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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

It was a busy weekend for the Lawrence County Sheriffs Department as they made a number of arrests. Sunday, they arrested 36 year old Josh Hall of rural West York Illinois on charges of Driving

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AREA CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

This is the weekend for those who enjoy the sights and sounds of the Christmas season. The Lawrenceville Elks Lodge will host it’s Parade of Lights late Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. It will

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MASK MANDATE LAWSUIT

A hearing on the preliminary injunction granted to Red Hill Unit #10 along with the Cowden-Herrick and Beecher City school districts against the Illinois State Board of Education and State School

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GIBSON COUNTY ACCIDENT

Both lanes of U.S. 41 south of Princeton in Gibson County Indiana were closed after an eight vehicle accident including a semi-truck Thursday. The mishap occured just before 4 p.m. north of the

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LOCAL ARRESTS

Bridgeport Police Thursday arrested 28 year old Harley Benton of Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County jail and was being held pending bond. The

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VU BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Vincennes University Board of Trustees met this week and approved the extension of the contract of University President Dr. Chuck Johnson through 2024. Board Chairman John Stachura and various

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GSH NEW MRI PURCHASE

The Good Samaritan Hospital Board of Governors met this week in Vincennes and approved the purchase of a new Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for Radiology Services. The existing MRI is 11 years

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CRAWFORD COUNTY ACCIDENT

A Coles County Illinois man was injured and hospitalized after being involved in a single vehicle accident in neighboring Crawford County Wednesday. The Sheriffs Department reports that 29 year old

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EDWARDS COUNTY ACCIDENT

Two men were injured in a two vehicle accident Wednesday morning on Illinois Route 103 in Edwards County. Illinois State Police say that a 2004 Dodge being driven by 51 year old David Fritchley of

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