WAKO News

The Lawrence County Farm Bureau and the Soil and Water Conservation District will host an Embarras River Watershed Farmers Meeting in early January. It will be on Tuesday January 7th at 8 a.m. at

The Lawrence County Memorial Hospital Board met in regular session Tuesday and were informed by Chief Executive Officer Don Robbins that preparations are continuing for the arrival of new general

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Tuesday arrested 2 wanted subjects. 51 year old Vanessa Atkins of Sumner was picked up on a Lawrence County warrant and was being held on $2000 bond in the

The Illinois State Police and the Lawrence County Sheriffs Department are on the lookout for a missing Lawrence County man. A Silver Alert has been issued for 70 year old Stanley Shoulders of rural

There is a community solar farm being built in Richland County that will potentially provide eligible area residents the opportunity to lower their energy costs. Project developer Nexamp has

The City of Vincennes has announced that effective immediately Officer Robert “Ben” Hammond has been suspended without pay from the Police Department. The suspension was due to felony

The year for the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce was a good one. That was the assessment of Executive Director Rachel Hipsher at the annual Dinner Meeting Monday night at the Barn at Cocos Cafe

15th District Republican Congressman John Shimkus will not change his mind about leaving Congress. In a statement released late Monday, the veteran Collinsville legislator announced that he has

Multiple reports out of western Illinois indicate that longtime 15th District Republican Congressman John Shimkus is thinking about not stepping down. A recent Belleville newspaper article stated

The search for a new executive director for the Knox County Development Corporation is continuing. KCDC officials indicated recently that they would like to have an interim director for the