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The annual New Year’s Eve watermelon drop in Vincennes is entering its 10th year. Eighteen locally raised watermelons will be dropped at the stroke of midnight tomorrow night from an 18-foot

   Wayne County authorities are investigating the discovery of human remains found on a farm south of Boyleston, Illinois. A local landowner alerted authorities

   A two-vehicle accident occurred at the Lawrenceville Wal-Mart Thursday afternoon. Vehicles driven by Tony Bunnage of St. Francisville and Doris Spidel of St. Francisville collided in the

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In addition to the colder weather that has arrived in the area, so has the flu. . An increased number of flu cases have been seen at Good Samaritan Hospital, and the hospital is encouraging

Two Robinson women are dead following a single vehicle accident near Philo, Illinois in Champaign County Tuesday afternoon. According to Illinois State Police, 78-year-old Karan Shonk and

   Bridgeport Police arrested a Lawrenceville man on a dug-related charge following a traffic stop. Police charged 28 year-old Graham Ritchie with driving under the influence of drugs. Ritchie

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   A single-vehicle accident occurred in eastern Lawrence County early Christmas Eve morning. Tricia Ann Taylor of Lawrenceville was driving west on US 50 just west of Illinois Route 33 at

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Three people were injured in a single-vehicle crash in Richland County early Christmas Eve morning. Illinois State Police say 23-year-old Tailer Miller of Olney was traveling on Pleasant Ridge just