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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a wanted local man Saturday. Taken into custody was 29 year old Laquan Dinkens of Lawrenceville on an outstanding Lawrence County warrant. He was

An area man was killed Sunday when his car was hit by a train in the town of Montrose in Effingham County. Illinois State Police say that around 9:45 a.m. a 2003 Ford being driven by 63 year old

Lawrence County has completed it’s tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2016 and mobile homes that were delinquent for 2017 real estate taxes. The county

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 10,959 new or probable cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 192 more deaths. Since the pandemic began, there have now been 759,562

The holidays are upon us and many Lawrence County and other area residents will be or are already decorating their homes. Holiday decorating increases the potential risk of a home fire. According

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a wanted local man Thursday. Taken into custody was 29 year old Coleton Cropper of Lawrenceville for Probation Violation and Failure to Appear

A Richland County man accused of murder made a court appearance this week. 18 year old Rick Meador of Olney had a pretrial video hearing Thursday. He is charged with First Degree Murder in the

The Vincennes University Board of Trustees extended the contract of President Chuck Johnson an additional year through December of 2023 during their virtual meeting Wednesday. The move was made

Local and area economic officials are urging residents in Lawrence and Knox counties to shop and support local independent small business during this holiday season. When local dollars are spent

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 6655 new cases of coronavirus across the Hoosier state Wednesday with 91 more deaths. The Knox County Health Department says that there were 78 new