Tuesday, Aug., 26

• City prepares to permit compassionate use medical Cannabis growing and dispensing facilities

• Information Session for Free Manufacturing Training Program to Help Fill Local Job Openings will be held Wednesday in Lincoln

• Bicyclists favor YMCA’s Prairie 55 Art and Balloon Festival route

• Scully Park Arts and Crafts and Flea Market full of surprises

  • Oasis Flea Market - slideshow

• 2014 Art in the Park artist awards - slideshow

• Festival Sunday start includes Up Up and Away race

  • Up Up & Away 5K - slideshow

  • 2014 Up Up & Away 5K Post Race info

• 1800’s crafts kept in practice today at Postville Courthouse Festival

  • A step back in time at the Postville Courthouse - slideshow

• 2014 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
  Did we see YOU there?

• Reader Submission from Lee Schall
  Countryside landings - slideshow

• Main Street bids farewell to Bill Hoagland

• 2015 Festivals schedule announced
  Festival spread across weekends June through September

Monday, Aug., 25

• Volunteers at the heart of the festival

• City Announces Winners of Art & Balloon Festival Giveaway

• Chalk art dressed downtown Lincoln walkways for festival

  • Artists at work on downtown Chalk Art - slideshow

• Media Night
  First balloon flight, an experience not to be missed

  • The first ribbon cut of the festival and getting ready to fly - slideshow

  • Balloons take flight - slideshow

  • A sweet landing - slideshow

• Mother Nature smiles on the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Pilots Parade

  • Parade Ribbon Cut - slideshow

  • 2014 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Parade - slideshow

• Friday night balloon launch at the Logan County Airport - slideshow

• Friday night balloon glow - slideshow

• Lincoln’s “Up in Smoke on the Square” and “Backyard Barbeque”
  Sweet smoke and laughter fill the air

• Up in Smoke on the Square bigger and better with three great contests
  Celebrity Mark DeCarlo featured guest

  • Anything Goes competition with celebrity host Mark DeCarlo - slideshow

  • 75 teams fill the downtown area for the Up In Smoke and Backyard BBQ - Slideshow

  • Lincolnite Chelsie Campbell wins Mark DeCarlo cooking contest

  • Chris Graue and Mark DeCarlo present competition awards

• Fine Art comes to Latham Park - slideshow

• Saturday morning fly in at the Logan County Airport - slideshow

• Saturday night launch
  Before they go up...they have to blow up! - slideshow

• Pilots ride off into the sunset at Saturday night launch - slideshow

• 2014 Special Shape Balloon
  Betty Jean lights up the night - slideshow

• Cooler temperatures make Saturday night glow a delight - slideshow

Saturday, Aug., 23

• Mother Nature smiles on the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Pilots Parade

  • Parade Ribbon Cut - slideshow

  • 2014 Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Parade - slideshow

• Logan County Board
  NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

• Dangerous Boobs Tour comes to Lincoln
  Lincoln Native helps educate women on serious breast cancer issues

• Gail’s Pumpkin Patch Opens Sept. 1
  Fall Farm Day to be Sunday Sept. 14

• Illinois 4-H Foundation inducts 2014 Hall of Fame class

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Abyssinia, Charity, Murgatroyd, Sassafras, Chlorophyllis and Fred

Friday, Aug., 22

• Lincoln and Logan County Development Partnership invitation draws interest from all corners of the county

• Logan County Board tentatively drafts non-union salary increases, Meister resigns, new committee appointments

• Special Notice
  Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Tethered Balloon rides canceled for downtown Lincoln

• Volunteers at the heart of the festival

• Art and children, a great pairing
  Kids can get artistic at Art Fair

• City Announces Winners of Art & Balloon Festival Giveaway

• 41 Years of the festival; 41 years of great food from the Lincoln Woman's Club

• The Costume Ladies return to Postville's 1800's Craft Fair

Thursday, Aug., 21

• 3rd annual ALS 5K run/walk in Emden this weekend
  Run/walk organized in memory of three Logan County ALS victims

• The Mill Open this weekend 24 for Tours
  T-shirts & Souvenir Sales, Antique/Flea Market Items

• Postville Courthouse to host 1800's Craft Fair Sunday

• Community Action Board Meeting Notice

• Logan County Special Olympians compete in bowling tournament this weekend

• Column
  Fall Lawn Care
  By John Fulton

• Illinois Landowner Grant Program accepting applications
  Grants to help plug abandoned oil and gas wells

• IDHS/DRS helps more than 5,000 individuals with disabilities find jobs
  Program provides necessary tools to earn a living wage and become more independent

Wednesday, Aug., 20

• City honors two past aldermen with dedication of city park

  • City honors two past aldermen with dedication of city park - slideshow
    Photos by Nila Smith

• Come out and "Meet the Railers" this Friday evening

• Safe Rides Available for Balloon Fest Weekend

• Notice from the Logan County Supervisor of Assessments

• Police Chief Greenslate issues report on arrest in attempted child abduction case in Pekin

• Book Look: Back-to-School Picks for All Ages
  Reviews by Melissa Oxborrow
  sponsored by Lincoln Public Library

• Red Cross issues back to school safety tips

• Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway delivers series of interpretive statues in nine communities along the Mother Road

  • Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway Interpretive Statues - slideshow

• Illinois Department of Insurance provides consumers direct access to records
  Illinois is the third state to provide public access to insurance company filings

Tuesday, Aug., 19

• LATE MORNING ADDITION
  Police Chief Greenslate issues report on arrest in attempted child abduction case in Pekin

• Monday morning crash takes one life

• The Chamber Celebrates the 41st Annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival with ribbon cuts

• Horse auction to benefit National Railsplitting Festival

• IDHFS collects more than $1 billion for 10th straight year
  New record set for FY14

• First human West Nile Virus positive case in Illinois For 2014

• Avoiding Illness due to ticks, bats and wild animals
  Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, Tularemia, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Rabies