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Kayla Riggleman reads her poem to poet, author and publisher Bruce Lansky and her class at Washington-Monroe School. Lansky spent two days at the school showing students how to write poems and have fun doing it. More pictures and information are in today's Top Stories. Picture by Mike Fak (Click on picture for larger image.)
County board makes 1st pass over proposed 2011 budget Wisconsin man killed in highway crash Poet visits Washington-Monroe School LC ceremony recognizes winners of athletics logo design contest Railers win over Taylorville in OT -- in Sports Debates could be critical to gov and Senate hopefuls This day in history Yesterday's Top Stories City announces leaf pickup days C-SPAN Digital Bus visits Zion Lutheran Taylorville-Railers matchup should make for good game -- in Sports Gov candidates talk taxes and jobs in tepid debate Many counties miss military ballot deadline Author of new John Wilkes Booth book to speak Oct. 28 at presidential museum Chief Illiniwek event called off over legal threat This day in history This Week's Top Stories CLOSE UP:  Oct. 15 Trinity Episcopal Church, Eagles Lodge vets fundraiser, breast cancer support group, parent workshop, Grace Walters and Jim Sielaff make the Close Up   Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance	Grab Your Fork  Sponsored by
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News...    sponsored by      Astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured this image Oct. 7 as the station passed over the Pacific Ocean. While most of the Hawaiian Islands are covered by clouds, Hawaii, the largest of them, is visible at lower center. A Russian Soyuz (foreground) and a Russian Progress vehicle are docked to the massive space station. AP photo/NASA
Local County board makes 1st pass over proposed 2011 budget Wisconsin man killed in highway crash Poet visits Washington-Monroe School LC ceremony recognizes winners of athletics logo design contest Railers win over Taylorville in OT -- in Sports CLOSE UP:  Oct. 15 Trinity Episcopal Church, Eagles Lodge vets fundraiser, Mary Kelley, breast cancer support group, parent workshop, Grace Walters and Jim Sielaff make the Close Up   Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance National Calif. woman killed after driving replica Indy car Corps to shore up trouble spot from Katrina More Gulf waters reopen to fishing after oil spill Experts: Gang taboos fueled NYC gay bias attacks Man accused of US Navy vet scam indicted in Ohio Feds oppose Calif. Prop 19 to legalize marijuana Countless human bones found in pits at AZ cemetery US eyes ways to make computer use safer online Politics & Government Obama: End tax breaks to stop overseas hiring Obama looks to rally base for Mass. governor Clinton: US working to ending Mexico drug violence US, China hold maritime security talks in Hawaii Supreme Court Notebook: State of Union no-show Court ruling or no, gay troops know not to tell Murkowski ads featuring Stevens to air Tea party candidates help -- and hurt -- Republicans Clinton rallies Calif. Dems in crucial turnout vote For House Democrats, politics trumps loyalty Weather The nation's weather International Officials: US missile attacks kill 9 in Pakistan Explosion in Chinese coal mine kills 20, traps 17 Ecuador: 4 miners trapped after tunnel collapses Straight-talking engineer was behind Chile rescue NKorea threatens '1,000-fold' increase in weapons Thousands in China, Japan rally over island claims Some fuel shortages as French strike yet again France responds to EU complaints after Gypsy spat Somalia surprise: Working gov't, no gunfire ODD & Extraordinary Free: 3BR, 1BA ranch-style house. You haul it away Belfast pays out to 'tomato' hit by mayor Dog bites 'Moss Man' outside Ore. rock museum Mass. officer arrests same man as his dad Fla. man to get $650,000 for strip club injury Man allegedly takes ride on baggage claim carousel Oregon trooper tickets 82-year-old going 110 mph Bear-proof garbage cans for rent in Montana town Mass. man to be charged with toilet paper assault Science, Technology and the Environment Report: Killer whales preying on Alaska sea otters	Upcoming Civic Events
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Dow                  S&P 500       $1176.19   +2.38               Nasdaq     $2468.77   +33.39   Local Business Spotlight National Obama: End tax breaks to stop overseas hiring Fed plan for short-term fix brings long-term risks Countrywide CEO Mozilo settles with SEC for $67.5M Fox-Cablevision dispute threatens MLB broadcasts US eyes ways to make computer use safer online So you bought a foreclosed home. Now what? International China says US clean energy probe 'irresponsible' Energy Higher pump prices may retreat soon Markets Dow falls, but Google helps Nasdaq Soft US data dents post-Bernanke hopes in markets Other Recent Business News Index Lincoln IGA MKS Jewelers NAPA   Area Gas Prices Regular Gasoline per Gallon Lincoln $2.839 Bloomington $2.779 - $2.959 Springfield $2.889 - $2.959                        Millipedes on the move By John Fulton  Logan County FSA newsletter Grains futures mostly fall, livestock prices rise Agriculture News Elsewhere More... Recent Rural Review News Index                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

Paul Gleason and Geoff Ladd check out the new roadside attraction sign for the world's largest covered wagon, located on the grounds of the Best Western. The date and time for the ceremony of getting it into place will be announced. Picture by Mike Fak (Click on picture for larger image.)
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Church Announcements    Camp, Griesheim, Lincoln Church of God and more announcements and news from area churches Reminder: Germanfest this Saturday Harvest of Talents Oct. 23 Love Demonstrated "Whose Will They Be?" God's Creation The Good Samaritan Ears to Hear Church Activities and Directories   Police reports  Court reports  Marriages   Dissolutions  Fire and rescue reports    Obituaries    Most recent: Brown, Stephen A., 53 Crossman, Dorothy M., 87 Donath, Norma J., 85 Hullinger, Douglas A., 61 Robbins, Emma M., 90 LDN publishes all obituaries free of charge and accepts pictures for obits free of charge. The full text of the obituaries is available online free of charge in Logan County and across the world. E-mail condolences are available from subscribing funeral homes. Ask your funeral director to make sure the obituary of your loved one is placed in Lincoln Daily News.

This photo shows the original 1952 cover art by Garth Williams for the beloved children's book "Charlotte's Web," by E.B. White. The cover artwork sold for $155,350 in a New York City auction conducted by Heritage Auctions on Friday. A total of 42 pieces of original art for the book were consigned by the late artist's family and sold for a combined total of $780,240. AP photo/Heritage Auctions
Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts Rare Audrey Hepburn stamps at Berlin charity sale 'Charlotte's Web' cover art fetches $155K in NYC Recovered Monet to go back on view in Poland Jackson to start shooting 'The Hobbit' in February Exhibit of Titian masterpieces opening in Georgia Court: Mass. museum owns painting sold in Nazi era Actor Simon MacCorkindale dies of cancer at 58 NYC's Whitney Museum sells buildings to fund move UK 'sunflower seed' exhibit closed as health risk Feldman reprises role in 3rd 'Lost Boys' film Neil Patrick Harris welcomes twins Gideon, Harper Today This day in history LDN Entertainment Movies & Videos Grab Your Fork -- Recipes Adopt a Pet	Revised October 13     Grab Your Fork Area Restaurant Menus Guzzardo's Italian Villa Chad's Blind
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New York Yankees' Robinson Cano is congratulated by Derek Jeter after Cano's solo home run in the seventh inning during Game 1 of baseball's American League championship series against the Texas Rangers on Friday. The Yankees rallied to win 6-5. AP photo by Tony Gutierrez
Today's Top Sports Stories Fox-Cablevision dispute threatens MLB broadcasts Patrick commits to 4 Nationwide races in 2011 Local Sports Railers win over Taylorville in OT Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League Pro Football Vikings call Favre questionable for Sunday's game How much is too much celebrating for NFL? Cowboys activate reality TV show winner Holley Baseball AP source: Talks going well for Cards, La Russa Yankees rally in 8th, beat Texas in ALCS opener Lincecum-Halladay stirs memories of pitching duels Doc and the Freak: opposites with similar success Recent Sports News Index	2010 Lincoln Railer Football

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