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LDN - Top Stories

By dawn's early light.

Runners, helpers and well-wishers pose for an early morning picture Saturday. The group was all part of the Lincoln to Peoria St. Jude Children's Hospital Run.

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...

Lincoln runners take it on the road for St. Jude

St. Jude Lincoln to Peoria Run -- album
KCBS BBQ competition joins the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival this year

Lincoln College announces community open house at Scott Joslin Fitness Center

Final fair coverage:

Mud bogs -- Album 1 Album 2
Demo derby -- Album 1 Album 2
Demo derby results

This day in history

Yesterday's Top Stories

Logan County 4-H honors special friends

Logan County amateurs strut their stuff

Talent show at the fair -- album

Annual chili cook-off -- Album 1

Annual chili cook-off -- Album 2

2011 Cake Classic winners -- album

Friday Open Sheep Show -- album

Dept. G & Dept. H Swine:
Album 1 Album 2 Album 3 Album 4

Dept. A Open Beef & Dept. H Junior Beef:
Album 1 Album 2 Album 3 Album 4

Textile division award winners

Faces at the fair:
Album 11 Album 12 Album 13 Album 14 Album 15

Logan County Fair results:

Junior Beef Cattle
Junior Swine
Open Sheep Show
Open Horse Show
Harness Racing
Dairy and Culinary

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

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Recent Perspectives Articles

Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce
Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
2011 Information Station

The best place to be on August 26, 27 & 28!

- Art Fair & Artists

- Entertainment

- Directions

- Art of Wine

- Bags Tournament Registration

- BBQ Schedule of Events

- Volunteer
Opportunities

- Volunteer Form

-Parade Form

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sponsored by the Lincoln/Logan

County Chamber of Commerce

Best Western Lincoln Inn
Castle Manor
CEFCU
Seth Goodman/ME Realty
Lincoln Heating & Cooling
Lincoln Public Library
Logan County Title
Main Street Lincoln
MKS Jewelers
State Bank

LDN - News

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A Chester barrow from the Unger Show Pigs Farm in Lincoln waits patiently for the competition in its new home Monday at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield. The Illinois State Fair will run Aug. 12-21.

AP photo by Seth Perlman

Local

Lincoln runners take it on the road for St. Jude

St. Jude Lincoln to Peoria Run -- album

KCBS BBQ competition joins the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival this year

Lincoln College announces community open house at Scott Joslin Fitness Center

Final fair coverage:

Mud bogs -- Album 1 Album 2
Demo derby -- Album 1 Album 2
Demo derby results

Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting!

sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance

State

IBM unplugs from U of I supercomputer project
Court allows torture lawsuit against Rumsfeld

National

Plunge on Wall Street threatens to spook consumers
Md. mom who killed son agonized over school costs
Ex-cop says acting to stop Ohio gunman was natural
Polygamist leader faces possible life prison term
Verizon workers hit picket lines from Mass. to Va.
Recall elections to determine Wis. Senate control
Nyad ends 2nd attempted swim from Cuba to Florida
2 NYC triathletes die, organizers ponder changes
Ex-NJ Gov. McGreevey finds niche mentoring inmates
For flash mobsters, crowd size a tempting cover

Politics & Government

Fed may react to market plunge and stalled economy
- It's not just economics: S&P's political judgment
- Obama sees political opportunity in debt crisis
Pentagon: Crash tragic, but not a trend
Obama to announce fuel standards for big vehicles
Ed. sec'y: States to get waivers on No Child tests
After nearly 200 years, House page program ending
Gov. Brown endorses popular vote bill for Calif.
GOP candidates slam Obama on US credit downgrade

U.S. Weather

Oklahoma, Texas set heat records in July

International

UK PM recalls Parliament for London rioting crisis
Syria comes under global reproach for crackdown
Stocks tank as markets enter bear market territory
- Trichet sees markets in worst crisis since WWII
- As euro teeters, national leaders take vacations
Al-Sadr warns US forces to leave Iraq
No shame for religious killings in Indonesian town
China says it was targeted in 500,000 cyberattacks
AP IMPACT:
Japan ignored own radiation forecasts

ODD & Extraordinary

Wash. woman's listing as slain is surprise to her
Pa. zoo on brink of finishing elephant sperm bank
9-year-old gets wallet back after posting letter

Science, Technology and the Environment

Specific IQ genes still elusive, latest hunt finds

Upcoming
Civic Events

Something new in your business

Nasdaq $2669.24 -75.37

Local

Business Spotlight

National

Plunge on Wall Street threatens to spook consumers
Dish Network 2Q profit rises, subscribers fall

International

Trichet sees markets in worst crisis since WWII
GM launches low-priced Baojun sedan in China
June data show German export growth slowing
Russian ruble drops to 6-month low

Energy

Japan utility records massive loss from disaster
Oil tumbles below $78 amid US recession fears

Markets

Stocks tank as markets enter bear market territory
Egypt stocks tumble after trading halted

Other

Recent Business News Index

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The Detail Shop

MKS Jewelers
NAPA
McEntire Appliance

Area Gas Prices
Regular Gasoline per Gallon

Lincoln
$3.69⁹-$3.79⁹

Bloomington
$3.61⁹-$3.79⁹

Springfield
$3.59⁹-$3.74⁹

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Foundation sprays, beetles and lawn diseases
By John Fulton
Logan County FSA newsletter
Agriculture News Elsewhere

Farmers advised to watch for stink bugs in fields
Commercial Producer of the Year award presented
Farmdoc

Recent Rural Review News Index

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Kids and mud just go together.

The mud bog had a race for youngsters to see who could get through the bog first and win a new bicycle. This picture is the last of 651 pictures we have published of this year's Logan County Fair.

Picture by Nila Smith

Park district notes
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- Congregate
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Oasis notes

Upcoming
Civic Events

Community Calendar of Events
- Submit entry for LDN Calendar of Events

Births:
- Emma Grace Arnold
- Ryley Max Correll
- Jaylen Joshua Dale
- Canaan Garth Hodam
Friends and Family in the Military
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Community News & Events

Senior Life

Article update Aug. 8

Tips for maintaining a youthful look naturally ... The safety net for aged, blind, disabled people with limited income and resources ... Beat the heat: Go online to sign up for Medicare ... SSN retirement estimator celebrates three years

News & information for the seniors in our community

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Church Announcements

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more announcements and news from area churches

Salvation
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The Mission
“Freedom of Religion” or “Freedom from Religion”
God's Law
Church Activities and Directories

Police reports
Court reports
Marriages, civil unions
Dissolutions
Fire and rescue reports

Obituaries
Most recent:
- Floyd, Julia A., 74

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LDN - Entertainment

In this film publicity image released by Summit Entertainment, Jeremy Renner is shown in a scene from "The Hurt Locker." A federal judge heard arguments on whether to dismiss the case filed by an Iraq war veteran who claims he was the basis for the Oscar-winning film.

AP photo/Summit Entertainment

Entertainment, Entertainers, Media & Arts

It's official: 'Housewives' is facing final season
Judge may allow 'Hurt Locker' lawsuit to continue
VH1 explores hip-hop and cocaine in new docu
Campaign uses Marley, celebs to aid African crisis
Anne Hathaway, 30 next year, fearless about aging
Realty show star charged with probation violation

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Guzzardo's Italian Villa

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Health News

Pediatricians: Sports in heat OK with precautions
Births at ALMH

"Breastfeeding is nature's health plan."	BREASTFEEDING TIP OF THE WEEK
	August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding week, celebrated in more than 170 countries worldwide. Celebrate with us as we encourage breastfeeding to improve the health of babies around the world!!
	For more information, contact the breastfeeding peer counselor at the Logan County Department of Public Health, 217-735-2317, ext. 246.

Recent Health & Fitness News Index

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Out & About

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Features
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LDN - Sports

American endurance swimmer Diana Nyad swims offshore from Havana, Cuba, on Sunday. Nyad jumped into Cuban waters Sunday evening and set off in a bid to become the first person to swim across the Florida Straits without the aid of a shark cage.

AP photo by Franklin Reyes

Today's Top Sports Stories