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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Sunday arrested 63 year old Howard Yonaka of Calhoun Illinois for DUI. He was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and later released on $1500 bond.

The National Weather Service has extended the Flood Warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville through Wednesday. The river Monday morning was at 31.3 feet- a rise of 2/10th of a foot

The city of Lawrenceville has announced the retirement of a longtime employee. Dave Helderman, Assistant Superintendent of the Cemetery and Parks Department retired Thursday March 31st. The 59 year

Unemployment improved from January to February in Illinois and also in Lawrence County. That according to figures released this week by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The state

The National Weather Service has continued the Flood Warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville through Wednesday April 6th. The River Saturday morning was at 30.31 feet and rising. It is now

Lawrenceville Police Friday arrested 40 year old Jeramy Moore of Bridgeport for Probation Violation and on a Lawrence County warrant for Failure to Appear. He was booked into the Lawrence County

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and Lawrence County residents are invited to join with others across the state to wear the color blue as part of a month-long observance. The Illinois

The Illinois State Police are celebrating their 100th anniversary Friday April 2nd. The ISP began April 1st in 1922 with just a Director and eight highway patrolmen with a mission of protecting new

A sentencing date has now been set for two of the people charged in a fatal shooting in Richland County in 2020. Reports indicate that both 20 year old Rick Meador and 35 year old Tara Haws  of

The National Weather Service out of Paducah Kentucky reports that there has been confirmation of an EF-1 tornado in White County in southeastern Illinois this week. The twister occured during the