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Oct 13, 2025

Kirby Funeral Services holding annual coat drive again

From Justin Kirby of Kirby Funeral Services: It’s time for our Annual Coat Drive for our communities to help keep everyone warm. You can drop new and gently used coats at our funeral home now until Dec. 15. Thank you for helping keep our communities warm.



Oct 13, 2025

LCCTC announces HOSA officers

HOSA, the student healthcare organization, has announced its chapter officers at Logan County Career & Technical Center. They are as follows: President Sydney Porter, Vice President Hannah Vickers, Secretary Kamya Burr, Assistant Treasurer Daleah Payne, Community Service Lauren Yates, Historians Robert Cooper and Carlee Crawford, Treasurer Alex Rodriguez, Competitive Events Destin Pascual, Reporter Shelby Rios, Assistant Reporter Claudette Mills, Assistant Community Service Jaylin Thomas, Assistant Public Relations Mya Winder, and Public Relations Madi Fuller.




Oct 12, 2025

Holloway team wins Festival Golf Scramble

Logan County Tobacco & Heritage Festival Golf Scramble was held on Saturday at Rolling Hills Golf Course. The event drew 84 golfers. who enjoyed a day of fun and friendly competition under perfect weather conditions. Winners: 1st: Hunter Holloway, Ike Isenberg, Wayne Collins and Keith Leonard; 2nd: Donnie Chaffin, Talen Coursey, Greg Meacham and David Ezell; 3rd: Charles Gardner, Glenn Ingram, Jim Dauley and Tommy Dockery. The tournament was chaired, as always, by Auburn Bank President Brian White.



Oct 11, 2025

4-H Banquet reservations due Friday

Next Friday is the deadline for Logan County 4-H Achievement Banquet RSVPs! The free banquet is not until Nov. 16, but if you do not complete the application or RSVP before Oct. 17, you can still RSVP to the banquet, but 4-Hers will not receive their customized gift. Either contact 4-H agent Maci Venable.

 



Oct 10, 2025

Cougars ranked 10th in state in Class 4A

Despite losing last week, the Logan County Cougars are still ranked in the top 10 in the state in Class 4A by KY High School Football. Coach Todd Adler’s team is now 6-1 after losing a close game to defending state championship Paducah Tilghman on the road last week. Also 6-1, Tilghman is ranked second in the state. The Russellville Panthers, who have won their last two games after losing their first five, are not ranked in Class 1A. Coach Mikie Benton’s team has lost to three ranked teams. In addition to the Cougars, RHS has fallen to Class 3A’s number three Murray and number 8 Rockcastle County. Both teams are off tonight, using their bye week for Fall Break and the Tobacco & Heritage Festival.



Oct 8, 2025

RHS Alumni Meet & Greet set Friday

The Russellville Alumni Association will hold its annual Meet & Greet the Friday before Festival Parade Day this week. Anyone who has attended the Russellville Schools and their guests are welcome. It will be in the deGraffenried Lobby at RHS from 5-6 p.m. The RHS classes of 1974 and 1975 will be honored, as will recently deceased retirees Esther White and Helon Williams. President of the Alumni Association is Kathleen Gorrell Collins. The cheerleading sweater shown in the accompanying picture was worn by Mary Lucy Franklin in the 1950s.



Oct 7, 2025

Chloe Penrod and Landon Bibb top RHS royalty

Multi-sports standout Chloe Penrod and football lineman Landon Bibb, both seniors, were named Russellville High School Football Homecoming queen and king, recently. Freshman football and soccer player Randall Morrow was the prince, and Heer Patel, who was finishing her reign as one of the youngest Tobacco & Heritage Festival queens ever, was named princess.



Oct 7, 2025

Fall Block Party planned for city schools

Russellville Schools will host their Fall Block Party on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 2-4 p.m. in the Rhea Stadium Parking Lot. There will be fun things to do for all grade levels, including hayrides, Trunk or Treat, bounce houses, yard games, music, snacks and a fall photo booth. If it’s raining, the party will be postponed a week.  



Oct 6, 2025

Jesse James Run/Walk draws 100 racers

On Oct. 4, the Jesse James 5K Walk/Run, organized by Jenn Seibold and Russellville Parks and Rec, was a popular community event! With 100 participants, the annual Logan County Tobacco & Heritage Festival event was filled with energy and enthusiasm. The winners: Overall Female Runner - Gemma Bristow, Overall Female Walker - Roberta Havens, Overall Male Runner - Matthew Messer, and Overall Male Walker - Jeff Meade of Russellville.



Oct 6, 2025

Festival float builders offered indoor space at ag arena

Planning on building a float for the Logan County KY Tobacco & Heritage Festival Parade but the rain is stopping you? The Indoor Ag Arena at the UK Extension Complex is open for parade floats now through Saturday morning. Space is first come, first serve. Call 270-726-6323 for more information.



Oct 6, 2025

4-H Homeschool Club to learn about architecture

The Logan County 4-H Homeschool Club will meet Thursday at 4 p.m. and will dive into the world of famous buildings and architecture using LEGOs and blocks. Those attending will explore iconic structures from around the globe and try building their own versions while learning about design, creativity, and engineering. It’s hands-on, educational, and tons of fun—perfect for budding builders and architects! The meeting will be at the Logan County Extension Complex.



Oct 4, 2025

Greg Howard coaching Warren East football

When district opponent Warren East comes to Cougar Field to face the Logan County Cougar football team on Oct. 24, a familiar face will be at the helm of the Raiders. Greg Howard, an Auburn resident who is retired from LCHS after having been a highly successful athletic director here in addition to being head coach of boys basketball, boys and girls cross country and girls and boys track. He now is athletic director of all the schools in the Warren County System and president of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association Board of Controls. When Coach Tanner Hall resigned from coaching Raider football a week ago, Howard and  Superintendent Rob Clayton decided that in the uncertainty of the situation it would be best for Howard to coach the team the remainder of the season. In his first game as a varsity head football coach, Greg Howard’s Raiders beat Allen County-Scottsville 30-14 Friday.



Oct 3, 2025

Tilghman holds off Cougars 35-27

Defending Class 4A state champion Paducah Tilghman had to withstand a serious challenge from visiting district opponent Logan County Friday before winning 35-27. The difference came in the second quarter when Coach Sean Thompson’s Blue Tornado outscored the Cougars 21-14. It was the first loss of the season for the Cougars. Both teams are now 6-1 overall.



Oct 3, 2025

Blood drive at Crittenden Drive Wednesday

An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in the Multi-purpose Room of Crittenden Drive Church of Christ on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from noon-4 p.m. All donors will receive a $10 e-Gift Card from Amazon.



Oct 3, 2025

Panthers earn running clock by halftime

Talk about flipping the field! After being on the wrong end of running clocks in their first five games this season, Coach Mikie Benton’s Russellville Panthers have earned a running clock in their favor by halftime tonight. Jerius Coleman’s 55-yard touchdown pass (to LaBryan Nourse with 7 seconds remaining put them ahead of homestanding Ballard Memorial 42-6 at the intermission. Madden Bloodworth kicked her sixth extra point without a miss. Coleman had also intercepted two Bomber passes, returning one for a touchdown. Amarus Morrow caught one of Coleman’s TD passes, and freshman Randall Morrow returned a punt 60 yards for a score. Jamarion Gardner ran 26 yards for a first-half score. JaCoveon Temple-Dickerson caught a 41-yard TD pass. By the end of the third quarter it was 56-6 with Coleman and Gardner adding a touchdown each and Bloodworth running her total to 8 of 8 PAT kicks.



Oct 3, 2025

Logan v'ball continues undefeated district win streak

For the second straight weekend, the Logan County Lady Cougars won the Silver division of an invitational volleyball tournament. They went 4-1, beating Edmonson County, Monroe County, host Allen County-Scottsville and John Hardin with their only loss to Franklin County. Then Tuesday, Coach Steven Lyne’s team beat Todd Central 3-0 to finish the regular season 6-0 for the 21st straight season. They haven’t lost a district match since Aug. 17, 2004. The Lady Cougars are now 18-8 with the postseason coming up.



Oct 3, 2025

District soccer tournaments start tomorrow

The Russellville High School soccer field will be the site of both the girls and boys 13th District Tournaments Saturday and Monday. Franklin-Simpson is the top seed in both gender divisions. The Wildcats will play number four seed RHS in both. The girls will meet at 1 p.m. and the boys at 4:30. That means Logan County and Todd Central will go against each other in the other two semifinals. The number two Lady Cougars and Todd will hit the field about 2:45, and the number two Rebels will face the Cougars at 6:15. The finals are scheduled Monday with the girls match at 5:30 and the boys about 7:30



Sep 23, 2025

Gamble honored for performance against Morehead

Kentucky Christian University, an NAIA school, almost pulled off a huge upset Saturday before falling 45-28 to Morehead State, an NCAA Division I team, Saturday. No one played better for the KSU Knights than Jovari Gamble, a redshirt freshman running back from Russellville. Gamble carried the ball 7 times for 93 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown sprint. He averaged 13.3 yards per carry. He also caught a couple of passes for 31 yards. For his efforts, Gamble was named Offensive Player of the Game.



Sep 23, 2025

Cougar Soccer avenges earlier loss to Panthers

After losing to Russellville 1-0 early in the season, the Logan County Cougars bounced back big time last week to win the second boys soccer Clash of the Cats 5-2. Asher Woodall scored four of the goals with Layne Harris adding the other. Five different Cougars—Kaden Sells, Sebastian Hernandez, Andrew McCall, Ethan Scarbrough and Brayden Richmond—were credited with an assist. Goalkeeper James Bryan turned away 5 of 7 shots on goal. A pair of freshmen, Spencer Colier and Randall Morrow, scored unassisted goals for the Panthers. The Cougars took 19 shots on goal. Senior goalkeeper Noah Harris saved on 5 of them but allowed 3 go in the goal. Freshman Samuel Sinclair turned away 9 of 11 shots.



Sep 19, 2025

Logan to host middle district soccer Saturday

 

The 13th District girls middle school soccer tournament will be played Saturday at Logan County High School. The boys tournament will also be there. Russellville doesn’t field a girls team in the fall. Todd Central earned the bye and already is in the 1:30 p.m. finals. The 10 a.m. semifinal will match Franklin-Simpson with the winner moving on to the championship game.



Sep 19, 2025

Tigers latest super team to play Panthers

Russellville’s football Panthers continue their tour of some of Kentucky’s best teams tonight. Long-time opponent Murray comes to Rhea Stadium. Coach Melvin Cunningham’sv team has ridden a potent offense, averaging 48 points per game, to a 4-0 record. Coach Mikie Benton’s Panthers (0-4) will have faced five teams with a cumulative record of 17-3, who were 9-1 when they lined up against RHS. Game time is 7 p.m. A replay of the game will aired at 1 p.m. Saturday at 1 p.m.



Sep 17, 2025

Middle school boys soccer district pairings set

The 13th District Boys Soccer Tournament will be played Saturday at the Logan County High School field. Russellville and Franklin-Simpson will play at 8 a.m. Todd Central and the host Cougars will start at 9:15. The championship match will begin at noon.



Sep 15, 2025

Logan Band earns Reserve Grand Champ at Rhea

The Cougar Band of Logan County High School earned Reserve Grand Champion honors of Russellville’s Show of Bands Saturday at Rhea Stadium. The band also posted the highest overall percussion and guard scores. The Logan County Festival of Bands will be held this Saturday. It will begin with senior recognition at 4:30 p.m.



Sep 15, 2025

Logan Middle girls basketball players chosen

After conducting tryouts Sunday afternoon, Lady Cougar Middle School Basketball has announced the names of team members. They are, in alphabetical order: Caydence Baker, Emery Benton, Brylee Blackford, Marlee Boisseau, Mary Cundiff, Neveah French, Kynlee Frick, Bliss Gaddis, Hadley Gidcumb, Lillie Ann Hall, Sophia Inman, McKenzie Knuckles, Ani Licitra, Emalye Lowry, Evelyn Morhead, Caroline Owen, Layla Piper, Caroline Powell, Kerstein Rhoades, Delaney Switzer, Carmyiah Thompson, Kendall Thompson, Delaney Wetton, Sa’Mya Whitney and Kylee Yates.



Sep 14, 2025

Pedro Bradshaw returning to training camp with Utah Jazz

Pedro Bradshaw has been home in Russellville for a few weeks, but he was to leave today for his former home in Salt Lake City, according to his beloved grandmother, Virginia Bradshaw. After his highly honored playing days at Bellarmine University ended, he signed a contract with the Jazz organization and played on their G League Salt Lake City Stars team in 2021-22. He played the next two years for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, the G League team of the Indiana Pacers. Last year he played on the highest professional level in Australia. Now he’s got his best chance of playing in the NBA. "I'll be signing an Exhibit 10 deal with the Jazz," Bradshaw tells The LoJo. "I'll be in training camp/preseason with them."



Sep 13, 2025

Helle and Thomeczek have super games for Cougars

Christian Helle, not his teammate we incorrectly named after the game, who threw the winning conversion pass to lead his Logan County Cougars to a 22-21 win over visiting Greenwood in overtime Friday. Also appropriate is that it was TySean Thomeczek who caught that winning two-pointer. On the night, Helle scored three rushing touchdowns, two in the first quarter and the other in OT. He carried the ball 30 times, for 119 yards, and caught 4 Luke Rogers’ passes for 14 yards. Rogers completed 22 of 30 passes for 206 yards without an interception. Ten of those completions were to Thomeczek for 135 yards. The winning catch—his 11th—doesn’t count on stats but the play is now one of the greatest in Cougar history. Carson Carlock had 9 tackles, 6 of them solos and 3 for losses. Elijah Sells also had 9 tackles and sophomore Michael Montgomery made a crucial interception.



Sep 12, 2025

Two-point OT pass gives Cougars win over Gators

Senior Isaac Christian, a former quarterback who has been converted to a receiver and strong safety, threw a pass to sophomore TySean Thomeczek for a two-point conversion, giving the Logan County Cougars a 22-21 overtime win over visiting Greenwood. Coach Todd Adler’s Cougars are now 4-0. You can hear this thrilling game on all of WRUS’ platforms, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday.



Sep 12, 2025

F-S leads Panthers 28-7 at half

After Franklin-Simpson built a 21-0 lead late in the second half Friday, visiting Russellville force an F-S turnover and scored on a 15-yard run by LaBryan Nourse with 1:17 remaining before the intermission. Madden Bloodworth kicked the extra point. But Nourse was penalized for excessive celebration, and the Wildcats took advantage of the short field to score 24 seconds later, making it 28-7 at the half. Xavier Hampton has scored two touchdowns for the Wildcat with Ayden Jones and Brody McAlister one each. Brady Delk has thrown a TD pass on one of his two attempts. The other one was intercepted by Takato Johnson after Delk was pressured by Tiwaun Gordon.



Sep 12, 2025

Family Wellness Night to precede Panther game

Hillvue Heights Church will sponsor Family Wellness Night in the area below Rhea Stadium before the Russellville-Hopkins County Central football game on Friday, Sept. 26. Beginning at 5 p.m., the church plans for those attending to visit ‘community partner stations” before eating a meal provided by the church. The game begins at 7 p.m.



Sep 12, 2025

Cougars hope to end Gators' dominance over them

When the Logan County Cougars (3-0) entertain Greenwood (2-1 with the loss to South Warren) at 7 tonight, Coach Todd Adler’s team will try to reverse the seemingly normal trend of these games. Although Adler’s teams are 67-31 over the last eight years, they are 1-7 against the Gators. In fact, Greenwood has a 13-1 record against Logan County since 2009. The Cougars are off to a tremendous start in 2025 and demonstrate an enviable balance of excellence in the passing and running games, the defense and special teams. Game play-by-play by Zach Woodall with color commentary by Austin Pogue will be recorded and aired on WRUS Saturday afternoon. The live broadcast will be of Russellville (0-3) at Franklin-Simpson (2-1). Chris McGinnis and Lucas Celsor are expected to be mic-side.



Sep 10, 2025

Concerned Citizens Car Show & Cruise In

Concerned Citizens of Logan County Car Show & Cruise In will be held on the grounds of Kirby Funeral Services Russellville this Sunday, Sept. 14, from 1-4 p.m. The address is 110 Franklin Road. Awards will be presented to Best Car, Best Truck, Best Motorcycle, Best Pain, Best Interior and Best of Show. Dorris Vick is executive director of Concerned Citizens. Justin and Rebecca Kirby own and operate Kirby Funeral Services Russellville.



Sep 10, 2025

Tourism Center Open House today

The Logan County Tourist & Convention Center will celebrate 25 years of being an important part of the Land of Logan and also show the community the new Logan County Visitor Center today from 10-3. The Visitor Center is located at 215 North Main Street in Russellville. The “Locally Logan Shop” will be on display and for sale. There will be lots of giveaways along with a ribbon cutting at noon.



Sep 10, 2025

Logan Middle b'ball tryouts Sept. 14

Tryouts for the Logan County Middle School basketball teams will be held Sunday afternoon Sept. 14. Boys times in the Main Gym: sixth grade 2-3, seventh grade 3-4, eighth grade 4-5. Girls in all three grades will try out in the Auxiliary Gym from 3:45-5. Potential players must be registered on Arbiter to try out.



Sep 8, 2025

Panthers beat Monroe, finish 2nd in 1A region

With senior goalkeeper Noah Harris (0 in photo) turning away all of Monroe County’s shots on goal, the Russellville Panthers won their first match 2-0 in Class 1A Saturday. Immanuel Clayton and Eli Flippin each scored a goal, and Braxton Coleman was credited with an assist. In the regional finals, Todd Central beat RHS 2-0 in the finals. Freshman Samuel Sinclair had 9 saves and allowed a goal. Harris allowed the other goal and had 4 saves. John Ross Cardwell scored both Rebel goals. Spencer Pool had an assist. John Mark Campbell was the Rebel goalkeeper in the shutout. Coach Mike Smith’s Rebels have won 6 of their last 7 matches.



Sep 8, 2025

Pennyrile to add $2 to each monthly electric bill

Pennyrile Electric has announced an adjustment to its monthly customer charge to help offset rising costs faced by electrical distribution cooperatives. Beginning Oct. 1, members will see a $2 increase on their monthly bill. The customer charge is a fixed portion of each bill that helps cover the basic costs of maintaining and operating the electric system—such as poles, wires, meters, and equipment. Pennyrile’s Brent Gilkey says, “Like many cooperatives across the nation, Pennyrile Electric is facing increased costs to deliver safe and reliable power. This modest adjustment does not affect energy usage rates and will aid Pennyrile Electric in the necessary investments in their system to meet the needs of the members.”



Sep 7, 2025

R'ville Wrestling season-starting meeting Monday

From Russellville Wrestling Coach Jeramy Rust: Russellville Wrestling sign-ups and information meeting will be held Monday in the RMS gym from 5-8 p.m. for any student attending Russellville interested in joining the team in 6th-12th grades. Enter through the side gym doors.



Sep 7, 2025

This week's RHS sports schedule



Sep 7, 2025

Cougar Soccer blasts AC-S 9-1

Eight Cougars scored soccer goals, two more added an assist and two goalkeepers held the Patriots to one goal as Logan County beat visiting Allen County-Scottsville 9-1 Thursday. Asher Woodall scored two goals with Andrew McCall, Bently Rye, Kayden Sells, Sebastain Hernandez, Layne Harris, Oliver Holloway and Gibson Kirby adding one each. The assists were by Trapper McCarley and Phoenix Tatum. In goal were William Johnson and James Bryan.



Sep 7, 2025

LCHS alum Sears to play at UK

Former Logan County volleyball star Aubrey Sears is coming home, to Kentucky at least. Sears, who has started every match for the Big 12’s University of Houston in this, her freshman year, and her fellow Cougars will play two matches at UK next weekend. They will take on Purdue Saturday morning and number four Kentucky Sunday afternoon. Houston was 5-0 before losing to LSU Saturday. Sears is the Cougars’ libero, serving as the primary defensive back-row specialist. She drove home 2,027 kills with Logan County, averaging 4.4 per set with a .462 kill percentage. In addition, she totaled 151 aces, 135 blocks and 581 digs during her high school career. Shown in the accompanying graphic, Sears was the featured player when Houston beat Duke 3-0.



Sep 7, 2025

RHS Band dominates its division

The Russellville Panther Band won its division and more at the Franklin-Simpson Band Show Saturday. Director Trevor Caldwell’s band finished 1st place Color Guard, 1st Place Percussion, and 1st Place Class 2A. Shown with the trophy are Ella Kate Parrish, Xalola Finch, and Kyra Sutton. RHS will host its annual Show of Bands at Rhea Stadium this Saturday.



Sep 5, 2025

Cougars build big lead at Rhea, win 45-0

With Luke Rogers throwing four touchdown passes and TySean Thomeczek catching three of them, the visiting Logan County Cougars built a 32-0 lead at Russellville in the first minute of the second half. Three minutes later, Cougar defensive back Damani Goodloe intercepted a Jerius Coleman pass and returned it 56 yards for the touchdown that started the running clock. Cougar Christian Helle had carried the ball 11 times for 108 yards at halftime, but he didn’t carry the ball in the second half. Elijah Sells caught a touchdown pass and Cooper Parker caught a pair of conversion passes from Rogers. Caiden Kirby kicked a field goal for the first points of the game. Freshman Keeton Wright kicked two extra points. Freshman Cole Perkins, who came in on the next series after the running clock started, threw a touchdown pass to Clarence Passmore to make the score 45-0. Freshman Mason Gregory recovered a fumble for the Cougars, and freshman Lane Bush ran the ball well. LaBryan Nourse played well for the Panthers.



Sep 4, 2025

Tourism Visitor Center Open House Wednesday

The Logan County Tourist & Convention Commission will celebrate its 25th Anniversary by showing off its new Visitor Center with an Open House on Wednesday, Sept. 10. It’s located at 215 North Main Street, Russellville.



Aug 30, 2025

Cougar golf places high in strong field

From Logan County Golf Coach Will McKenzie: “Our Cougars showed grit and skill at the Region 1-4 Preview, finishing 6th out of 19 teams in a competitive field at Crosswinds Golf Course in Bowling Green Saturday. Proud of the team’s hard work and determination on a challenging course.” The team total was a solid 310. Shooting 75s were Davis Switzer and Riley Shepherd. The other two scores that counted were Karson Rodgers’ 78 and Jaxon Tichenor’s 82.



Aug 29, 2025

Cougars beat Mustangs 33-16

The Logan County Cougars ran their record to 2-0 on the young season by beating McCracken County 33-16 Friday at home. The clinching score came on a 17-yard halfback pass from Christian Helle to Cooper Parker late in the game. Coach Todd Adler's team will play the Clash of the Cats against Russellville at Rhea Stadium. The Panthers played well early in their game against Rockcastle County but the bigger school wore them down. A running clock started with Rockcastle leading 60-20 midway through the fourth quarter.



Aug 29, 2025

Cougars lead McCracken in the fourth quarter

Going into the fourth quarter, the Logan County Cougars lead a very good McCracken County team 19-9 at Cougar Field. Caiden Kirby has helped his team in every way possible with his kicking, including a punt to the one that led to a safety and a field goal late in the second quarter to build the lead to 10. Christian Helle has scored two touchdowns, Luke Rogers has thrown some key passes, and Isaac Christian, Cooper Parker, Elijah Sells and TySean Thomeczek are everywhere... Make that three touchdowns for Helle, who just scored with 10:02 remaining. Kirby's conversion makes the Cougar lead 26-9.



Aug 28, 2025

Cougars to face another quality opponent Friday

For the second straight week to start their 2025 season, the Logan County Cougars will entertain a quality football opponent. Last Friday they came from behind to end Hart County’s 22-game regular-season win streak. Friday they will take on McCracken County, a Class 6A school which is ranked in the Top Ten in the state despite having lost their opener giving up 48 points in the process. That loss was to powerful crosstown rival Paducah Tilghman, the defending Class 4A state champion which is in Logan’s district. Coach Tyler Brooks’ Mustangs are led by senior quarterback Maddox O’Neal, who passed for 2,896 yards and 41 touchdowns last season, and senior running back Landon Newman, who ran for 817 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2024. Against Hart County, Logan’s Christian Helle was a workhorse, carrying the ball 19 times for 142 yards and a pair of touchdowns. In his first varsity start, sophomore Luke Rogers completed 14 of 22 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown without an interception. Senior Isaac Christian caught 5 passes for 54 yards, TySean Thomeczek 3 for 27 yards, and Cooper Parker 2, one of them for a touchdown. Michael Hammonds totaled 11 tackles and Carson Carlock 10. Game time is 7 p.m.



Aug 25, 2025

RFD to dedicate Safe Haven Baby Box Tuesday

The public is invited to attend the dedication and blessing of Russellville’s Safe Haven Baby Box tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Russellville Fire Department at 620 North Main Street, beginning at 1 p.m. The fire department and the city are working with the Safe Haven program to provide a place where parents who aren’t able to care for their infants can make sure the child will have a safe home.



Aug 23, 2025

Helle leads Cougars' come-from-behind win

Host Logan County’s only lead in the game came at the right time, as the Cougars came from behind to beat Hart County 19-15 in the second game of the Lewisburg Bank Bowl Friday. Junior running back Christian Helle scored two touchdowns, including the final one, for Coach Todd Adler’s team. The Cougars ran only one play in the first quarter, but it was a big one. Helle ran 51 yards for a touchdown, and Caiden Kirby kicked the tying point, but Hart led 15-6 at halftime. It was the first regular-season loss since 2022 for the Raiders, who had won 22 straight games before postseason action.



Aug 22, 2025

Daviess County wins Battle of the Panthers

After a relatively close first half (15-6), the Daviess County Panthers dominated the third quarter on the way to a 45-6 win over the Russellville Panthers in the first game of the Lewisburg Bank Bowl Friday. Jamarion Gordon scored the RHS touchdown on a four-yard run. Passes from quarterback Jerius Coleman to JaCoveon Temple-Dickerson and Labryan Nourse were effective for the host Panthers.



Aug 22, 2025

Celebration of Life for Alexa Stearsman Saturday

Celebration of Life Services will be Saturday at Logan County Extension Office at 1 p.m. for Alexa Stearsman, who died in an automobile accident in Auburn in mid-July. Her parents, Ronnie and Evelda Stearsman, will be hosts with assistance from Kirby Funeral Services Russellville.


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