WAKO News

The National Weather Service and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency have issued an Air Quality Alert until midnight CDT for the entire WAKO listening area. An Air Quality Alert is issued

The state’s top public health doctor says parts of Illinois are now in a pandemic of the unvaccinated. 25 counties across the state are now on a warning level list for rising numbers of

Congratulations to 17 year old Red Hill High School senior Layni Andrews, the daughter of Natalie Duncan and Eric Andrews. She was chosen as the 2021 Miss Lawrence County Fair Queen from 9

The month of August is rapidly approaching with another year of school getting set to begin. Both Red Hill Unit 10 and Lawrence Unit 20 online student registration begins Monday July 26th. Parents

109th District Republican State Representative Adam Niemerg visited Lawrence County on Saturday. The freshman legislator was in Lawrenceville to present county leaders with an Illinois House

Vincennes Police have received another report of counterfeit money being circulated at a local business.  The report indicated that bogus $20 bills were used at the location this past weekend and

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department over the weekend arrested 57 year old Mark Flanders and 27 year old Nathaniel Hamilton both of Sumner and 25 year old Christian Stultz and 33 year old

Authorities in Vincennes investigating a car-train collision Sunday afternoon. The mishap occurred at the crossing at 10th and Busseron Street at approximately 1 p.m. EDT. No one was injured in the

The  2021 edition of the Lawrence County Junior Fair officially opens Saturday July 24th at the fairgrounds located on US 50 between Bridgeport and Sumner. The fair makes it’s return after

A survey dealing with housing in Knox County Indiana was unveiled during a meeting of county and city officials Thursday at Vincennes University. The survey indicated that there is a need for