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The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,691 new cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 12 additional deaths. The latest Lawrence County Health Department statistics show

Multiple units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District and the Bridgeport Fire District were called out early Friday morning to a residential structure fire in midtown Lawrenceville.

Reports out of neighboring Crawford County indicates that the strong storms that rolled through the area Thursday evening and night may have spawned a small tornado. The National Weather Service

As the 2021 Lawrence County Junior Fair begins to wind down, it will be a big night Thursday for the local youth who produce various types of livestock. Their work will be recognized at the annual

The Red Hill Unit 10 Board of Education will meet in special emergency session early next week. Unit 10 officials have informed WAKO News that the board will get together Monday August 2nd at 4

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,082 new cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 6 deaths. The latest Lawrence County Health Department figures show 5 positive cases

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested 26 year old Dakota Koonce of Lawrenceville for Failure to Appear in Court. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being held

A Richland County man is dead after a fatal oilfield rig accident in White County. Reports indicate that 20 year old Joesph Musgrave of Noble was killed in the mishap in a rural area south of

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the entire WAKO listening area through 8 p.m. Thursday. The heat index should rise above 100 degrees late in the morning and remain in

The 2021 Indiana National Farmers State Convention is coming to southwestern Indiana early next month. It is scheduled for Saturday August 7th at Gastoff Amish Village in Montgomery. A young