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   A St. Francisville man was arrested on an arson charge Thursday. St. Francisville Police took 18 year-old Dylan Boger into custody. Boger was taken to the Lawrence County Jail.

A Vincennes man was arrested on drug possession charges Thursday night. Indiana State Police located 31 year-old Frank Licon the Third in the 900 block of Mallard Landing. Licon was wanted on three

   The Red Hill Unit 10 School Board met in regular session Thursday evening. The School Board accepted a bid from Mason’s Masonry to handle the tuck-pointing project at the Red Hill

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The two people who died in a house fire near Wheatland Tuesday morning have been identified. The Knox County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims as 72 year-old Mary Louise Wallace and

   The Lawrenceville Unit 20 School Board fired first-year band director Brandon Volk during a special session this week. Volk was not at Tuesday’s meeting, the second such session to

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   Lawrenceville Police arrested a Vincennes man on a Knox County warrant early this morning. Police took 42 year-old Emmanuel Hernandez into custody. Hernandez was taken to the Lawrence County

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   The St. Francisville City Council met in regular session Wednesday. The City Council discussed options on two acres of ground in rural Wabash County at a cost of $10,000 per acre. The Council

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Two people were killed  in a house fire near Wheatland Tuesday morning. The fire was reported at around 2:15 eastern morning. The names of the two people who died are not yet being released,

   A Flat Rock man was convicted following a jury trial in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week. 67 year-old Uriah Robinson was found guilty of aggravated battery. Sentencing is scheduled for

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   The Bridgeport City Council met in regular session Tuesday night. The City Council received information on a water rate study by Lamac Engineering. The City is looking into water sales and

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