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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

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made two arrests Sunday. 49 year old Chad Case was charged with Fleeing and Eluding and was released on his own recognizance from the Lawrence County Jail.

Toyota has completed a $1.3 billion project modernizing its southwestern Indiana plant to boost vehicle production and add 550 new jobs. The project at the assembly plant in Princeton in Gibson

The Illinois State Police out of District 12 in Effingham have released their monthly activity report for December. Troopers in the district which includes Lawrence County answered 310 calls for

A Knox County Indiana man was sentenced to prison Friday here in Lawrence County. States Attorney Michael Strange announced that 28 year old Ryan Shoulders of Vincennes was sentenced for Unlawful