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Regional Office of Education #12 Superintendent Monte Newlin says there is a tremendous need for school bus drivers in local school districts including Units 10 and 20 here in Lawrence County. The

A number of concerned parents were on hand for the Lawrence Unit #20 Board of Education meeting Wednesday held at the Lawrenceville High School Gym. The group wanted to know how the decision to

The Lawrence County Board Wednesday approved resolutions to provide a match of federal funding for the construction of two deck beam bridges. $30,000 will go toward work on the Raccoon Creek bridge

The Indiana State Department of Health this week designated Knox County as “red” in regard to COVID-19. The move was made after the county’s disease threshold level passed the 15%

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 7,123 new and probable cases of coronavirus Wednesday across the state with 146 new deaths. The latest Lawrence County Health Department figures

Lawrenceville Police Wednesday arrested 18 year old Blace Bloebaum of Lawrenceville on a charge of Theft of Property over $500. he was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held

An early morning crash in winter weather  Wednesday on Interstate 70 in Indiana near Terre Haute led to the death of a southeastern Illinois man. Indiana State Police report that at around 3:40

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum has informed WAKO News that 2nd Street between College Avenue and Indianapolis Avenue will be closed this Thursday December 17th through Monday the 21st. The closure is

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 7,359 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 117 deaths. Overall since the pandemic began, there

Vincennes Police report the arrest of a Lawrence County man on multiple charges after a traffic stop and vehicle pursuit. Authorities say that 28 year old Jared Deckard of Bridgeport was taken into