Nine Arrested On Charges of Manufacturin...
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Nine persons have been charged with “Manufacturing Methamphetamine” and “Endangering Children” after law enforcement authorities from Adair and Russell counties found “two active meth labs” in a residence in the Melson Ridge community.
Adair County Sheriff Harrison Moss told WJRS NEWS the nine were taken into custody around 11:30 Sunday night at a residence rented by Brian...
Two Charged With Burglarizing The Mantle...
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A Jamestown man and woman were arrested late Sunday night after they allegedly broke into The Mantle Florist and Gift Shop in the Middletown community.
Anthony Popplewell, age 23, and Amanda Stephens, age 26, are charged with Burglary, Theft and Criminal Mischief.
Police accuse the two of breaking-into The Mantle by prying open the front door and then stealing some money and items from...
Crash Near Russell-Adair Line Kills One,...
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One person is dead and two others are recovering from injuries sustained in a two vehicle crash Friday afternoon that closed KY. 80 for several hours near the Russell-Adair county line.
According to State Police….the collision occurred just after 3 o’clock when a Saturn car being driven by Travis Fair of Columbia crossed the center line and struck a late model Ford pickup being...
What Russell County Hospital Would Look ...
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This rendering of what the Russell County Hospital would look like if expanded was obtained from TEG Architecture of Louisville by WJRS NEWS. The Hospital Board held a public forum earlier this week to discuss expansion options. That discussion, and a possible vote on the matter, will continue when the Hospital Board meets in regular session next Thursday, January 19th in the...
Winter Weather Advisory Posted By NWS Ef...
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The National Weather Service has issued a “Winter Weather Advisory” for snow, effective from 12:00 noon Thursday through 8:00 a.m. Friday. Scattered moderate to sometimes heavy snow will produce accumulations, with widespread half-inch snow accumulations possible by Thursday night. Heavier snow showers could produce up to 2 inches of snow. Additionally, snow showers with gusty...
Boat Tax Surfaces Again At Fiscal Court ...
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Undocumented boats and unpaid property taxes on those boats surfaced again during Monday night’s Russell County Fiscal Court meeting. The issue came to light last October when the Fiscal Court first discussed the possibility of generating additional revenue through the enforcement of “personal property taxes on watercraft in Russell County.”
Last October, and again Monday...
Jamestown Woman Treated At RCH After Thr...
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A three vehicle collision Thursday afternoon in the Middletown community sent a Jamestown woman to the Russell County Hospital. RSPD Asst. Chief Jamie Rogers told WJRS NEWS the collision occurred at 1:43 p.m. in front of Lake Country Outdoors & BP when Lesa McCoy, 42, of Jamestown attempted to cross U.S. 127 from Progress Drive, heading to the BP station in a 1998 Pontiac car and...
Former Dry Cleaner Operator Pleads Guilt...
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A former Russell Springs dry cleaner operator has pled guilty to “Manufacturing Methamphetamine” and other felony charges in exchange for a ten year prison sentence.
Gregory J. Stapleton of Columbia pled guilty Tuesday in Russell Circuit Court to “making meth” inside the former Key Cleaners in December 2010. Stapleton also entered guilty pleas to Controlled Substance...
Five Die On Kentucky Roadways Over New Y...
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Preliminary statistics indicate that five people died in four separate crashes on Kentucky roadways during the New Years’ holiday period beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011 extending through Monday, Jan. 2, 2012 at 11:59 p.m.
All of the fatalities involved motor vehicles and two of the victims were not wearing seat belts. Single-fatality crashes occurred in Harlan,...
Electrical Short Ignites Fire, Home Mode...
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An “electrical short” is believed to have started a fire in the attic of a Russell Springs home Monday night resulting in moderate damage. RSVFD Chief H.M. Bottom told WJRS NEWS the fire was detected around 10:45 p.m. in the home of Allen and Rachel Story
at 98 Short Street. Bottom said “the insulation in the attic caught fire due to an electrical short, causing...
