HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT
The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the entire WAKO listening area. Over the next several days hot temperatures and high humidity will lead to heat index values of 105 to
Continue Reading »The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the entire WAKO listening area. Over the next several days hot temperatures and high humidity will lead to heat index values of 105 to
Continue Reading »Preparations are continuing for the new school years for Lawrence Unit #20. That according to Superintendent Doug Daughtery in his report to the Board of Education Wednesday. He indicated that
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County Board Wednesday voted to place a non-binding referendum question on the ballot for the November 3rd election. That question is whether or not the city of Chicago should be
Continue Reading »Indiana will continue its current capacity limits for bars and resteraunts and other restrictions for at least two more weeks as an increasing number of COVID-19 cases occured across the state.
Continue Reading »The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,187 new confirmed cases of coronavirus across the state Wednesday with 8 confirmed deaths. That now brings the overall total of cases to 153,693
Continue Reading »The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department arrested 29 year old Teaa Brocker of Billett Illinois for Failure to Appear (TASC). She was being held on $10,000 bond in the Lawrence County Jail.
Continue Reading »The Petrolia Water District has informed WAKO News that the boil order issued Tuesday for the Cunningham Sub-division west of Lawrenceville has now been lifted. It was lifted Wednesday afternoon
Continue Reading »Another popular area event has now been cancelled. Organizers of the annual Vincennes Rendevous announced that they have called off the planned 2020 edition for next month. The Rendevous is
Continue Reading »The Bridgeport City Council has instituted a new employee policy concerning potential COVID-19 infections when on city business trips to other areas. The new policy will involving testing upon
Continue Reading »The Bi-State Authority met in regular session Tuesday evening at the Mid-American Air Center northeast of Lawrenceville. Airport manager Kurt Schwartz reported that grant funding had been recieved
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