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The City of Bridgeport will move to start shutoffs of city water services for non-payment of bills in August. The action was discussed at Tuesdays monthly session at City Hall. The city has

The Bi-State Authority is moving forward with the process of constructing a new 150 foot by 60 foot ultralight hanger building in the future. Airport manager Kurt Schwartz says that approval has

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 797 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 95 more deaths. That brings the total number of cases statewide

One local arrest in Lawrence County Tuesday. Taken into custody was 40 year old Shawn Baker. He was preliminarily charged with Possession of Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of Ammo without

Illinois State Police in District 12 out of Effingham are reminding Lawrence County motorists and others across the area to be extra alert while traveling on roadways as the 2020 planting season

Authorities have now released the names of the two men killed in a single vehicle accident Monday night in Carmi. Both the driver 29 year old James Grant and his passenger 21 year old Brandon

Olney Central College has been named as the Number 1 online community college in the state of Illinois by Optimals Guide to Online Schools. The state’s community colleges were ranked using a

The Vincennes Board of Works and Safety has approved the closing of Church Street between 2nd and 3rd Street to allow for the setting up of portable classrooms for Vincennes Rivet High School. The

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 658 confirmed new cases of coronavirus Monday with 23 additional deaths. Those numbers now bring to 128,415 the cases recorded in the state since

Two people died Monday night in a single vehicle accident in Carmi. Police say that a 29 year old driver and a 21 year old passenger were pronounced dead at the scene of the fatal crash at the