Russell Springs hopes to open pool Memorial Day Weekend despite challenges

Friday, May 12 by Zac Oakes

The City of Russell Springs is hoping to open the Joseph Smith Hays Memorial Pool by Memorial Day Weekend like normal, but the city has faced several challenges in getting the pool ready. Mayor Eddie […]

Russell Springs City Council to meet tonight

Thursday, May 11 by Zac Oakes

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. at City Hall on Main Street. The agenda includes the first reading of an ordinance […]

Mable Rose Porter, age 89, of Russell Springs

Wednesday, May 10 by Sean Hammond

Mable Rose Porter, age 89, of Russell Springs, KY, passed away on Monday May 8th, 2023. She was born June 2nd, 1933, in Ellisburg, KY. She was the daughter of the late Arthur Curtsinger and […]

Russell Springs Fire responds to house fire on Bluebird Drive

Wednesday, May 10 by Zac Oakes

The Russell Springs Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire at 464 Bluebird Drive yesterday. According to Fire Chief Bobby Johnson, 13 firefighters were on scene for about 3 hours. Firefighters were able to […]

Carla Lea Gadberry Thomas, age 59, of Russell Springs

Monday, May 8 by Sean Hammond

Carla Lea Gadberry Thomas, of Russell Springs, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, in Somerset. She was 59 years of age. Born January 12, 1964, in Decatur, Illinois, she was […]

Russell Springs man arrested for receiving stolen property

Monday, May 8 by Derek Aaron

A Russell Springs man was arrested last Friday afternoon by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office on a receiving stolen property charge, according to jail records. Kolby S. Conner, age 25, was charged with receiving stolen […]

Russell Springs man attempts to flee police custody in Adair County

Friday, May 5 by Derek Aaron

A Russell Springs man incarcerated in Columbia is now facing additional charges, according to Columbia police. Just after 1 a.m., this morning, 48-year-old Barry Kerr, an inmate from the Adair Regional Jail, was transported by […]

Russell Springs receives funding to buy safety equipment for fire department

Friday, May 5 by Derek Aaron

The city of Russell Springs, this week, received a check for $1,500 from the Kentucky League of Cities to go toward purchasing much-needed safety equipment for the Russell Springs Volunteer Fire Department. Chris Hayes with […]

John L. Williams, age 84, of Russell Springs

Wednesday, May 3 by WJRS Staff

John L. Williams, 84, of Russell Springs, passed away at home. John was born in Jamestown on August 23, 1938, a son of the late Gussie (Sullivan) and Joe L. Williams. He was a retired […]

Russell Springs Fire Dept. work mobile home fire early Tuesday

Tuesday, May 2 by Derek Aaron

Just before 5 a.m. this morning, the Russell Springs Volunteer Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire on Decatur Road, containing the fire after approximately two hours, according to Fire Chief Bobby Johnson. No […]

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Russell Springs hopes to open pool Memorial Day Weekend despite challenges

Russell Springs City Council to meet tonight

Mable Rose Porter, age 89, of Russell Springs

Russell Springs Fire responds to house fire on Bluebird Drive

Carla Lea Gadberry Thomas, age 59, of Russell Springs

Russell Springs man arrested for receiving stolen property

Russell Springs man attempts to flee police custody in Adair County

Russell Springs receives funding to buy safety equipment for fire department

John L. Williams, age 84, of Russell Springs

Russell Springs Fire Dept. work mobile home fire early Tuesday

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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