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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Sunday arrested 55 year old Anthony Potts of St Francisville on a charge of Aggravated Domestic Battery. No other details about the case were given in the

Authorities in Knox County say that everyone was rescued safely after a boat capsized Saturday afternoon on the Wabash River near the Lincoln Memorial Bridge at Vincennes. After the boat

The Illinois Eastern Community College Adult Education Program based out of Frontier Community College in Fairfield has recieved a $327,000 grant allocation from the Illinois Community College

Organizers of a popular local music festival have announced its cancellation for 2020. First City Music Festival Inc. issued a statement this week detailing the decision caused by various factors

The Lawrenceville City Council met in regular session Thursday night and cleared the path for a business expansion into the Industrial Park located east of the city. They approved a development

The Indiana State Department of Health released information that indicates there were 1,046 additional cases of COVID-19 Thursday with 20 deaths. That brings the total number of cases statewide to

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,834 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday with 24 confirmed deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported 4 more cases. A 39

Lawrenceville Police Chief Jim White has released his departmental activity report for the month of July. City police recieved 315 requests for an officer during the month. They were involved in 10

A Lawrence County man was among three people killed early Thursday in a single vehicle accident in neighboring Crawford County. Illinois State Police say that the fatal mishap occured around 1:20

The Illinois State Supreme Court has allowed a stay in the Clay County Court case involving Governor J.B. Pritzger and 109th District State Representative Darren Bailey. The ruling was announced