Russell County, other area schools returning to classrooms today

Wednesday, January 24 by Zac Oakes

With road conditions improved, Russell County Schools, along with several other area schools, will return to the classroom for the first time in more than a week today. Russell County, Adair County, Casey County, and […]

Crews working on area roads, Rescue Squad assisting with transports as warming centers open

Monday, January 15 by Zac Oakes

Winter weather continues to bear down on Russell County, as snowfall overnight and throughout the day has made travel more difficult. WJRS News spoke with Amber Hale, spokesperson for the District 8 Transportation Cabinet about […]

State Police performing traffic safety checkpoints in the area

Tuesday, January 2 by Zac Oakes

Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area. These checkpoints will be conducted as part of Post 15’s highway safety efforts. Troopers will be checking for violations […]

Authorities investigating fatal accident in Millerfield area

Tuesday, December 26 by Zac Oakes

Law enforcement is continuing to investigate a fatal accident near the 1800 block of Millerfield Road Saturday morning. Details are still sparse, but WJRS News has learned that a woman identified as Frankie Chumbley passed […]

Marcum discusses future plans for Greasy Creek Bridge area

Tuesday, December 12 by Zac Oakes

Future plans for the Greasy Creek Bridge area were a topic of discussion at last night’s fiscal court meeting. Judge Executive Randy Marcum said the county is looking to make the area into a fishing […]

City hopes upcoming project will fix odor in midtown area

Monday, November 13 by Zac Oakes

The City of Russell Springs is contracting with a company out of Louisville on a project that will repair 31 manholes across the city, and hopefully correct the issue of an odor in the midtown […]

Russell County Schools one of best-performing in area on state assessments

Friday, November 10 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County School District was one of the best in the surrounding area on last year’s state assessments, according to the latest data from the Kentucky School Report Card. Russell County Schools received a […]

Russell County voter turnout among highest in area

Friday, November 10 by Zac Oakes

Yesterday on local news, we looked at Russell County’s voter turnout in this year’s general election and how that compared to previous elections. Today, we take a look at how Russell County’s voter turnout compares […]

KSP to conduct traffic safety checkpoints in the area

Thursday, November 2 by Zac Oakes

Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area. These checkpoints will be conducted as part of Post 15’s highway safety efforts. Troopers will be checking for violations […]

Local area sees increase in unemployment

Tuesday, September 26 by Zac Oakes

Yesterday on local news, we looked at unemployment rates around the Lake Cumberland area. Today, we look at how those rates compare to a year ago. For the majority of the Lake Cumberland area, unemployment […]

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Russell County, other area schools returning to classrooms today

Crews working on area roads, Rescue Squad assisting with transports as warming centers open

State Police performing traffic safety checkpoints in the area

Authorities investigating fatal accident in Millerfield area

Marcum discusses future plans for Greasy Creek Bridge area

City hopes upcoming project will fix odor in midtown area

Russell County Schools one of best-performing in area on state assessments

Russell County voter turnout among highest in area

KSP to conduct traffic safety checkpoints in the area

Local area sees increase in unemployment

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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