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Only one of 19 downstate southeastern Illinois counties gained in population since 2010. That is according to figures recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Effingham County saw it’s

Due to the increase in positive coronavirus cases in Lawrence and surrounding counties, Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville has announced that visitation is being temporarily

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,180 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 14 additional deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported 23

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange has announced that 3 people were sentenced to prison terms in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week. 26 year old Dakota Koonce of Lawrenceville

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce has announced the return of the Fall Festival in September. The 58th annual affair is scheduled for Wednesday September 15th through Saturday September 18th

The Illinois Eastern Community College Board of Trustees met Tuesday at Wabash Valley College in Mt Carmel and approved updated COVID-19 protocols for the district. The new guidelines recommend but

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education met Wednesday evening at Lawrenceville High School and were updated by school administrators and Superintendent Doug Daugherty on the first day of the new

The Lawrence County Board has a new member. During it’s regular monthly session Wednesday at the Lawrence County Courthouse, the board approved the appointment of Jordan Feutz of Bridgeport

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,833 new cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 46 additional deaths. Overall since the pandemic began, there have been 1,474,285

A Jasper County man was killed in a single vehicle accident Wednesday morning up in Cumberland County. Illinois State Police report that around 6:10 a.m. a 2006 Ford Expedition being driven by 33