Former basketball coach Barry Wolfe is due in Coles County Circuit Court this morning. Wolfe pleaded guilty last June to two counts of criminal sexual assault while in a supervisory positionContinue Reading »
The Illinois Sheriffs’ Association has announced the 2019 Officer Safety and Scott’s Law Safety Initiative, a traffic awareness campaign to teach departments across the state how toContinue Reading »
Lawrence County State’s Attorney Michael Strange announced that five people were sentenced in Lawrence County Circuit Court this week. 51 year-old Brian K. Pinkstaff of Vincennes wasContinue Reading »
Lawrence County authorities arrested a Lawrenceville man for violating an order of protection Wednesday. Sheriff’s deputies took 27 year-old Coleton Cropper into custody. Cropper wasContinue Reading »
Vincennes Police arrested two people for drug possession on Shirlee Drive Wednesday night. Police arrested 45 year-old Thomas Devlin Junior and 38 year-old Catherine Scott. Devlin was chargedContinue Reading »
A Lawrenceville man was arrested for drug possession Tuesday. Lawrenceville Police charged 43 year-old Christopher Tewell with unlawful possession of cannabis. Tewell was taken to the LawrenceContinue Reading »
Very few contested races led to low voter turnout for Tuesday’s Consolidated Election in Lawrence County. Only 8.9 percent of registered voters in Lawrence County took part. There wereContinue Reading »
The Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors met in regular session Tuesday evening. Hospital CEO Don Robbins updated the board on a Community Health Needs assessment surveyContinue Reading »
Lawrence County State’s Attorney Michael Strange announced that a Lawrenceville woman was sentenced in Lawrence County Circuit Court last week. 23 year-old Alexandria M. Swatsley-Vernon ofContinue Reading »
Vincennes Police arrested an Illinois woman for theft late Monday afternoon. Police took 34 year-old Laura Presson of Aurora, Illinois into custody. Presson was taken to the Knox CountyContinue Reading »