett Miller and the widow of Kirby Garner. She leaves two direct living descendants. Click on headline for complete obituary Louise Garner, 75, Miller Road, Jamestown, KY, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at the RussellCounty Hospital, Russell Springs, KY. Funeral services will be at the H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel, 202 N Main Street, Jamestown, KY, at 11amCT, Saturday, April 16, 2016 with Bro. Larry Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Kimbler Cemetery, Jamestown, KY. Visitation will be after 5pmCT, Friday, April 15, 2016, at the funeral home. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 11:08:44 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
The Green Wildflower Mystery for CM - It's bloodroot We asked what was about to happen - and answer is we were to late See also: Wikipedia: Sanguinaria Page Candler writes: It's already happened, I'm afraid. That's bloodroot, after the perky little white bloom. --Page CandlerComments re photo 65910 Plant is a mystery to us Do you know whats about to happen 2016-04-14 08:59:28 | Comments | Printable version
Louisville at night from the ISS Astronaut Tim Kopra tweeted this photo taken from the International Space Station as it passed over Louisville last night. Kopra is a Colonel in the United States Army, a NASA astronaut, and the current commander of the International Space Station. Kopra is married to Dawn Kaye Lehman of Lewisburg, Kentucky. Clicking on the photo will open a slightly larger version. In the photo, the Ohio River runs from top to bottom of the frame, just left of center.
2016-04-14 08:46:12 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
BJ Fudge takes time out of busiest week to send Wildflower tip Billy Joe Fudge took time out of two of the busiest weeks of his life, getting ready for the 2016 Plow Day at Homeplace on Green River, to offer a tip for Linda Waggener when one has an immediate need to identify wildflowers of Kentucky: US wildflowers.comwfquery.php?State=KYHomeplace on Green River Plow Day and Spring Festival Saturday, April 23, 2016, 8am-1pmCT/9am-2pmCT at Homeplace on Green River KY, between Columbia and Campbellsville, KY, at 5807 New Columbia Road, Campbellsville, KY. Free Admission. $5 parking. - ANITA REESE 2016-04-14 07:44:27 | Comments | Printable version
Vicki Leibeck's Story: Impact of Academic Team on ACHS Alum Introduction to the "Academic Team," made huge difference for new Adair Countian, then age 12. 'Little did I know then that this ambiguous term would come to define my life. ' - VICKI LEIBECK. There is a financial cost to participate in A-Team activities. If you would like to assist in the day-to-day year-long efforts to keep our county's Academic Team success going, you can send donations to Adair County Academic Team, 526 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY 42728 Next earlier story in this series: Academic Team Student Testimonial: Eli Jackson's story By Vicki Leibeck When I was 12 years old, my family moved more than 800 miles cross country from Florida to Kentucky. After that move I felt very lost and out of place until the middle school guidance counselor approached me about something called "Academic Team." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 07:12:21 | Comments | Printable version
Site news: As Freecycling on CM nears 9th birthday - a special ad It's fitting today, as Freecycling on CM is now almost nine years old (See: Barbara Armitage proposes: Freecycling (recycling) from July 2007) that one of the finest opportunities ever, ownership of a Dominique Rooster trained on the Cool Springs Road Road farm belonging to Guy & Aline Babin is available today in the classification Free Cycling. We're hoping to add a photo during the day, and in the meantime have imbedded a YouTube video for your entertainment. The category is free. The items listed are free. And we have to warn, there are free postings, but more often than not, no listings items are taken so quickly. Instead of Spring Cleaning and paying someone to haul off your useful but no longer needed items, why not share the unwanted bounty with someone who needs. Everybody wins. To post our Freecycling ad, use any Contact/Submit button, and, if you need help, call us at 270-250-2730. 2016-04-14 06:54:51 | Comments | Printable version
CHS partners with AdvanceKentucky to expand AP course offerings 'While Campbellsville High School currently offers several AP courses, as a result of this partnership, even more will be available for the 2016-2017 school year. Courses include computer science, biology, English, U.S. history and much more.' Click on headline for complete story Calen McKinney> Campbellsville High School students will soon have the chance to take even more advanced classes to prepare for college. CHS recently formed a partnership with AdvanceKentucky to expand its lineup of Advanced Placement course offerings. As a result, students who take the courses and then pass subsequent exams will receive cash rewards for doing so. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 06:32:30 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Education
Sue Carol Cutrell Reynolds, 62, Summer Shade, KY (1954-2016) She was a cosmetologist. She was a native of Tennessee and a resident of Kentucky at the time of her death. Her husband, Benny Reynolds, survives. Click on headline for complete obituary Sue Carol Cutrell Reynolds, age 62, of Summer Shade, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 16, 2016, at 1pmCT, at the McMurtrey Funeral Home, 2232 Summer Shade Road, Summer Shade, KY, with Brother Mark Parks officiating. Burial will follow in the Summer Shade Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, April 15, 2016 3p8pmCT, and on Saturday, April 16, 2016 after 8amCT until time of services. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 04:31:58 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Beth Paige Herron, Taylor Co., KY (1984-2016) Beth had made a profession of faith in Christ and was baptized at Robinson Creek Baptist Church and was attending Beech Grove Baptist Church. She was a native of Taylor County, KY, and a resident of county at the time of her death in Taylor County. She leaves one direct living descendant, a daughter, Kelsey Powell Click on headline for complete obituary Beth Paige Herron, age 31, of Campbellsville, KY, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 after a brief illness. Private graveside services at Jones Chapel Cemetery are under the direction of Lyon-DeWitt-Berry Funeral Home, 503 E Main Street, Campbellsville, KY. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 04:18:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
Ella B. McQueen, 91, Kings Mountain, KY (1924-2016) 
She was the matriarch of a highly regarded family. She was the daughter of the late Willie & Martha Jane Sims. She is survived by her husband of 74 years, Norman Junior McQueen. She leaves 18 direct living descendants spanning four generations. She was a homemaker and a member of Indian Creek Baptist ChurchClick on headline for complete obituary Ella B. McQueen, age 91, of Kings Mountain, KY, passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Baptist Health Paducah. Funeral Services will be held 12pmCT/1pmET, Saturday April 16, 2016 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel, 142 KY Hwy 49, Liberty, KY. Bro. Linville Hatter officiating. Burial will be in the K.P. Hall Cemetery. Visitation will be held 9amCT/10amET, Saturday April 16, 2016 at Bartle Funeral Home Chapel. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 04:00:45 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Obituaries
JIM: Warm memories of Edd & Helen Williams Family memories from over 80 years ago in Russell County, KY Related: JIM: As today, improved transportation was issue 100 years ago By JIM George Helm, whose blacksmith shop drew mention in the News article about the new Crocus-to-Montpelier road, was my older half-brother's grandfather. Brother often stayed with George and Malissa, his grandmother, and spoke fondly of them all his life. He also spoke with great kindness about an old black couple, Edd & Helen Williams - Uncle Edd & Aunt Heel'n (that's the way her name was pronounced locally) as he called them - who lived nearby. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 03:41:42 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Local History
Gov Bevin makes statement on budget compromise Related link: Lawmakers reach deal on state budget at WKYT.com FRANKFORT, KY (Thu -14 Apr, 2016) - The following is a statement from the Governor's Office on the budget compromise: "We thank Senate President Stivers, House Speaker Stumbo and the members of the conference committee for the hard work that was put into this budget agreement. For the first time in decades, we can say that Kentucky is investing in our pension system in a meaningful way. We look forward to reviewing the details of the compromise and its final passage." 2016-04-14 02:36:14 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Kentucky
Chief Cross says CPD will double down in wake of heroin bust Russell County, KY, Man arrested in Columbia, KY, on allegation of trafficking in Heroin after ongoing investigation. Issuance of warrants and/or arrests are not findings of guilt. An individual charged by police or in a warrant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at some later criminal proceeding. By Ofc. Josh Brockman PIO Columbia Police Department, Chief, Jason Cross Columbia Police Department has arrested a Russell County man on Trafficking Heroin charges after an ongoing investigation resulted in a traffic stop of a suspected dealer. Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 01:27:55 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Police and Fire Reports
Today, THURSDAY with CM, 14 Apr 2016 Here's a link to Today's Events Haiku by Robert Stone for April 14, 2016: Young want to have fun,--Robert Stone, Thursday, 14 April 2016. -1000 haiku countdown finished, now for some more days, Day 1675 2016-04-14 00:54:29 | Comments | Printable version | See topic Today
Robert Cumming: Hard search, but no Sheephouse at Arch found Robert Cumming writes: Ed regarding rock house arch "sheephouse" cave entrance; Danny Buster and I looked at the area up and down the ridge in the winter time as close as we physically could get without rappelling and also with binoculars from the riverbank and never could find any narrow cracks or cave opening according to the oldtimers rock house "sheephouse" legend. - Robert CummingComments re article 82485 Robert Cumming Stories of cavelike opening near Top of Arch 2016-04-14 00:51:52 | Comments | Printable version
Pounds for Hounds Recycle Bins for Green River Animal Shelter Success of Green River Animal Shelter is drawing new ideas for the shelter By Cynthia A Meyer Ed, As I was scrolling through Columbia Magazine I read in the article "Green River Animal Shelter had a good March 2016" that "The shelter reported $2,330 in receipts, which includes $1,690.00 in adoption fees, $100 in surrender fees, donations of $10 and sponsorships of $530.00." Article continues... click title or click here to read whole article. 2016-04-14 00:48:41 | Comments | Printable version Birthdays and Anniversaries for April 14 Happy Anniversary, L.G. (d. Mar. 20, 2012), and Fay McKinley (1951) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Adam Humphress (1991) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Brad Kelsay | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Bryan S. New (1969) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Camdon Harvey (2006) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cassie Richard Pyles (2003) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Christine Patton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Cole Schmidt | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Courtney Coomer | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ethan McGaha Froedge | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Joe Smith | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kayla Thomas (1998) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Kyle Murphy (2000) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Mary Susan Coomer | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Melissa Ann Rooks | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Rodney Burton (1977) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ronnie Loy | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Ruby " Nanny" Stocton | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Suzanne Ince (1981) | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Tammy L. Morgeson | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Terry Curry | (Updates/Corrections) Happy Birthday, Terry Roberts | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Arretus Eades, 94, Russell County, KY (1921-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jonah Elias Reed, newborn infant, (d 14 Apr 2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rex Kelly Green Co., KY (1934) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Barbara Jean Deener, Taylor Co., KY (1923) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Wayne Kemp, Gradyville, KY (1947) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, L.G. "Peanut" McKinley, Adair Co., KY (1928) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mattie Frances Noe, Green County, KY (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mr. Jerome Loy, Green County, KY (1934-2012) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Miss Angel Ana-Lei Davis, 20, Green County, KY (1992 | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dorothy Elizabeth Harris Shirley, Green Co., KY (1919-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Joe Will Kerr, Taylor Co., KY (1930-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Goldie G. Conover, 82, Russell Springs, KY (1931-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Richard D. West, Adair County, KY (1949-2013) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mrs. Janice (Jan) Watson Key, Cumberland Co., KY (1945-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In memory birthday, Ola Mae Richards, Green Co., KY (1929-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marcella Bloyd Milby, Green Co., KY (1933-2015) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Winnie Milby Rayburn, 72, Green County, KY (1943-2016) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Donald "Don" Hale, 83, Russell Co., KY (1933-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Alta Hensley, Taylor Co., KY/Hart Co., KY native (1926-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry (Buck) Nelson Compton, 71, Metcalfe Co., KY (1946-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, James Lee - Jimmy - Shadoan, Pulaski Co., KY (1941-2017) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Rodney R. Price, Casey County, KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mel Gilbert, 77, Taylor County, KY (1940-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Norvin Ruford Hurt, Metcalfe County, KY (1927-2018) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Bess Meeks, 55, Yosemite, KY (1965-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Charles E. Lloyd, 86, Columbia, KY (1937-2023) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dean Minor, 74, Campbellsville, KY (1947-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Dovie Melton, Cumberland County, KY (1946-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ernest Curry, Adair County native (1942-2009) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ernest Streeval (1932) | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, George Ison, Jr., 98, Russell Springs, KY (1922-2020) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Henry Milton Jones, Jr., 88, Campbellsville, KY (1933-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Jerry Wayne Kelsay, Adair County, KY (1951-2018) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marion (Derby) Smith, 88, Columbia, KY (1933-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Marlene Corbin Bell, Taylor Co., KY/Adair Co., KY native (1957-2014) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Mary Victoria (Vickie) Loy Green, Adair Co., KY (1938) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ola Milby Sharp, 96, Greensburg, KY (1925-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Phillip Dale Grider, Russell County, KY (1942-2019) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Ruby Floyd, Casey Co., KY (1931) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Shannon Durham, Yosemite, Casey County, KY Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Thelma Jesee Davis, 89, Metcalfe Co., KY native (1933-2022) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Travis Eugene Bryant, 75, Columbia, KY (1946-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) In Memory Birthday, Virl Goode, 92, Columbia, KY (1928-2021) Obituary | (Updates/Corrections) Events scheduled for Thursday, April 14, 2016 All events are listed in Central Time. 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