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Another popular area event has been cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Organizers of the Sandborn Fall Festival in Knox County Indiana have informed WAKO News that they are calling off this

Vincennes University has announced the launching of a new COVID-19 dashboard. It is part of the measures added to help inform and protect students, faculty, and staff during the ongoing pandemic.

30 Illinois counties including 4 in southeastern Illinois are now at a warning level for COVID-19 from the state. The Illinois Department of Public Health released the list over the weekend. The

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,992 new cases of coronavirus Sunday with 11 additional deaths. One of those the first COVID-19 fatality in Crawford County. Meanwhile the

Lawrenceville Police recieved a report of a two vehicle hit and run incident in the 1400 block of Lexington Street. A parked and unattended 2006 Dodge CrewPickup owned by Michael Akers of

Lawrenceville Police Saturday arrested an out of state woman on charges. Taken into custody was 23 year old Alisha Levingston of Bicknell Indiana for Aggravated Battery to a Peace Officer and

Lawrence County Coroner Shannon Steffey has released a statement in regard to a fatal plane crash early Saturday. About 2:15 a.m. Lawrence County 911 Dispatch recieved a call from the Federal

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.

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

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