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LDN - Top Stories
T
he
cast of "The Music Man Jr." invites you to attend this year's
musical at Hartsburg-Emden High School in Hartsburg.
Come enjoy the tale of smooth- talking salesman Harold
Hill and the good people of River City, Iowa. The students
have been working hard on the production and are very
excited to share their efforts with you. The curtain goes up
at 7:30 on Friday and again Saturday. Tickets for the event
are $3 and can be purchased at the door.
Picture by Shelley
Thomas (Click on
picture for larger image.)
Danny
Clancy of Tuscaloosa, Ala., sits in the only
chair he could find as he waits for agents
from the Federal Emergency Management Agency
to arrive at his demolished apartment
building Wednesday. Damage from
Alabama's deadly tornadoes could approach
the state's record of $2 billion from
Hurricane Ivan in 2004, Alabama's insurance
commissioner said Wednesday.
AP
photo by Dave
Martin
See story "In
tornado zone, hopes fade in survivor search"
below in National
Congratulations
to the Global Tech evening class that graduated
April 21.
Front row: Kenny Cotton and daughter, Matt Fish,
Allen Boyer and Tony Harris.
Back row: Roger Williams, instructor Tony Culp
and
John Gibson.
Not pictured: Justin Jones.
The next evening class starts
May 9.
Global Tech limits its class size to 10 students
to give them more one-on-one with the
instructors and in the lab. They do a lot of
hands-on and in-the-field training at the
Habitat houses, Humane Society building and LCHS
building trades homes. For more information, you
can call 217-650-7652 to enroll.
Picture supplied by
Global Tech (Click on
picture for larger image.)
10 ways to prevent hearing loss; A valuable gift for mom; Social Security and public
service; April questions and answers from
Social Security; Take control and avoid diabetes
complications; When and how to tap tax-deferred
retirement plans; Survivors benefits explained;
News & information for
the seniors in our community
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LDN - Entertainment
The remaining contestants on the singing competition
series "American Idol" are shown in Los Angeles in this April 28
photo released by Fox. Clockwise from left in back row are James
Durbin, Lauren Alaina, Jacob Lusk, Scotty McCreery and Hayley
Reinhart.
Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah, right, battles for a
rebound against Atlanta Hawks' Joe Johnson during the second quarter
in Game 2 of a second-round NBA playoff basketball series in
Chicago on Wednesday.
Community Action board members read to Head Start
students
Nichole Komnick
Community Action Employee of the Quarter
LCHS spring
musical 'Working' Thursday-Sunday
Firehouse
news with Chief Mark Miller March 2011 report and Remembering When program
County Briefs: County officials busy with new wind farm, roads, zoning, GIS,
enterprise zone, school tax planning County supports city request to IDOT
that bridges not be destroyed for north bike trail
Logan County
Board recognizes student athlete achievements
County gets start on
decennial matters: district and precinct lines, board pay
and benefits
School grants,
per-pupil money may be cut in Illinois House
Ameren, ComEd: Customers pay now, save later
Tree woes By John Fulton
Schedule of area school graduations
Graduates:
Montessori Children's House of Lincoln
Olympia High
School
Police reports
Book Look:
'How to Make Money With Social
Media'
'Johnny Appleseed: the Man, the
Myth, the American Story'
Laura on Life:
Are you dotty?
Kiel Turpin of Lincoln College named NABC NJCAA Player of the Year