KNOX COUNTY BURN BAN LIFTED
Knox County has lifted its burn ban. The county commissioners gave notice Monday that the ban was being rescinded. They cited recent rainfall and improved weather conditions as reasons. The ban was
Continue Reading »Knox County has lifted its burn ban. The county commissioners gave notice Monday that the ban was being rescinded. They cited recent rainfall and improved weather conditions as reasons. The ban was
Continue Reading »The National Weather Service has issued a Dense Fog Advisory for Tuesday morning until 10 a.m. CDT for the entire WAKO listening area. Visibilities were reported as low as one quarter mile or less
Continue Reading »The Lawrence Public Library Board met Saturday afternoon in a rare weekend special session at the library in downtown Lawrenceville. The Board met and discussed the two bids received for the
Continue Reading »Authorities in Lawrence County made some arrests over the weekend. 34 year old Brandon Cummins was taken into custody early Monday for Violation of an Order of Protection. He was being held on the
Continue Reading »WAKO News has been informed by the fire chiefs in Lawrence County that the burn ban has now been lifted as of Monday October 31st. The ban was imposed locally on Saturday October 22nd due to the
Continue Reading »The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting an uptick in the number of COVID cases across the state. More than 13,000 new cases of infection have been logged over the past week and
Continue Reading »Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Friday announced that due to a rise in the Lawrence County transmission rate for COVID, they have reinstituted their mask policy. All staff and visitors will now
Continue Reading »The Lawrence Public Library Board will meet in special session Saturday October 29th. Library officials have informed WAKO News that the meeting will be at the library in downtown Lawrenceville at
Continue Reading »Lawrence County Clerk and Election Authority Will Gibson did conduct a state mandated public testing of the election equipment to be used to tabulate the ballots in the upcoming Tuesday November
Continue Reading »Some good economic news this week from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) in Springfield. Unemployment rates fell from August to September for virtually all counties in
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