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Vincennes University Thursday hosted a public hearing on it’s proposed increases in tuition for 2021-22 and tuition and room and board rates for 2022-23. The increase would be $200 for

The St Francisville City council met in regular session Wednesday evening and heard from Mayor Danny Lynn on work being done to unclog city sewer and septic lines. He indicated that the work is

An area man has died after a shooting incident earlier this week. The Edgar County Sheriffs Department reports that 31 year old Matthew Morgan of Paris was found shot Tuesday evening after E-911

Republic Trash Service this week will begin servicing the cities of Lawrenceville, St Francisville, and Sumner with garbage pickup permanently on Fridays of every week. The company is asking

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported only 408 new cases of coronavirus and only 23 deaths across the state Wednesday. There were no new case reports in Lawrence County with 1 new case

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested 44 year old Kristi Richards of Lawrenceville on a charge of Probation Violation. She was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and later

Indiana State Police say a southwest Indiana female teen is dead after being shot early Thursday in the Sullivan County city of Carlisle. The victim was identified as 15 year old Mezmariah Wilson

The city of Bridgeport now has a new Ward 1 alderman. The city council Tuesday night approved the appointment by Mayor Tyler Griffin of Kevin Biggs to the vacant seat for a two year term. He was

The Bi-State Authority is looking at granting the request by the Illinois National Guard to renew their lease on a storage area at the Mid-American Air Center northeast of Lawrenceville. They have

One major issue that did not get taken care of in the recent spring legislative session in Springfield by state lawmakers was fixing the Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) card backlog. Two