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The Vincennes City Council held its final session of 2019 Thursday evening at City Hall. They passed resolutions approving tranfers of funds into various accounts to balance those before the end of

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education has approved the 2019 Certicicate of Tax Levy for 2019 for the district. The move was made after a public hearing.  It anticipates an increase of around 6%

Illinois economic officials are touting the use of Opportunity Zones across the state to spur development. Mike Pomeranz is with the real estate office of the Illinois Department of Commerce and

Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle hit and run incident Thursday evening at the Walmart parking lot at 2200 James Street. Reports indicate that a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado Truck being

One person is dead as the result of a two vehicle fatal accident on U.S. 41 north of Oaktown in Knox County Indiana. Indiana State Police report that around 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday  a

The Richland County Coroners office has now identified the male subject found dead earlier this week as 70 year old Stanley Shoulders of rural Bridgeport. His body was discovered inside his pickup

15th District Republican Congressman John Shimkus was not in Washington Wednesday for the impeachment votes in the U.S. House against President Donald Trump. Shimkus and his wife Karen were out of

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education has approved it’s fiscal year 2019 audit. It was presented to the board by Curt Bensen of Kemper CPA who characterized it as a clean audit with no

The Lawrence County Board met in regular session Wednesday and passed an ordinance establishing a cannabis retailer’s occupation tax. The measure allows the county to tax recreational

Business, education, and civic leaders from Lawrence County were on hand Wednesday at the Lawrenceville Civic Center to hear about broadband internet connectivity across the entire state of