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School board to meet this evening

January 22, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Board of Education will meet in regular session this evening. The board has several items on the agenda tonight, including the discussion of naming rights for the new athletic complex, a bus […]
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Russell Springs man arrested on burglary, theft charges

January 22, 2024 Zac Oakes
A Russell Springs man was arrested on burglary and theft charges over the weekend. According to reports, 42-year-old James A. Melson was arrested and charged with burglary second degree and theft by unlawful taking between […]
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Teenager reported missing in Jamestown

January 21, 2024 Zac Oakes
A 17-year-old boy was reported missing in Jamestown over the weekend. Jamestown Police say 17-year-old Evan Burchett went missing Saturday afternoon. Burchett was last seen walking south from the Department of Community-Based Services at about […]
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Bonnie Robertson Richardson, age 76, of Russell Springs

January 20, 2024 Sean Hammond
Bonnie Robertson Richardson, age 76, of Russell Springs, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, at Russell County Hospital Born December 31, 1947, in Russell Springs, she was the daughter of the late Willis Oliver and […]
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Betty Gail Downey, age 78, of Russell Springs

January 20, 2024 WJRS Staff
Betty Gail Downey, of Russell Springs, passed from this life on Friday, January 19, 2024, at Russell County Hospital.  She was 78 years of age. Betty was born in Louisville, February 25, 1945, daughter of […]
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Mary Lois Emerson, age 93, of Russell Springs

January 20, 2024 WJRS Staff
Mary Lois Emerson, age 93, of Russell Springs, passed away on Thursday, January 18, at the Russell County Hospital.  She was the daughter of the late Clarence W. and Olga Swanson Bradley.  She was a […]
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Plans for old Kmart building in the works

January 19, 2024 Zac Oakes
The building that formerly housed Kmart in the Northridge Shopping Center in Russell Springs is always a popular conversation topic, and it seems that the building could be seeing some new businesses in the near […]
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Coffey enters guilty plea on murder charge

January 19, 2024 Zac Oakes
A Russell Springs man entered a guilty plea in Russell Circuit Court yesterday on charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence. According to court documents, Jordan Coffey entered a guilty plea on the charges […]
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Russell Springs Fire Department has been busy this week

January 19, 2024 Zac Oakes
The Russell Springs Fire Department has been busy this week. On Wednesday evening, the fire department responded to a call of an outbuilding on fire on LaFavers Road off Damron Creek Road. According to Fire […]
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Bill aims to help mothers, improve Kentucky rankings in maternal statistics

January 19, 2024 Zac Oakes
A bipartisan bill making its way through the Kentucky Legislature aims to help mothers in Kentucky and improve the state’s ranking in some maternal statistics. Keith West files this report from the state capitol. Stay […]
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