Windsor man taken to hospital following crash that caused power outages

Friday, April 10 by Zac Oakes

A Windsor man was taken to the hospital following a single-vehicle wreck on West Highway 80 Thursday evening. The Russell County Sheriff’s Office said 19-year-old Jeremiah Nickens was traveling west on Highway 80 near Royville […]

Significant progress made on power outages

Wednesday, January 28 by Zac Oakes

Significant progress is being made to restore power to those affected by the winter storm. In Russell County, the number of power outages is now under 700. Just two days ago, there were around 2,500 […]

Most power outages in area have been restored | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Thursday, May 22 by Zac Oakes

Most power outages in the South Kentucky RECC area have been restored. In total, South Kentucky RECC is reporting just under 300 outages in the area, with 17 in Russell County, nearly 250 in Pulaski County, and about 20 in McCreary County. At its... Read More.

Storms cause power outages locally, across area

Wednesday, May 21 by Zac Oakes

Storms that moved through Russell and surrounding counties last night caused several power outages. Power outages were reported in Phelps Acres near the airport as well as outages along Bernard Ridge, Voils Road and Arlis […]

Tornado causes significant damage in Eli, Gosser Ridge communities; over 2,000 power outages

Monday, May 19 by Zac Oakes

A tornado late Friday night caused significant damage in the Eli and Gosser Ridge communities of Russell County. The National Weather Service said preliminary reports indicate the tornado hit Russell County as an EF-2 with […]

Strong winds cause power outages across county

Wednesday, March 5 by Zac Oakes

Strong winds caused multiple power outages across the county. The number of outages locally peaked at around 1,500 from South Kentucky RECC. The first outages were reported just before 2 p.m. yesterday with outages lasting […]

Outages in Russell Springs leave 1,000+ without power

Friday, August 2 by Zac Oakes

Downed power lines in Russell Springs left more than a thousand local residents without power yesterday. Power lines went down near Mammy Frog”s Restaurant and the Valero gas station yesterday afternoon sometime around 2 p.m., […]

Local electric issues cause outages for over 3,400 customers

Monday, August 21 by Zac Oakes

Electricity went out for more than 3,400 South Kentucky RECC customers in Russell County last night. The outages began at around 8:45 last night and according to local dispatch, the main power grid behind Salem […]

Weekend winds cause power outages

Monday, April 3 by Zac Oakes

Strong winds over the weekend caused another round of power outages across the area. At one point on Saturday, South Kentucky RECC was reporting more than 9,000 customers without power within its service area with […]

All SKRECC outages from recent windstorm now restored

Tuesday, March 14 by Derek Aaron

All power outages related to the Friday, March 3rd windstorm have been restored, according to South Kentucky RECC. While there are few remaining that still show on RECC’s outage map, those require additional repair work […]

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Windsor man taken to hospital following crash that caused power outages

Significant progress made on power outages

Most power outages in area have been restored | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Storms cause power outages locally, across area

Tornado causes significant damage in Eli, Gosser Ridge communities; over 2,000 power outages

Strong winds cause power outages across county

Outages in Russell Springs leave 1,000+ without power

Local electric issues cause outages for over 3,400 customers

Weekend winds cause power outages

All SKRECC outages from recent windstorm now restored

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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