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   Lawrence County authorities arrested an Indiana woman Tuesday for drug possession. Sheriff’s deputies charged 56 year-old Tammy Kollasch of Lake Station with unlawful possession of a

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   The Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors met in regular session Tuesday evening.  The Hospital Board received a report from Hospital C-E-O Don Robbins on the possibility of

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   The Lawrenceville Unit 20 School Board is scheduled to meet in special session Thursday night. The meeting will take place at Parkside Elementary School starting at 7 pm. The School Board

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A Vincennes man was arrested Monday following a call to the Vincennes Wal-Mart. Knox County Sheriff’s deputies say they found 27 year-old Jordan Chanley in possession of cocaine at the store.

   Over the weekend, Indiana State Troopers Andrew Beaver and Ross Johnson arrested former Martin County Sheriff’s Deputy Danny R Salmon, 33, of Shoals, IN, for an

   The National Weather Service has cancelled the flood warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville. The river fell below the 30 foot flood stage early this morning. The river is expected to

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One person was killed and two children were injured in a mobile home fire in Princeton Saturday morning. The Princeton Fire Department was called out just after 7 a.m. to the mobile home on Ash

   Lawrenceville Police are investigating a hit-and-run accident which took place Friday evening. A vehicle driven by David Brown of Bruceville was rear-ended at the intersection of Third and

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Vincennes Police arrested two people Sunday night in the 700-block of Bowman Terrace. Police located 21 year-old Blayze Seale of Vincennes and 30 year-old Kayla Schuckert of Lawrenceville. Both

Daviess County Superior Court Judge Dean Sobecki sentenced a Vincennes man to 10 years for child molesting. Sobecki was special judge in the case and on Friday morning handed down a 20 year prison