Local News

UPDATE: Woman Injured when Car Runs into Russell McDonald's

An elderly woman was loaded onto a stretcher and transported by Russell County EMS ambulance to the hospital Friday afternoon after suffering injuries when the car she was in ran into the side of the McDonald's building in Russell.

Faces and Places Tour to Stop in Russell

The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism's Faces and Places Tour, an annual five-month road trip across the state, will make a stop in Russell this year during Freedom Fest on July 4.

Electric Department Projects Continue, Near Completion

Russell Electric Utilities Director Duane Banks and his crews have been busy the past few months improving the city's power grid, and while much of their work still continues, some of it is nearing completion.

Russell City Council Bans Fireworks, Allows Freedom Fest Display

The sale and discharge of fireworks in the city limits of Russell is now illegal following a vote by the Russell City Council on Tuesday at a special meeting to ban all fireworks, with an exception to allow the city's public display during Freedom Fest.

County Fireworks Discharge Ban Remains in Place

A Russell County fireworks discharge ban that was enacted last summer remains in place following a decision by the Russell County Commission on Monday.

Young Awarded FRED Scholarship

Caitlin Young, Russell, a sophomore at Barclay College in Haviland and a 2012 graduate from Prairie Winds School, was selected by the Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED) to receive a $2,500 academic scholarship, sponsored by Nex-Tech.

Crash Involving a Road Repair Truck Monday Injures Two

Two men were injured and transported to hospitals after they rear-ended a truck on the shoulder of Interstate 70 near the Wilson exit Monday evening that was parked there to protect a road work crew.