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Unemployment figures for southeastern Illinois were released this week by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The numbers indicate the statewide trend of an improving economy according

A Mississippi company is recalling more than 86 tons of chicken fried rice that may contain bits of plastic. A recall notice says Ajinomoto Foods North America Inc of Oakland Mississippi reported

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Friday arrested 28 year old Caleb Rego of Robinson on a charge of Contempt. No other arrest details were given in the report. Rego was taken to the Lawrence

Authorities in southwestern Indiana and the area remain on the lookout for the suspects in the Thursday night shooting incident in Vincennes. It occured at a housing complex on Autumn Ridge Road.

A fatal crash occured Friday morning in Knox County Indiana. The sheriffs department reports that one man died after a flatbed truck collided with a car near the intersection of U.S. 41 and Indiana

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board Of Education met in regular session Thursday night in Bridgeport. They recieved and approved the Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Audit report which indicated the district

Good Samaritan Hospital’s Physicians Network Chief Operating Officer Adam Thacker has recieved the American College of Healthcare Executives Early Career Regents Award. He was given the award

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that thousands of pounds of salad products are being recalled due to possible E coli contamination. Missa Bay LLC from Swedesboro New Jersey is recalling

Lawrenceville Police Thursday arrested 43 year old Donald Cuatt of Vincennes for Probation Violation. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held on $30,000 bond.

Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District along with firefighters from Vincennes and Vincennes Towhship responded to a mobile home fire in rural southern Lawrence County. Firefighters