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Reports out of neighboring Richland County indicate that another person charged in the shooting death of an Olney man in 2020 has plead guilty. 33 year old Dale Boatman Jr of Olney was in court

The Clubhouse International Accreditation Committee has awarded accreditation to Good Samaritan’s Wabash Valley Friendship Clubhouse after a recent visit to the facility. The Wabash Valley

Carle Health Has announced the receipt of a $544,000 grant to improve rural access to telemedicine. The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help connect nearly 200,000 rural

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,131 new cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 27 additional deaths. Overall since the pandemic began, there have been 1,688,261

Reports out of Knox County Indiana say that a wanted Lawrence County man has been arrested in Kentucky on several outstanding warrants. 20 year old Jonathan Lewis of Bridgeport was taken into

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department picked up a wanted out of county man Tuesday. Taken into custody was 35 year old Abraham Weymouth of Olney on a warrant from Knox County. He was booked into

The Illinois State Fire Marshalls Office along with local fire officials are reminding Lawrence County and other parents to keep safety in mind when it comes to fall decorations and Halloween

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce will host it’s Annual Dinner Meeting early next month. It is scheduled for Monday November 8th at the Lawrence County Junior Fairgrounds on U.S. 50

The Vincennes Board of Works and Safety took steps to fight hunger Monday when they approved an over $22,500 draw of the $100,000 the city received for COVID-19 Phase III relief. The money will be

The Vincennes City Council met Monday night in regular session and were given a presentation by Kirk Bouchie with the Vincennes Utilities Services Board on the planned 2022 Infrastructure