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The man charged with the death of a Crawford County woman was sentenced Monday. Jason Strawbridge was given 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for first degree murder. He was

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

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

Dignitaries from both Vincennes and Lawrenceville including Mayors Joe Yochum and Don Wagner respectively were part of the ribbon-cutting Friday evening for the new pilot licensing and training

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.

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

The Illinois Department of Employment Security has issued unemployment rates for July in southeastern Illinois. Figures indicate that joblessness rose from June to July in Lawrence County. The rate

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department early Friday arrested 33 year old Lekevin Baker of Lawrenceville on a charge of domestic battery. Baker was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was

Lawrenceville Police have completed their investigation of a two vehicle accident earlier this week. The mishap occured late Wednesday afternoon about 5:30 at the intersection of State and 15th

Illinois State Police at Effingham report an Olney man was killed in a three vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Illinois Route 130 in Richland County. 81 year old Jesse Bromm was traveling south