WAKO News

The George Rogers Clark National Historical Park will host their second Junior Ranger Day of 2018 next weekend. July’s Junior Ranger Day, “Natural Resources Day,” will be held from 1 p.m. to

   A Lawrenceville man was arrested following a domestic dispute Wednesday. Lawrenceville Police charged 32 year-old Robert Lamar with domestic battery. Lamar was taken to the Lawrence County

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A Wadesville, Indiana man died after drowning in a private lake on his property when he fell in from a boat while fishing. Indiana conservation officers say the body of 77 year-old Dennis Happel

   The Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors met in regular session Tuesday evening. The Hospital Board unanimously approved a $17.3 million Fiscal Year 2019 budget. The board

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A Sandborn man is in custody after a four hour standoff early Monday morning. Knox County authorities responded to a report of a burglary in progress related to a domestic situation in Sandborn.

A Jasper woman was arrested early Sunday in Princeton on drug-related allegations and on an active warrant out of Dubois County.  A Gibson County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a 2000 Dodge

Good Samaritan Hospital has announced that they are now offering the Invenia™ ABUS (Automated Breast Ultrasound System), approved by the FDA for breast cancer screening as an adjunct to

   An attorney for the United Methodist Village has made a statement regarding reports of financial difficulties after word surfaced of paychecks bouncing. Nick Lynn said the problems stemmed

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   4^th of July activities abound this week. Washington’s annual celebration starts tonight at East Side Park in Washington. Also going on is the Shoals Catfish Festival at