Evaline Godbey, age 100, of Casey County
Evaline Godbey, of Casey County, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Liberty Care Center, in Liberty. She was 100 years of age. Evaline was born on Casey Creek, of Adair County, on April […]
Year: 2022
Sewer work to begin soon on several roads in Russell Springs
A nearly $420,000 project to rehabilitate a failing area of Russell Springs’ gravity sewer system will soon get underway. That was the word at Thursday night’s city council meeting as Public Works Director Terry Russell […]
American Cable Inc. donating weather radios to hard-hit western KY
Roy Lee Helm with American Cable Inc. in Jamestown is continuing the giving to western Kentucky following the devastating tornadoes last December. Helm talked with WJRS NEWS about what he was able to secure for […]
Spring turkey season begins Saturday
Kentucky’s statewide spring turkey season opens Saturday, April 16th and runs through Sunday, May 8th, and state wildlife officials are expecting a good number of birds to be harvested this season The statewide 2021 turkey […]
Good Friday closures and early closures
The city halls in both Jamestown and Russell Springs will closing at noon today in observance of the Good Friday holiday. Also, the Russell County Courthouse in Jamestown is closing at noon today while both […]
Some could begin seeing vehicle property tax refund checks
Vehicle property tax refund checks will soon be in the mail to those who had already paid their vehicle taxes this year because their birthdays fell in the months of January, February and March, according […]
Mary Rose Hill, age 85, Formerly of Russell Springs
Mary Rose Hill, of Corydon, Indiana, formerly of Russell Springs, passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Harrison Healthcare Center, in Corydon. She was 85 years of age. Mary was born in Adair County […]
Jamestown man arrested by RCSO on drug, other charges
A Jamestown man was arrested by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office in the early morning hours Thursday on drug charges and traffic violations, according jail records. Timothy S. Miller, age 39, of Jamestown, was taken […]
Sharpe Headed to NBA, Most Likely | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS
By LARRY VAUGHT Krysten Peek, basketball writer for YahooSports and Rivals, has Kentucky freshman Shaedon Sharpe sixth in her latest NBA mock draft behind Chet Holmgren of Gonzaga, Jabari Smith of Auburn, Paolo Banchero of Duke, Jaden Ivey of Purdue and Keegan Murray of... Read More.
Free Dump Day, Waste Tire Days in Russell County coming up
Free Dump Day in Russell County is scheduled for Wednesday, April 27 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Russell County Landfill. Waste Tire Day in Russell County is also coming up next month, […]