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Lawrence County Memorial Hospital has announced that Dr. Philip Bacidore has returned to the medical facility in Lawrenceville. The cardiologist had been working out of the Lawrence County Health

The Lawrence Public Library in Lawrenceville is seeking a grant through the Illinois State Library. Head Librarian Diane Brumley reported this week to the Board of Trustees that application for 

Illinois State Police District 12 at Effingham has announced they will be conducting Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) Patrols in Lawrence and neighboring Richland Counties in February. Those patrols

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a wanted local woman Tuesday. Taken into custody was 27 year old Denelle Rumley of Bridgeport on a Lawrence County warrant for Deceptive Practice.

Knox County Indiana authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding a single vehicle accident early Wednesday. The mishap occured around 3 a.m. Eastern Time on U.S. 41

Local history specialist Richard Day will be the guest speaker at the upcoming meeting of the Lawrence County Historical Society next week. His topic will be “Pioneer African-American

Some bad economic news for southwestern Indiana. 90 full time employees will lose their jobs in Sullivan County. Sunrise Coal LLC in Carlisle is stopping production. The company is owned by

Bridgeport Police arrested an out of county man Monday. Taken into custody was 28 year old Christopher Tolley of Vincennes. He was charged with Theft and Unlawful Possession of a Stolen Vehicle. No

Miss White County Kelsi Kessler has been selected as the 2020 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen. She was crowned this past weekend at the pageant in Springfield which was part of the Illinois

The National Weather Service says that flood warnings continue for both the Embarras River at Lawrenceville and the Wabash River at Vincennes due to continued high water. The Embarras at