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LDN - Top Stories
It's
almost gone.
The old Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital is down to its last
few bricks as demolition crews make short work of the main
building. Although the demolition has been a bit noisy, crews
have kept the debris watered down to prevent clouds of dust from
filtering through the neighborhood.
Picture by Mike Fak (Click on
picture for larger image.)
In
this file photo from Nov. 17, 2010, then-Rep.-elect Joe Walsh, R-Ill., speaks on
Capitol Hill in Washington. The Chicago Sun-Times reports Thursday that Walsh's ex-wife, Layra Walsh, has sued him for more than
$117,000 in what she says is unpaid child support and interest. Laura Walsh
filed the claim in December in their divorce case.
AP file photo by Manuel Balce Ceneta
See story "Ex-wife: Ill. congressman owes $117K
child support" below in
State
Angela Maestas and Miles Craig, both of Lincoln, plan to be
married Sept. 3 at Holy Family Church in Lincoln. Angela is in the
special investigation unit with Country Financial in Bloomington. She
graduated in 2003 from Lincoln College and in 2005 from Western
Illinois University with a degree in marketing. Her parents are Tony and
Becky Maestas of Lincoln.
Miles is a 2002 graduate of Lincoln College as well as a 2004 graduate of
Western Illinois University with a degree in law enforcement and a
double minor in security and business. Miles is a police officer on the
Lincoln Police Department. He is the son of Ron and Marilyn Craig of Lincoln.
Community involvement drives diabetes
education ... Springfield Social Security office to begin
closing at 3:30 pm daily ... Every month is 'National Social Security
Online' month ... Logan and Mason counties proposing public
transportation program.
News & information for
the seniors in our community
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LDN - Entertainment
I
n
this file photo from Oct. 22, 2005, filmmaker George Lucas poses in front
of a stormtrooper exhibit at the Museum of Science in Boston, prior
to the opening of "Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination."
Britain's Supreme Court delivered a mixed ruling
Wednesday in the epic battle between Lucas' movie empire and a prop designer over the iconic stormtrooper
helmets from the "Star Wars" films. Lucasfilm Ltd. has been trying
to stop Andrew Ainsworth from selling replica costumes over the
Internet. Ainsworth sculpted the galactic warriors' white helmets
for the original "Star Wars" film in 1977.
Establishing the proper latch-on when breastfeeding will eliminate much of the pain
and soreness often associated with nursing and will
allow the baby to get milk more easily.
For more information,
contact the breastfeeding peer counselor at the Logan
County Department of Public Health, 217-735-2317, ext.
246.
St. Louis
Cardinals starting pitcher Chris Carpenter throws during the second
inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros on Wednesday in St. Louis. Carpenter pitched well, but the Cards
lost to the Astros 4-2.
