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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made multiple arrests over the past weekend. Taken into custody Saturday were 32 year old Samuel Inman of Lawrenceville charged with Aggravated Battery and

A wanted fugitive was captured late last week in southeastern Illinois.  Friday, units of the Jasper County and Richland County Sheriffs Departments made a stop on a stolen vehicle in the Willow

One man was killed in an off road All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) crash over the weekend in southwestern Indiana. The Sullivan County Sheriffs Department reports the fatal mishap occured around 4 p.m.

Lawrence County paused on Thursday November 11th-Veterans Day 2021-to honor those who served in the armed forces locally and nationally who fought to preserve the freedom and liberty that the

The Lawrenceville Downtown Revitalization Committee will host the 8th annual Party on the Roof fundraiser Saturday at the Mid-American Air Center located northeast of Lawrenceville. It will be from

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 3,122 new cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 19 new deaths. Overall since the pandemic began, there have been 1,727,634 cases

Lawrenceville Police Chief Jim White has released his department activity report for October. During the month, the department received 340 requests for an officer. Officers were involved in 16

The City of Lawrenceville will take a hard look at upgrading and improving one of it’s main recreational facilities. The city council Wednesday night moved to bring in the firm of Burbach

The St Francisville City Council met in regular session Wednesday night and formally approved the fiscal year audit by Kemper CPA. The audit indicated the city is is good fiscal shape with no major

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville is asking people to avoid using the hospital State Street entrance in order to travel through the grounds to Lexington Avenue on the opposite side