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The National Weather Service ended the Flood Warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville late Monday but is continuing the one for the Wabash River at Vincennes until this weekend. The river at

The Embarras River Basin Agency (ERBA) has announced it is accepting applications for it’s Skills Training Employment Program (STEP). The program is designed to assist individuals with

It is now official. The Illinois indoor mask mandate imposed by Governor J.B. Pritzger was lifted Monday February 28th. Thanks to decreasing COVID cases and hospitalizations over the past several

Starting this week, the Vincennes Police Department along with the Knox County Indiana Sheriffs Department will be stepping up their patrols to help curb dangerous and aggressive driving. The

The National Weather Service is continuing it’s Flood Warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville until late Tuesday evening. The river crested over the weekend and was at 31.9 feet

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

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

The National Weather Service says the Flood Warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville will remain in effect until Tuesday. Saturday morning, the river was at 34.1 feet down 3/10ths foot from

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

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