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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Thursday arrested 34 year old Steven Kelly of Lawrenceville. He was wanted on a Lawrence County warrant for Probation Violation. Kelly was booked into the

Applications are now available for the Small Business Stabilization Grant Program in partnership with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs. In late April, the city of Vincennes was

The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission has elected officers for 2020. All four current officers were reappointed to one year terms-Joe Judge of Wabash County (Chairman), Rob Annis of

Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier has announced that Matthew Hartrich has been appointed as an At-Large Judge in the Second Judicial Circuit. He was appointed to fill the vacancy

109th District Republican State Representative Darren Bailey says a federal magistrate judge will rule on his lawsuit against Governor J.B. Pritzgers executive orders by Wednesday June 10th. The

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White has announced that his offices will be opening statewide next week. Drivers Services facilities including the Lawrenceville office are scheduled to reopen on

Indiana state health officials say 21 more Hoosiers have died from COVID-19 while another 370 people have been infected with the disease Wednesday. The additional confirmed deaths bring the total

There is some continuing good news in the fight against the coronavirus in Illinois. The State Department of Public Health reported Wednesday that there were 1,111 new cases of the disease. That is

Vincennes city firefighters were mobilized Thursday morning after a report of smoke at a local motel. Firemen were dispatched around 6:15 a.m. Eastern Time to the Quality Inn at 6th Street and Old

Vincennes University has a new Assistant Provost and Dean of Student Affairs. President Chuck Johnson announced that Whitney Daugherty has been appointed to the positions. She previously worked for