Year: 2023

Local students interning at Russell County Hospital, a $138,000 facility refresh underway, and the potential hiring of a nurse practitioner were some of the topics discussed during this week’s monthly meeting of the hospital’s board […]

A Nancy woman was among those arrested on meth and other charges in neighboring Adair County this week. On Wednesday night, the Columbia Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence on Bridgeport Circle, […]

The application deadline is fast approaching for one of the premier higher education opportunities in the state, the engineering and construction-management scholarships offered each year by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. For more information about these […]

Several new ventures for Russell County Hospital are underway or are beginning next month. WJRS NEWS talked with Scott Thompson, the local healthcare facility’s CEO, about those happenings… We’ll have more details from this week’s […]

A two-vehicle collision at the Russell County-Adair County line on Tuesday sent two people to the hospital. The preliminary investigation by the Adair County Sheriff’s Office shows that 26-year-old Logan Russell of Russell Springs was […]

The Laker Cheer teams had a strong showing at the Rockcastle Challenge last Saturday. The High School team won their High School Division and Game Day Divisions. The Laker Cheer team also was the overall […]