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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested 32 year old Savana Frost of Shelburn Indiana. She has been charged with Probation Violation and was booked into the Lawrence County Jail

Reports out of Knox County indicate that former Vincennes Police Chief Dusty Luking made an appearance in court this week. He was in Knox Superior Court 1 Tuesday and entered a not guilty plea to

Applications will be accepted till the end of June for the Green Charter Trust Scholarships. They are now available at the Red Hill Unit #10 District Office at 1250 Judy Avenue in Bridgeport or

The Red Hill Unit #10 Board of Education will meet in a special session next week. School officials have informed WAKO News that the board will get together Friday June 10th at 4:30 p.m. CT at the

The City of Bridgeport will conduct two days of city-wide curbside cleanup next week. It will take place on Monday June 6th and Tuesday June 7th. Here are items that will not be taken-fuel cans,

Good news from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Starting Wednesday June 1st, bird lovers across the state can resume using backyard feeders and baths. The INDR had recommended the

Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham has released the results of Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) held in Lawrence and neighboring Richland County during the month of

Lawrenceville Police were called to the scene of a two vehicle accident Tuesday morning in the 1400 block of Christy Avenue. Reports indicate that just after 11 a.m., a 2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser

There was the sound of TAPS and a gunfire salute Monday as Lawrence County paused on a windy warm Memorial Day 2022 to honor its war dead. The V.F.W. Post #2244 and other service organizations

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports that there have been 3,286,377 cases of coronavirus across the state with 33,805 deaths total since the pandemic began. The latest Lawrence