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Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Wednesday announced a mask mandate for all students and staff in preschool through 12 grade effective immediately. With cases continuing to rise and the new Delta

The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday reported 2,364 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state with 18 additional deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department has reported 7

Reports out of neighboring Crawford County show that counterfeit money was discovered in Palestine this week. Palestine Police report that a bogus $20 bill was passed at the Dollar General Store

Lawrenceville Police are continuing to investigate a hit and run incident early Thursday in south Lawrenceville. Reports indicate that an unknown vehicle was traveling south on 15th Street and ran

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made several arrests. Wednesday they arrested both 34 year old Tyler Garrett of Allendale and 20 year old Matthew Lewis of Fairfield for Criminal Damage to

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshall says that time is running short for Lawrence County and other local and area fire departments to apply for the Illinois Fire Department COVID Relief

Knox County is seeking a new Parks Superintendent. Rami Sobhani has resigned the position. He is leaving the Parks and Recreation Department to work toward becoming an attorney by attending law

More discourse from a local legislator on the signing of the Firearm Owner Identification Card (FOID) reform bill earlier this week by Illinois governor J.B. Pritzger. 109th District Republican

With classes set to resume on Monday August 16th and students arriving on campus next week, Vincennes University has announced a temporary revision in its mask policy. Starting this Friday August

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,682 new cases of coronavirus and 8 new deaths across the state Tuesday. The Tuesday total is one of the highest in the recent spike in Illinois