Month: July 2020

Folks are reminded that the deadline for filing annual federal and state income taxes is one week from today.   The normal April income tax deadline was extended this year until July 15th for 2019 tax […]

The Russell County Courthouse will re-open today and will be open from 8am to 4pm each day.   Persons are reminded that the courthouse will follow “Healthy at Work Guidelines”.   Entry to the courthouse will be […]

Russell County Judge-Executive Gary Robertson announced that so far today there have been three more positive COVID-19 cases. The new cases are a 51-year-old female who has out of state travel, 58-year-old male who had […]

According to reports, Renee Turner, age 33, of Howell, Michigan was arrested by Officer Young and charged with Assault 4th Degree (Domestic Violence) minor injury and with Alcohol Intoxication in a public place first and […]

A single vehicle accident Sunday night on Highway 206 in Adair County has left one person dead. Authorities say the accident occurred around 6:35 Sunday evening, nine miles east of Columbia on Liberty Road, when […]

Update to a story reported earlier on WJRS NEWS. State Fish and Wildlife officers have confirmed to WJRS NEWS this morning that there will be no further investigation into what was initially thought to be […]

Two persons were lodged in the Russell County Detention Center early Sunday morning in separate incidents. 34-year-old Cody W. Murray of Jamestown was arrested by Fish and Wildlife officers on charges of Assault on a […]