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4-H youth receive awards in state contest

Several local 4-H youth recently participated in the Kentucky 4-H Written Communication contest. Madison Stargel in Junior Songwriting and Autumn Onyon in Senior Public Service Announcements were champions in their respective categories. Onyon along with […]

4-H Speech and Project Demonstrations Contest Results

The Russell County 4-H Speech and Project Demonstrations Contest was held earlier this week with several local participants taking home top honors. Nineteen 4-H youth participated in the competitions. In Speech it was Piper Garmon […]

Smith qualifies for state FFA contest

Russell County High School student Bryanna Smith won the Employability Leadership Development Event Senior Division at the Lake Cumberland FFA Region Winter Contest Day. Chloe Robertson placed second in the Junior Division. Both members were […]

RCHS FFA Team places 1st in Region Contest

A Russell County High School FFA Team placed first in a region competition this week. The team of Morgan Taylor, Jaren Fischer, Emily Johnson, and Cass Foley competed in the Ag Sales Team Leadership Development […]

RCHS Senior wins statewide essay contest

A Russell County High School senior has won a statewide essay contest hosted by Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams. RCHS senior Hannah Adams won the 12th grade contest, which asked high school students what […]

Ky. State Police holding virtual costume contest

Frankfort, KY – For the past 15 years, the Kentucky State Police (KSP) ‘Safe Trick or Treat’ drive-through event has been a holiday tradition in Frankfort. Annually, it draws nearly 1,000 people in a two-hour […]

4-H Speech Contest Results

The 4-H Speech contest was held on Tuesday, February 25th, the results are as follows. Age 9 • Harper Bennett- Champion/blue • Cameron Harden- Runner-up/red Age 11 • Piper Garmon- Champion/blue • Kairi Johnson- Runner-up/blue […]

Local High School Senior Competes in Youth Contest

RCHS Senior Elizabeth Jones recently competed in the Regional Farm Bureau Outstanding Youth Contest, winning on the regional level. The competition, which assesses literacy and diversity in agriculture, was hosted by Farm Bureau and was […]