Month: March 2022

The Kentucky Senate has made changes to the executive branch budget bill that will run the state for the next two years. Keith West files this report from the state capitol for WJRS NEWS…

A total of 29 programs at 25 Kentucky colleges and universities, including Lindsey Wilson College in neighboring Adair County, will receive grants of up to $200,000 each, totaling $3.5 million, to support summer bridge programs […]

The Russell Springs City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at Russell Springs City Hall. The council is expected to take on several items including discussion of approving the inter-local […]

Today, Judge-Executive Gary D. Robertson and the Russell County Fiscal Court in conjunction with the Feeding America, Kentucky’s Heartland program, will be distributing commodities at Russell Springs First Baptist Church, located at 392 E. Hwy […]

Time is running out for the LIHEAP Crisis Component enrollment period and with bitterly cold temperatures expected this weekend, households who are at risk of or currently experiencing a home heating crisis should act now. […]

The Russell County Hospital Board of Directors has approved a severance package for former Russell County Hospital CEO Patrick Branco after the two “mutually agreed” to part ways. The board met in a special session […]

A bill that will make face masks completely optional in schools regardless of district policy passed by a 56-35 vote in the Kentucky House yesterday. While the legislative body took a measure in its last […]

The status of Russell County Hospital CEO Patrick Branco’s employment at the facility seems to be up in the air. As of Tuesday afternoon, the hospital declined to comment on whether Branco was still employed […]