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LOCAL ARREST

Lawrenceville Police Tuesday arrested 48 year old Christopher Kitchell of Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held there pending

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LAWRENCEVILLE ACCIDENT

Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle accident late Tuesday morning at 913 State Street east of 10th. Around 11:45 a.m. a 2017 Toyota Camry being driven by James Wells of rural

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JASPER COUNTY FAIR QUEEN

The 2021 Jasper County Fair has a new queen. She is 17 year old Alivia Huddleston of Newton. She was selected from among contestants at the annual Queen Pagaent Monday at the fairgrounds in Newton.

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported only 185 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 Monday along with only 4 deaths statewide. There were no new case reports for Monday by the Lawrence

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LAWRENCEVILLE ARREST

Lawrenceville Police Monday arrested 40 year old Jeramy Moore of St Francisville for Failure to Appear (Review). He was also wanted on a Knox County Indiana warrant. Moore was taken to the Lawrence

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