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Halloween is less than 3 weeks away: Trick-or-Treat times in Russell County

October 11, 2022 Zac Oakes
Halloween is now less than three weeks away, and both Russell Springs and Jamestown will have special Trick-or-Treat events in their respective cities. Trick-or-Treat on Main Street in Russell Springs will be from 5-7 p.m. […]
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Somerset woman arrested locally on theft charges

October 11, 2022 Derek Aaron
A Somerset woman was arrested Monday afternoon on theft charges, according to jail records. Melissa A. Roy, age 44, was arrested by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office on two counts of theft by unlawful taking […]
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RCMS Lady Lakers win at Campbellsville

October 11, 2022 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Middle School girls basketball teams completed a sweep on the road at Campbellsville last night. The 8th grade team finished with a 46-19 win over the Lady Eagles with Addy Abrell and […]
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Two weeks left to request absentee ballot online

October 11, 2022 Zac Oakes
Only two weeks remain to go online and request an absentee ballot for the upcoming November general election. The online portal will be open until Oct. 25. There are several situations that can qualify a […]
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21 new COVID cases reported in Russell County

October 11, 2022 Derek Aaron
The Kentucky Department for Public Health reported 21 new COVID cases in Russell County this week, up one case from last week’s total. Neighboring Pulaski County recorded the highest number of COVID cases in the […]
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Youth hunters take just 16 deer locally; other nearby county results higher

October 11, 2022 Derek Aaron
Russell County youth deer hunters harvested a total of 16 whitetail deer over this past weekend’s youth-only gun season, an opportunity to get children into the outdoors before modern firearm season begins next month. That […]
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Man arrested following incident involving firearm

October 10, 2022 Derek Aaron
A Russell Springs man was arrested on Saturday for an incident involving a firearm, according to jail records. Jorge Medina, age 19, was arrested by Officer Mason Miniard with the Russell Springs Police Department on […]
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Russell Springs man arrested on meth, other drug charges

October 10, 2022 Derek Aaron
A Russell Springs man was arrested on drug and other charges late Saturday night, according to jail records. Derrick A. Robertson, age 38, was arrested by Trooper Jacob Smith with the Kentucky State Police on […]
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Boys and girls soccer in region tournament action today

October 10, 2022 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Laker and Lady Laker Soccer teams will be in action in 4th Region Tournaments today. The Lakers will take on Todd County Central in the opening round of the tournament at Warren […]
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Lady Laker Volleyball on the road tonight

October 10, 2022 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Lady Laker Volleyball team will be on the road tonight to take on Somerset High School. This is the final week of the regular season for Lady Laker Volleyball, as they will […]
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