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A nice crowd was on hand Monday at the Veterans Monument at the Lawrenceville City Cemetery for the V.F.W. Post #2244 annual Memorial Day ceremony as Lawrence County paused to honor it’s war

Re-opening guidelines for Illinois businesses are now available. The state has posted guidelines and toolkits for resteraunts, bars, gyms, salons, retail stores and others that can reopen in Phase

Indiana health officials report 354 more state residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and there were 8 more deaths reported Monday. The number of confirmed cases of the disease now is 31,715

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 1,713 new cases of coronavirus Monday across the state with 31 additional deaths. Those totals bring to 112,017 the total number of deaths statewide

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Saturday arrested 26 year old Joesph Rodriguez of Lawrenceville for Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail pending setting of bond by

Lawrenceville Police say that a car left out of parking gear rolled out of control from a residential drive across the street and hit a residential garage door and parked van. The mishap  when a

Illinois State Police say that two people were seriously hurt when the motorcycle they were on hit a semi-truck on U.S. 50 near County Road 300 in Richland County Monday morning. Around 10:40 a.m.

Lawrenceville Police report that a 4 year old girl was hurt after being struck by a vehicle Monday evening on Ash Street east of 11th. A 2016 Dodge being driven by 23 year old Austin Deloriea of

All Lawrence and Knox County government offices will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. Also Lawrenceville, Vincennes, Bridgeport, Sumner, and St Francisville city offices will be

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education Thursday met via videoconference and recieved an end of the year report from district principals and Superintendent Jakie Walker. Walker praised the