Medical cannabis, gambling among topics discussed by legislators

Monday, March 21 by Derek Aaron

As the final days of the 2022 General Assembly continue to tick away, several somewhat controversial topics were discussed by legislators last week. Keith West has more from Frankfort for WJRS NEWS…

Russell County’s Miniard, Skaggs among top 5 at annual Lindsey Idol contest

Tuesday, March 8 by Zac Oakes

Two Russell County students at Lindsey Wilson College placed in the Top 5 at the school’s annual Lindsey Idol contest, a singing competition held at the school. Nicholas Miniard of Russell Springs and Tyler Skaggs […]

Cumberland, Green counties among grant recipients for dump cleanups

Monday, February 7 by Derek Aaron

Approximately $995,000 in grants has been awarded for the cleanup of 80 illegal dumps in 18 Kentucky counties, including in neighboring Cumberland County and nearby Green County. As part of the grant funding, counties must […]

Russell County ranks 76th among residents fully vaccinated against COVID

Tuesday, January 11 by Zac Oakes

CDC data shows that Russell County ranks 76th of 120 counties in Kentucky for vaccination rate against COVID-19. According to the data, 44.1 percent of Russell Countians are fully vaccinated against COVID, just behind Pulaski […]

Russell County resident among KSP Telecommunications graduates

Monday, November 1 by Zac Oakes

Gov. Andy Beshear and the Kentucky State Police announced that 16 telecommunicators representing 11 posts located throughout the commonwealth have graduated KSP’s in-house telecommunications academy. The Post 15 graduates of the 18th KSP Telecommunications Academy […]

Russell County among top 10 counties nationwide in new COVID cases

Tuesday, September 14 by Zac Oakes

Russell County was back in the top 10 of the New York Times’ COVID tracker on Monday for the number of new cases per 100,000 population over the last seven days. Russell County ranked seventh […]

Russell County among top counties nationwide seeing most rapid increase in COVID cases

Wednesday, September 8 by Zac Oakes

The increase in COVID-19 cases over the last week in Russell County is among the most in the country per capita, according to data compiled by the New York Times. The Times’ COVID case tracker […]

Kentucky among the worst states for distracted driving

Thursday, June 10 by Zac Oakes

A new study shows that Kentucky is among the worst states for distracted driving. The study by the company WhistleOut ranks Kentucky as the fifth-worst state in the country for distracted driving, with only Washington, […]

Russell Springs among 50 safest cities in Kentucky

Tuesday, December 22 by Zac Oakes

A leading home security and safety advocacy website, safety.com, recently released a study that recognizes Russell Springs as one of the 50 safest cities in Kentucky. Analysts from Safety.com assessed data provided by the FBI […]

Vaccination Rates Among Children Declining

Tuesday, September 8 by WJRS Staff

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There’s been a sharp decline in vaccination rates among Kentucky children since the onset of the coronavirus. And health experts say they are concerned about the confluence of COVID-19, flu season and […]

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Jeffrey L. Scholl, 61, of Indianapolis

Robert Leach, 70, of Russell Springs

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

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