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LDN - Top Stories
Two Logan County bridges have been closed in the
past month.
Also, the
Logan County Highway Department received a
letter of credit last month from the
construction company working on the new Aldi
building. They are in plans to build a
cul-de-sac nearby as part of the construction.
The jurisdiction of the roadway will be
transferred to the city of Lincoln after
construction is finished.
Photo by Jan
Youngquist
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for larger image.)
Festival volunteers needed,
'Haunting 101,' evening at Cro'Hurst,
Mount Pulaski Grade School registration,
blood
drive, Moving Forward 5K, Rotary chicken
dinner, District 27 starting date, 'Elephants in Lincoln,' Head
Start recruitment
Zooming in
on the people,
places and things that make this community interesting!
In
this Aug. 3 photo, a stock tank is filled with
water by Tony Frost, of Frost Farms, for his cattle in Tallula. After months of drought, the central
Illinois creeks and ponds that the 300 cows and calves
drink from on the farm are dry or close to it. Frost has
to buy and haul water, about 4,000 gallons a day, split
up in four trips to different pastures.
AP photo by Seth Perlman
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Currently listing 104 Logan
County businesses & organizations. Will shoppers find your listing in
the Logan County Business Directory? Call 217-737-7418 to get listed.
For
the rest of August, LDN will feature all the
great recipes from the Logan County Fair Cake Classic and the "My
Favorite Pie" contest in
Grab Your Fork. Be sure to check them all out and put
an award-winning dessert on your dinner table soon.
Photo
by Deb Rohrer
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on image for larger version.)
Find hot flash relief the natural way ...
Waterproof hearing aids ... How women can take control of their
financial future ... Most Americans don't have life insurance, but wish they did
...
With boomers coming, hospice industry diversifies ...
Longer life spans shifting focus toward dignity, quality of life ... Seniors urged to apply for Circuit Breaker grant by June 30;
Program ends July 1 ... How to ease arthritis
pain ... Springfield Social Security office
moves to new location News & information for
the seniors in our community
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to make sure the obituary of your loved one is placed in Lincoln
Daily News.
LDN - Entertainment
This long exposure shows stars
in the night sky during the Perseid meteor shower near Mitzpe
Ramon in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, on Sunday. The annual Perseid meteor shower peaked early Monday.
Tables
and chairs stand empty in Olympic Park in London on Monday following
the end of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The games ended on Sunday with a
lavish closing ceremony and the handing over of the Olympic flag to Rio de
Janeiro, the host city for the 2016 Olympics.
AP photo by Tim Ireland
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image.)
