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   Fire damaged a residential garage in Lawrence County Thursday. Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District and Bridgeport Fire Protection District were called out to the Brian

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   Lawrenceville Police arrested two people for domestic battery Thursday. Police took 42 year-old Lynn Clark and 51 year-old Gary Cook into custody. Clark and Cook were both taken to the

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   A two-vehicle accident occurred in Lawrenceville Thursday morning. Vehicles driven by Connie Montgomery of Lawrenceville and Austin Carrell of Bridgeport collided at 12th & Lexington.

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The City of Vincennes will be getting some new riverfront lofts by 2019.  Developers Myszak and Palmer have been waiting to hear if they would receive a federal tax credit that they applied for to

   The Lawrence County Board met in regular session Wednesday afternoon. Board Chairman Bill Gray gave a report on work being done by the US Army Corps of Engineers on the Wabash Levee and

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Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum has announced that the city has been awarded over $5.3 million-dollars in funding from the Indiana Department of Transportation for the reconstruction of Washington

   The Lawrenceville Unit 20 School Board met in regular session Wednesday night. The School Board heard a report from Superintendent Doug Daugherty on school safety planning and programs in

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The United Way of Knox County is celebrating the fact that they reached their 2017 campaign goal of $300,000. The United Way also raised a matching amount for a 50-thousand dollar matching grant

   Lawrence County authorities arrested a Lawrenceville man Tuesday for a probation violation. Shriff’s deputies took 32 year-old Joshua Bach into custody. Bach was taken to the Lawrence

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A Vincennes man was arrested for drug possession Tuesday following a traffic stop. Vincennes Police stopped a vehicle driven by 24 year-old Nathaniel Wininger at Hart Street and Kimmel Road. During