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Garrett Berry has been appointed to the position of Building Official/Zoning Administrator effective July 5, 2025. Garrett has worked for the City of Russell since 2024 as the Building Inspector.
This is day 12 and the final day of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kans...
Governor Laura Kelly has signed a proclamation approving updated drought declarations for Kansas counties.
The Russell County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an inmate who was found unresponsive in his cell at the Russell County Jail.
Speeding is dangerous and with more drivers on the road during the busy summer travel season, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is reminding drivers it’s not worth the risk.
Governor Laura Kelly and Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland along with many federal and state dignitaries today celebrated with Panasonic Energy the grand opening of the larges...
The Russell City Council will meet Tuesday, July 15 at 4:30 PM at City Hall.
Online enrollment for the 2025-26 school year at Russell County USD 407 is officially open. Please enroll your student(s) at your earliest convenience.
The Russell County Commissioners will meet on Wednesday, July 16 at 9 am in the Commission Room at the Russell County Court House at 401 N Main in Russell.
On July 10th, 2025, at about 9:00 AM sheriff's deputies responded to an injury accident at the intersection of K-96 highway and 30 Ave. just northwest of the city of Great Bend. Upon arrival deputies ...
This is day 11 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Cou...
On 07/10/2025 at approximately 5:00 PM the Barton County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to St. Anne's Catholic School in Olmitz for a report of vandalism.