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Fire destroyed a Vincennes home Monday night.  The fire occurred at the State Street home owned by Todd Jenny and occupied by Dirk and Russell McGuyer.  Firefighters were notified at around nine

   Lawrence County authorities arrested a wanted Indiana man Monday. Sheriff’s deputies took 26 year-old Ronald Osborn of Anderson into custody. Osborn was wanted for violating his

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   A Robinson woman was arrested for retail theft in Lawrenceville Sunday. Lawrenceville Police took 68 year-old Beatrice Abernathy into custody. Abernathy was taken to the Lawrence County Jail

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Two people were arrested following a traffic stop in Vincennes Sunday. Vincennes Police stopped a vehicle driven by 30 year-old Derrick Fiscus near the corner of 9th and Willow. Fiscus was found to

   A Clay City, Illinois man has been charged with first degree murder. Clay County authorities were called out along with Clay County hospital Ambulance personnel to a medical for a two

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   Fire destroyed a Lawrenceville structure Friday morning. Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection, Bridgeport Fire Protection District and Vincennes Township Fire Department were called

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   Lawrence County authorities arrested a Lawrenceville man on an Indiana warrant. 27 year-old Derek Brown was wanted on a warrant in Parke County. Brown was taken to the Lawrence County

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   Indiana State Police served an arrest warrant Friday morning on 36 year-old Joseph E. Beal of Fort Branch for possessing child pornography. Indiana State Police

   The Embarras River Basin Agency, Inc., in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity through the Community Services Block Grant, will