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Lawrence County law enforcement authorities arrested three wanted subjects. The Sheriffs Department took into custody 30 year old Anthony Gosnell of Sumner on an Illinois Department of Corrections

Two units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District were dispatched Monday morning to a heavy equipment fire at the Mid-American Air Center northeast of Lawrenceville. Firefighters were

Two area men have announced their candidacies for elected office in 2020. Mattoon resident Alex Walker will run for the Republican nomination for Congress from the 15th District. That seat is now

Lawrenceville Police made two arrests on Sunday. 27 year old Jared Deckard of Lawrenceville was taken into custody and charged with Unlawful Possession Of a Firearm by a Felon and Unlawful

Reports out of Knox County Indiana indicate a Bicknell man has been taken into custody in connection with an alledged case of child rape. 20 year old Andrew Derouin was arrested Sunday by

Two people were killed over the weekend in a residential fire in rural Wabash County. According to the coroners office the blaze broke out around 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the home near Friendsville.

Gavin Dorn of Richland County  ran for 129 yards and a touchdown to spark the Tigers to a 41-6 win Friday night over the Lawrenceville Indians in Olney. Dorn scored on the team’s first

Ambraw Valley Solid Waste is holding a one time electronic recycling event in Lawrence County next weekend. It will be at the Ruckers Wholesale complex in Bridgeport Saturday the 14th from 8 a.m.

Bridgeport Police Friday arrested 39 year old Jeremy Darnell of Lawrenceville for Domestic Battery. No other arrest details were given. He was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and was later

51 year old Michael Lancaster of Mt Carmel was arrested Friday by police after he fired multiple shots through a door at the Mt Carmel Super 8 Motel. Authorities responded to the scene and