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A 73-year-old female is the latest Adair County resident to die after having the coronavirus and the Lake Cumberland District Health Department reports that she is indirectly related to Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor. No specifics were given.

This makes the 18th death in Adair County, with 15 people who died being residents and two being employees at Summit Manor.

The LCDHD reported three new cases today, a 72-year-old female at Summit Manor, a 75-year-old male resident of a nursing home in Pulaski County and a 39-year-old female from Taylor County who worked as a contract employee at a nursing home in Jackson County,

The Jackson County facility is also owned by Signature Healthcare. That facility has had 40 residents test positive, 23 staff test positive, and has had 16 residents die from COVID-19, according to state records. The Signature Healthcare facility in Morgantown has reported 89 positive residents, 41 positive staff and 10 resident deaths. The latest Signature Healthcare facility to report positive cases is in Winchester, where 13 residents and five staff were reported as positive on Monday, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. Those positive results followed after the state required all long-term health care facilities to be tested.

Statewide, COVID-19 has led to more than 1,400 resident and staff infections and 200 deaths at 96 nursing homes since March, the Herald-Leader reported.

The Adair County Clerk’s Office is closed Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

Mail-in method of voting only applies to the June 23, 2020 Primary Election, which is pursuant to Executive Order 2020-296. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to call the office 270-384-2801 or email Lisa.Greer@ky.gov

Common questions:

When is the last day to register to vote? Tuesday, May 26, at 4:00 p.m.

How can I register? Call our office at 270-384-2801 and we will help you, or go online at GoVoteKy.com.

Can I change my party and still be eligible to vote during the Primary Election Cycle? No, the deadline was December 31, 2019; however, you can change any time after June 23.

When will the secure online portal be available to request an absentee ballot? We are told May 22, 2020.

What is the address of Online Portal to request absentee ballot? GoVoteKy.com

Do I have to wear a mask to vote in person? In accordance with CDC guidelines, we are asking the voter (if possible) to wear a facial covering to protect the election officers, fellow voters and yourself. All election officers will have facial coverings.

Do I have to request a ballot or will it automatically be mailed? You will not be mailed a ballot unless you request a ballot to be mailed.

How can I request a mail-in ballot?

• Phone: 270-384-2801
• Email: lisa.greer@ky.gov
• govoteky.com (tentative May 22, 2020)

What information do I need to request an absentee ballot?

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Phone number
• Address

What are the steps required after I request my ballot to be mailed?

• You will be mailed an application, which has to be signed by you the voter that so your information and signature can be verified. An envelope will be included with postage to return application.
• Once the application is returned, you will be mailed a ballot with instructions included and a postage paid envelope to mail the ballot.

Do I have to provide postage for returning ballots? No, postage is provided.

Can I personally pick up a ballot? Yes, call the office with instructions and dates.

Does my ballot have to be mailed back or can I drop it off?

• Ballots can be dropped off in a secure ballot box located within the Adair County Clerk’s Office, 424 Public Square, Ste1, Columbia KY 42728. We are currently waiting on delivery of drop off ballot box that should be in place once we open back to the public on June 1, 2020.

What is the last date to request an absentee ballot to be mailed? Applications must be received and mailed by Monday, June 15, 2020.

If I want to vote in person?

• One centralized location: Adair County Annex Basement, 424 Public Square, Columbia KY 42728

When can I vote in person if I choose not to vote by mail-in absentee ballot?

• June 8 – 22
• Monday – Friday, from 8:00 a.m. CST to 4:00 p.m. CST
• Saturday (June 13 and June 20) from 8:00 a.m. CST to 11:00 a.m. CST

If I choose not to request an absentee ballot to be mailed, can I vote in person before Election Day during the times available? Yes.

Will I be able to vote in person June 23 Election Day, if I choose not to vote by absentee ballot? Yes.

• One centralized location: Adair County Annex Basement, 424 Public Square, Columbia KY 42728
• Time: 6:00 a.m. CST to 6:00 p.m. CST

If I vote by absentee ballot is my signature verified? Yes, before the ballot is counted.

Will I be ask to confirm identity if voting in person? Yes, please have one of these out and ready:

• Quickest way is by your driver’s license
• Personal acquaintance with election officer
• Social security card
• Credit Card
• Any ID card with picture and signature of voter
• Any Kentucky State government issued ID card and
• Any United States government issued ID card

 

NOTICE: DEADLINE DRAWING NEAR FOR CANDIDATES NEEDING TO FILE FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION

Tuesday June 2, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. CST is the filing deadline for any candidates that will be appearing on the November General Election.

Offices include:

• Soil Conservation positions
• School Board positions
• City Council
• Packets may be picked up at my office during normal business hours Monday-Friday
• Call the office 270-384-2801 to make arrangements to pick up packets

 

Death Marks the 15th resident to Die at Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor

A resident of Signature Healthcare at Summit Manor died today following complications from the coronavirus. The 83-year-old female had been released and considered free of the virus but later succumbed to lasting complications caused by COVID-19, according to the Lake Cumberland District Health Department.

There were no new cases reported in the 10-county area today. Four people were released from isolation, two from Russell County, one from Pulaski and one from Taylor.

Seventeen people from Adair County have died from the virus, 15 residents and two employees at Summit Manor. There have been a total of 94 cases reported in the county, with one active case being an individual in the community. Of the 94 cases, 67 have been identified as nursing home residents and 15 have been identified as nursing home staff. Several others have been identified as family or friends of employees, with only three cases in the county not in some way related to the nursing home.

Of the Adair County cases, 8 are considered active or current while 69 people have been released from isolation.

 

LCDHD MAY 19, 2020 UPDATE:

 

 

 

 

May 19, 2020

Reminders from the Clerk’s Office

We will be closed Monday, May 25, 2020 in the observance of Memorial Day

NOTICE: DEADLINE DRAWING NEAR FOR CANDIDATES NEEDING TO FILE FOR NOVEMBER ELECTION

Tuesday June 2, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. CST is the filing deadline for any candidates that will be appearing on the November General Election.

Offices include:

• Soil Conservation positions
• School Board positions
• City Council
• Packets may be picked up at my office during normal business hours Monday-Friday
• Call the office 270-384-2801 to make arrangements to pick up packets

 

Reminder this method of voting only applies to the June 23, 2020 Primary. Which is pursuant to Executive Order 2020-296. As always if you have any questions please feel free to call the office 270-384-2801 or email Lisa.Greer@ky.gov

Common questions:

When is the last day to register to vote? Tuesday, May 26, at 4:00 p.m.

How can I register? Call our office at 270-384-2801 and we will help you, or go online at Go.VoteKy.com

Can I change my party and still be eligible to vote during the Primary Election Cycle? No, the deadline was December 31, 2019; however, you can change any time after June 23.

When will the secure online portal be available to request an absentee ballot? We are told May 22, 2020

What is the address of Online Portal to request absentee ballot? GoVoteKy.com

Do I have to wear a mask to vote in person? In accordance with CDC guidelines, we are asking the voter (if possible) to wear a facial covering to protect the Election Officers, fellow voters, and yourself. All Election Officers will have facial coverings.

Do I have to request a ballot or will it automatically be mailed? You will not be mailed a ballot unless you request a ballot to be mailed

How can I request a mail-in ballot?

• Phone: 270-384-2801
• Email: Greer@ky.gov
• com ( tentative May 22, 2020)

What information do I need to request an absentee ballot?

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Phone number
• Address

What are the steps required after I request my ballot to be mailed?

• You will be mailed a application which has to be signed by you the voter, so your information and signature can be verified, envelope will be included with postage to return application
• Once the application is returned you will be mailed a ballot, with instructions included and postage paid envelopes to mail ballot

Do I have to provide postage for returning ballots? No, postage is provided

Can I personally pick up a ballot?

• Yes call the office with instructions and dates

Does my ballot have to be mailed back or can I drop it off?

• Ballot can be dropped off in a secure ballot box located within the Adair County Clerk’s Office, 424 Public Square, Ste1, and Columbia KY. We are currently waiting on delivery of drop off ballot box and should be in place once we open back to the public, June 1, 2020

What is the last date to request an absentee ballot to be mailed?   Applications must be received and mailed by Monday, June 15, 2020

If I want to vote in person?

• One centralized location: Adair County Annex Basement, 424 Public Square, Columbia KY 42728

When can I vote in person if I choose not to vote by mail-in absentee ballot?

• June 8^th -22^nd
• Monday-Friday, from 8:00 a.m. CST to 4:00 p.m. CST
• Saturday ( June 13^th and June 20^th) from 8:00 a.m. CST to 11:00 a.m. CST

If I choose not to request an absentee ballot to be mailed, can I vote in person before Election Day during the times available? Yes

Will I be able to vote in person June 23 Election Day, if I choose not to vote by absentee ballot? Yes

• One centralized location: Adair County Annex Basement, 424 Public Square, Columbia KY 42728
• Time: 6:00 a.m. CST to 6:00 p.m. CST

If I vote by absentee ballot is my signature verified? Yes, before the ballot is counted

Will I be ask to confirm identity if voting in person? Yes, please have one of these out and ready

• Quickest way is by your driver’s license
• Personal acquaintance with election officer
• Social security card
• Credit Card
• Any ID card with picture and signature of voter
• Any Kentucky State government issued ID card and
• Any United States government issued ID card

Adair County Deputy Sheriff Derek Padgett and Sheriff Josh Brockman took Gary Firkins, 54, of Columbia into custody at a remote farm house 17 miles from Columbia in Cumberland County at 11:26 a.m. on Monday, May 18.

The arrest stems from Deputy Padgett’s investigation into the sexual abuse of two male juveniles in Adair County.

Furkin was lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail and charged with six counts of sexual abuse in the 1st degree.

The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Child Protective Services and the investigation is ongoing.