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Well-known area orthodontist passes away in accident

A well-known area orthodontist passed away in an out-of-state accident. According to a post on Facebook from Cumberland Orthodontics in Somerset, Dr. Ryan Brown suffered an accident out-of-state last Thursday that ultimately led to his […]

KY House budget passes out of chamber

The Kentucky House of Representatives budget is making its way through the legislature. Keith West files this report from Frankfort on the budget proposal. Yesterday, the budget passed through the Kentucky House by a 77-19 […]

Constable Kenny Luttrell passes away at 57

A long-time Russell County public servant passed away over the weekend. District 3 Constable Kenny Luttrell passed away on Saturday at the University of Kentucky Hospital. Luttrell served as a first responder in Russell County […]

COVID changes coming; well-known Kentuckian passes

Later this week, both the national and public emergency declarations for COVID-19 will expire, meaning that publicly-available data that tracks virus trends will be harder to find. CDC transmission data, national immunization data and COVID-19 […]

Local 911 dispatcher passes away

A Russell County E-911 dispatcher passed away over the weekend. Valerie Baker passed away Sunday morning at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital after a medical incident Thursday night. Baker worked as a dispatcher in Russell County […]

Hollis DeHart, former RS mayor, passes away

A longtime educator and former elected official has died. Hollis DeHart, who served three three terms as Russell Springs mayor in the late 2000s and early 2010s and before that served on the city council, […]