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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested two Sumner men over the weekend for (DUI) Alcohol. 22 year old Jacob Harms and 49 year old John Thacker were both charged with the offense and both
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested two Sumner men over the weekend for (DUI) Alcohol. 22 year old Jacob Harms and 49 year old John Thacker were both charged with the offense and both
Continue Reading »An area man was injured in a motorcycle accident early Saturday in Clay County Illinois. Illinois State Police report that just before 5 a.m., a 2003 Yamaha being ridden by 24 year old Trenton
Continue Reading »109th District Republican State Representative Adam Neimerg announced this week that his legislation to permit the display of the United States motto “In God We Trust” by public school
Continue Reading »The public is invited to attend the Lawrenceville High School Reverse Homecoming Parade Friday afternoon at the school. It begins at 4:30 p.m and features only LHS class, club, and sports floats.
Continue Reading »The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education will meet in special session early next week. Unit 20 officials informing WAKO News that the board will get together Monday the 26th at 6 p.m. in the
Continue Reading »The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 3,170 new cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 33 additional deaths. One of those deaths in the area in Effingham County
Continue Reading »Unemployment dropped slightly from February to March in Lawrence County. That according to figures released this week by the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The jobless rate in March
Continue Reading »This is Homecoming week at Lawrenceville High School and the school announced the 2020-21 court this week. The 5 queen candidates are Emily Darnell, Aubrey Jones, Melody Lockhart, Chaylee Shick and
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Board met Wednesday in Bridgeport and received a report from Executive Director Paige Harvey on the recent 10th annual Celebrity Chef event hosted by the
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County Board Liquor Commission did hold a hearing Wednesday after the regular session of the county board. The hearing concerned the application for a proposed bar location near the
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