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The Red Hill Unit #10 Board of Education will meet in special session this week. District officials informed WAKO News that the board will get together at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday December 8th at the

The Illinois Department of Public Health has reported a total of 1,835,076 cases of coronavirus and 26,535 deaths across the state since the pandemic began. The Lawrence County Health Department

Illinois State Police District 12 out of Effingham has released the results of recent Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (O.R.E.P.) during November in Lawrence and Crawford Counties. The

A Knox County man was involved in a two vehicle injury accident this past weekend on U.S. 41 in Shelburn. Indiana State Police indicate the mishap occured when a Jeep being driven by 27 year old

It was a busy weekend for the Lawrence County Sheriffs Department as they made a number of arrests. Sunday, they arrested 36 year old Josh Hall of rural West York Illinois on charges of Driving

This is the weekend for those who enjoy the sights and sounds of the Christmas season. The Lawrenceville Elks Lodge will host it’s Parade of Lights late Saturday afternoon at 5 p.m. It will

A hearing on the preliminary injunction granted to Red Hill Unit #10 along with the Cowden-Herrick and Beecher City school districts against the Illinois State Board of Education and State School

Both lanes of U.S. 41 south of Princeton in Gibson County Indiana were closed after an eight vehicle accident including a semi-truck Thursday. The mishap occured just before 4 p.m. north of the

Bridgeport Police Thursday arrested 28 year old Harley Benton of Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County jail and was being held pending bond. The

The Vincennes University Board of Trustees met this week and approved the extension of the contract of University President Dr. Chuck Johnson through 2024. Board Chairman John Stachura and various