WAKO News

The November general election is about one month away and Tuesday, October 11th is the final day to register and change your address if a person wants to be properly registered to vote. November

This is Fire Prevention Week-a time to remind Lawrence County and other area residents about the importance of creating and practicing a home fire escape plan. According to the National Fire

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department recently arrested 33 year old Tommy Harmon of Sumner on a charge of Domestic Battery. He was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and was being held there

Congratulations to Madison Lockhart and Braden Alex. They were crowned as 2022 Lawrenceville High School Homecoming Queen and King Friday during the royal coronation at Ed Loeb Field. The

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital (LCMH) will be looking for a new surgeon. In a statement released by the hospital, Chief Executive Officer Don Robbins announced that Dr. Anne-Battiste Barnwell is

The National Weather Service has issued another Frost Advisory from 1 a.m. until 8 a.m. CDT Sunday for the entire WAKO listening area. Temperatures are again forecast to drop into the mid 30s

The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced this week that the sixth and final $250 million installment of the Rebuild Illinois capital program is being made to counties,

Two people were hurt, one seriously after a motorcycle-car collision Thursday night on Indiana State Road 61 south of Vincennes in Knox County. Reports indicate that a passenger vehicle being

The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for the entire WAKO listening area from 1 a.m. until 9 a.m. CDT Saturday.  Temperatures during the period are expected to dip as low as 32

The Vincennes University Board of Trustees met for the annual meeting Monday at Updike Hall on campus in Vincennes Monday. They re-elected John Stachura as Board Chairman with two trustees -Reggie