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Lawrenceville Police Monday arrested 41 year old Leslie Caughran of Lawrenceville on a charge of Unlawful Use of an Intoxicating Compound. Caughran was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and later

A southwestern Indiana man is in custody charged in connection with the death of his estranged wife this summer. Indiana State Police have announced that 64 year old Edward Fox of Washington was

Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Ryan Gower is encouraging prospective students from Lawrence County and the surrounding area to apply to the colleges in the system before October

Lawrence County officials are reminding local property owners that the county treasurer’s office is open for the payment of property taxes during regular business hours. There are COVID-19

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 6,101 new cases of coronavirus across the state Friday through Sunday with 95 additional deaths. The IDPH is also reporting 3 deaths late last week

Lawrenceville Police arrested a local woman Saturday on multiple charges. Taken into custody was 20 year old Raelee Poole of Lawrenceville for Possession of Meth, Possession of a Controlled

An Indiana woman has died in a single vehicle fatal accident late Saturday night in Clark County. The Illinois State Police report that just before 11 p.m. a 2013 Jeep being driven by 27 year old

Sumner Mayor Betty Brian has called a special meeting of the City Council next week. It is scheduled for Wednesday October 7th at 6 p.m. Topics of discussion will include increased prison water

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 2,166 new cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 25 additional confirmed deaths. One of those occured in neighboring Crawford County

Authorities in Effingham County report that a Florida man was killed in a two vehicle accident Thursday on the Dieterich-Montrose Blacktop. The crash occured around 2 p.m. when a pickup being