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LAWRENCEVILLE CITY COUNCIL

The Lawrenceville City Council met in regular monthly session Thursday evening at City Hall and were updated by city water superintendent Aaron Tipsword on issues at the wastewater treatment plant.

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SUMNER ROAD CLOSURE

The Lawrence County Highway Department has informed WAKO News that a portion of the Sumner Road in southern Lawrence County will be closed for repairs starting next week. Beginning Monday August

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ROSE MOBILE OFFICE HOURS

51st District Republican State Senator Chapin Rose has announced that his Mobile Office Hours will be coming here to Lawrence County next month. The Mobile Office Hours allow constituents in the

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TOYOTA FATALITY

The Gibson County Indiana Coroners Office has released the cause of death for a Toyota employee who died earlier this week at the TMMI plant near Princeton. The initial findings were that 49 year

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday picked up a wanted local man. 50 year old Michael Steffey of St Francisville was arrested on a warrant for Failure to Appear in Court. He was taken

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KNOX COUNTY TRIAL

Reports out of Knox County Indiana indicate that a Circuit Court jury found a Vincennes man guilty of the charge of Felony Aggravated Battery after trial this week. The verdict was rendered after

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ACE PATROLS

The Illinois State Police Troop 9 based out of Effingham has announced that they will be conducting Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) patrols during the month of August in Lawrence and

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