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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested 23 Cheyenne Urban of Lawrenceville for Failure to Appear (Court Review). Urban was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and was later

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VU PUBLIC HEARING

Vincennes University has announced it will be holding a public hearing this month. The hearing is scheduled for Thursday June 10th at 9 a.m. EDT in Room #112 of the Learning Resource Center on the

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UNIT 20 SPECIAL SESSION

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education will meet in special session this week. Unit 20 officials tell WAKO News that the board will meet in executive session Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at Parkview

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported there were only 401 confirmed new cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with only 8 additional deaths. The Lawrence County Health

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LAWRENCEVILLE ACCIDENT

Lawrenceville police have completed their investigation into a recent two vehicle accident at the Mach-1 parking lot at 1502 State Street late Monday afternoon. Reports indicate that around 5:45

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GREEN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIPS

Red Hill Unit #10 will be accepting applications for the annual Green family scholarships through the end of the month of June. Applications are available for those interested at the District Main

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,907 cases of coronavirus across the state this past weekend Friday through Sunday with 109 deaths. No case reports from the Lawrence County

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