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Vincennes fire officials have ruled a vacant structure fire this past Sunday as arson. Firefighters were called out about 11:45 a.m. Eastern Time to 929 Broadway and arrived to find heavy smoke and

The Knox County Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Halter Group has been named as the 2020 Large Business of the Year, Dr Alan Stewart the 2020 Public Servant of the Year and Becky

Indiana state health officials say there were 533 new cases of coronavirus across the Hoosier state Monday with 11 more deaths. That brings the total number of cases in the state since the pandemic

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 473 new cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 19 deaths. Those figures bring the total number of cases statewide since the

Authorities in Crawford County say an Indiana man is in custody after leading police on a high speed chase in a stolen vehicle late Monday night. Palestine Police were alerted just before midnight

The Birds-Pinkstaff Water District has announced that a boil order has been issued for customers in the area from Illinois Route One west to the Chauncey Bridge till further notice. The order was

Red Hill CUSD #10 will be conducting preschool screenings for all three and four year old children residing in the district next month. Preschool screenings will be held on Monday July 6th from 1

The Indiana State Department of Health reported 407 new cases of coronavirus in the Hoosier State Sunday with 9 deaths recorded. That brings the total number of cases in the state to 39,909 and the

Public health officials in Illinois reported 672 new cases of coronavirus Sunday across the state with 19 deaths. That brings the total number of cases of the disease to 132,543 and the total

Neighboring Crawford County has a new States Attorney. The Crawford County Board late last week appointed Cole Shaner to the position. He replaces Matthew Hartrich whose resignation was accepted by