Significant progress being made on RCH MedSpa building

Friday, July 3 by Zac Oakes

Significant progress continues on the Russell County Hospital MedSpa building. Russell County Hospital CEO Scott Thompson told WJRS News services are expected to begin at the new facility in late August or early September. A […]

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 […]

District 8 Crews Prepared for Significant Winter Storm

Friday, January 23 by Zac Oakes

SOMERSET, Ky. (Jan. 23, 2026) – The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 8 highway crews are prepared to respond to a significant winter storm forecasted to impact the region this weekend, bringing freezing rain, snow […]

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 […]

Proposed bill would bring significant changes to school boards

Monday, February 5 by Zac Oakes

A proposed bill in the Kentucky Senate would bring significant changes to school boards in Kentucky. Senate Bill 170 would make several changes. Among them would be changing the number of board members for school […]

Russell County, surrounding schools facing significant loss of state funds for next school year

Tuesday, June 6 by Zac Oakes

Last week on local news, we noted that the Russell County School District is facing a significant loss of state funding, or SEEK Funds, for the upcoming school year. Russell County Schools is facing an […]

Somerset church sustains significant damage from fire

Friday, March 24 by Zac Oakes

A church in neighboring Somerset sustained significant damage from a fire Thursday afternoon. Cornerstone Baptist Church off Clifty Street in Somerset caught fire Thursday afternoon at around 2:45 p.m. ET. The first floor of the […]

Proposed alignment would bring significant change for Russell County Football | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Tuesday, January 17 by Zac Oakes

The KHSAA draft realignment plan would bring significant changes for Russell County Football. In the proposed plan released earlier this week, Russell County would move to District 7 in 4A where they would be joined by three-time defending 4A champion Boyle County, Lincoln County,... Read More.

Russell County sees significant improvement in youth detention

Monday, December 5 by Zac Oakes

New data released by Kentucky Youth Advocates shows a significant improvement in Russell County in the number of incarcerated youth. According to the Kentucky Kids Count Report, the rate of Russell County youth incarcerated in […]

Russell County sees significant jump in children in foster care

Friday, December 2 by Zac Oakes

The number of children in Russell County who have been placed in foster care has taken a significant jump in recent years, according to a new report. New data released from Kentucky Youth Advocates shows […]

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Significant progress being made on RCH MedSpa building

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District 8 Crews Prepared for Significant Winter Storm

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

Proposed bill would bring significant changes to school boards

Russell County, surrounding schools facing significant loss of state funds for next school year

Somerset church sustains significant damage from fire

Proposed alignment would bring significant change for Russell County Football | Laker Country 104.9 FM WJRS

Russell County sees significant improvement in youth detention

Russell County sees significant jump in children in foster care

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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