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Ruel Oakes, 86, Russell Springs

Obituary for Ruel Oakes Ruel Oakes, age 86, of Russell Springs, KY passed away Friday, March 17 2023 at Russell County Hospital. He was born on Friday, October 16 1936, in Russell Springs, Kentucky. He was the son of: Mother – Lorene Crockett Oakes Father – Junie Oakes Survivors also include: Wife – Margaret Oakes of…

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Roger D. “Rerun” Hadley, 58, Russell Springs

Roger D. “Rerun” Hadley, 58, of Russell Springs, passed away Wednesday, March 15th, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, Somerset, KY. Roger was born in Columbia, KY on February 26, 1965, a son of the late Marie (Morgan) Hadley and Joe Davis Hadley. He was a loader and truck driver at Stephens Pipe and Steel. Roger…

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Gary D. Duncan, 59, Columbia, Ky

Gary D. Duncan, 59, of Columbia, KY passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at his residence. He was born in Columbia, KY on January 5, 1964, to the late Herman and Marcella Green Duncan. He was also preceded in death by a sister Rebecca (Becky) Antle.   Gary was a Harley Davidson Motorcycle enthusiast and…

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Asleep At the Wheel: Drivers Unaware of How Drowsy They Really Are 

New AAA Research Shows Drowsy Drivers Often Fail to Take Breaks Something that most drivers experience but may not realize until it’s too late – feeling drowsy – plays an undetermined role in traffic crashes, injuries, and deaths. Although underreported in government statistics, previous research by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has estimated that…

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Daniella Amari Behne, infant, Russell Springs

Daniella Amari Behne, infant daughter of Christiana Lockard and Austin Behne, of Russell Springs, entered and passed from this life on Monday, March 13, 2023, at Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital, in Somerset. Daniella is survived by her parents; her paternal grandparents, Timothy (and Kendra) Hazelwood and Tiffany Behne, of Indiana; her maternal grandparents, Tilmon Lockard,…

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New report shows popularity of trade programs, computer science, healthcare on the rise among college students in Kentucky

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) — The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) today released the Degrees by Program report, which tracks five-year trends in undergraduate credential production by academic program. The report showed that undergraduate credentials in the trades, computer science, and healthcare are growing in the state. “This report shows that there is interest among Kentucky students…

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Ronald Gary Butler, 87, Seminole, FL(formerly of Jamestown)

Ronald Gary Butler, 87, passed from this life to his eternal home on Wednesday Feb. 22, 2023. He was born Dec. 27, 1935 and moved to Seminole, FL in 2021 from Jamestown, Ky. Ronald was an accountant with CSX Railroad and served in the US Army. He was a devout United Methodist, and a member…

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Debra Anne Rooks Warren, 63, Jamestown

Debra Anne Rooks Warren, 63, of Jamestown, passed away Sunday, March 12th, surrounded by her family at Jean Waddle Care Center, Somerset, KY. Debra was born in Russell Springs, KY on October 31, 1959, a daughter of the late Mary L. (Skaggs) and George  Rooks. Debra was owner and operator of the Jamestown Laundry Mat…

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Debra K. Johnson Hall, 42, Jamestown

Debra K. Johnson Hall, 42, of Jamestown, passed away Wednesday, March 8th, at Jean Waddle Care Center, in Somerset, KY. Debra was born in Tipton, IN., on August 6, 1980, a daughter of Ronald O Johnson, of Jamestown, KY and the late Florence Christine (Bell) Johnson. She was a store manager at Jax’s. Debra is …

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KLC Recognizes Representative Josh Branscum with a 2022 ‘Friend of Kentucky Cities’ Award

  FRANKFORT, KY – Kentucky League of Cities (KLC) Executive Director|CEO James D. Chaney and Director of Public Affairs Bryanna L. Carroll presented Representative Josh Branscum (R-Russell Springs) with a 2022 “Friend of Kentucky Cities” award. The KLC Board of Directors named Representative Branscum a 2022 award winner for sponsoring House Bill 399 during the…

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