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  • Russell News
    Local news for Russell, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

    • Unintended Consequences

      Over the past few years, a certain argument form has become fairly common: yes, I was wrong , but critics on the other side, even if they were right about the overall dynamics of how things went wrong, were ...

    • Balance of Opinion: Pundits divide over Obama prayer pick

      The punditry is offering Barack Obama no united chorus of "amens" for his choice of evangelical pastor Rick Warren, an advocate against gay marriage and abortion, to deliver the opening inaugural prayer.

    • Some final thoughts on Warren

      UPDATE #2: Comments back open. I do this from time to time whenever it gets a little hot.

    • Ellis/Russell Summer Crops Supper Jan. 5

      Farmers that grow grain sorghum and soybeans mark your calendars. The Ellis and Russell County Extension Offices, along with hybrid seed companies, are hosting a complimentary bull fries supper, Jan.

    • Provocation of the day: Obama as Russell

      Time's John Cloud writes : Obama reminds me a little bit of Richard Russell Jr., the longtime senator from Georgia who - as historian Robert Caro has noted - cultivated a reputation as a thoughtful, tolerant ...

    • The Problem for Gays with Rick Warren - and Obama

      About three years ago, a reporter at Fortune asked Rick Warren - the successful pastor whom the President-elect has asked to pray at his inauguration - about homosexuality.

    • Cow/calf symposium scheduled -,

      The Russell County Extension will host the Central Kansas Cow/Calf Symposium from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec.

    • Russell hospice to have auction

      South Wind Hospice will have a benefit auction Saturday at the Elks Lodge. The silent auction will begin at 6 p.m. A dinner of country steak and side dishes will be served at 6:30 p.m., and Jimmy Dee will ...

    • Battery on police officer charged after traffic stop

      One person was charged with DUI and another with striking a police officer after a traffic stop Friday.

    • Pavel TichA1 2 on Existence

      Categories Contact billvallicellaAZcsFULLSTOPcom Archives Blogroll Pavel TichA1 2 on Existence For Vlastimil VohA nka This post consists of some notes and commentary on Section I of Pavel TichA1 2's "Existence ...

    • A&M dog hails from Topeka

      Unless there is to be another remake of Lassie, a collie never will have it as good as Reveille, the Texas A&M mascot.

    • Longmeadow balloonist sets down on Kansas prairie

      The "Spirit of Springfield" with balloonists J. Michael Wallace, of Longmeadow, and Kevin Brielmann, of Cheshire, Conn., comes in for a landing 14 miles southeast of Russell, Kansas, Wednesday.

    • Family seeks help in locating man

      Three weeks ago today, 49-year-old Larry Carls left his Wakarusa home and hasn't been heard from since, family members said Monday.

    • Rock and roll blast planned

      Jimmy Dee and the Fabulous Destinations will perform at 9 p.m. Sept. 26 at The Fox Pavilion's Rock 'n' Roll Blast, which is in conjunction with Fort Hays State University's Homecoming 2008.

    • Flood Warning: Central Kansas

      KSC105-167-241645- /O.CON.KICT.FA.W.0165.000000T0000Z-080824T1645Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LINCOLN KS-RUSSELL KS- 751 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008 AT 749 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER ...

    • Car thought involved in hit and run found

      Authorities have recovered the car believed involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident Saturday night in Pottawatomie County.

    • Schedule of Slattery campaign

      Jim Slattery, Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate is scheduled to be at Ellsworth County Courthouse, 210 N. Kansas, at 9:30 a.m. today for a Town Hall meeting.

    • Missing Utah girl found in Kansas

      A 14-year-old Midvale girl who reportedly ran away with an older man from Mississippi was found safe Tuesday after an Endangered Person Alert was issued.

    • Cook, Henne wedding

      Audra Dawn Cook and Lance Larry Henne were married on March 29th 2008 at St. Mary's Queen of Angels Church in Russell, Kan.

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  • City Description

    Russell is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. The population was 4,696 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Russell County. Russell is located at 38°53′23″N 98°51′26″W / 38.88972, -98.85722 (38.889807, -98.857113). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.7 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,696 people, 2,057 households, and 1,250 families residing in the city. The population density was 956.9 people per square mile (369.3/km²). There were 2,436 housing units at an average density of 496.4/sq mi (191.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.13% White, 0.96% African American, 0.57% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.00% of the population. There were 2,057 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years

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    City Contained By:

    • Russell County
    • Kansas

    Timezones:

    • Central Time zone

    Size:

    • 12.6909417406 km squared

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