Nadean Wilson, passed away peacefully at her home in the Font Hill Community of Russell Springs on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. She was 82 years old. Nadean was born June 23, 1938, in Sunshine, Kentucky. […]
A Russell Springs man was arrested by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. James Davis, age 35, was charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, tampering with physical evidence, […]
The Russell County Fair starts on Saturday. The fair returns this year with a full schedule after a condensed version took place last year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. You can check out […]
A Russell Springs woman was arrested by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday night. Becky A. Partin, 48, of Russell Springs was arrested and faces charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of […]
A Russell Springs woman has been reported missing. Angela Bland Spears has not been seen since last Thursday. The Russell County Sheriff’s Office is in charge of the investigation. Sheriff Derek Polston told WJRS News […]
Lawrence “Poppy” B. Robertson, 96, passed away peacefully at the home of his grandchildren, Joe and Scarlett Cmiel, in Cloverdale, IN, on May 30, 2021. Poppy was born on September 12, 1924, to the late […]
Betty Robertson Thorsen, of Russell Springs, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021, at the Jean Waddle Hospice Care Center, in Somerset. She was 78 years of age. Betty was born on August 5, 1942, […]
Russell County will receive more than $650,000 from the American Rescue Plan act aimed to fund projects related to clean drinking water and wastewater projects. The plan allocates $250 million to Kentucky for water and […]
Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 2.5%. Deaths: We regret we must report 1 new death today. We have experienced a total of 445 deaths resulting in a 1.98% mortality rate (about 1 in 51) among known […]
A Russell County woman was indicted in Adair County last week on a number of charges. Sherry M. Whittle, aka Sherry Marie Irvin, was indicted by an Adair County grand jury on charges of trafficking […]