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The faces of concentration. These youngsters work on a project during "Kids' Day" at the Logan County Fair. This is just one of the 100 fair pictures in today's edition. If you are counting, this makes 502 pictures of the fair we have published so far. Picture by Marla Blair (Click on picture for larger image.)
See the fair coverage in its entirety: the stories, the pictures and the results in the 2011 Logan County Fair Special Section.  Click here...
LCU hosts Chinese visitors Judging everything but the... baaaa Faces at the fair:      Album 8     Album 9     Album 10 4-H sheep judging album Kids' Day at the fair -- album Thursday night tractor and truck pull -- album Cake and candy department winners 4-H beef judging:      Album 1    Album 2    Album 3    Album 4 Logan County Fair results: 4-H Heifer Show Junior Horse and Pony USDA reminds producers of application closing dates for noninsurable crops Fed case calling Illinois gun laws illegal gets hearing This day in history Yesterday's Top Stories Exhibit dedicated to fallen soldiers visits the fair Y swimming classes make a big splash Y swimming classes make a big splash -- album Faces at the fair:        Album 5     Album 6     Album 7 A look at the trotters -- album The scrambles in pictures:          Chickens     Goats     Pigs     Calves 4-H dairy judging:        Album 1     Album 2     Album 3 4-H swine events:        Album 1     Album 2     Album 3     Album 4 Logan County Fair results: 4-H Horse Show 4-H Sheep Show 4-H Steer Show Junior Dairy Cattle Junior Dairy & Pygmy Goats Junior Sheep Junior Poultry Junior Rabbits Dairy Cattle Agricultural Products Textiles Fine Arts Photography July weather a month of extremes Housing market still slumping in Illinois This day in history This Week's Top Stories CLOSE UP:  Aug. 2 Faith Lutheran blood drive, Mount Pulaski Grade School registration, Firemen's Benefit Golf Outing by Frontier Mutual, Sidewalk Chalk Art Exposition and Habitat for Humanity orientation make Close Up Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance   Click here for THE ALL-NEW ONLINE LOGAN COUNTY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Your local source for business listings including cell#, website and email addresses.	Grab Your Fork  Sponsored by
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News...    sponsored by            An Atlas V rocket launches with the Juno spacecraft payload from Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Fla. on Friday. The sun-powered robotic explorer is heading toward Jupiter on a fresh quest to discover the secret recipe for making planets. AP photo/NASA, Bill Ingalls
Local LCU hosts Chinese visitors Judging everything but the... baaaa Faces at the fair:      Album 8     Album 9     Album 10 4-H sheep judging album Kids' Day at the fair -- album Thursday night tractor and truck pull -- album Cake and candy department winners 4-H beef judging:      Album 1    Album 2    Album 3    Album 4 Logan County Fair results: 4-H Heifer Show Junior Horse and Pony USDA reminds producers of application closing dates for noninsurable crops CLOSE UP:  Aug. 2 Faith Lutheran blood drive, Mount Pulaski Grade School registration, Firemen's Benefit Golf Outing by Frontier Mutual, Sidewalk Chalk Art Exposition and Habitat for Humanity orientation make Close Up Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance State Paris-Chicago flight evacuated after tire fire National Sheriff: School shooting plot in Louisiana foiled Mom urges trio of fugitive siblings to surrender CA man's death in fight with police stirs protest Grizzly bear mauls hiker in Glacier National Park Peace Corps condemns alleged abuse by volunteer Man to plead guilty in LA to plane stowaway charge Whistle-blower in Afghan probe pleads guilty Sentencing phase for polygamist Jeffs to resume Current, ex-cops convicted in Katrina shootings Europe crisis revives '08 fears but risks are less Politics & Government S&P downgrades US credit rating Obama pushes his proposals for job growth Obama promotes jobs initiative for veterans Senate Dems give way to GOP to end FAA shutdown Army to trim war tours to 9 months As tea party reshapes GOP, some cheer, some worry Perry prayer rally puts 2012 prospect in spotlight Bachmann: Improving economy 'won't take that long' U.S. Weather The nation's weather International Afghan president: 31 Americans killed in crash Activists: 24 killed in Syria's latest protests State Department urges Americans to leave Syria Tropical Storm Emily kills 1 in Haiti, 3 in DR Powerful typhoon bears down on China's east coast Rebels launch push in western Libya, aim for coast Spokesmen: Islamist militia leaving Somali capital Italy to balance budget amid financial crisis Chile's president, miners mark year since collapse Japan's Hiroshima city marks atomic bombing Guatemala mother searched 5 years for adopted girl ODD & Extraordinary Wash. state men skin 16-foot roadkill python Wild donkeys to be taken from Hawaii to California Science, Technology and the Environment Orange goo baffles remote Alaska village Effects of solar flares arriving on Earth	Upcoming Civic Events

Powered by LiveCharts.Co.Uk UK Share Prices and Gold Price Nasdaq     $2669.24   -75.37   Local Business Spotlight National S&P downgrades US credit rating Investors looking for answers after wild week Buffett's company says 2Q profit up 74 percent Consumer borrowing up in June by most in 4 years Video rentals top sales for 1st time since 2000 International Europe crisis revives '08 fears but risks are less Italy to balance budget amid financial crisis Elisabeth Murdoch delays taking seat on News board Energy Gas prices expected to fall in coming weeks Markets Jobs report is good enough to calm Wall Street Stocks end a day of wild swings mostly down Other Recent Business News Index Click here for THE ALL-NEW ONLINE LOGAN COUNTY BUSINESS DIRECTORY Your local source for business listings including cell#, website and email addresses. Lincoln IGA The Detail Shop MKS Jewelers NAPA McEntire Appliance Area Gas Prices Regular Gasoline per Gallon Lincoln  $3.739-$3.839 Bloomington $3.689-$3.909 Springfield $3.629-$3.799 www.illinoisgasprices.com   USDA reminds producers of application closing dates for noninsurable crops Foundation sprays, beetles and lawn diseases By John Fulton  Logan County FSA newsletter Agriculture News Elsewhere Opportunities abound in agriculture job market Group Looks for Near-Term Uses for Biomass Farmdoc 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

Only LDN has an aerial photographer on staff, and we just had to get at least one great picture of the fair from up yonder. Jan Youngquist took this picture of Wednesday night's fair activities, including the scrambles and the amusement park filled with folks having a great time. Picture by Jan Youngquist
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This undated photo from ABC shows, from left, Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher and Marcia Cross toasting one another in a scene from ABC's "Desperate Housewives." According to a person familiar with ABC's plans for the drama, next season will be its last. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the network and producers hadn't authorized public comment. ABC, which is scheduled to discuss its fall schedule at a news conference Sunday, declined comment. AP photo/ABC, Peter Stone
Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts Comedians rally in support of Jerry Lewis Source: Next year last for 'Desperate Housewives' Egyptian pharaoh statue to spend 10 years in NY Cowell ups the ante for 'X Factor' winner Fox plans to bring back 'Cosmos' science series ABC: Sorry about Nicki Minaj wardrobe malfunction Actress who played Cha Cha in 'Grease' dies at 63 Rapper Big Sean charged after NY park concert Trace Adkins, Kristin Chenoweth to host ACAs Today This day in history LDN Entertainment Movies & Videos Grab Your Fork -- Recipes Adopt a Pet	Revised Aug 5     Grab Your Fork Area Restaurant Menus Guzzardo's Italian Villa Dickson's Tacos & More
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, and DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, congratulate each other after signing their collective bargaining agreement at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, on Friday. AP photo
Today's Top Sports Stories MLB standings Goodell, NFLPA head Smith sign new, 10-year deal Fowler part of 4-way tie as Woods falters Dodgers, MLB agree on bankruptcy financing Ohio State takes back 'JT' wristbands Football Patterson visits Eagles; no timetable for return Baseball Quentin, Buehrle help White Sox snap skid Cards edge Marlins 3-2 Giants, Phillies clear benches in skirmish Nicasio struck by liner in Nats' 5-3 win over Rocks Recent Sports News Index

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