
STATE POLICE OREP
Illinois State Police out of Effingham will be conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Lawrence, Richland, Jasper, Clay, Crawford and Effingham counties during this month of
Continue Reading »Illinois State Police out of Effingham will be conducting Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Lawrence, Richland, Jasper, Clay, Crawford and Effingham counties during this month of
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department took three people into custody on out of county arrest warrants. 31 year old Troy Collins of Davenport Iowa was wanted on an Effingham County warrant and was
Continue Reading »Dr William “Tom” Thompson has been named the recipient of the 2019 Phillip Shelton Humanitarian Award. The Monroe City Indiana physician will be honored with the award Sunday in the Eva
Continue Reading »The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday will begin mailing ballots to eligible Lawrence County and area farmers for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections. Those committees
Continue Reading »St Francisville Police arrested 46 year old Earl Stoltz of St Francisville Thursday for resisting a peace officer. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and later released on $100 bond. No
Continue Reading »Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange has announced the sentencing of two local man to prison in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week. 30 year old James McDowell of Sumner was given 54
Continue Reading »A Texas man has died after being involved in a two vehicle accident on Interstate 70 in Effingham County. Illinois State Police say that a 2004 Mazda being driven by 19 year old Gerardo Navarrete
Continue Reading »A wanted Lawrence County man was arrested by authorities in neighboring Wabash County. 38 year old Jeramy Moore of St Francisville was picked up by the Mt Carmel Police Department on a warrant for
Continue Reading »Illinois State Police at Effingham report that two people died in two seperate traffic accidents on Wednesday morning. The first occured around 8:30 a.m. on U.S. 40 at the S-curves west of
Continue Reading »The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch for the entire WAKO listening area across southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana from Thursday evening until Friday morning. The
Continue Reading »