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VINCENNES CITY COUNCIL

The Vincennes City Council met in regular session Monday and heard from Mayor Joe Yochum that the city has a new parks and recreation superintendent. Christopher Moore takes over the position after

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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,565 new cases of coronavirus across the state Monday with 6 additional deaths as cases continue to rise through infection of the Delta variant

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AREA HEAT ADVISORY

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 12 p.m. CDT Wednesday until 7 p.m. Wednesday for the entire WAKO listening area. Hot temperatures and high humidity will combine to

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RESTAURANT GRAND OPENING

It is a big day in Vincennes as city officials and other dignitaries gather for the grand opening of the new Texas Roadhouse restaurant location at 401 Kimmell Road.  It is scheduled for 2:30 p.m.

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ILLINOIS FOID CARD HACK

The Illinois State Police are contacting around 2000 Illinois residents with Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) cards that their personal information may have been compromised after the ISP FOID

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LOCAL ARRESTS

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested a wanted out of county man Saturday. Taken into custody was 53 year old Patrick Jones of Jerseyville Illinois on an outstanding warrant. He was

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UNIT 20 SPECIAL SESSION

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education is scheduled to meet in special session early next week. Unit 20 officials informing WAKO News that the board will get together Monday August 9th at 7 p.m.

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