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Vincennes University has a new Assistant Provost and Dean of Student Affairs. President Chuck Johnson announced that Whitney Daugherty has been appointed to the positions. She previously worked for

The Vincennes City Council met in regular session Tuesday at City Hall and did approve on first reading a requested five year tax abatement request from Schott-Gemtron. The company indicated the

Indiana state health officials say another 18 Hoosiers have died from COVID-19. That raises the states confirmed fatalities from the disease to 2004 since the pandemic began in mid-March. 373

Some good news in the battle against coronavirus in Illinois. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr Ngozi Ezike says the metrics used to measure the spread of the disease are trending

The search continues for a missing southeastern Illinois man. Authorities with the Illinois State Police and Saline County are on the lookout for 32 year old Chase Mitchell of Eldorado. He has not

Three units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District responded early last Sunday to a sprinkler system malfunction in Lawrenceville. Firefighters were dispatched around 2 a.m. to SSP

A nice crowd was on hand Monday at the Veterans Monument at the Lawrenceville City Cemetery for the V.F.W. Post #2244 annual Memorial Day ceremony as Lawrence County paused to honor it’s war

Re-opening guidelines for Illinois businesses are now available. The state has posted guidelines and toolkits for resteraunts, bars, gyms, salons, retail stores and others that can reopen in Phase

Indiana health officials report 354 more state residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and there were 8 more deaths reported Monday. The number of confirmed cases of the disease now is 31,715

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 1,713 new cases of coronavirus Monday across the state with 31 additional deaths. Those totals bring to 112,017 the total number of deaths statewide