WAKO News

The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the unemployment rate for the state fell 2 percentage points to 15.2% in May based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of

The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced that there were 593 new cases of coronavirus Thursday across the state with 55 additional deaths. Those totals bring to 134,778 cases of the

Anyone wishing to express their support against racial injustice and prejudice locally and nationally is invited to Lawrenceville Sunday. The local group Lawrence County Coalition for Change is

Vincennes University is preparing for the return of students to its campuses in August for face-to-face instruction with appropriate health safety measures in place. Changes to the university

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Board met Wednesday at the Port in Bridgeport for it’s first in-person session since February due to the pandemic. Executive Director Paige Harvey told

The Lawrence County Board met in regular session Wednesday and recieved information from Chairman Jim Brewer that the county is still under an emergency health declaration. That means that the

Indiana state health officials say 24 more residents have died from the coronavirus Wednesday. That moves the death toll statewide since the pandemic began to 2,289. The Indiana State Department of

The Illinois Department of Public Health announced there were 546 new cases of coronavirus Wednesday across the state with one here in Lawrence County-the 6th according to the Lawrence County

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department made two arrests Wednesday. Taken into custody  52 year old Bridgette Kocher of Bridgeport on a charge of Forgery. No other arrest details were given.

The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO that the boil order for the area on Country Club Road by Fair Oaks Apartments west of Lawrenceville has now been lifted.  District officials imposed