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Russell Springs City Council to meet Thursday

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at City Hall on Main Street in Russell Springs. The agenda includes an agreement between […]

Significant Snowfall Expected Thursday

WJRS NEWS participated in a conference call with the National Weather Service in Louisville on Wednesday where Meteorologist Brian Schoettmer said Russell and surrounding counties can expect between four and six inches of snow today […]

No school in Russell County Thursday or Friday

Russell County Schools will be closed and utilize Non-Traditional Instruction on Thursday, Jan. 6 and Friday, Jan. 7, per Superintendent Michael Ford. Students will need their devices to start NTI on Thursday and are expected […]

Winter Storm to Impact the Region Thursday

We are preparing to wrap-up our Wednesday which means we are less than 24 hours away from Thursday’s winter storm. It is going to be quite busy tomorrow, which means I probably will not be […]

Accumulating Snowfall Possible Thursday

Good Tuesday, everyone. We transition from tornadoes and severe weather on Saturday to the possibility of accumulating snowfall on Thursday. One thing that I always stress is that snowfall is extremely hard to predict and […]

21 new COVID cases reported in Russell County Thursday

County Active Cases Hospitalized Self-Isolation Released Death(s) Total Per 10K Total Gain New Case Gain 1. Adair 68.00 6.00 62.00 3,690.00 88.00 3,846.00 2,002.92 20.00 20.00 2. Casey 26.00 3.00 23.00 2,938.00 63.00 3,027.00 1,873.26 […]

Max Wise to host town hall at RCPL Thursday

State Senator Max Wise will host a town hall at the Russell County Public Library on Thursday. The town hall will begin at noon. The town hall will focus on issues relating to the upcoming […]