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The City of Lawrenceville has announced that the holiday lights display at the City Park has been taken down after being damaged by vandalism and theft. The display was to stay up and lighted

Lawrenceville Police Monday arrested 65 Brent Hedrick of Lawrenceville for Driving Under the Influence (Alcohol) and Resisting Arrest. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and later released

The latest individual county unemployment rates for November in southeastern Illinois have been released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The rate for Lawrence County went up from

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 19,839 cases of coronavirus across the state from Thursday through Sunday with 422 deaths. Overall since the pandemic began, there have been

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a southwest Indiana man during the Christmas holiday period. 29 year old Zackery Ball of Washington Indiana was charged with Felony DUI (Drugs) and

Illinois state and local police will be ramping up road safety enforcement through the New Years holiday period.  “Buckle Up, Drive Sober and Don’t Text and Drive” is the theme

Two Richland County women were killed over the weekend when a truck hit an Olney nightspot Saturday night. Illinois State Police report that around 7:50 p.m. a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado being driven

One man was killed and two others injured in a two vehicle accident Sunday morning in Knox County Indiana. The sheriffs department reports that a pickup truck being driven by 50 year old Scot

The Good Samaritan Hospital Board of Governors met Tuesday evening for the final time in 2020 and did approve a fiscal 2021 budget for the medical institution in Vincennes. Chief Financial Officer

Reports out of Sangamon County indicate that Judge Raylene Grischow has vacated the decisions by Clay County Circuit Court Judge Michael McHaney in the lawsuit brought by 109th District State