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The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday reported 3,739 new cases of coronavirus across the state with 34 additional deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported 2 positive cases

The Illinois Department of Agriculture is urging Lawrence County and others drivers throughout the area to be careful when traveling during the spring farm spring planting season. The best advice

Lawrenceville Police Chief Jim White has released his monthly department activity report for March. Lawrenceville Police received 325 requests for an officer during the month. They were involved

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested 38 year old Lacee Moon of Lawrenceville on a warrant out of Wabash County. She was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and later released on $20,000

The Knox County Indiana Commissioners this week threw their support behind a proposal to set up voting centers across the county in the future. The new concept for voting would replace the current

55th District Republican State Senator Darren Bailey has filed legislation in Springfield to eliminate the Illinois Firearm Owner Identification (F.O.I.D.) program. Bailey says that the program has

The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 3,790 cases of coronavirus across the state with 28 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reports there were 2,248 positive

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department and Sumner Police arrested 30 year old Zachary Riggs of Sumner on multiple charges. They are Possession of Methamphetamine, Obstructing a Peace Officer and

The city of Lawrenceville has announced it will begin collecting items for the City-Wide Cleanup later this month. City crews will be making two passes through the city beginning on Monday April

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has announced that 34 communities across the state have been awarded over $18 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) for