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Lawrence County Memorial Hospital will host a flag pole lighting Monday in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month next month. The ceremony will be at 5:30 p.m. at the front of the hospital at 2200

Vincennes Police report the arrest of an Evansville man this past weekend for robbery. 29 year old Daniel Green was taken into custody in Vincennes on the charge. No other arrest details have yet

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made two arrests Sunday. 27 year old Eric Erickson of Bridgeport was taken into custody on a Lawrence County warrant. He was booked into the Lawrence County

Three people were injured including 2 Bridgeport residents in a single vehicle accident Saturday evening in Richland County. Illinois State Police report that a 1990 GMC Sierra truck being driven

The 22nd annual Lawrence County CROP walk to fight hunger is Sunday in St Francisville. The affair begins at the firehouse at 2 p.m. with registration at 1 p.m. The CROP walk is sponsored by Church

Two people suspected in the breakin of a vacant residence in the rural Allendale area of Wabash County were taken into custody here in Lawrence County. Authorities say the arrests were made in

The three Indiana men charged in connection with the late July armed robbery of the Verizon Wireless store in Mt Carmel have pled not guilty in federal court this week. 18 year old Latrell Coe, 18

Lawrenceville Police Friday arrested 31 year old Whitney Morris of Bridgeport for Theft Exceeding $500. No other details regarding the arrest were given in the report. She was booked into the

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange has announced that on Friday 30 year old James Taylor of East St Louis pled guilty to a charge of Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, a Class 2

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education met in regular session Thursday night in Bridgeport.  After holding a public hearing, they moved to adopt a fiscal year 2019-20 budget of around $3.3