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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 366 new cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 18 new deaths. There were no new case reports by the Lawrence County Health Department

The state of Illinois has moved into full reopening-Stage 5 of the Restore Illinois plan Friday. The state has eliminated all capacity limits on businesses, large scale events, conventions,

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made two arrests Thursday. Taken into custody were 19 year old Skylar Shoulders of Lawrenceville on a charge of Violation of Conditions of Bail Bond and 39

Authorities in neighboring Crawford County are continuing to look into the circumstances surrounding the apparent suicide death of a Palestine man. The Sheriffs Department indicates that 36 year

Vincennes University Thursday hosted a public hearing on it’s proposed increases in tuition for 2021-22 and tuition and room and board rates for 2022-23. The increase would be $200 for

The St Francisville City council met in regular session Wednesday evening and heard from Mayor Danny Lynn on work being done to unclog city sewer and septic lines. He indicated that the work is

An area man has died after a shooting incident earlier this week. The Edgar County Sheriffs Department reports that 31 year old Matthew Morgan of Paris was found shot Tuesday evening after E-911

Republic Trash Service this week will begin servicing the cities of Lawrenceville, St Francisville, and Sumner with garbage pickup permanently on Fridays of every week. The company is asking

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported only 408 new cases of coronavirus and only 23 deaths across the state Wednesday. There were no new case reports in Lawrence County with 1 new case

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested 44 year old Kristi Richards of Lawrenceville on a charge of Probation Violation. She was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and later