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TWO SENTENCED TO PRISON

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange has announced that two men were recently sentenced to prison terms in Lawrence County Circuit Court. 45 year old Christopher Tewell of Lawrenceville

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DENSE FOG ADVISORY

The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for the entire WAKO listening area for Tuesday morning. Visibilities were reported down to 1/2 mile or less across the region with

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ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT

The Illinois unemployment rate for January was at 7.7%, an improvement from the 8% rate in December. The drop was fueled by job gains in Professional and Business Services, Leisure and Hospitality,

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced that 4,922 new cases of coronavirus were reported across the state this past weekend-Friday through Sunday-with 80 additional deaths. There

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Sunday arrested 34 year old Billy Joe Stevenson of Bridgeport on a charge of Parole Violation. Stevenson was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and

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FLORIDA FUGITIVE ARRESTED

A 26 year old Florida man wanted for the kidnapping of his son in Florida late last year was captured in southwestern Indiana late last week. Information was received Friday by the Indiana State

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DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

This is the weekend for Daylight Saving Time. It will begin on Sunday at 2 a.m. At that time or prior to that time, people should turn their clocks forward 1 hour. Daylight Saving Time will remain

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