WAKO News

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MARATHON REFINERY FIRE

Information has been released by Marathon-Ashland Petroleum officials regarding an incident of fire Friday evening at it’s Robinson production refinery. According to the report, at around

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HOME EXPLOSION DEATH

One of the two people injured in the explosion of a rural Wabash County residence north of Allendale late Friday afternoon has died. The Wabash County Sheriffs Department reports that 66 year old

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BOIL ORDER ISSUED

The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO News that a Boil Order has been issued for all customers in the area from the old Greenhouse on State Street in Lawrenceville continuing west to the

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KNOX COUNTY JURY TRIAL

Reports out of Knox County Indiana indicate that a man suspected in a 14 year old sexual assault and home invasion case near Vincennes University (VU) was found guilty by a Superior Court One jury.

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LINK CARD TRANSITION

Those in Lawrence County and the surrounding area who are Illinois LINK card users should be aware that those cards will be temporarily out of use starting later this weekend. Officials with the

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LAWRENCE COUNTY ARREST

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Thursday picked up 50 year old Robert Deckard of St Francisville on a charge of Failure to Appear in Court. He was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and

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