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Bridgeport Police Saturday arrested an out of county man for sex crimes. Taken into custody was 23 year old Michael Steele of Campbell Hill, Illinois. He was preliminarily charged with Indecent

Vincennes University has announced it will hold virtual commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2021 on Saturday May 15th. The university will confer 1,850 degrees during four special ceremonies

The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday reported 1,778 new cases of coronavirus across the state with 40 new deaths. There were no new cases reported Thursday by the Lawrence County

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made three recent arrests. 24 year old Damon Elmore of Lawrenceville was charged Thursday with Driving Under the Influence (Intoxicating Compound). He was

Reports out of neighboring Wabash County indicate a wanted man turned himself in this week. Wednesday, 52 year old Adam Vaira of Allendale surrendered to authorities at the Wabash County Jail in Mt

The Lawrence County C.E.O. (Creating Entreprenurial Opportunties) Class will present it’s Trade Show Thursday at the Lawrenceville High School Auditorium. It will be from 4:30 p.m. until 7

The Greater Wabash Regional Planning Commission based in Albion elected new officers in April. Joe Judge from Wabash County was re-elected as Chairman, Rob Annis of Richland County Vice Chairman,

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,410 new cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 30 new deaths. There were no new cases reported by the Lawrence County Health

Illinois State Police report that a Jasper County woman was injured and hospitalized in a two vehicle accident Wednesday morning in Effingham County. The mishap occured on the Teutopolis Blacktop

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested 19 year old Joesph Cummins of Lawrenceville for Probation Violation. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was later released