Saturday, Aug., 16

• New Holland-Middletown School chosen to pilot "Google Classroom"

• Special Notice:
  South Kickapoo viaduct to be closed Saturday

• Logan County Relay for Life schedules wrap-up

• The Cellular Connection to donate college scholarships to nearly 300 children nationwide
  “Color for College” program to give $1,500 scholarships to 300 students

• Letter to the Editor:
  UOC committee member responds to recent news reports and commentaries

• Letter to the Editor:
  The positive side of the UOC

• Heartland Art Exhibit features sculptural drawings by Joanne Goetzinger

• July Unemployment falls to 6.8 percent
  11,200 Jobs pushes rate to lowest point since August 2008

• Poetry meets history in Springfield
  Vachel Lindsay Home and Old State Capitol present series of poetry events from August 17 to December 14

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  “Memorates me of the summer of ’67...."

Friday, Aug., 15

• Special Notice:
  South Kickapoo viaduct to be closed Saturday

• City says “No” to additional billings

• Letter to the Editor:
  UOC committee member responds to recent news reports and commentaries

• Letter to the Editor:
  The positive side of the UOC

• Last day to sign up for free manufacturing training program to help fill local job openings

• Chamber & Elk’s Veterans Committee partner to offer bags tournament during the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• Space still available for Oasis trip to Branson

• IEMA announces Richland Community College attains ‘Ready to Respond Campus’ designation
  Richland is first community college, second campus in state to complete program requirements

• Illinois State Fair
  ARCA SuperChevyStores.com 100 at Springfield a Mix of Old and New
  By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff

• Misclassified employees force taxpayers to subsidize costs, harm economy
  Illinois led nation in auditing problem employers

Thursday, Aug., 14

• City discusses purchase and emergency spending policy

• Festival planners receive positive community comments and support from event organizers

• City Announces Annual Art & Balloon Festival Giveaway

• Railer Football
  Intensity one thing Railer football not lacking
  By Benjamin Yount

• First Week at Millikin University: August 19 - 24

• HOLY COW!
  Grand Champion Junior Steer sells for $100k, one of four record-smashing prices at Governor’s Sale of Champions

• 80th Anniversary Illinois State Fair Championship Race Illini Proud!
  By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff

• Column
  Fall Defoliators and Fall Gardening
  By John Fulton

• Illinois Farm Bureau names Congressman Rodney Davis 'Friend Of Agriculture'

• Social Security celebrates 79 years

Wednesday, Aug., 13

• Annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Parade kicks-off a weekend of excitement and fun!

• Come “Celebrate Small Town America” at the 2014 Delevan Fall Festival Theme

• Honor Flight No. 28 scheduled for August 26

• Union Pacific Railroad announces 2014 Public Safety Grant program
  Funding available for community-owned railroad safety initiatives

• Farmers have chance to direct $3.3 million to nonprofits
  Philanthropic program supports nonprofits in Illinois

• Get Covered Illinois (GCI) Releases Annual Report for Year One
  Report Details GCI Activities, Results and Partnerships in First Year of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Enrollment

Tuesday, Aug., 12

• Schwantz and Ferrill take top honors at Junior Carcass Show

• Oasis seeks volunteers for two upcoming events

• Stroud-Borth to portray Sarah Wakefield at LCGHS August 18

• Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner to attend Logan County GOP BBQ

• LCU Master of Arts in Counseling program receives CACREP Accreditation

• Illinois State Fair Agricultural winners announced

Monday, Aug., 11

• Committee updated on Logan County Geographic Information expansions

• Old Route 66 meets new electric powered vehicle needs in Atlanta

• Electric Vehicle cruise on the Mother Road - Slideshow

• Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois (CAPCIL) has school supplies available

• School tax report

• HSLC Adopt-a-thon returns in August & September

• Aug. 4 - Textiles Best of Show Awards - slideshow
  Photos provided by Carla Ackerman

• Trips with pets
  The dangers of leaving your pet in a hot, parked car

• State Fire Marshal reminds residents to pay close attention to safety while grilling
  Gas grills contribute to hundreds of serious burn injuries and fires in U.S.

Saturday, Aug., 9

• Lincoln Heritage Museum attendance surpasses expectations
  New museum matches average annual attendance in first three months after opening

• Two local students win American Legion awards

• Free Diabetes Support Group Offered at ALMH

• August events at Sugar Grove Nature Center
  Little Wonders: Big Nature, Little Nature
  Hummingbird Festival & Pollination Celebration

• Agricultural Producers in Illinois Still Have Time to Apply for Direct Farm Ownership Loan Program

• National Immunization Awareness Month - Vaccines are not just for kids
  Illinois among states showing significant increases in vaccination

• Senior Services of Central Illinois announces 2015 extended trips

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Drought can be a really ugly word.