Friday, Aug. 8

• Chamber hosts luncheon for downtown merchants

  • Part one: Discussions include this year’s festival changes

  • Part two: Discussions include plans for 2015

• Progress continues on Salt Creek Bridge

• Logan County 4-H Foundation presents scholarships

• Heartland Bank adds Marty Ahrends to Wealth Management Team

• Farm groups respond to announcement of updated livestock regulations

Thursday, Aug. 7

• Special notice
  Additional information session scheduled for Friday in Lincoln for free Manufacturing Training Program to help fill local job openings

• Brits coach Lincoln youth on Futbol

• After hip replacement at ALMH, active senior ready to return to bowling

• ALMH providing new Saturday option for Diabetes Class

• Certified Interpretive Guide Training Workshop at the Lincoln Heritage Museum

• Updated Aug., 7
  Park district notes

• Column
  Rust in Lawns and Seasonal reminders
  By John Fulton

• August is School Preparedness Month in Illinois
  IEMA encourages parents to include emergency preparedness in back-to-school plans

Wednesday, Aug. 6

• Health Department’s Home Health Agency receives award

• Over 500 young athletes attend LCU Sports Camps

• Dodge Booster Club Fundraiser coming to Lincoln Community High School
  Lincoln Chrysler Dodge & Jeep teams up with Lincoln Community High School Booster Club

• Olde Time Gospel Homecoming to visit Arlee

• Operations to be reduced at Illinois historic sites
  General Assembly’s incomplete FY2015 budget requires preservation agency to close most sites an extra day each week

• Logan County Fair celebrates sweet 50th anniversary of Cake Classic

• Winning cakes taste of sweet success for 4-H

• Scenes from the Cake Classic - slideshow

• 4-H Auction yields $57,458.45

• Scenes from the 4-H Auction - slideshow

• Did we see YOU there? - slideshow

Tuesday, Aug., 5

• Electric Car Cruise to be held this weekend along the Original Mother Road in Historic in Downtown Atlanta
  All Electric and Hybrid Cars Invited, Music, Great Food, 50/50 Drawing, Hourly Drawings, Free & Open to the Public

• Local student awarded American Legion Auxiliary Mildred R. Knoles Scholarship

• Master Showmanship contest slated for August 8

• Governor Quinn invites applications for 32nd Annual Hometown Awards

2014 Logan County Fair

• Fun times at Fair's Chili Cook-off

  • Chili Cook-off - slideshow

• Redneck weekend at the Logan County Fair

  • Kids Dash for Cash and Bikes! - slideshow

  • Mud Bogs - slideshow

  • Kids Powerwheels Demo - slideshow

  • Jim Grimaldi tears up the track in Compacts - slideshow

  • Demolition Derby - slideshow

Monday, Aug., 4

• Small aircraft lands safely on Rt. 121 Sunday afternoon

• Authors’ reflections inspire travel over Route 66

• Road Construction on Nicholson Road starts today

• Habitat continues to seek applications for new homes
  Applications available tonight at Culver's

• Harvest of Talents of Lincoln Christian Church Presents:
  An Afternoon of Great Scenes from the Musical Theatre

• Dept on Aging seeks nominations for Senior Hall of Fame
  Nomination deadline is August 22; Winners announced later this year

2014 Logan County Fair

• Kiddie Tractor Pull pulls families together for a fun time

• Kiddie Tractor Pull Slideshow
  Photos by Jan Youngquist

• Small group Full of Talent

• Talent Show Slideshow
  Photos by Lisa Ramlow

Saturday, Aug., 2

• ALMH Celebrates World Breastfeeding Week

• Mount Pulaski Grade School registration begins August 4
  First day of school - August 20

• Get Covered America hosting outreach booth at Logan County Fair
  Staff from Get Covered America will be addressing Logan County residents’ questions about health care coverage provided under the Affordable Care Act

• It's a Tie for the Coolest July on Record in Illinois

• FSA News Bulleltin
  USDA notifies producers on acreage history and yields

• FSA News Bulleltin
  USDA extends deadline for the emergency assistance for livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish program

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  There’s nothing wrong with being a farmer

2014 Logan County Fair

• Senior Day at the Fair
  Photos by Karen Hargis

• Candy and Snack judging
  Photos by Nila Smith

• Cake Classic preliminary judging
  Photos by Nila Smith

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