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   St. Francisville Police arrested an Allendale man on an out-of-county warrant. Police took 23 year-old Robert Brown into custody. Brown was wanted on a warrant out of Edwards County. Brown

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The Indiana Department of Transportation is planning improvement to the U.S. 41 at Freelandville Road and U.S. 41 at Old U.S. 41 intersections in Knox County.  The purpose of planned improvements

One of two children who were injured in a mobile home fire in Princeton last Saturday morning has died. The Marion County Coroner’s Office says 9-year-old Kayne  Mellette has died due to

   A Lawrenceville man was arrested for drug possession Friday. Lawrenceville City Police charged 40 year-old Mark Denison with unlawful possession of a controlled substance. Denison was taken

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The Lawrenceville Unit 20 School Board is scheduled to meet in special session next Tuesday evening. The meeting will take place at Parkside Elementary School starting at 6 pm. The School Board

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   Lawrence County State’s Attorney Michael Strange announced that two people were sentenced in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week.  37 year-old Darrell Vennard of Lawrenceville was

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   St. Francisville Police arrested a Lawrenceville man on a theft charge Thursday. Police took 37 year-old John Goodart into custody. Goodart was taken to the Lawrence County Jail.

A gas line rupture approximately a block away from Riley Elementary in Vincennes forced the evacuation of the school Thursday. Students were escorted off campus to the Washington Christian Center

   The Lawrenceville City Council met in regular session Thursday. Lawrenceville Mayor Don Wagner indicated that a spring clean-up was being planned at no charge and that the City would oversee

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Authorities are investigating the death of a Palestine man. Palestine Police Chief Jeff Besing says he was responding to a request for a wellness check Tuesday when he found the body of 56 year-old