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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

Lawrenceville Police Tuesday arrested 29 year old Coty Parson of Lawrenceville for aggravated domestic battery. He also was wanted for failure to appear in court and on a Department of Corrections

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MISSOURI TRUCKER SENTENCED

A Sikeston Missouri truck driver was sentenced to prison this week in Clay County Illinois for his involvement in a traffic crash in Flora in which two Richland County men were killed. 64 year old

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VINCENNES BOARD OF WORKS

The Vincennes Board of Works and Safety has approved an agreement with the Indiana Department of transportation for use of some excess project money for the reconstruction of three city railroad

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Monday arrested 36 year old Lamont Hall of Lawrenceville for failure to appear in court for arraignment. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was

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HARVEST SEASON PERMITS

Farmers in Lawrence County and the surrounding area in Illinois may apply for Harvest Season Permits beginning on Sunday September first. That according to the Illinois Farm Bureau Department of

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LOCAL ARRESTS

Four people were arrested and charged during a joint saturation patrol this past weekend in Knox County Indiana. Vincennes Police, the Knox County Sheriffs Department, and Indiana State Police were

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BALDWIN SENTENCED

55 year old Robert Baldwin of Vincennes was sentenced Friday to 65 years in prison for the murder of his five year old son. That sentence was handed down during a hearing in Knox Circuit Court.

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UNIT 10 BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education met Thursday and did approve a tenative fiscal year 2020 budget. Superintedent Jakie Walker characterized the budget as being balanced. It will be placed on

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