WAKO News

The Vincennes Board of Works and Safety Monday took three bids for work on the Pantheon Theatre under advisement for further study and review. The bids from Arc Construction, Danko Construction and

55th District Republican State Senator Darren Bailey has responded to the action by the Illinois State Board of Education last week to place the Red Hill Unit #10 School Districton on probation for

Reports out of neighboring Wabash County indicate that preliminary hearing has been set for the southern Illinois man who lead area authorities on a multi-county chase and manhunt which ended with

Unemployment levels dropped from April to May in southeastern Illinois according to figures released late last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Workforce

A southwestern Indiana meat packing company is voluntarily recalling certain packages of it’s ground beef. Merkley and Sons Packing based out of Jasper says that the recall is for it’s

A theft in Vincennes Saturday led to the arrest of a Knox County man. Around 4:45 p.m EDT, city police received a report from Rural King on North 6th Street that a man had stolen a pair of boots

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Saturday arrested 2 Bridgeport residents for Domestic Battery. Taken into custody were 34 year old Jerald Charles and 39 year old Nellie Charles. Both were

Reports out of Vincennes indicate that the Good Samaritan Hospital Board of Governors has a new chairwoman. Susan Brocksmith has been elected to the top spot and will officially take over in July.

Red Hill Unit 10 is now on probation issued this week by the Illinois State Board of Education. Superintendent Jakie Walker reported to the Board of Education Thursday night that they had received

109th District State Representative Adam Niemerg has been meeting with local school systems across his district who have been catching flack from both the Illinois Department of Public Health and