State budget bill has $3M for RC Agribusiness Facility

Friday, April 1 by Zac Oakes

The state legislature’s budget bill includes a total of $3M for the Russell County Agribusiness Training Facility project. The budget bill, which has passed through both chambers and has been sent to Kentucky Gov. Andy […]

General Assembly sends state budget to governor’s desk

Thursday, March 31 by Derek Aaron

After months of planning and negotiations, the state budget for the next two years is complete. Here’s Keith West from Frankfort with the details…

Senate makes changes to state budget bill in Frankfort

Thursday, March 10 by Derek Aaron

The Kentucky Senate has made changes to the executive branch budget bill that will run the state for the next two years. Keith West files this report from the state capitol for WJRS NEWS…

House moves historic budget plan, lawmakers override vetoes on redistricting

Monday, January 24 by Derek Aaron

The full might of the Kentucky General Assembly was on display this past week as lawmakers overrode two vetoes related to redistricting and advanced a landmark budget package off the House floor. Of the hundreds […]

State auditor says RCSO overspent budget ; Polston says it’s due to procedural error

Tuesday, November 30 by Zac Oakes

Kentucky State Auditor Mike Harmon released an Agreed-Upon Procedures Engagement of the Russell County Sheriff’s Office. In the AUP, which was introduced in 2018 to reduce audit costs for sheriffs and clerks with clean audit […]

School Board approves working budget for fiscal year 2022

Wednesday, September 22 by Zac Oakes

The Russell County Board of Education approved a working budget for the 2022 Fiscal Year at a meeting of the board this week. This budget is what the school district uses for the remainder of […]

Russell Springs City Council approves budget for upcoming fiscal year

Tuesday, June 15 by Zac Oakes

The Russell Springs City Council approved the city’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, and Mayor Eddie Thomas praised city employees for their work in coming in under budget for the current fiscal year. Listen […]

County Budget Approved Monday Night

Tuesday, June 9 by Sean Hammond

County government will spend less in general fund money next fiscal year. County magistrates approved their 2020-2021 budget last night, which shows the county spending Sixteen Thousand Dollars less in general fund money than the […]

County Budget Discussed at Monday’s Fiscal Court Meeting

Thursday, May 14 by Sean Hammond

The budget for main operations of county government will be largely unchanged for the upcoming fiscal year which begins July 1st. The county magistrates heard the first reading of next year’s budget during their monthly […]

State Government Could See Major Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19

Thursday, May 14 by Sean Hammond

State agency heads were warned two weeks ago by state budget director John Hicks that there was a lot of uncertainty about how much state revenue will fall in the coming months. Hicks instructed the […]

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State budget bill has $3M for RC Agribusiness Facility

General Assembly sends state budget to governor’s desk

Senate makes changes to state budget bill in Frankfort

House moves historic budget plan, lawmakers override vetoes on redistricting

State auditor says RCSO overspent budget ; Polston says it’s due to procedural error

School Board approves working budget for fiscal year 2022

Russell Springs City Council approves budget for upcoming fiscal year

County Budget Approved Monday Night

County Budget Discussed at Monday’s Fiscal Court Meeting

State Government Could See Major Budget Cuts Due to COVID-19

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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