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An area man has been found guilty of sexual abuse charges in a case involving a girl who was 11 years old at the time of the abuse. An Effingham County jury convicted 45 year old Joshua Rowlands of

Lawrenceville Police have arrested two local women on drug offenses. 39 year old Tisha Jones of Lawrenceville was charged with Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance. She was being held on

Funeral services have been announced for former Vincennes mayor and police officer Terry Mooney. He passed away this week at the age of 77. Visitation will be Sunday from 2 until 7 p.m. Eastern

The Mid-American Air Center will host the Spring Fly-In Saturday at the airport located northeast of Lawrenceville. The Fly-In is being sponsored  by the Mid-American Pilots Association. Several

A large crowd was on hand for a public hearing at the Knox County Courthouse in Vincennes Thursday evening hosted by the Knox County Redevelopment Commission. They are proposing to expand the area

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department took two Knox County Indiana subjects into custody Thursday. 37 year old Thomas Bland of Vincennes was charged with Driving While License Suspended and was

The Crawford County States Attorneys office reports that a Crawford County man was sentenced to prison this week in Crawford County Circuit Court. Roger Holcomb of Robinson was given three years in

Former Vincennes  Mayor Terry Mooney has died. He passed away this week. Mooney served two terms as mayor from 2000 through 2008. Prior to be elected mayor, Mooney was a former Vincennes police

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum has announced that Sonny Pinkstaff has resigned as chief of the Vincennes Fire Department. Pinkstaff had been chief for 5 years and during those years made great strides

Lawrence County officials have informed WAKO News that the County Board Finance Committee will meet in conjunction with the Lawrence County Ambulance Board early next month. The session is