GIFT CARD SCAMS
Local and area law enforcement authorities in southeastern Illinois are warning the public about a recent rash of phone scams involving the purchase of gift cards. Residents have reported being
Continue Reading »Local and area law enforcement authorities in southeastern Illinois are warning the public about a recent rash of phone scams involving the purchase of gift cards. Residents have reported being
Continue Reading »102nd District Republican State Representative Adam Niemerg has announced he will have another session of satellite office hours for constituents here in Lawrence County. His office will have
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested 2 local men over the weekend. Saturday, 40 year old Travis Shoulders of rural Lawrenceville was charged with Domestic Battery and was booked into
Continue Reading »The National Weather Service (NWS) is continuing flood warnings for area rivers as they continue to rise. Lowland flooding is occurring along the Wabash River at Hutsonville and there is the
Continue Reading »St Francisville city officials have informed WAKO News that as of Saturday January 27th the boil order issued for city water customers on Monday January 22nd has now been lifted.
Continue Reading »The Embarras River Basin Agency (ERBA) has announced the receipt of an anonymous grant donation of $15,000. The donor requested that the grant be named after former ERBA Executive Director Marsha
Continue Reading »According to figures released this week by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), unemployment increased in Lawrence and surrounding counties from November to December of 2023.
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) picked up a wanted Richland County female subject Friday. Taken into custody was 37 year old Kelli Taylor of Olney for Failure to Appear. She was
Continue Reading »Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amy-Michelle Seed has announced that they are hosting an open forum discussion on the county preparedness for the upcoming April solar eclipse
Continue Reading »The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) has announced more than $66 million invested through it’s State Revolving Fund in loans to local governments and water districts for the
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