Thursday, July 24

• Tourism Update: A new board president, a new interim director, a new board member, a new logo, a commitment to UOC

• Geriets says his “good-byes” to the city of Lincoln

• Mount Pulaski Honors One of Its Long-time Volunteer Citizens

  • Album 1 | Album 2

• Local students take on another project at the Lincoln Depot - album

• Illinois American Water Sponsors Facebook Photo Contest
  Lincoln Community Gardens needs your votes to win!

• Chamber hosts downtown luncheon to give Festival details

• School baseball tryouts and practices begin August 4

  • CCS/NHM/ZLS/ZionMP

  • West Lincoln-Broadwell

• Column
  Sweat Bees and Syrphid Flies, Rust on Hollyhocks, and That sticky mess under trees
  By John Fulton

Wednesday, July 23

• UOC vote passes in city, but not unanimously

• Patriot Guard escort veteran McCray home

  • Album

• City of Lincoln

  • Building and Safety Department Development Activity report as of June 30, 2014

  • Building and Safety Department fiscal 2013-14 report

• Chamber to host volunteer recruitment party Saturday

• Zion Luther to host Community Open House August 5
  Last days for school registration Aug. 6 & 7

• Free Concussion Baseline Testing ends July 31

• Governor Quinn acts to block disposal of PCB waste at Clinton Landfill
  Directs IEPA to protect drinking water for 15 county area

• Soil Moisture High in Northern and East-Central Illinois

Tuesday, July 22

• City hears update from Marketing Strategies

• County welcomes Judge Bill Workman
  Safety Complex to get new roof, HVAC, and some lighting

• Cow in the Corn comes to Lincoln

  • Slideshow part one

  • Slideshow part two

  • Slideshow part three

• Hundreds flock to this year's Family Fun Day - slideshow

• Christian Village residents have onsite option for wound care

• Mount Pulaski Community Band to perform Wednesday evening

• Boom! Volcano and Illinois statehood
  Author to describe amazing impact of Tambora eruption July 23 at Old State Capitol

Monday, July 21

• Lebegue and Miller review proposed changes to city code
  Realtors continue to express concerns

• Main Street Lincoln executive director resigns

• Manufacturing Training Available to Help Fill Local Job Openings

• UOC nominating committee begins work

• Atlanta Library to Host Rt. 66 Authors

• Logan County Fair - July 27 - August 3

  • 2014 Little Miss and Miss Logan County Fair contestants

• This teachers rocks!
  LCHS teacher Sally Aukamp attends Illinois Teachers Workshop

• July School Tax report

Saturday, July 19

• CONSUMER ALERT - local recall
  Peoria company recalls uninspected food product

• ICOPS make pit stop in Lincoln

  • Slideshow

• Kids meet the strangest creatures at the Lincoln Public Library
  Paws to Read program brings live wonders

  • Album 1 | Album 2

• Chamber and Lincoln Elk’s Veterans Committee Partner to offer Logan County Veterans Free Balloon Rides and Festival Admission Passes

• Logan County Animal Control offers reduced fees for the adoption of cats through August 30

• The Cellular Connection in Lincoln to host second annual backpack giveaway

• Heartland to host International Culture Night July 24

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Retirement isn’t for sissies

Friday, July 18

• County votes not to support Unified Organizations
  Weighted voting stumbling block

• City of Lincoln prepares to vote on UOC participation

• Unified Organization Committee presentation (Pdf)

• Chamber Launches 7th Leadership Academy

• ALMH receives national recognition for its support of Perioperative Nursing Certification

• GRAINLAND Cooperative and Minier Cooperative Grain Company
  Merges grain elevators in Armington, Emden, El Paso, Eureka, Minier, and Secor

• U of I News:
  Extension offers Master Naturalists volunteer training

• Logan County Board Minutes

  • Minutes for May Workshop

  • May Regular (adjourned voting) Session Workshop

• Powerful musical, tragic war
  Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum presents ‘Civil War’ in Union Square Park July 24-27

Thursday, June 17

• Lincoln City council approves $2.3 million TIF project

• City Briefs: Council tours depot; Geriets announces retirement; 412 Oglesby to be demolished

• From the office of Jonathan C. Wright, Logan County State's Attorney
  Lopez Sentenced to Prison for Cannabis Trafficking

• 10th Annual Illinois C.O.P.S. Cycle Across Illinois will be in Lincoln Friday
  Lincoln's own "Officer Mo" will be among the riders

• Column
  Cicada Killer Wasps Returning and Grub Season Approaches
  By John Fulton

• Logan County Board Minutes

  • May Planning and Zoning Committee

  • May Road and Bridge Committee

  • May Safety Committee

• Illinois State Police post emergency rules to address statutory framework of the firearm concealed carry act
  New operating rules include providing applicants, subject to denial, reasoning for objection

• Illinois Department on Aging raises awareness to prevent elder abuse
  Campaign stresses importance of reporting suspected abuse; 24-hour hotline is (866) 800-1409 or TTY (888) 206-1327