WAKO News

  A Lawrenceville woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Lawrence County yesterday evening. Shayla Lockhart was driving on County Road 1400 East when she struck a deer. Lockhart was

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   Regional Superintendent of Schools Monte Newlin announced the approval of a petition filed by resident voters proposing a vote on the consolidation of the Hutsonville Unit 1 and Palestine

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   The Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors will meet this evening. The meeting will take place at 5 pm central in the Clinic Conference Room.

  The Lawrence County Board’s Insurance Committee will meet this afternoon at 3:30 pm central. The Insurance Committee will discuss the county’s property/casualty/liability and

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   Severe weather hit the WAKO Radio listening area late Sunday afternoon into early Sunday evening.  A tornado warning was issued for portions of Lawrence, Crawford and Richland counties.

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   A Lawrenceville man was arrested yesterday for aggravated domestic battery. Lawrenceville Police also charged 40 year-old Kevin Hart with driving while his license was revoked.  Hart was

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(AP) Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has declared a statewide harvest emergency to help agricultural workers hit hard by rain-related delays. The Republican issued a statement saying the declaration is

   The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce’s annual dinner meeting is scheduled for this evening at Havoline Hall at 715 12th Street in Lawrenceville. Social Hour will begin at 5:30 pm

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   A Bridgeport man has been arrested on a charge of aggravated domestic battery.  27 year-old Tyler Banks is accused of strangling his girlfriend, 22-year-old Haley N. Morgan of Fairfield. 

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   A single-vehicle accident accident occurred in Lawrence County yesterday afternoon. Jasmine Santana Williams of Tampa, Florida was driving US 50 just east of the Mid American Air Center when

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