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The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 2.126 new cases of coronavirus across the state Sunday with 59 more deaths. That brings the total number of cases to 49,003 since the

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Friday arrested 26 year old Andrew Knepp of Lawrenceville on two counts of Violation of an Order of Protection. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail

The Vincennes University Board of Trustees Finance and Revenue Committee met via teleconference in special session Thursday and approved unanimously bids totalling $5.2 million for work on the

The city of Sumner has announced that the city council is scheduled to meet in special session next week. The meeting is to be at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday the 28th and deal with the annual fiscal year

109th District Republican State Representative Darren Bailey is suing Governor J.B. Pritzker for extending the Stay-At-Home Order. Bailey claims in the lawsuit filed late Thursday in Clay County

Governor J.B. Pritzker has modified his Stay-At-Home Order and extended it through Saturday May 30th. One of the most important modifications is that beginning on Friday May 1st, residents will be

The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced that there were 1,826 new cases of the coronavirus across the state Thursday with 123 more deaths. That brings the state total since the

A White County woman has died after being hit by a truck this week. Carmi Police report that 78 year old Pearl Douthitt of Carmi had exited Rock Bottom Liquor and Fuel on Main Street and was

Bad news this week for Knox County Indiana. The county Emergency Management Agency reported that the county did not meet the FEMA criteria for recieving federal disaster relief. The county was