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UNIT 20 SPECIAL SESSION

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

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

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

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LOCAL ARRESTS

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

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LAWRENCEVILLE ACCIDENTS

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

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

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

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

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

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