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Funeral services have now been set for a Lawrence County woman and mother who passed away earlier this month in an accidental shooting.  22 year old Lauren Smallwood of Lawrenceville died on

Vincennes University says that Phase 1 of the new French Quarter Apartments project located along Second Street in Vincennes is nearly completed. Ground was broken on the student housing project in

The Board of Trustees of Illinois Eastern Community District #529 formally adopted an operating fund budget of approximately $30.2 million for Fiscal year 2021 at it’s monthly meeting Tuesday

The planning is continuing by the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce to celebrate it’s 100 year of existence. Executive Director Paige Harvey made that report to the Board of Directors at

The Lawrence County Board met in regular session Wednesday and recieved a COVID-19 update from Health Department Administrator Amy Marley. Marley says that the county remains at an orange warning

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 1,941 new confirmed cases of  coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 35 additional confirmed deaths. The Lawrence County Health

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested 44 year old Gary Reeves of Vincennes for Possession of Methamphetamine. He was being held in the Lawrence County Jail on $30,000 bond. They also

The Wabash County Coroners Office reports that the skeletal remains found in October of 2018 in a farm field north of Mt Carmel have now been identified. They are those of 29 year old Marcus Adams

The Illinois Eastern Community College District #529 will observe Constitution Day on Thursday September 17th. The various schools-Frontier Community College in Fairfield, Lincoln Trail College

The Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees met in regular monthly session Tuesday evening at the library in downtown Lawrenceville and after a public hearing approved a Fiscal Year 2021 Budget