Federal court rules in favor of Casey County schools over breastfeeding lawsuit

Tuesday, August 1 by Zac Oakes

A federal court has ruled in favor of the Casey County School District in a lawsuit where a former teacher alleged that the school district didn’t accommodate her need to pump breast milk for her […]

Adair man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison on child pornography charges

Friday, July 21 by Zac Oakes

An Adair County man was sentenced to 27 years in prison for child pornography offenses yesterday. According to court documents, Matthew Ross Mouser, 41, produced videos of his sexual abuse of a minor victim, traded […]

Federal, state agencies called in due to gas issue at local station

Wednesday, July 5 by Zac Oakes

Federal and state agencies have been in Russell Springs working on a gas issue at Jax’s in Russell Springs. The presence of state vehicles at the local gas station began to raise some questions, and […]

Duo Broadband looking forward to new opportunities with federal funds

Wednesday, June 28 by Zac Oakes

On the heels of an announcement that Kentucky will receive around $1.1 billion in federal funds for high-speed internet, Duo Broadband CEO Tom Preston wold WJRS News the organization is fortunate to receive funds and […]

Former Columbia Police Chief enters Alford Plea on federal theft charges

Tuesday, June 20 by Zac Oakes

Former Columbia Police Chief Jason Cross entered an Alford Plea last week in federal court on theft charges. An Alford Plea is treated the same as a guilty plea but does not require the defendant […]

Duo Broadband to receive $25M in federal funds

Wednesday, June 14 by Zac Oakes

Duo Broadband is set to receive a $25 million federal grant aimed at expanding broadband access. The Biden administration announced yesterday it will send $714 million to help rural areas in 19 states connect to […]

Taylor County man indicted on federal drug, gun charges

Saturday, May 27 by Zac Oakes

A man in nearby Taylor County was indicted on federal drug and firearm charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Nicholas Zunker, age 35 of Campbellsville, was indicted after he was caught in November in […]

Russell County added to federal disaster declaration from March storms

Monday, May 22 by Zac Oakes

Russell County has been added to the list of counties for federal public assistance from the March storms that brought high winds and knocked out power to more than 5,000 Russell County homes and businesses. […]

Russell, others hope to be added to federal disaster declaration

Thursday, May 4 by Derek Aaron

Kentucky Emergency Management has requested that 10 more counties, including Russell and several neighboring counties, be added to the major disaster declaration issued last month, due to severe storms and straight-line winds back in early […]

Adair, Casey, and Cumberland counties named in federal major disaster declaration from early March storms

Thursday, April 13 by Zac Oakes

Russell County was not among the 76 Kentucky counties listed in President Biden’s major disaster declaration for the storms that came through the area on March 3 and 4. While Russell County was not included […]

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Stories tagged with: federal

Federal court rules in favor of Casey County schools over breastfeeding lawsuit

Adair man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison on child pornography charges

Federal, state agencies called in due to gas issue at local station

Duo Broadband looking forward to new opportunities with federal funds

Former Columbia Police Chief enters Alford Plea on federal theft charges

Duo Broadband to receive $25M in federal funds

Taylor County man indicted on federal drug, gun charges

Russell County added to federal disaster declaration from March storms

Russell, others hope to be added to federal disaster declaration

Adair, Casey, and Cumberland counties named in federal major disaster declaration from early March storms

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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