LAWRENCEVILLE ACCIDENT
Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle collision Tuesday at 1305 State Street. Around 1:45 p.m. a 2016 Jeep Utility being driven by Ashley Majors of Mt Carmel was backing from a parking
Continue Reading »Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle collision Tuesday at 1305 State Street. Around 1:45 p.m. a 2016 Jeep Utility being driven by Ashley Majors of Mt Carmel was backing from a parking
Continue Reading »Local and area authorities in southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana are on the lookout for a wanted Crawford County man. Robinson Police report that Dean Clay is being sought after he
Continue Reading »Officials with the May Chapel Cemetery in Lawrence County have informed WAKO News that a fall cleanup will take place the first week in September. All items will be removed. Anyone wishing to take
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County United Fund has announced that application are now available for local Lawrence County non-profit organizations who wish to receive funding help for the upcoming year. The forms
Continue Reading »The city of Vincennes is officially growing larger. The City Council meeting Monday evening at City Hall voted to approve a resolution adopting a fiscal plan to provide services in the annexation
Continue Reading »The list of Illinois school districts now on probation from the Illinois State Board of Education has increased to over 50 and Red Hill Unit #10 is again among them. The district received a letter
Continue Reading »The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 3,003 new cases of coronavirus Monday across the state with 8 new deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department reported 28 new positive cases
Continue Reading »Reports out of Jasper County indicate that a popular downtown restaurant in Newton was destroyed by fire late Monday night. Firefighters responded to the fire location-Yesterdays Pub on the
Continue Reading »Sumner Police Monday arrested 25 year old Kathi Cessna of Sumner on a warrant out of neighboring Richland County. She was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and later released into custody on the
Continue Reading »The National Weather Service has officially issued a Heat Advisory through Thursday for the entire WAKO listening area. Peak afternoon heat indices between 105 and 110 degrees are forecast during
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