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KNOX COUNTY INDIANA ARREST

The Knox County Indiana Sheriffs Department reports that a Lawrence County Illinois man was picked up on an arrest warrant from Knox Circuit Court Tuesday. 47 year old James Pond from Lawrenceville

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LOCAL ARRESTS

More information has been released regarding the arrest of a Paris Illinois man here in Lawrence County early Monday. 20 year old Justin Brown was originally charged with Obstruction of

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ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT

The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) reports that the state unemployment rate fell .03 percentage point to 5.7% in November. That is based on preliminary data provided by the U.S.

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports that there have now been 1,994,056 cases of coronavirus across the state with 27,117 deaths since the pandemic began. The Lawrence County Health

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WANTED LVILLE MAN ARRESTED

A wanted Lawrence County man was arrested late last week in neighboring Wabash County. Friday the Mt Carmel Police Department arrested 24 year old Jeffrey Metz of Lawrenceville at Rural King for

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LAWRENCEVILLE ACCIDENT

Lawrenceville Police received a report of a weekend accident on Saturday. The mishap occured just after 5 p.m. on State Street at the intersection with 5th Street. A 2006 Buick being driven by

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LOCAL ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made 3 arrests this past Saturday. 30 year old Timothy Sutton of Henderson Kentucky was charged with Vehicle Theft and also was found to be wanted on an out

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