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Governor Laura Kelly has issued an executive order allowing temporary authorization for additional vaccinators during Kansas' state of disaster emergency.

Prairiesta 2021 is just around the corner. “Brothers of the community, it is time to start growing beards, longer sideburns, mustaches or goatees,“ says Blaine Stoppel, “Brothers of the Brush” chairma...

Not seeing some of the shows on Smoky Hills PBS that you are used to seeing? Unfortunately, Smoky Hills PBS was affected by the extreme weather conditions last week.

The Russell County USD 407 Board of Education met Monday and approved a bid for major electrical upgrades at Ruppenthal Middle School.

A Hays man was injured in a one-vehicle rollover wreck Monday afternoon on Interstate 70 in Ellsworth County.

Many City of Russell customers are concerned about electricity rates increasing next month due to last week's 14-state energy crisis.

As of Noon, Monday, February 22, Russell County has 837 total positive cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, an increase of five since Friday, according to the Russell County Health Department.

Russell-Grant Township Firefighters responded to a barn fire Friday evening north of Russell.

If you have a child who will be four years old by August 31, 2021, they are eligible for the USD 407 district Pre-K classroom.

In this week's edition of her newsletter Senate Scene, 36th District Senator Elaine Bowers looks back at the sixth week of the Kansas Senate session.

The Southwest Power Pool, which the City of Russell and area electrical companies are part of, announced late Saturday night it has returned to normal operations and has enough generation to meet dema...

No new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Russell County since Wednesday, February 17.