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Buildings collapse on courthouse square
August 11, 2022Portions of two buildings fell to the ground on Thursday afternoon on the Lawrence County Courthouse square.
St. Mary's Church Picnic set for Sept. 4
August 11, 2022St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church will hold its 185th annual Pre-Labor Day Church Picnic on Sunday, Sept. 4 in Sainte Marie.
Marshall City Band performs Friday
August 10, 2022The Marshall City Band will perform its last concert of the 147th concert season this Friday on the Clark County Courthouse lawn at 8 p.m., under the direction of Heather Setzer.
Think Pink continues to support the Good Samaritan Breast Care Center
August 10, 2022The Think Pink group, based out of Robinson, continues to raise funds for the Good Samaritan Breast Care Center to assist patients who need help paying for a breast cancer screening. Since 2010, the group has raised more than $100,000 to support Good Samaritan patients.
Glamour Allure holds ribbon cutting on Saturday
August 9, 2022The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting on Saturday at Glamour Allure, located just south of Lawrenceville in the old Lawrenceville Greenhouses location, 2415 State Street.
Local News
Second Judicial Circuit participates in school supply drive
August 12, 2022The Second Judicial Circuit recently participated in a statewide initiative sponsored by the Illinoi...
Land resources focus of workshop
August 8, 2022Managing land resources is a competing balance of environmental, economic, social and life-sustainin...
Extension offers gardening seminar
August 8, 2022Gardening in the Air filled a void during the early pandemic days. With the increase of home gardeni...
Oblong tractor show Aug. 12-14
The 36th annual Oblong Antique Tractor and Engine Show is Friday through Sunday at the Crawford Coun...
SIU-C hosts hemp symposium
August 4, 2022The next Southern Illinois Hemp and Cannabis Symposium is Sept. 17, as it transitions to the new ann...
LTC offers community courses
Lincoln Trail College will offer community education classes for students of all ages this month. Fo...
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Schools
LTC welcomes back students Aug. 17-18
Lincoln Trail College is ready for the start of another school year.The fall semester begins Aug. 18...
LTC dual credit orientation Tuesday
July 26, 2022High school students taking dual credit classes at Lincoln Trail College will get the chance to prep...
New employees join IECC
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges are gearing up for another school year, so personnel matters and...
LTC's Phi Theta Kappa honored
June 27, 2022Lincoln Trail College’s Alpha Iota Epsilon chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society was recogniz...
IECC budget includes LTC tech center, more
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges officials expect to spend about $6 million more than they take i...
Eddy in as interim OCC president
A Crawford County resident was named as interim president of Olney Central College during Tuesday’s ...
LTC announces spring academic honors
June 15, 2022Lincoln Trail College has released its academic honor lists for the spring semester.Three lists have...
LTC's Zakowski to head Phi Theta Kappa
June 15, 2022Lincoln Trail College will be represented in statewide leadership for Phi Theta Kappa for the second...
Life
White encourages organ/tissue donation for virtual National Minority Donor Awareness Month
August 1, 2022Secretary of State Jesse White is hosting a virtual National Minority Donor Awareness Month to promote organ/tissue donation for multicultural communities at www.LifeGoesOn.com.
Suicide prevention lifeline announced
July 26, 2022American Rescue Plan funding will support state efforts to transform suicide and mental health crisi...
State News
Gov. Pritkzer announces $34.6 billion investment in transportation over six years
'Grow with Us' State Fair, butter cow theme a nod to agriculture, infrastructure
IDPH offering a back-to-school shipment of 1 million free COVID-10 rapid tests for IllinoisK-12 public schools
Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum offers free admission to community groups
Red Cross issues steps to keep students safe as they head back to school
Sports
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High school practices officially begin
August 10, 2022PJHS softball drops opener to Paris Mayo
LAWRENCEVILLE –– The first game of the season was a rough one for Parkview Junior High School’s softball team. The Lady Braves opened their season at home against Paris Mayo Monday and suffered an 11-1 loss.
Lawrence County Youth Football set to open season
August 10, 2022
Lawrenceville’s Hyre to wrestle at Wisconsin-Stevens Point
LAWRENCEVILLE –– Girls wrestling is growing every year and Lawrence County has become a hotbed for not only girl wrestlers, but quality girls wrestling.
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Cal Ripken 12s end run at Ohio Valley Regional
CROWN POINT, IND. –– The run finally came to an end for Lawrence County’s Cal Ripken 12-year-old all-star baseball team at the Ohio Valley Regional Tournament, but not before the local squad made it to the final six.
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Extreme teams bring home hardware from USSSA Great Lakes Nationals
EVANSVILLE –– Five teams from the Extreme travel softball organization based in Flat Rock competed at the USSSA Great Lakes Nationals in Evansville last week and they all brought home some hardware, whether it was individual or team-based.