Owner Pushes Burning Jeep Outside Garage; Vehicle a Total Loss

Monday, October 5 by WJRS Staff

A Jeep was destroyed by fire at a South Highway 76 residence Sunday evening. The Eli Volunteer Fire Department responded to 6522 South Highway 76, where firefighters found a 2015 Jeep Wrangler owned by Keith […]

Russell Springs Fire Department announces fundraising total for this year’s WHAS Crusade for Children

Wednesday, June 17 by Zac Oakes

Russell Springs Fire Chief Bobby Johnson recently announced the department raised over $8,000 for the annual WHAS Crusade for Children this year. Firefighters and other volunteers were out last weekend collecting donations at the intersection […]

Countywide deer harvest surpasses last year’s total

Friday, January 20 by Derek Aaron

With the 2022-23 whitetail deer season coming to a close earlier this week, total harvest results from this past season have been released by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. In Russell County, hunters […]

Tourist commission collects highest monthly total of transient taxes on record

Thursday, September 22 by Derek Aaron

The Lake Cumberland Tourist Commission collected $32,717.10 in transient tax in July of this year, a record number of such taxes since the tourist commission began collecting transient taxes in 1994. Those numbers were released […]

LWC achieves largest-ever total enrollment

Tuesday, September 20 by Derek Aaron

Lindsey Wilson College in neighboring Adair County has reached its largest-ever total enrollment with 3,097 students enrolled for fall 2022. This number is a 19 percent increase over the previous fall and exceeds LWC’s prior […]

Countywide Deer Harvest Down From Last Year’s Total

Friday, January 21 by Derek Aaron

With the 2021-22 whitetail deer season now over, total harvest results from this past season have been released by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. In Russell County, hunters took a total of 367 […]

Russell County surpasses 1,800 total COVID-19 cases

Monday, March 29 by Zac Oakes

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, more than 1,800 Russell County residents have officially contracted the virus. That number could be even higher, due to the possibility of people contracting the […]

One new case of COVID-19, 41st total death reported in RC on Tuesday

Wednesday, March 10 by Zac Oakes

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 3.94%. Deaths: We regret we must report 8 new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 371 deaths resulting in a 1.8% mortality rate (about 1 in 56) among known […]

LCDHD records record one-day total of COVID-19 cases

Thursday, October 29 by Zac Oakes

Statewide Testing Positivity Rate: 6.07%. Deaths: We are pleased to report no new deaths today. We have experienced a total of 81 deaths resulting in a 1.9% mortality rate (about 1 in 53) among known […]

Highest Single Day Death Total in Kentucky Due to COVID on Thursday

Friday, September 11 by WJRS Staff

Kentucky reported 22 deaths across the state yesterday due to COVID-19. Gov. Andy Beshear also announced 805 new cases of the virus, bringing the state’s case total to 54,772. The state’s death toll is now […]

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Owner Pushes Burning Jeep Outside Garage; Vehicle a Total Loss

Russell Springs Fire Department announces fundraising total for this year’s WHAS Crusade for Children

Countywide deer harvest surpasses last year’s total

Tourist commission collects highest monthly total of transient taxes on record

LWC achieves largest-ever total enrollment

Countywide Deer Harvest Down From Last Year’s Total

Russell County surpasses 1,800 total COVID-19 cases

One new case of COVID-19, 41st total death reported in RC on Tuesday

LCDHD records record one-day total of COVID-19 cases

Highest Single Day Death Total in Kentucky Due to COVID on Thursday

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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