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ALBION BUILDING FIRE

Fire destroyed a historic building in the city of Albion Illinois this past weekend. Reports indicate that around 6 p.m. Saturday, units of the Albion fire department were dispatched to the Colyer Coffee House located […]

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TWO SENTENCED IN COURT

Lawrence County States Attorney Brady Waldrop has announced that 2 Lawrence County men were sentenced to prison recently in Lawrence County Circuit Court. 40 year old Cameron Jones of Bridgeport was sentenced to 4 years […]

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WABASH RIVER FLOOD WARNING

The National Weather Service has continued the Flood Warning for the Wabash River at Vincennes through Tuesday. The river Monday was measured at 16.5 feet-1/2 foot above it’s 16 foot flood stage and falling. The […]

Area Obituaries

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Stella M. Brian

Stella M. Brian, age 71, of Sumner, Illinois passed away Friday, April 19, 2024 at the Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, Illinois. She was born March 8, 1953, in West Salem, Illinois to Albert […]

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Lanora G. Satterfield

Lanora G. Satterfield, age 88, of Lawrenceville, Illinois, passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024 at her residence. She was born on January 18, 1936 in Martin Township, Illinois, the daughter of Jess D. and […]

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Mary Margaret (Cooper) Shaffer

Mary Margaret (Cooper) Shaffer was born June 8, 1945 in Cisne, Illinois, to Mary Helen Neff Cooper and Glen Eldo Cooper. She lived in Flora, Illinois, with her family until three months short of her […]

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Cameron Lee Atkins

Cameron Lee Atkins, age 54 of Sullivan, IN and formerly of Lawrence County, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Sullivan, IN. He was born May 16, 1969, in Vincennes, IN to Jackie Lee Atkins […]

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