Student Achievement, Improvement Planning on Special School Board Agenda

Wednesday, November 11 by WJRS Staff

The Russell County Board of Education will review student assessment results and recognize a local teacher during a special called meeting Friday morning. The meeting begins at 8:00 a.m. in Room 114 of the Russell […]

Russell Springs Council to Consider Creating Recreation Director Position

Wednesday, November 11 by WJRS Staff

The Russell Springs City Council will consider creating a recreation director position when it meets Thursday evening. The meeting agenda includes the first reading of an ordinance establishing the position, along with a retirement award […]

Former Russell Co. Schools Transportation Director Robert Leach Dies at 70

Wednesday, November 11 by WJRS Staff

A former Russell County school transportation director and longtime local theater operator has died. Robert Hale Leach, of Russell Springs, died Tuesday at the Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset. He was 70. Leach was […]

Russell County EMS Board Elects New Chairman, Expands Director Search

Tuesday, November 10 by WJRS Staff

The Russell County EMS Board of Directors has a new chairman and is expanding its search for a new EMS director. The board held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday morning, welcoming newly appointed members Dale […]

Greasy Creek Bridge to Close Two Consecutive Nights

Tuesday, November 10 by WJRS Staff

Motorists should prepare for two overnight closures of the Greasy Creek bridge on the U.S. 127 Bypass south of Jamestown. The bridge will close Tuesday at approximately 6:00 p.m. and is expected to reopen by 6:00 […]

Data Center Concerns Prompt Discussion at Fiscal Court Meeting

Monday, November 9 by WJRS Staff

How much control would Russell County have if a data center sought to locate here? That question prompted discussion near the end of Monday morning’s Russell County Fiscal Court meeting. Magistrate Steve Richardson raised the […]

Sheriff Presents Fiscal Court with More than $932,000 in Checks

Monday, November 9 by WJRS Staff

Russell County Sheriff Derek Polston presented the fiscal court with three checks totaling more than $932,000 during the court’s regular monthly meeting Monday morning. The first check, for $270,000, reimburses the county for covering sheriff’s […]

Russell County Jailer Reports October Average Daily Population of 82

Monday, November 9 by WJRS Staff

The Russell County Detention Center housed an average of 82 inmates per day during October and generated more than $64,000 through various programs and revenue sources. Jailer Bobby Dunbar presented the monthly totals during Monday […]

Russell County Fiscal Court to Meet Monday Morning

Sunday, November 8 by WJRS Staff

A proposed transfer of $100,000 from the county’s general fund to the jail fund is among the items on the agenda for Monday’s Russell County Fiscal Court meeting. The court will meet at 10:00 a.m. Magistrates […]

Bruce Hadley Guilty of Manslaughter in Son’s Death, Jury Recommends 5 Years

Friday, November 6 by WJRS Staff

11:35 p.m. — After some 4 1/2 hours of deliberations, a Casey Circuit Court jury has found Bruce Hadley guilty of Manslaughter 2nd Degree and recommended a 5-year prison sentence. Formal sentencing has been scheduled […]

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Student Achievement, Improvement Planning on Special School Board Agenda

Russell Springs Council to Consider Creating Recreation Director Position

Former Russell Co. Schools Transportation Director Robert Leach Dies at 70

Russell County EMS Board Elects New Chairman, Expands Director Search

Greasy Creek Bridge to Close Two Consecutive Nights

Data Center Concerns Prompt Discussion at Fiscal Court Meeting

Sheriff Presents Fiscal Court with More than $932,000 in Checks

Russell County Jailer Reports October Average Daily Population of 82

Russell County Fiscal Court to Meet Monday Morning

Bruce Hadley Guilty of Manslaughter in Son’s Death, Jury Recommends 5 Years

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Obituaries

Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

Ronald Eugene Sterner, Sr., 77, of Russell Springs

Ronald L. Wesley, 95, of Jamestown