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ILLINOIS GAS TAX

Drivers across the state of Illinois are now paying more in tax for gasoline. The state gas tax went up by 11.4 cents on Friday January 1st. That brings the state gas tax up to 50.1 cents per

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 5,059 new and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 79 new deaths. Overall there have been a total of 984,880 cases of the

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LOCAL ARREST

A wanted local man arrested Monday by the Lawrence County Sheriffs Department. Taken into custody was 64 year old Ronald Seals of St Francisville. He was wanted on an Arkansas warrant for Failure

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that there were 24,441 new and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday through Sunday-New Years Weekend with 398 additional deaths.

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LOCAL ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Monday arrested 40 year old Jerimiah Hightshoe of Knoxville Tennessee for Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Unlawful Possession of a Weapon by

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