Dr. Miles named 2023 Health Hero Award recipient

Tuesday, April 4 by Zac Oakes

Dr. Richard Miles has been named the 2023 Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh Public Health Hero Award winner. The award, presented by Lake Cumberland District Health Department (LCDHD), is bestowed annually to an individual who has demonstrated […]

Pulaski Co. Football player dies from injury sustained at practice

Tuesday, April 4 by Zac Oakes

A Pulaski County High School football player has died from a brain injury he reportedly received during a practice on Friday. According to various social media posts, Andrew Dodson, a junior at Pulaski County, received […]

Inmate dies at Adair County Jail

Tuesday, April 4 by Zac Oakes

An inmate has reportedly died at the Adair County Regional Jail. According to the Adair County Community Voice in Columbia, 52-year-old Anthony Robinson died at the jail early Monday morning. The facility’s nurse had reportedly […]

Online portal now open to request absentee ballot; no excuse absentee voting again an option

Tuesday, April 4 by Derek Aaron

The online portal to request an absentee ballot for the upcoming May primary election is now open. The online portal went live over the weekend and will remain open for 45 days until the primary […]

Restaurant and Retail Inspections Report

Tuesday, April 4 by Derek Aaron

The following is the latest retail and restaurant inspections report from the Lake Cumberland District Health Department. These inspections took place during March. Peeps BBQ and Wings: Food 100%, okay to open. Russell Mart Shell: […]

Russell Co. in single digits with new COVID cases this week

Tuesday, April 4 by Derek Aaron

There were just four new COVID-19 cases in Russell County over the past week week, a decrease from last week’s total of 19 cases, according to the Kentucky Department for Public Health. Looking at other […]

Weekend winds cause power outages

Monday, April 3 by Zac Oakes

Strong winds over the weekend caused another round of power outages across the area. At one point on Saturday, South Kentucky RECC was reporting more than 9,000 customers without power within its service area with […]

Collier joins Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery as deputy project leader

Monday, April 3 by Derek Aaron

Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery has a new Deputy Project Leader in Travis Collier. Collier has spent the majority of his career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, beginning in 1999 working […]

KSP to conduct traffic safety checkpoints locally

Monday, April 3 by Zac Oakes

Kentucky State Police, Post 15 will be conducting safety traffic checkpoints in the Post 15 area, including Russell County. These safety checkpoints will be conducted in various locations that are experiencing a high ratio of […]

Major bills passed in Frankfort as legislators adjourn short session

Monday, April 3 by Derek Aaron

As legislators wrapped up their time in Frankfort last week and this year’s short 30-day session came to an end, Charles Baglan files this final report from the state capitol for WJRS NEWS, highlighting all […]

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Dr. Miles named 2023 Health Hero Award recipient

Pulaski Co. Football player dies from injury sustained at practice

Inmate dies at Adair County Jail

Online portal now open to request absentee ballot; no excuse absentee voting again an option

Restaurant and Retail Inspections Report

Russell Co. in single digits with new COVID cases this week

Weekend winds cause power outages

Collier joins Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery as deputy project leader

KSP to conduct traffic safety checkpoints locally

Major bills passed in Frankfort as legislators adjourn short session

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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