Examining arrest rates in Russell, surrounding counties

Wednesday, July 26 by Zac Oakes

Continuing our look at data from the annual Crime in Kentucky report, today we take a look at how the arrest rate in Russell County compares to other neighboring counties. To adjust for population differences […]

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 […]

NWS issues Winter Storm Warning for Russell, surrounding counties

Thursday, December 22 by Derek Aaron

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST /5 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ FRIDAY… …WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS […]

State police to have checkpoints in Russell, surrounding counties

Friday, December 2 by Derek Aaron

Kentucky State Police Post 15 will be conducting periodic traffic safety checkpoints in the Post 15 area, which includes Russell, Green, Taylor, Marion, Washington, Casey, Adair, Metcalfe, Monroe, Clinton, and Cumberland counties. Checkpoint locations in […]

Russell County lagging behind most other surrounding counties in deer harvests

Monday, November 28 by Derek Aaron

With modern gun season for whitetail deer season now over, preliminary harvest results from the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife over the 16-day season show Russell County hunters took more than 300 deer during […]

Russell, surrounding counties continue to have low level of COVID spread

Monday, November 21 by Derek Aaron

Russell County and the entire Lake Cumberland district continue to be in the green category, or low level of spread, on the latest COVID-19 map released by the Kentucky Department of Public Health. A total […]

Russell, surrounding counties now ‘green’ with COVID spread

Monday, November 7 by Derek Aaron

Russell County and the entire Lake Cumberland district are in the green category, or low level of spread, on the latest COVID-19 map released by the Kentucky Department of Public Health. It is the first […]

Russell County COVID numbers continue to outpace surrounding counties

Wednesday, October 26 by Derek Aaron

The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 29 new COVID cases in Russell County this week, down from last week’s total of 39 cases but still the highest number of COVID cases in the Lake […]

Attorney General’s election violation hotline has numerous complaints from Russell, surrounding counties

Friday, May 20 by Zac Oakes

The Kentucky Attorney General’s Election Violation Hotline received numerous complaints from Russell and surrounding counties during the primary election, either pre-election day, on election day, or after polls closed. In Russell County, the hotline received […]

Flood Advisory for Russell and Surrounding Counties

Sunday, January 9 by Sean Hammond

FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST/4 PM EST/ THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE…Portions of SOUTH CENTRAL Kentucky and south central Kentucky, including the following areas, in […]

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Examining arrest rates in Russell, surrounding counties

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

NWS issues Winter Storm Warning for Russell, surrounding counties

State police to have checkpoints in Russell, surrounding counties

Russell County lagging behind most other surrounding counties in deer harvests

Russell, surrounding counties continue to have low level of COVID spread

Russell, surrounding counties now ‘green’ with COVID spread

Russell County COVID numbers continue to outpace surrounding counties

Attorney General’s election violation hotline has numerous complaints from Russell, surrounding counties

Flood Advisory for Russell and Surrounding Counties

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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