WAKO News

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education met in special session Tuesday evening. They heard from Tim King of Kings Financial Consulting of Monticello Illinois on a 2 year Working Cash bond issuance

The Knox County Indiana Council has approved its Fiscal Year 2020 Budget. That action taking place in Vincennes. The approximately $13 million dollar spending plan does include a pay raise for

The Bi-State Authority met in regular session Tuesday evening at the Mid-American Air Center northeast of Lawrenceville. They recieved an appraisal report from Hansen Engineering on three airport

The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO that a boil order is in effect for the area located from County Road 940 East (Archery Road) going west to County Road 500 East (Union Chapel Road)

The Vincennes University Board of Trustees met Monday on campus in Vincennes and awarded contracts for the construction of Phase One of the approximately $8 million dollar French Quarter Student

Toyota Boshoku Illinois has requested that the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency issue a Revised Lifetime Operating Permit regulating the air emissions from its interior auto parts

Two area men this week have announced they are running for political office. Olney attorney Jeff Fleming is seeking the 55th District Senate seat being vacated by Dale Righter. Adam Niemerg of

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a Vincennes man on a Sexual Assault charge Monday. Taken into custody was 25 year old Shawn Gray. No other details regarding the arrest were given

Olney Central College has announced that Flora native Maverick Fisher has joined the institution as Welding Specialist for the Illinois Eastern Community College Title III Program. The program is

Indiana State Police report that an impaired driver was arrested early Saturday in Vincennes after hitting several parked vehicles and a church building. Just after 3 a.m. Eastern Time 21 year old