The City of Russell Fire Department has been awarded an $11,830 grant to purchase bail out devices to be used in immediate life safety threats for firefighters fighting fires on elevated surfaces.

Local News

Governor Laura Kelly has announced that since its launch in July 2022, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has handled a nearly 27 percent increase in call volume compared to the six months before its...

US Representative Tracey Mann of Kansas has been selected to serve on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Subcommittee on Aviation and Subcommittee on Rai...

A year and a half after Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) launched, the program has closed.

The good news - Kansas Department of Transportation preliminary crash notifications for 2022 show Kansas experienced a three percent decrease in fatalities compared to 2021.

US Senators Jerry Moran of Kansas, Jon Tester of Montana and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire – members on the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee (SVAC) – recently introduced the Elizabeth Dole Home Car...

A few weeks ago, I wrote an article about property taxes and quoted author Adora Svitak who said, "The first thing anyone can do about any issue is get informed."
Sports

Area high school basketball scores for Friday, January 27.

Girls: Goodland 58, Russell 14 Boys: Russell 68, Goodland 61

The Kansas Wrestling Coaches Association has released its high school rankings for the week of January 23 and one area wrestler is in the Class 3-2-1A poll.

Area high school basketball scores for Tuesday, January 24.

The Kansas Basketball Coaches Association has released its weekly rankings for January 24.