WAKO News

The Mt Carmel Airport located in southern Lawrence County west of St Francisville will host a Military Recruitment and Aviation Career Day Saturday. Gates will open at 8:30 a.m. with a $3 admission

Thursday night was a big night for Lawrence County 4-H youth members. The annual Livestock Market Auction took place in the show arena at the barns on the west side of the fairgrounds. Todd Tiffany

On Wednesday the Federal Bureau of Investigation served a search warrant on the Vincennes Police Department and has begun an investigation. While the investigation is underway and until it is over

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Thursday arrested 29 year old Derek Blair of Lawrenceville on a warrant from Richland County. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and later released

Lawrence County States Attorney Michael Strange announced that four people were sentenced to prison terms in the Illinois Department of Corrections this week in Lawrence County Circuit Court. 39

One of the biggest nights takes place Thursday at the Lawrence County Junior and 4-H Fair on US 50 between Bridgeport and Sumner. The annual Youth Livestock Auction will occur at the show arena at

More information was released by Lawrenceville Police on the discovery of a vehicle submerged in the Embarras River east of Lawrenceville on Monday. The vehicle was spotted by a man fishing at the

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested 26 year old Logan Kiefer of Vincennes. He was charged with harrassment through electronic communication. Kiefer was booked into the

Three units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District were called out to a residential fire in Lawrenceville Wednesday night. Firemen were dispatched around 9:45 p.m. to the fire

It is a big night Wednesday night at the Lawrence County Junior and 4-H Fair located on US Highway 50 between Bridgeport and Sumner. The popular annual 4-H Barbeque Supper takes  place from 4