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VINCENNES CITY COUNCIL

The Vincennes City Council met Monday in regular session at City Hall and took action regarding a major water improvement project. They approved on first reading an ordinance authorizing the

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LAWRENCEVILLE HIT AND RUN

Lawrenceville Police are continuing to look into a recent reported hit and run incident. It occured around 6:45 p.m. Thursday November 4th at Bobes Pizza at 808 State Street. A 2013 Dodge owned by

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LOCAL ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department and Bridgeport Police Monday arrested 34 year old Jerald Charles and 40 year old Nellie Charles both of Bridgeport. Both were charged with Domestic Battery

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VETERANS DAY PROGRAMS

Vincennes University will host its annual Veterans Day tribute Tuesday November 9th at 11 a.m. ET at the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center. All are invited to attend and remember and honor those

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VETERANS DAY TRIBUTES

To help remember veterans and to honor their service to the country, 55th District Republican State Senator Darren Bailey is inviting his constituents to submit tributes and photos of them or their

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there have now been 1,712,986 cases of coronavirus across the state with 25,948 deaths since the pandemic began. The Lawrence County Health

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