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Lawrence County residents will band together to fight against hunger locally, nationally and globally this weekend with the CROP Walk Sunday at 2 p.m. at the southside shelter at Red Hills State

The Vincennes Redevelopment Commission has taken under advisement 3 bids received for the right of way clearance work for the Main Street Phase II and III project. Those will be reviewed by City

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education met in regular session Thursday night and after holding a public hearing formally approved a Fiscal Year 2022 Budget for the district. Superintendent Jakie

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,505 new cases of coronavirus Thursday with 44 additional deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department indicates there were 16 positive cases in

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that this is Child Passenger Safety Week with certified child safety seat technicians offering free car seat checks at sites throughout the

Indiana State Police have recovered a stolen truck, trailer and lawn mowers after a brief chase in Knox County Thursday night. The ISP received information that the truck pulling the trailer with

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a wanted out of state man Thursday. Taken into custody was 49 year old Kelly Noble of French Lick Indiana for Failure to Appear in Court. He was

The United Way of Knox County Indiana has resumed its annual Days of Caring for 2021. They are Thursday September 23rd and Friday September 24th. Various volunteer groups will be doing projects

The Illinois Eastern Community College Board of Trustees met Tuesday at Frontier Community College in Fairfield and formally approved the District Security Report. That report details crime

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors met at Lanterman Park in Bridgeport Wednesday. They were briefed on the recently completed Lawrence County Fall Festival which wrapped up