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The Illinois Department of Employment Security says that as the state economy slowly recovers and improves so too does unemployment across the state including southeastern Illinois. The IDES

The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday reported 4,942 new cases of coronavirus across the state with 44 additional deaths. Deaths were reported from Clay, Effingham, Richland, Wayne and

Authorities in Edgar County now say the remains of a missing Paris man have been discovered this week in the debris of an apartment house fire. 54 year old Larry Arrasmith was unable to be found

Reports out of Knox County Indiana indicate one man has died after being involved in a single vehicle accident on  State Road 67. A 2015 GMC Pickup being driven by 53 year old Russell Perkins of

The Lawrence Unit 20 Board of Education met in regular session Wednesday and were updated on remote learning in the district. Superintendent Doug Daugherty indicated that there were around 400

The Illinois Eastern Community College Board of Trustees has authorized issuance of over $2.3 million in Taxable General Obligation Bonds for the purpose of paying claims against the district. The

The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce will help usher in the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday season locally by hosting the Fall Into the Holidays Tour. It is scheduled for Friday November 6th

The Lawrence County Board has approved an update to it’s liquor ordinance amending the cap on available licenses. The board moved Wednesday to allow 20 total licenses to be available up from

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 4,342 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 69 more deaths. Three of those are in southeastern Illinois-Richland, Clay

The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO News that there will be a 1 hour water shutoff Thursday afternoon. The area affected is from Archery Road west to the CDG building along both sides of