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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Monday arrested 33 year old Steven Johns of Lawrenceville on a charge of Criminal Damage to Property. No other arrest details were given in the report. Johns

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I.E.C.C. SPECIAL SESSION

The Illinois Eastern Community College (IECC) Board of Trustees has announced a Special Session prior to their regular November board meeting Tuesday. The special session, according to officials,

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting there are now 1,735,586 cases of coronavirus across the state with 26,007 deaths since the pandemic began. The Lawrence County Health

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LOCAL ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made multiple arrests over the past weekend. Taken into custody Saturday were 32 year old Samuel Inman of Lawrenceville charged with Aggravated Battery and

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WANTED FUGITIVE CAPTURED

A wanted fugitive was captured late last week in southeastern Illinois.  Friday, units of the Jasper County and Richland County Sheriffs Departments made a stop on a stolen vehicle in the Willow

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