WAKO News

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a local woman on multiple charges Wednesday. Taken into custody was 31 year old Tanara Baugh of Lawrenceville. She has been preliminarily charged

The National Weather Service has also issued a Wind Advisory for the entire WAKO listening area from Friday morning until midnight CST. It is anticipated that a storm system expected to bring heavy

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch in effect from late Thursday night through Friday evening for the entire WAKO listening area. They are forecasting a storm system to move into

The Lawrence County Farm Bureau has a new president. Dennis Green was elected to head the organization at the annual meeting early in February in Lawrenceville. He succeeds Glenn Leighty who had

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested two St Francisville residents Tuesday. Taken into custody were 22 year old Dalton Shoulders for Probation Violation and 22 year old Raelee Poole

Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) in Vincennes has announced that it has updated inpatient visitor hours. Starting this week, those hours are now from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. ET. All visitors are still

The Regional Office of Education #12 along with the Lawrence Unit 20 School District has announced that Parkside Pre-K screenings and pre-registration will be held over three days in late March.

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced that 20 counties across the state are a Medium Community Level for COVID-19 spread compared to 19 the previous week. There were no

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum’s office has announced that starting Tuesday February 28th at 8 a.m. ET crews with CenterPoint Energy will be closing St Clair Avenue between 2nd and 6th Streets

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced that lane restrictions for US 50 over the Wabash River at the Red Skelton Bridge are scheduled to begin next week. Beginning on or