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LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD

The Lawrence County Board met in regular monthly session at the Lawrence County Courthouse and after some lengthy discussion moved to take a revised ordinance on guidelines on county solid waste

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LAWRENCEVILLE HIT AND RUN

Lawrenceville Police are continuing to investigate a two vehicle hit and run incident which occured late last weekend. Reports indicate that sometime on Sunday January 15th, a 2014 Chevrolet pickup

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) Wednesday arrested 40 year old Derek Clark of Lawrenceville on a charge of Violation of an Order of Protection for an Adult. He was booked into the

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LCMH AUXILIARY DONATION

The Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary is a group of volunteers who devote hours to working and managing the Gift Box and raising funds for various equipment purchases and special projects

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VINCENNES FIRE

Vincennes firefighters were mobilized Tuesday morning to a residential structure fire in the 400 block of Harrison Street. They were called out around 5:35 a.m. ET to 412 Harrison and arrived to

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ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN SCAM

The Illinois Sheriffs Association (ISA) is warning Lawrence County and other area residents of a phone scam trying to take advantage of the assault weapons ban in Illinois and those counties where

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) Saturday picked up 40 year old Heather Arnold of Lawrenceville on an out of state warrant. She was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Centers For Disease Control (CDC) have announced that 59 counties across the state are at an elevated level for Covid-19 spread. That number

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