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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,979 cases of coronavirus across the state Friday with 63 new deaths. There were only 3 positive cases reported Friday in Lawrence County and only

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LOCAL ARRESTS

St Francisville Police arrested a Wabash County man Friday on multiple charges. Taken into custody on the Wabash Cannonball bridge was 50 year old Gary Prater of rural Mt Carmel. He was

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LAWRENCE COUNTY BOARD

The Lawrence County Board met in a brief special session Thursday afternoon at the Lawrence County Courthouse. There was only 1 item on the agenda-a property sale. They approved a quick-claim deed

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday reported 1,979  cases of coronavirus across the state with 93 new deaths. There were only 5 positive cases reported Thursday in Lawrence County

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Thursday arrested 41 year old Michael Wells of Bridgeport on a charge of Burglary. No other arrest details were given in the report. Wells was booked into

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,733 new cases of coronavirus with 86 new deaths across the state Wednesday. There were only 2 positive cases reported in Lawrence County and just

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