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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 646 confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state Sunday with 15 more deaths. Overall there have been 141,723 total confirmed cases of the

Authorities in southwestern Indiana have cancelled a silver alert issued for a missing couple this past weekend. The alert was issued Friday for 16 year old Ana Pinkston and 21 year old Collin

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Sunday arrested 30 year old Chris McNew of Robinson on a charge of Deceptive Practice and for Failure to Appear in Court. She was released after posting

The Fourth of July is still a few days off but people in the area can get a taste of it Saturday in St Francisville. Organizers say there will be a celebration at River Park. It will begin with a

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education met in regular session on Thursday. Superintendent Jakie Walker told the board that the district has recieved the state plan for fall school and are getting

The Lawrence County Emergency Food and Shelter Board has announced the receipt of federal funding through the Department of Homeland Security. The county was allocated the money to supplement food

Unemployment figures for May have been released for southeastern Illinois by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. Lawrence County had a jobless rate in May of 16.1%, down from 23.5% in

More than 500 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Indiana Thursday. The Department of Public Health says the 523 additional cases bring the state total to 43,655 since the pandemic began. 9

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that there were 894 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 41 additional confirmed deaths. Those totals now bring to

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made two arrests Thursday.  28 year old Kurtis Harvey of Peoria was charged with Escape. No other arrest details were given in the report. Harvey was being