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The Lawrence County Health Department is planning a major move in the future. Administrator Amy Marley reported to the Lawrence County Board Wednesday that they are currently working to purchase

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 26,491 new cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 160 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported 66 positives

The National Weather Service is warning residents of southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana that extreme cold temperatures have arrived. Temperatures are not expected to rise much during

Progress continues on the Knox County Indiana jail expansion project. The county commissioners Tuesday heard reports on a projected timeline to bid the project from Garmong Construction and design

The continuing surge of COVID-19 cases locally and statewide continues to cause concerns for those entities who do lots of face-to-face business and transactions such as public libraries. The

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 20,483 new cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 36 new deaths. There were 105 positive cases reported Tuesday in Lawrence County and

Lawrenceville Police have completed investigation into a single vehicle accident early Tuesday. Reports indicate that at around 2 a.m., a 2014 Ford being driven by Tyler Rubsam of Olney was

Lawrenceville Police Wednesday arrested 25 Tristan Keortge of West Salem Illinois for Violation of an Order of Protection. He was being held pending bond in the Lawrence County Jail. Also arrested

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting a total of 2,589,640 cases of coronavirus across the state with 29,099 deaths since the pandemic began. The Lawrence County Health Department

Congratulations to Miss Lawrence County Layni Andrews. She won a non-finalist award during the competition in this past weekends Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant in Springfield. Andrews was