Nov. 18

• Preliminary report indicates EF4 tornado hit nearby Washington
  Logan County between 2 destructive lines of tornado activity

• Latest from the NWS on the central Illinois tornado outbreak Sunday

  • Ameren Illinois outage map

• Public meeting of city planning commission Thursday

• Christmas on Vinegar Hill comes this weekend

• Harvest of Talents offers 'take-and-bake' cinnamon rolls for the holidays

• Tammy Renee Harris to perform in Mount Pulaski on Dec. 12

• Logan County sales tax payment received for schools

• Logan County Democrats cancel December meeting

• Preparation is the key to winter storm survival

  • Illinois winter weather facts   (PDF)

• 'The people' mark Gettysburg Address anniversary by recording Lincoln's words

• Illinois' housing value at $179,900 and homeownership rate at 67.3 pct

Nov. 16

• Sunday a.m. post: Severe weather with possibility of tornadoes this afternoon

• Sunday post: High wind the cause of accident on I-155

• Boomtown round table brings many participants and ideas for a better Lincoln
  Part 2

• Are we defined by an NPR commentary? No, we are Lincoln!
  By Lincoln Mayor Keith Snyder

• PASE to host Vinegar Hill event at Mount Pulaski Grade School

• LC's Simpson named NJCAA Player of the Week

• Slim Randles' Home Country: A cousin and a badger, a pipe and a cigar

• Illinois transportation and law enforcement join forces to launch 'Ice and Snow – Take it Slow'

• State health dept. releases strategy for future of public health in Illinois

• Ag director welcomes Illinois State Beekeepers Association

• Memorial's Festival of Trees runs Nov. 23-Dec. 1

Nov. 15

• Boomtown round table brings many participants and ideas for a better Lincoln
  Part 1

• Severe weather possible on Sunday  (NWS)

• Rotary asks community to help make this a 'picture perfect' holiday season

• Come enjoy Christmas at the Mount Pulaski Courthouse

• LCHS speech team enjoys success at Normal West

• Hartsburg-Emden FFA recognized as 3-star chapter

• Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini overcome Valparaiso
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Preliminary enrollment numbers announced for Get Covered Illinois

Nov. 14

• Lincoln Christian University announces tuition freeze

• First measurable snowfall of the 2013-2014 winter season  (NWS)

• Help Lincoln College fill the food pantry
  Pay your admission to the Lincoln Classic with food

• Chestnut community to host tour of homes this weekend

• Lincoln Christian Church to host 'Unleashed for the Unreached' prayer wall

• Carroll Catholic students in IESA speech contest

• Frost named ALMH November Employee of the Month

• Seminars today in Springfield for state of Illinois retirees

• Survey: Small business optimism sees big drop in Oct.

• This day in history

Nov. 13

• The revolution is in your heart
  A response to the NPR report on Tuesday

• Quilters honor veterans with special events at Castle Manor and St. Clara's

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Legion Auxiliary sponsors Americanism essay contest

• Search underway for new manager of Palms Grill in Atlanta

• Book Look: 'Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball'

• FSA announces resumption of 2013 crop commodity loan disbursements

• Celebrating World Diabetes Day

• This day in history

Nov. 12

• One day of the year: a reminder of our freedoms and a time for veterans to tell our youth

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• C. Wayne Schrader addresses students at Carroll Catholic about patriotism and the flag

  • Album

• Scouts help out at Bonanza Veterans Day buffet

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• Applications due Friday for Master Gardener training program

• Park district notes

• Valuing water's true worth
  Perspectives piece by Karla Olson Teasley, Illinois American Water president

  • EPA report: 'The Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy'

• 'Got 16?' seminar to be presented by Illinois State

• USDA Farm Service Agency urges farmers and ranchers to vote in county committee elections

• Illinois farmers and small businesses benefit from efforts to save money & create jobs

• Gov. Quinn announces $633,000 restoration project at Lincoln Tomb

• Memorial launches Weight Loss & Wellness Center

• This day in history