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Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum has announced the confirmed dates for the 2nd annual “Christmas in the Park” drive through event at Gregg Park. It will be held on Friday December 3rd and

Monday November first is the day that the 2021 Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections begin. On that day, ballots will be mailed out to eligble voters in Lawrence and other counties.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 1,695,524 cases of coronavirus with 25,771 deaths across the state since the pandemic began. The Lawrence County Health Department

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Sunday arrested 33 year old Jarvis Green of rural Lawrenceville on a charge of Assault. No other arrest details were given. Green was taken to the Lawrence

Lawrenceville Police are continuing to investigate a two vehicle hit and run incident Saturday evening. It occured around 6:30 p.m. on the frontage road between Walmart and McDonalds in west

An out of state woman was arrested late last week in Knox County Indiana after she was stopped driving over 100 miles per hour in a stolen vehicle. Indiana State Police report they made a traffic

The Illinois economy continues to improve from the pandemic with the state unemployment rate dropping from August to September and many counties in southeastern Illinois also saw drops in their

Here are the Halloween trick or treat hours for the local area.                                                                      Lawrenceville 5-8 p.m. CDT

Lawrenceville Police have completed an investigation into a single vehicle accident last weekend in the 1400 block of Pine Street. The mishap occured Saturday and involved a 2021 Ford F-650 Truck

The Gibson County Indiana man charged with the murder of his mother earlier this month made a video court appearance this week. 47 year old David Crowe is alledged to have stabbed his mother 72