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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Tuesday arrested 24 year old Kayla Wesner of Robinson for Retail Theft. She was being held pending bond in the Lawrence County Jail. Lawrenceville Police

It has been announced that all the Lawrence County Senior Citizens Center locations are scheduled to reopen to the public on Monday October 3rd. Those locations are in Lawrenceville, Bridgeport,

St Francisville Mayor Danny Lynn has informed WAKO News that the St Francisville Toll Bridge will be closed Thursday September 29th from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. CDT. It will be closed to allow for

Both the Vincennes City Board of Works and City Council held regular sessions Monday at City Hall. The Board of Works received 1 bid from Momence Studios Inc. for work on the Vincennes Police

Lawrenceville Police have finished their investigation into a recent building hit and run incident at the Dollar General Store location last week. Reports indicate the mishap occurred on Thursday

The latest individual county unemployment figures for August in southeastern Illinois have been released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The numbers show that joblessness

Lawrenceville Police made two arrests on Saturday. 36 year old Cory Ferrell of Lawrenceville was charged with Battery. No other details on the incident were given in the report. Ferrell was taken

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Friday arrested 26 year old Damon Elmore of Vincennes on a charge of Probation Violation. He was being held on $30,000 bond in the Lawrence County Jail.

Vincennes Lincoln Homecoming is this weekend. The annual parade will be Friday afternoon through the city streets at 3:45 p.m. EDT starting at First and Hart Streets. Over 100 entries are in this

It is a big weekend in the city of Sumner in western Lawrence County. The 2022 edition of the annual Fall Festival begins Friday evening and continues Saturday. Among the Friday opening highlights