BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The first Latin American and Caribbean Festival in the area kicks off Sept. 12 in Bowling Green. Created by the Hispanic Community Alliance of Bowling Green, the festival plans to display a taste of many cultures. Columbia, Honduras, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador are just to name a few cultures that will be represented in...

Lindsey Wilson University President William T. Luckey Jr., Adair County Athletic Director Tyler Maskill ’21 reflect on how playing baseball helped shape their careers outside the lines.  by Duane Bonifer  COLUMBIA, KY. (09/04/2026) If wins and losses — and championships — stick with a student-athlete for life, so do the [...]

‘Giving our students an opportunity like this to showcase their work fills a gap in our school.’  by Duane Bonifer  COLUMBIA, KY. (09/04/2026) Lindsey Wilson University students in the School of Mathematics & Sciences now have a new outlet to showcase their research.  The Lindsey Wilson Journal of Mathematics and [...]

Students and faculty meet, greet and eat over homemade Spanish dishes.  by Duane Bonifer  COLUMBIA, KY. (09/04/2026) The tastes and sounds of Spanish culture were on display during the Thursday, Sept. 3, lunch hours in Lindsey Wilson University’s Roberta D. Cranmer Dining & Conference Center Board Room.  The university’s Spanish [...]

A Columbia man was arrested late Wednesday night on domestic-violence and drug charges. Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy Nick Barber arrested 19-year-old Jaiden Elijah Warren on charges of first-degree strangulation and fourth-degree assault, both related to [...] The post Columbia Man Faces Strangulation and Assault Charges first appeared on Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS.

Eighteen grants will fund sidewalks, lighting and more to improve safety and accessibility. FRANKFORT, Ky. (Sept. 3, 2026) -Gov. Andy Beshear today announced more than $18.8 million in grant funding for 18 transportation projects across the commonwealth that will improve safety and accessibility for Kentuckians. From walking to biking, wheelchairs and [...]

The City of Columbia is currently having a Surplus Auction sale where we are off loading surplus, or extra, items and materials. The City is selling 16 unique lots ranging from a Bobcat S185 Skidsteer, to a television, to office furniture and many things in between. We invite everyone to [...]

In remembrance of Sheila Blair, the Adair County Clerk’s Office, the Adair County Judge Executive’s Office, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, the Adair County PVA’s Office, and the Adair County Attorney’s Office will close on Friday, September 4, 2026, at 2:00 PM CT.  Please remember her family—and all of us—in your prayers [...]

WASHINGTON – An Elizabethtown woman is formally charged in connection with reported vandalism of the World War II Memorial on the National Mall. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, an indictment was returned Aug. 27, formally charging 41-year-old Melissa Farris of Elizabethtown with one count of destruction of a veterans’ memorial and one count...

GLASGOW, Ky. – The Glasgow Police Department says it will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints throughout the month of September. According to the department, the checkpoints will take place through Sept. 30 within city limits. Authorities say checkpoint locations may include but are not limited to Columbia Avenue, West Main Street, North Jackson Highway and Happy Valley Road. Police say...