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Aug. 26

• Prairie 55 ride brings bicycle enthusiasts together

• Up Up & Away 5K run attracts all ages and experience levels, plus visitors

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• First responders have tough decisions in Anything Goes BBQ competition

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• Saturday morning fly-in brings balloon enthusiasts out early

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• Art in the park draws in large crowds at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

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• Oasis Flea Market brings crowds to Scully Park

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• Art of Wine & Brew offers friends a great place to relax

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• Up in Smoke and Backyard Barbecue bring sweet smells to downtown Lincoln

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• Hot weather to prevail this week

• Some uncertainties on O-line and D-line, but Railers will be ready
  By Scott Kirby

• College students prove easy prey for identity thieves

• Lincoln Tomb to host 'Spirits of the Civil War'
  Sept. 7 programs on Lincoln's son, African-American soldiers and immigrants

• This day in history

Aug. 24

40th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival:

• Festival activities begin with a Friday parade

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• First balloon launch of the festival delivers spectacular beauty

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• Globes of color light up the night at the Logan County Airport

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• How to fly when you're driving solo
  Thriving without a partner

• This day in history

Aug. 23

• It's 'Jim & Nancy Ireland Day' in the city of Lincoln
  Local balloonists named parade grand marshals

  • Irelands cut the ribbon on 40th festival -- album

• Balloonists and passengers enjoy evening flight over Lincoln's cornfields

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• Barbecue and Rusted Guns make for a great night at the Symphony

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• Young artists bring vibrancy to downtown sidewalks

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• Lincoln balloon fest: 25 years and going up
  Volunteers make it work

• Lincoln Art Fair to feature 13 new artists

• Microbreweries come to Art of Wine tent

• Library's used book sale features quality books

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• Lincoln YMCA offers Prairie 55 Bike Ride during festival
  A great family course offered

• Lincoln Park District to host 1st-ever Up Up & Away 5K

• Costume Ladies to perform Sunday at 1800s Craft Fair

• Have you seen the hidden Lincolns?
  Go on a scavenger hunt in downtown Lincoln

• United Way sets campaign goal for 2014

• Season tickets now on sale for Railer football & volleyball

• Soil moisture continues to decline in Illinois

• 1st human West Nile virus-positive case in Illinois for 2013

• Focus on child safety when driving on neighborhood streets

• This day in history

Aug. 22

• 33 balloons to participate in this year's launches, glows and fly-in

  • For Seth Goodman, it's a Done Deal!

  • El Fonz comes to the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

  • You'll be green with Envy when you see this one

  • He may be a Pegleg, but don't expect to see Pete hopping along on the sidelines

  • Lincoln welcomes 1st-time pilot Jared Miller in his Fiery Gizzard

• City announces winners of Art & Balloon Festival giveaway

• County remains undecided on PCOM and administrative positions

• Illinois 4-H Foundation honors Legacy of Leadership Scholars
  Cameron Jodlowski among recipients

• United Way hosting event, selling tickets for Lincoln IGA grocery drawing

• Walgreens and United Way partner to provide school supplies

• U of I garden article: America's No. 1 condiment: salsa

• Red Cross offers back-to-school safety tips

• This day in history