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Obituaries

Dean Paul Ettner, 87, of Russell Springs

March 10, 2025 Sean Hammond
Dean Paul Ettner, 87, Passed away peacefully on March 7, 2025, in Russell Springs, Kentucky. Dean was the loving father to Darin Ettner, Penny Ettner Kinney, Shelly Ettner Talley, and Donna Radcliffe; grandfather to six […]
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Campbellsville man charged with vehicular homicide in fatal weekend wreck

March 10, 2025 Zac Oakes
A Campbellsville man is facing charges of vehicular homicide following a wreck that left another Campbellsville man dead over the weekend. Kentucky State Police say 78-year-old Howard Poling is charged with vehicular homicide, driving under […]
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Lakers face Franklin-Simpson in region tournament tomorrow

March 10, 2025 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Laker Basketball team will be back in action tomorrow, taking on 13th District champion Franklin-Simpson in the 4th Region Tournament. Tip-off for tomorrow’s game is scheduled for 6:30 at E.A. Diddle Arena […]
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Fiscal court to meet this morning

March 10, 2025 Zac Oakes
The Russell County Fiscal Court will meet this morning. The court is expected to hold a recognition for the Irvin Schoolhouse as a historic site. The court will meet at 10 this morning in the […]
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Columbia woman arrested on drug charges

March 10, 2025 Zac Oakes
A Columbia woman was arrested on drug charges Friday evening. 47-year-old Tammy Bault was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, disorderly conduct second degree, and public intoxication of a controlled […]
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Breeding woman arrested on alcohol, fleeing charges

March 10, 2025 Zac Oakes
A Breeding woman reportedly attempted to flee from police before being arrested Saturday night. 34-year-old Tenika A. Pierce was arrested and charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and fleeing or evading police first […]
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Russell County man arrested in Adair County

March 10, 2025 Zac Oakes
A Russell County man was arrested in Adair County over the weekend on a theft charge. 33-year-old Timothy Scott Biggers was arrested by Kentucky State Police and charged with theft of a firearm. Bigger was […]
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Bill would lower age to carry a concealed weapon to 18

March 10, 2025 Zac Oakes
A bill in the Kentucky Legislature would lower the age to carry a concealed weapon in Kentucky to 18. Current state law mandates that a person must be 21 to carry a concealed weapon. State […]
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McKenzie Bump always wanted to play in SEC for Rachel Lawson

March 10, 2025 Zac Oakes
By LARRY VAUGHT As soon as McKenzie Bump went into the transfer portal, Kentucky coach Rachel Lawson knew she could be just what her team needed. “We needed a left-handed hitter and top of the […]
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Bud Cain, age 63, of Liberty

March 9, 2025 Sean Hammond
Bud Cain, of Carr Sasser Road, in Liberty, went home to Heaven, at 11:14 P.M. on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, in Lexington. He was 63 years and 9 […]
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