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Lawrenceville Police made four weekend arrests. Sunday, 40 year old Amanda McGuire of Lawrenceville was charged with Criminal Trespass and Unlawful Possession of Meth. She was booked into the

Lite 103 WAKO News has been informed that all Embarras River Basin Agency (ERBA) Head Start Centers with children will be closed all of this week (Jan 18th-21st).

Illinois State Police say a Lawrence County woman was killed in an early morning single vehicle accident Saturday in neighboring Richland County. Preliminary investigation reveals that at around 2

Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes has announced that due to an increase in COVID-19 cases  in the community, it has updated the visitation guidelines. Inpatient visitors are now limited to 1

Indiana State Police early Saturday arrested a Knox County man for impersonating a public official after driving over 90 m.p.h. in Gibson County. Reports indicate that a trooper on patrol observed

Lawrenceville Police Friday arrested 36 year old Chance Queen on a charge of Theft of Utility Services. He was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and was released with a Notice to Appear in

The Lawrenceville City Council met Thursday night in regular session at City Hall. Mayor David Courtney indicated that the city will be more aggressive in the future with regard to enforcements of

Friday January 14th is the last day as Lawrence County Sheriff for Russell Adams. He officially retires after multiple terms in office and over 30 years in law enforcement in Lawrence County. Adams

Circuit court judge Mellissa Morgan has been elected to a two year term as Chief Justice of the Illinois Second Judicial Circuit. The second circuit includes Lawrence, Richland, Crawford, Wabash

A hearing that was to be held this week in Effingham County Circuit Court in the lawsuit brought by Red Hill Unit 10 along with Beecher City and Cowden-Herrick against the Illinois State Board of