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The Lawrenceville City Council met in regular session Thursday and approved the city continuing in the Municipal Electric Aggregation Partnership with Affordable Gas and Electric from Mount Vernon

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,018 new cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with an additional 20 confirmed deaths. It was the first day since June 5th with more than

Authorities in neighboring Crawford County report that a wanted Vincennes man was arrested last night in Palestine. Palestine Police say that a vehicle being driven by 58 year old Keith Nickless

The St Francisville City Council met in regular session Wednesday evening and were informed that the Cannonball Bridge will be closed later this month for inspection. It will be closed daily from

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 980 new coronavirus cases in the state Wednesday-the highest one day total since early June. There were also 36 new deaths with the overall death

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce has announced that after careful consideration, it has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Fall Festival. The 57th annual affair was set to begin

Organizers have announced that the 150th edition of the Jasper County Fair has now been cancelled. It had been scheduled in Newton. It joins the list of over 60 county fairs in the region which

The Knox County Area Plan Commission has made and approved various modifications to a proposed ordinance which would govern a planned solar energy plant. The $10 million plant would be constructed

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 587 confirmed new cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 37 additional confirmed deaths. Those numbers bring the overall number of

An area man has died after being involved in a single vehicle accident in Clark County. Illinois State Police report that early Tuesday a 1999 Jeep Cherokee being driven by 64 year old Carl Napier