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Sumner Mayor Betty Brian has called a Special Session of the City Council for next week. It is scheduled for Tuesday April 20th at 6 p.m. The meeting will be to address the Fiscal Year 2021-22 City

The St Francisville City Council met Wednesday and were informed by Mayor T.J. Moyes that the final paperwork has been received by the city regarding it’s loan for the Water Well #11 project.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 3,536 new cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 31 additional deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department indicated there were no

Multiple firefighting agencies were dispatched Wednesday evening to a funeral home fire in northern Knox County Indiana. Units from Oaktown, Vincennes, Washington and Freelandville were mobilized

Lawrenceville Police dealt with two accidents Wednesday. The first was a two vehicle collision about 2:45 p.m. in the 700 block of State Street. A 2001 Dodge Dakota being driven by Delilah Gray of

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested 30 year old Zachary Riggs of Sumner Wednesday. He was wanted for Failure to Appear in Court and also on a warrant for Possession of Methamphetamine

Lawrenceville City Utilities Superintendent Aaron Tipsword has announced that beginning Monday April 19th, the city will begin flushing it’s water distribution lines inside the city limits.

The Bridgeport City Council has set the City Wide Cleanup date for Monday May 3rd. Residents can visit the City of Bridgeport Facebook Page for items that will and will not be taken on that day or

The Bi-State Authority met Tuesday night and were updated on preparations for the $2.5 million airport runway overlay project. It is still in the engineering phase. The airport is entering into a

The Illinois Department of Corrections have announced that they are resuming in-person visitation for prisoners at their correctional facilities across the state later this month. IDOC suspended