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

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