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TWO SENTENCED IN LCCC

Lawrence County States Attorney Brady Waldrop reports that two people were sentenced to prison terms recently in Lawrence County Circuit Court (LCCC). 31 year old Courtney Malone of Lawrenceville

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HARD FREEZE FORECAST

The National Weather Service says that a hard freeze is expected Monday night across all of the WAKO listening area in southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana. Temperatures are forecast to

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OIL SPILL

Emergency officials continue to deal with an oil spill in northern Lawrence County. According to information released by Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Joe Calvert, his department was

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LCHS MEETING

Penny Shaw of the J.D. Mullen Company based out of southeastern Illinois will be the guest speaker at the March meeting of the Lawrence County Historical Society. The meeting is at 7 p.m. Monday

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

A southwestern Indiana man was taken into custody here in Lawrence County on a child sex charge. The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) early Wednesday arrested 24 year old Nathaniel Sipes

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