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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 5,470 new cases of coronavirus across the state this past weekend-Friday through Sunday-with 110 new deaths. The most recent Lawrence County Health

Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle traffic collision Saturday on James Street at 22nd. The 10:40 a.m. mishap involved a 2011 Toyota being driven by Shirley Kohlhouse of St Francisville

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Friday arrested 32 year old Jarvis Green of Lawrenceville for Aggravated Domestic Battery. On Saturday they took 35 year old Bocephus  Osman of

The National Weather Service is continuing a Flood Warning for the Embarras River at Lawrenceville until Friday. The river was at 31.08 feet Monday morning, close to two feet above its 30 foot

The City of Sumner has informed WAKO News that the boil order issued earlier this week has been lifted Friday.  The boil order was imposed Wednesday and covered the area from Christy and East

The Vincennes University Board of Trustees this week voted to resume full face-to-face in-person instruction and full campus activities beginning in the Fall Semester of 2021. The vote occured

The Pantheon Theatre Business Incubator in downtown Vincennes hosted an Agricultural Technology Startup Showcase event Thursday at it’s recently renovated location. It featured

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is continuing preparations for one of it’s top events for 2021-the Shamrock Shuffle.  It is scheduled for Friday March 12th from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,884 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 32 additional deaths. The latest Lawrence County Health

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange has announced that 2 out of county subjects were sentenced to prison terms this week in Lawrence County Circuit Court. 37 year old Keinan Sanford of