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   Three people were injured in a single-vehicle accident in Lawrence County Wednesday night. Terry Hazlett of Effingham was driving on US 50 east of Red Hill State Park when he collided with a

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A body was discovered in the Wabash River Wednesday night. The body was recovered in the Wabash around two and a half miles south of Indiana State Road 154 between Merom, Indiana and Hutsonville,

   A St. Francisville woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Lawrence County Monday evening. Donna Ice was driving south on Illinois Route 1 near Ambraw Asphalt just south of

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    Sullivan County Sheriff’s Deputies and Sullivan City Police arrested a burglary suspect early Tuesday morning. Around 3:30 AM Sullivan County Deputies were

   The Bridgeport City Council met in regular session Tuesday night. The City Council approved a three-year contract with Atkins Sanitation for city-wide trash service. The council also approved

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Authorities are continuing their investigation into a fatal crash which occurred over the weekend in Greene County. The crash occurred just before 9:45 eastern Saturday night at Wagler Raceway in

   The Vincennes City Council met in regular session Monday evening. The Vincennes City Council approved updates to the City’s Landscape ordinance by a vote of five to two. The updated

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Vincennes city officials have announced that in conjunction with the Main Street Phase 1 project, Main Street from 22nd Street to Kimmel Road will be closed starting Wednesday. Crews of Kerns

   A single-vehicle accident occurred in Lawrence County over the weekend. Dakota Deaton of St. Francisville was driving west on US 50 near River Run Estates northwest of Lawrenceville Saturday

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The last of the three inmates who escaped the White County Jail last month was captured Saturday night. White County authorities report 61 year-old Johnny Tipton was arrested after being located in