WAKO News

The Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Board met in regular session Tuesday for the first time in the new year. Chief Executive Officer Don Robbins and Chief Financial Officer Larry Spour briefed

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education is scheduled to meet in special session on Thursday. Unit 20 officials have informed WAKO that the board will meet at 1 p.m. at Lawrenceville High School. 

The Knox County Commissioners reorganized during their first meeting of the new year this week. Re-elected as Commission President was Kellie Streeter and as Vice President Trent Hinkle. During the

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested two out of county men for Probation Violations Tuesday. Both 39 year old Marlin Hill of Robinson and 26 year old Johnathan Murray of Noble were

Reports out of Vincennes indicate that another business is set to locate in the Kimmell Pointe area of the city in the future. The Knox County Area Plan Commission has approved a request for

U.S. Census data released this past week indicates that the state of Illinois led the nation in population loss in the last 10 years. The state has lost nearly 160,000 residents over that period.

A recently released report shows that 123 children died in the past fiscal year in the state of Illinois despite having contact with the Department of Children and Family Services. That is the

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Monday arrested 28 year old Ryan Shoulders of Robinson on two counts of Failure to Appear on drug charges. He was being held on $6000 bond in the Lawrence

A Crawford County man wanted in Lawrence County was apprehended in Wabash County this week. Mt Carmel Police report that 35 year old Christopher Shaffer of Robinson was arrested after being

Crawford Memorial Hospital in Robinson is the latest area hospital to implement visitor restrictions due to the flu. According to Public Information Officer Rebecca Ruppel, the increase in the