Charles Thurman Goodin, 81
Charles Thurman Goodin, 81, of Columbus died at 3:20 a.m., Friday, April 10, 2020, at Our Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. Charles was born January 9, 1939 in Ky, the son of Lawrence and Exuria Goodin. Charles was an Army veteran. He pastored the Upper Room Church and retired from Cummins Engine Company. …
Read MoreAudrey Maxine Carney, 87
Audrey Maxine Carney, 87, of Columbia died Friday, April 10, 2020 at her residence. Born in Russell Springs, Ky she was the daughter of the late Joe and Della Elmore Polston and wife of the late Robert J. Carney Sr. She was also preceded in death by her previous husbands Junior Brown and Bill Ritter,…
Read MoreFaye Campbell, 84
Faye Campbell, age 84 of Odin, passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2020 at Centralia Manor. Faye was born on October 3, 1935 in Adair County, Ky, the daughter of John Wesley and Elva (Hunter) Sparks. She married Bobby P. Campbell in Columbia, Kentucky in 1955 and he survived in Odin. In addition to her…
Read MoreKathy Ann Hare, 68
Kathy Ann Hare, 68, of Columbia, KY died Sunday, April 12, 2020 at her residence. Born in Knifley, Ky she was the daughter of the late Ray Miller and Margaret Goodin Miller of Leesburg, Va. who survives. Ms. Hare was a graduate of Lindsey Wilson College in 1992 and retired from the State of Kentucky. …
Read MoreEleanor Hanson Sieg, 84
Eleanor Hanson Sieg, 84, of Columbia, Ky, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 12:55 P.M. at the Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset. She was born January 5, 1936, in Wilksboro, N.C. to the late Cager Roosevelt and Dorothy Olivia Brown Teague, a member of Good Shepherd Catholic Church, a long time Beautician and worked…
Read MoreSummit Manor employee is first Kentucky healthcare worker to fall to COVID-19
By Jeff Neagle and Drew Bergman The first healthcare worker to pass away after testing positive for COVID-19 is an Adair Countian. Pamela L. Hughes was an employee of Summit Manor. She passed away on Monday after a courageous battle with the coronavirus. She was 50 years old. Signature HealthCARE, the parent company of Summit…
Read MoreTwo Adair County Students Selected for Rural Development’s Youth Programs
The Center for Rural Development honors two Adair County students for being selected for its annual youth programs, Rogers Scholars and Rogers Explorers. “We hope our communities will join us in congratulating the students on their selection for these highly competitive programs,” said Lonnie Lawson, President and CEO of The Center for Rural Development. Morgan…
Read MoreArea Catholics remain in communion with archdiocese
By Drew Bergman Contributor This article is part of an ongoing series in The Adair Progress about how churches in the Adair County area are adapting to the social distancing restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. As each church retools its services according to its strengths each church reveals what those strengths are. For…
Read MoreHealthcare providers can now order drive-thru COVID-19 testing at T.J. Primary Care in Columbia
Drive-thru testing for COVID-19 is now available at T.J. Primary Care located on Jamestown Street in Columbia. Patients will only be tested with an order from their provider. Testing availability is still limited at this time, and only patients who meet specific CDC criteria will qualify for an order to test. In order to ensure…
Read MoreKentucky’s fight against COVID-19; first local death due to virus
By Drew Bergman Contributor Local Update Covid-19 continues to increase around the Commonwealth and our region is no exception. As of press time, there have been nine confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Adair County, seven are current cases. six of the seven cases are hospitalized and one is in self-isolation. The first virus-related…
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