WAKO News

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Acute Care Clinic Director Gene Allen has informed WAKO that the clinic in Lawrenceville will not be open on Wednesday January 5th until 4:30 p.m. CT. It will

The Lawrence County Board will meet in special session Thursday January 6th. County officials have informed WAKO News that the board will get together at 4 p.m. in the meeting room of the Lawrence

The Knox County Indiana Commissioners held their 2022 reorganization Tuesday. During the session, Kelli Streeter was elected as President and T.J. Brink Vice-President for the new year. The

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 24,423 new cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 79 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported 26 cases Tuesday and

The National Weather Service is forecasting the possibility of accumulating snowfall for the WAKO listening area late Wednesday night through Thursday afternoon. A system is being watched that

15th District Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller formally announced this week that she will seek a second term in office in Washington D.C. The Oakland Illinois resident will look to be

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 20,866 cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 30 more deaths as cases continue to climb. Locally, the Lawrence County Health Department

Vincennes Police report the arrest of a local woman alledgedly involved in a counterfeiting scheme. 24 year old Araka Combs of Vincennes was taken into custody Monday night after investigation by

It was a sad and somber day in Wayne County Illinois Tuesday as one of the county’s law enforcement brethren was laid to rest. 38 year old Wayne County Sheriffs Deputy Sean Riley was killed

The Good Samaritan Hospital Board of Governors met for the final time in 2021 last week and were updated on the past year and presented a 2022 fiscal year budget and overview by the Executive Care