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The kindergarten through third-grade classes from New Holland-Middletown School spent the better part of their day in Lincoln on Friday. First they attended a play at the high school, then stopped off at Scully Park to enjoy lunch and some much-needed playtime. They finished their day by visiting the petting zoo being sponsored by the Future Farmers of America at the Logan County Fairgrounds. Picture by Nila Smith  (Click on picture for larger image.)
U of I Extension to consolidate and close some offices Logan County office not affected Community Action annual Cubs trip June 30 Parties gear up for redistricting fight Quinn taps Evanston lawmaker for Healthcare post 1 week left in tax season This day in history Yesterday's Top Stories Community Action Head Start to celebrate national Week of the Young Child DAV Task Force hosting Family Carnival April 17 Logan County 4-H offers spring youth programs Daycare Provider Training offered April 20 Comptroller quarterly report shows Illinois owes $5.5 billion Soil moisture and temperatures dictate spring planting dates for farmers This day in history This Week's Top Stories CLOSE UP:  April 6 Boy Scout Troop 102, 'This day in history,' Cards, Cubs and White Sox, Beason playground fundraiser, Johnny Everist Band, and the YMCA in Close Up Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance	Looking for a great recipe? Check out Grab Your Fork Sponsored by
Logan County ag producers and suppliers look forward to a productive year in 2010.    This online supplement to Lincoln Daily News features articles and interviews with some of the experts in the field, reflecting on the 2009 growing season and projecting ahead about production and industry trends for 2010.   Click here for the online flip-book version        LETTERS TO THE EDITOR                                    Submit letter to editor online Recent Letters to the Editor Submit a letter to the editor online CLICK HERE FOR ACCESS TO 10 YEARS OF STORIES IN THE LDN ARCHIVES Recent Perspectives Articles

News...    sponsored by      This image from Polish Television's TVP via APTN shows a firefighter spraying down some of the wreckage at the crash site where Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and some of the country's most prominent military and civilian leaders died Saturday along with dozens of others when the presidential plane crashed as it came in for a landing in thick fog near Smolensk in western Russia.  (AP photo/TVP via APTN)
Local U of I Extension to consolidate and close some offices Logan County office not affected Community Action annual Cubs trip June 30 CLOSE UP:  April 6 Boy Scout Troop 102, 'This day in history,' Cards, Cubs and White Sox, Beason playground fundraiser, Johnny Everist Band, and the YMCA in Close Up Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance State Judge says he may unveil key Blagojevich document Aging diamond thieves held in alleged bank plot Confessed serial killer gets another life term National Last hope gone: 4 W.Va. coal miners found dead E. coli kills 1 child, sickens 3 at Wash. day care Elephant kicks trainer at Pa. circus, killing him Earthquake shakes southern Alaska; no damage Law murky for mom who returned adopted Russian boy Future pope stalled Calif. pedophile case Text of 1985 letter from future Pope Benedict Preacher convicted of killing wife, freezing body Crystal Cathedral megachurch meets with creditors Thousands expected to honor Cherokee's Mankiller Politics & Government Obama advertises tax breaks ahead of Tax Day GOP tries to head off liberal Stevens replacement Stevens carved liberal legacy on high court Potential Obama nominees for the Supreme Court Stupak, linchpin of health bill, calls it quits House, Senate to hold hearings on mine explosion Palin, Obama spar from a distance What looked like easy governors' races may not be Mine disaster highlights politics of coal in W.Va. Weather and Climate The nation's weather International Polish leader, 95 others dead in Russia jet crash Militants attack Indian camp in Afghanistan Thai troops in riot gear advance on protesters Sri Lankan leader promises peace after poll win UK's Liberal Dems could seal Brown's fate Kyrgyz ponder whether to abandon Bakiyev Russia furious over adopted boy sent back from US ODD & Extraordinary Typo costs prisoner 3 extra years in Indonesia Cops: Man drove drunk to prison for DUI sentence Man with no cash eats burrito, Funyuns at store NY woman gets feds' goat for compensation claim UK postal workers boycott house after cat attacks Colorado penguin parents adopt another zoo's chick School music booster club to sell alpaca manure Border agents find wrong kind of grass in mowers Arizona man arrested after gun fires at Walmart Science, Technology and the Environment Astronauts 'ready to rock 'n' roll' on spacewalk 2 Alaska eagle survives plunge after mating dance	Upcoming Civic Events
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Dow     $10997.35   +70.28            S&P500       $1194.37   +7.94            NASDAQ     $2454.05   +17.24   National Wholesale inventories and sales both post gains Southern California court gets Toyota lawsuits Ex-Fannie Mae execs try to defend track record Constellation Brands posts 4Q loss, dim forecast Badgers cut ties with Nike over labor concerns International China's $7.24B March trade deficit 1st in 6 years Greece on the edge, bailout terms under discussion Energy Oil prices settle below $85 a barrel Markets The Dow's up but trades are scarce, worrying bulls Stocks rise on more signs of growth; Dow tops 11K World stocks rise amid Greek bailout talk Other Recent Business News Index Lincoln IGA Don Panchito MKS Jewelers NAPA   Area Gas Prices Regular Gasoline per Gallon Lincoln $2.989 Bloomington $2.899- $2.999 Springfield $2.859 -- $2.989     Logan County ag producers and suppliers look forward to a productive year in 2010.    This online supplement to Lincoln Daily News features articles and interviews with some of the experts in the field, reflecting on the 2009 growing season and projecting ahead about production and industry trends for 2010.   Click here for the online flip-book version                            Dividing perennials, mowing grass Plant sale May 1 By John Fulton  USDA Farm Service Agency March newsletter 2010 DCP/ACRE sign-up under way Agriculture futures mixed, livestock prices rise Agriculture News Elsewhere   USDA data seen as mixed-to-friendly U of I Identifies a New Soybean Aphid Biotype, Bringing the Count to Three Scientist Finds Certain Soybeans May Inhibit Fat Accumulation More... Recent Rural Review News Index Upcoming Civic Events                CLASSIFIED ADS Place an ad online     Classified Rates & Info     HAPPY ADS! Announcements Auctions Autos/Vehicles Employment Free Legal Notices Lost & Found Misc. for Sale Pets/Animals Real Estate Rentals Services Wanted

The Redcoats are coming. At Friday's meeting of the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, it was agreed that they would become more involved in chamber activities helping to promote membership and community involvement. Picture by Mike Fak (Click on picture for larger image.)
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Original Munchkin Meinhardt Raabe attends the "Wizard of Oz" 70th Anniversary Emerald Gala at Tavern on the Green in New York, in this Sept. 24, 2009, file photo. Raabe, who played the Munchkin coroner in "The Wizard of Oz," died Friday morning at a hospital in Orange Park, Fla., according to his caregiver, Cindy Bosnyak. He was 94 and was one of the few surviving Munchkins from the 1939 film. AP file photo by Charles Sykes
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The old stadium for America's team is about to become a pile of dust and rubble. With the push of a button at 7 a.m. Sunday, more than a ton of dynamite will blow Texas Stadium into pieces.   AP file photo
Today's Top Sports Stories Poulter, Westwood lead, but Tiger lurks at Augusta After 39 years, Texas Stadium ready for implosion Nielsen: Masters 1st-day ratings up 47 percent Local Sports Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League Pro Basketball Wizards roll over playoff-bound Celtics Granger's 36 lead Indiana over Cavs' backups Nowitzki scores 40, Mavs win and clinch Southwest Baseball Stavinoha's homer in 9th lifts Cards over Brewers Drew Stubbs' grand slam leads Reds over Cubs 5-4 Price quiets Yankee bats in Rays' 9-3 win Tigers beat Indians 5-2 in Motor City home opener Recent Sports News Index	LCHS Athletics Lincoln College Athletics