Mayor Pam Hoots and County Judge Executive Larry Russell Bryant sign a proclamation declaring June as Dairy month in Columbia and Adair County. Back from left Robin Hancock, FFA Advisor, Brittany …

Easton Jessie, a recent Adair County graduate, has signed to continue his football career at Gardner-Webb University, a division one school. Jessie was recruited by other universities but ultimately …

Around 100 Adair County students from kindergarten through eighth grade took a field trip to the Louisville Zoo. Heather Dudley, Family Resource Coordinator at Adair County Primary Center, said that …

HODGENVILLE, Ky. (June 15, 2025) – Kentucky State Police (KSP) responded to a single-vehicle collision in LaRue County Saturday afternoon that resulted in a fatality. On June 14, at …

Paducah, KY – A Hopkinsville, Kentucky man was sentenced on June 11, 2025, to a total of 9 years in federal prison for conspiring to traffic in fentanyl and violating his federal supervised …

Somerset resident will be first director of choral activities at Lindsey Wilson University. COLUMBIA, KY. (06/10/2025) When Jennifer Bersaglia was helping to find a director of choral activities …

During the month of June, we celebrate the farmers who produce the safe and nutritious products produced from milk.  Adair County is home to 19 dairy farmers who milk a total of 3,600 …

"The fact that beef and cattle prices across all classes marked new records in 2024, despite steady to larger supplies, is a testament to the strength of demand for U.S. beef"  The cattle cycle …

May is National Beef Month, and possibly the best time to look back at the country's short but impactful cattle drive history, which began around 1866 and ended in the 1890s. "The biggest legacy of …

No sooner had the final chair been put in storage in Biggers Sports Center and the last discarded commencement program had been picked up and tossed into a garbage bin did Lindsey Wilson College …

Lindsey Wilson College student Reilly Wells '26 is rarely speechless. But the student leader recently found herself searching for the right words to describe the feelings of receiving one …

Graduates at the final commencement weekend held by Lindsey Wilson College were reminded of the importance of community support during wartime and the transformative power of higher education. …

Top Leadership Awards go to Caitlin Higdon '25 of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Mia Weigel '25 of Danville, Kentucky, and Reilly Wells '26 of Columbia.

One of Lindsey Wilson College's more popular undergraduate majors is now available online. Beginning with the 2025-26 school year, the Lindsey Wilson bachelor of arts degree in communication will be …

  Memorial ceremony observes 31 fallen KSP troopers and officers and 6 highway patrolmen FRANKFORT, Ky. (May 22, 2025) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police …

WISE RECOGNIZED AS 2025  KENTUCKY FAMILY CHAMPION As Senate Majority Floor Leader, helped drive pro-family,  pro-faith, and fiscally responsible bills to the finish line …

“We were very fortunate and blessed compared to the injuries, fatalities and damages in other areas,” said Emergency Management Director Grant Loy. “We had some trees fall into …

June 11, 2025 Judge Michael Loy Charles E. Black Jr, 26, assault, 2nd degree. Defendant was given ROR (2018) Daniel L. Murphy, 20, burglary, 1st degree; criminal mischief, 1st degree. …

June 16, 2025 Judge Michael Loy Devin M. Kaylor, 23, assault 4th degree domestic violence, minor injury. Plea of not guilty, pretrial conference set for June 25 (2025) Sarah Lee-Ellen …

Judge Michael Loy Rebecca Thrower, 35, fleeing or evading police, 3rd degree; escape, 2nd degree; theft by unlawful taking or disposition all others. Plea of not guilty, preliminary hearing set …

Pamela Kay Fudge of Columbia to Crystal Lynette Cain of Somerset.  Property located in Adair County described as being 1.170 acres more or less on Harrod’s Fork Circle.  For and in …