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The Lawrence Allison Fire Protection District and Bridgeport Fire District responded to two fire calls. The first occured just after 11 p.m. Wednesday. Units were dispatched to Wabash Energy

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch for southeastern Illinois and southwestern Indiana through late Thursday night. Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall will occur over the

The Board of Trustees of the Illinois Community College District #529 met at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson Tuesday night. Dr. Ryan Gower was selected as Chancellor of the District. He had been

The Lawrence Public Library Board met Tuesday evening at the library in downtown Lawrenceville and voted 4-1 to close effective immediately after hearing from local health officials regarding the

Cheryl Winkles captured the Republican nomination for Lawrence County Circuit Clerk in Tuesdays General Primary Election. She won a four person race with 522 votes. Kelly Wolfe was second with 486,

The mayors of Vincennes, Lawrenceville, Bridgeport, and Sumner have announced that their City Halls will be closed to the public effective immediately. The  closings are being made at the request

Tuesday is General Primary Election Day in Illinois. Voters in Lawrence can head to their various polling places until 7 p.m. to cast ballots. County Clerk Will Gibson told WAKO Radio Monday that

2nd Judicial Court Chief Judge Thomas Tedeschi has issued an administrative order to have some court matters postponed and rescheduled to avoid crowds in district courtrooms. Civil matters

Lawrence County Memorial Hospital is under lockdown. That according to Chief Executive Officer Don Robbins. Robbins informed WAKO of the new restrictions Tuesday. The measures have been put into

The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced 12 new cases of the coronavirus disease across the state. Two additional counties have now reported cases-Peoria and Will. That now brings the