Friday, Aug., 1

• Fifth Street fire damage estimated at $90,000

• Performance of "The Ugly Duckling" wraps up Atlanta Public Library Theatre Camp

  • Scenes from the Atlanta Library Theater Camp - album

  • Performance of "The Ugly Duckling" at the Atlanta Public Library Theatre Camp - album

• Rigg Named ALMH Employee of the Month

2014 Logan County Fair

• The family that “sleeps well”

• Scrambles night at the fair

  • Chicken Scrambles

  • Goat Scrambles

  • Greased Pig Scrambles

  • Celebrity and Calf Scrambles

• Kid's Day at the fair

• 4-H Sheep Show

• 4-H Heifer Show

• 4-H Prospect Calves Show

Thursday, July 31

• It's been the perfect career for Lincoln letter carrier Mark Humbert

  • Album

• The LDN Ranks Coach Groce
  By Jeff Mayfield

• August Library notes
  From the Lincoln Public Library

• Column
  Tomato Diseases are Upon Us and Japanese Beetle Update
  By John Fulton

• Illinois State Police confirm female skeletal remains found in Rochester community
  ISP agents applaud Sangamon County Coroner’s timely response

2014 Logan County Fair

• Explore the 4 "H’s" during the Logan County Fair
  Passport to 4-H will demonstrate how great it can be

• 4-H Goat Show
  Photos by Lisa Ramlow

• 4-H Dairy Show
  Photos by Nila Smith

• 4-H Swine Show
  Photos by Nila Smith

Wednesday, July 30

2014 Logan County Fair

• Logan County crowns Chloe Bottom and Alyssa Beth Morris

• 2014 Miss Logan County Fair Pageant
  Photos by Lisa Ramlow

  • Opening Ceremonies

  • Introduction of visiting queens and swimsuit competition

  • Introduction of past Logan County Queens, Evening gown competition and the crowning of a new queen!

• Chloe Bottom crowned 2014 Little Miss Logan County
  Photos by Lisa Ramlow

• 4-H Rabbit Show
  Photos by Nila Smith

• 4-H and Dept H Poultry
  Photos by Nila Smith

• 4-H Horse and Pony Show
  Photos by Derek Hurley

Tuesday, July 29

• LCGHS acquires Main Street Lincoln Christmas ornament inventory; limited quantities of each year are available

• District 27 schools will start August 27

• Governor Quinn orders EPA to stop PCB waste disposal at Clinton Landfill
  Action will protect drinking water for hundreds of thousands of residents

2014 Logan County Fair

• Fair queen contestants prepare for wintry 2014 Pageant

  • 2014 Little Miss and Miss Logan County Fair contestants

• Blue Ribbons all around on Food Demonstration Day

• 4-H Food, Nutrition & Health Show Results

• 4-H Dog Show
  Participants: Katie Lynn, Roux Starr, Zac Gill & Levi Weaver

• 4-H Cat Show
  Participants: Ruthie Ruhl, Katie Lynn, Zac Gill, & JR Lynn

• Downstate Classic Harness Racing
  Photos by Lisa Ramlow

• 4-H Department W - Crops, Science & Art
  Photos by Karen Hargis and Nila Smith

• 4-H Department W - Floriculture & Horticulture
  Photos by Nila Smith

• 4-H Department W - Communication & Woodworking
  Photos by Nila Smith

Monday, July 28

• Lincoln College receives extraordinary gift from the Waldo and Rosalie Bertoni Estate
  $500,000 to support Lincoln Heritage Museum and other campus needs

• Three Logan County women win American Legion nursing scholarships

• Date of school opening at Lincoln Community High School for the 2014 - 2015 school year

• Met Singer Comes to Lincoln’s First Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Aug. 10

• Sign up today for Up, Up, & Away!

• Relay for Life of Logan County

  • The “Stars” come out for Relay for Life

  • Opening Ceremonies Slideshow

  • Survivors and Caregivers Laps Slideshow

  • Kids and Teams Laps Slideshow

  • Luminary Lap and Dancing the night away Slideshow

• IDOT seeks public input on ADA transition plan
  Goal to continue building safe, accessible transportation system for all users

• June rate falls to 7.1 percent as state adds 6,000 jobs
  Lowest rate since October 2008

Saturday, July 26

• Community expresses negative reaction to UOC 2015 festival plans

• Miller Park Zoo educator brings a few animal friends to closing of Lincoln's 'Paws to Read'

• Mount Pulaski Community Band Strikes It Up

• HCP Adds Breastfeeding Task Force

• Heartland hosts Chinese delegates at Normal Campus

• Relay for Life of Logan County

  • Relay for Life co-chairs Nicole Bottrell and Nancy Reese
    Getting by with a little help from friends and family

  • Local teens helping others
    Crawford leads peers into Relay for Life

• FSA News Bulletin
  USDA Reminds Farmers of 2014 Farm Bill Conservation Compliance Changes

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  A glass of low

Friday, July 25

• Tourism Bureau announces exciting changes for the 2015 event line-up

• Don't lose your marbles, they might be valuable

  • Album

• Chamber members enjoy Business After Hours at By the Bean

  • Album 1 | Album 2

• Mount Pulaski CUD Parent Information Night schedule announced

• St. John’s Lutheran to install Pastor Goodwin

• Relay for Life of Logan County

  • “Cookin’ Up A Cure For Cancer” schedule for July 25 and 26

  • Relay for Life co-chairs Nicole Bottrell and Nancy Reese
    Getting by with a little help from friends and family

  • Local teens helping others
    Crawford leads peers into Relay for Life

• Eye-opening facts about aging eyes and vision problems

• IDNR announces changes for 2014-2015 deer hunting seasons
  Twenty additional counties removed from late-winter season: permits reduced for some counties

• FSA News Bulletin
  USDA Disaster Assistance for 2012 Frost or Freeze Fruit Crop Losses Announced