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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made two arrests Thursday.  28 year old Kurtis Harvey of Peoria was charged with Escape. No other arrest details were given in the report. Harvey was being

The Vincennes Community School Corporation this week released it’s plan for getting K-12 students back in class this fall. Superintendent Greg Parsley discussed the plan with the school

The Lawrence Unit #20 Board of Education met Wednesday evening at Lawrenceville High School and recieved a report on the Illinois State Board of Education Fall Back to School Guidelines which were

The Indiana State Department of Health reports 281 new cases of the coronavirus Wednesday. Four of those occurring in Knox County where the case count is now at 50. 16 of those are still active

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 715 new cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 64 additional deaths from the disease. One of those cases was number 7 here in

An investigation into the death of an infant in southwestern Indiana has resulted in charges being filed against the mother. Reports out of Washington indicate that emergency medical personell were

One man was injured after being involved in a two vehicle accident on Indiana State Road 67 south of Bicknell Wednesday. Authorities say that a vehicle being driven by Aaron Kincaid of Bicknell was

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange has announced the recent sentencing of a Richland County man to prison. 32 year old Jacob Angle of Olney was charged with Class 3 Illinois Felony

The Vincennes University Class of 2020 will be celebrated with the first ever virtual commencement ceremony. The ceremony will premiere Friday June 26th on the Vincennes University website and the

The Knox County Council met in a special session Tuesday in Vincennes to deal with fiscal matters. They will begin hearings on the formulation of a 2021 budget in mid-September. The hearings will