BOIL ORDER LIFTED
The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO News that the boil order issued Tuesday for the area along the North Frontage Road from Applegate Road west to Union Chapel Road has now been lifted.
Continue Reading »The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO News that the boil order issued Tuesday for the area along the North Frontage Road from Applegate Road west to Union Chapel Road has now been lifted.
Continue Reading »The Good Samaritan Hospital Board has approved $875,000 for the purchase of the former First Street Surgery Center in Vincennes. No exact use for the building has been determined but it is being
Continue Reading »Unemployment rates are continuing to decline steadily across Illinois from June to July. That according to figures released this week by the Department of Employment Security. The jobless rate in
Continue Reading »The Illinois Department of Public Health has announced that there were 1,707 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state Thursday with 24 additional confirmed deaths. The Lawrence County
Continue Reading »The Illinois Department of Transportation along with the Illinois Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and law enforcement agencies across the state are teaming up for “Saturation
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department reports the arrest of a wanted local man Thursday. Taken into custody at the Lawrence County Courthouse was 63 year old Jerry Hewitt of Lawrenceville on a
Continue Reading »Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum has informed WAKO News that Indianapolis Avenue will be closed Thursday August 27th and Friday August 28th from Second Street to Chestnut to allow for work to be done in
Continue Reading »The Red Hill Unit 10 School District did have a student at the Junior/Senior High School test positive for COVID-19 this week, but remains in session. Superintendent Jakie Walker says the discovery
Continue Reading »Unit 20 Superintendent Doug Daugherty has announced via the district website that Parkside Elementary students in Kindergarten through 5th grade will return to school this coming Monday August
Continue Reading »The Illinois Department of Public Health Wednesday announced 2,157 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state with 37 additional deaths. The Lawrence County Health Department was notified
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