The Russell County Area Community Foundation has established the Russell County Disaster Relief Fund to meet the emergency needs of Russell County and is accepting applications.
Local News
Two flatbed pickups were stolen from the parking lot at Russell Livestock early Thursday, January 20.
Drought conditions continue to spread north and east across Kansas after months of little precipitation.
The Kansas Legislative session is underway in Topeka and in his first newsletter of the session, 109th Representative Troy Waymaster discusses plans to help Kansans affected by recent wildfires, Gover...
Russell County USD 407 Board of Education will hold a special meeting on Monday, January 24 at the Central Administration Office in Russell.
The Russell County Area Community Foundation has established the Russell County Disaster Relief Fund to meet the emergency needs of Russell County and is accepting applications.
The Emergency Broadband Benefit, a federal program that helped almost nine million low income Americans afford internet service in 2021, ended on December 31.
Sports
Area high school basketball scores for Saturday, January 22.
The Russell High School girls basketball team lost 51-34 to Smith Center in the third place game of the Mid-Continent League tournament in Plainville on Saturday, January 22.
PLAINVILLE-Jackson Cross scored 19 points including a key 3-pointer to send the game to overtime as the Russell Broncos Boys Basketball team rallied for a 60-57 victory over Oakley in their final game...
They may be freshmen, but you would not know it. Russell's Jadon Ney and Tionna Napue continued their great seasons with top three finishes at the Nickerson Girls Invitational on Friday, January 21.
The Russell High School girls basketball team faced Phillipsburg in the Mid-Continent League tournament semifinals on Friday, January 21 in Plainville and lost 55-42.
Area high school basketball scores for Friday, January 21.
