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Lawrenceville Police arrested 2 city residents each on multiple offenses. Thursday, 34 year old Jarvis Green was taken into custody and was preliminarily charged with Aggravated Fleeing and Eluding

The 2022 Lawrence County Junior Fair continued Thursday at the fairgrounds located on US 50 between Bridgeport and Sumner. The annual Youth Livestock Market Auction took place at the livestock

The National Weather Service indicates that the Flood Warning does continue until Sunday for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville. There is good news, however. The river has crested. It crested late

Students in Lawrence County and the surrounding area will soon be heading back to school later this month and that means school buses will be back on the roads taking students to and from their

The Knox County Area Plan Commission (APC) has taken a step toward potential housing development in the city of Vincennes. They unanimously approved a resolution declaring the creation of a

Tragedy in Vincennes Wednesday. Vincennes Police report that at around 2:30 p.m. CDT they responded to the 500 block of Hart Street in regard to a medical situation involving a small child. The

The National Weather Service (NWS) has extended the Flood Warning until Sunday for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville. The river Thursday morning was at 31.76 feet and slowly rising. It is now

It is mid-week in the weeklong run of the 2022 Lawrence County Junior Fair and Wednesday will be a popular day of activity. That is because the classic 4-H barbeque dinner returns to the fair after

Cleanup is continuing in many communities across the southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana regions after the extensive rain from heavy showers and thunderstorms over the past several days.

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Tuesday picked up a wanted Crawford County man. Taken into custody was 50 year old Kelly Noble of Robinson on a warrant for Failure to Appear in Court. He