WAKO News

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce is continuing preparations for one of it’s most popular summertime events. The 2022 6th annual edition of the Uncorked Festival is coming up on

The Lawrence County Board met in regular monthly session Wednesday afternoon at the Lawrence County Courthouse. The courthouse and it’s grounds were the subject of action. After hearing from

Bridgeport Police made two arrests. Wednesday, 32 year old Justin Ferguson of Bridgeport was taken into custody for Probation Violation, Failure to Appear, 3 counts of Unlawful Possession of

WAKO News was informed Thursday morning that a Boil Order has been issued by the Birds-Pinkstaff Water District. It covers customers east of Illinois Highway 1 to CR 1400 East (Riddleville Road) on

The Lawrence Public Library Board met in regular monthly session Tuesday evening at the library in downtown Lawrenceville. They received a recap of the Summer Kids Reading Program from Head

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Tuesday arrested 60 year old Ronald Neighbors of Lawrenceville for Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held on

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for Wednesday July 20th across the entire WAKO listening area. Forecasts call for temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s to combine with

Congratulations to Emma Elkins of Oaktown. She is the 2022 Knox County Fair Queen. She was selected from among 7 contestants to wear the crown at the annual pageant held Monday night at the

With the new school year scheduled to begin in less than a month, both Lawrence Unit 20 and Red Hill Unit 10 are geared up for student registrations. Unit 20 current student registration is