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There will be masks on students and staff when the Lawrence Unit #20 School District begins classes this Wednesday. That is because the Unit 20 Board of Education Friday evening voted 5-2 to

The number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise across the country and in the state of Illinois. The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there have been 1, 457,687 total cases with 23, 594

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department was busy over the past weekend. Friday they arrested 51 year old Kelly Smith of Lawrenceville for Probation Violation and also arrested 41 year old Roy

Lawrenceville Police investigated 2 accidents on Friday. The first occured around 2:45 p.m. at the Ambraw Federal Credit Union at 2300 Lexington Avenue when a vehicle being driven by Margie Evans

A Vincennes man is hospitalized in serious condition after crashing an ultralight aircraft Sunday night in rural Knox County east of Vincennes. Indiana State Police report that at around 8:45 p.m.

The Lawrenceville City Council met in regular monthly session Thursday evening at City Hall. They approved an amended ordinance call for no parking on Porter Avenue beginning on Wednesday,

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,114 new cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 24 additional deaths. There were 19 new positive cases reported Thursday by the

Lawrenceville Police Chief Jim White has released his departmental activity report for the month of July. Lawrenceville Police received 315 requests for an officer. They were involved with 12 drug

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Thursday arrested 59 year old Ronald Neighbors of Lawrenceville on a charge of Probation Violation. He was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and was being

Organizers of the Jasper Indiana Strassenfest have released the winning ticket number for the 2021 Half Pot. It is A-3269763. The total for this years Half Pot was $141,110 with $70,555 going to