Two rescued after going down embankment
Two people were rescued Friday afternoon after they walked down a steep embankment but couldn’t make their way back up. Russell County Search & Rescue was called out at around 2:30 Friday afternoon after a […]
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KSP arrests person of interest in Wayne County homicide investigation
An arrest has been made in connection with a Wayne County homicide investigation. On Friday’s local news, we reported Kentucky State Police opened a homicide investigation after a woman was found dead inside a burning […]
Government offices, schools closed for Veterans Day
Russell Springs and Jamestown City Halls will be closed today due to the Veterans Day holiday. The Russell County Courthouse and Judicial Center will be closed also. Russell County Schools are closed today in observance […]
Closings for Veterans Day
Russell Springs and Jamestown City Halls will be closed on Monday due to the Veterans Day holiday. The Russell County Courthouse and Judicial Center will be closed also. There will be no school on Monday […]
Kentucky modern gun deer season opens this weekend
Kentucky’s modern gun deer season opens this weekend. The season opens statewide today, and runs through November 24. Modern gun season typically produces 60-70 percent of Kentucky’s total deer harvest each year, according to the […]
Homicide investigation underway in Wayne County; KSP searching for person of interest
Update from Kentucky State Police (1 p.m. CT): The Kentucky State Police, Post 11 London, received a call from Wayne County 911 requesting investigative assistance involving a house fire and that the residence owner could […]
Big crowd at zoning meeting opposed to change on Old Columbia Road
Around 50 people were in attendance at a meeting of the Russell Springs Planning and Zoning Commission last night. The commission held a public hearing regarding a proposed zoning change at a residence at 115 […]
Catron graduates from law enforcement academy
Russell Springs Police Officer Kendall Catron graduated from Class 552 at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training’s Basic Training Class in Richmond yesterday. Catron was one of 32 police officers across the commonwealth to […]
Russell Springs man arrested in Adair County
A Russell Springs man was arrested in Adair County on drug charges yesterday. According to reports, 39-year-old Jessy A. McQueary was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of a controlled […]
Examining voter turnout in Russell, surrounding counties
62.3 percent of Russell County voters came out to the polls for this year’s general election. Looking at turnout in neighboring counties, that number falls somewhere in the middle. Wayne County had a turnout of […]