Month: April 2020

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Couple of Local Health Facilities Receive Funding From CARES Act

Two Russell County health care providers have received funding from Congress as a result of the recently passed CARES Act. Two weeks ago, in response to the nationwide Coronavirus pandemic, Congress adopted legislation spending One […]

COVID-19 Effect on City of Russell Springs

Today, WJRS Local News continues its three-part series on “The Effect of the Coronavirus on Local Governments” Yesterday, we spoke with County Treasurer Kim Fenske. Today, we talk with Russell Springs City Clerk Chris Ramsey. […]

Coronavirus Update for Russell and Adair County

For the second day in a row, Russell County had no new confirmed cases of COVID-19. Judge-Executive Gary Robertson made the announcement on Wednesday evening. The county has still had a total of 16 cases, […]

Kentucky Now with Over 3,300 COVID-19 Cases

Kentucky nearly had 200 new confirmed cases of the Novel Coronavirus on Wednesday, but as Governor Andy Beshear continues to reiterate it appears as if the state has plateaued… Fourteen additional deaths were reported in […]

Herman R. Knight, age 78, of Jamestown

Herman R. Knight, age 78, of Jamestown, passed away Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 at the Russell County Hospital. He was a car body repairman. He is survived by: One Daughter • Kerry and Husband Greg […]

Boyce Houk, Jr., age 69, of Russell Springs

Boyce Houk, Jr., age 69, of Russell Springs, passed away Friday, April 17th, 2020 in Harrodsburg. He was a Veteran of the United States Army and a Retired Minister. He is survived by: Four Sons […]

School Officials Discussing Plans for End of Year Activities

Plans for graduation and other end of year activities are still being discussed in light of Monday’s announcement that there would be no further in-person classes for Russell County students for the remainder of the […]

Effect of Coronavirus on County Government

What effect will the Coronavirus have on local governments? Today, WJRS Local News being an exclusive, three-day look at the budgetary impact the Coronavirus is having or may have on Russell County, the City of […]

KY Now With Over 3,100 Coronavirus Cases

The Novel Coronavirus cases in Kentucky are continuing to increase, but Governor Andy Beshear did have some positive news as it pertains to case numbers… There were 17 additional deaths reported for a statewide total […]