Saturday, Oct., 11

• Fly the United States Flag at Half-Staff on Sunday 10/12/14 for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

• Lincoln Community High School Homecoming Parade

  • Homecoming Parade gets off to a great start - slideshow

  • Local Royalty, Grand Marshall, Great Bands - slideshow

  • Class Floats and Royalty - slideshow

  • Did we see YOU? - slideshow

  • Parade ends as great as it began - slideshow

• Homecoming game slips away from Railsplitters

• Madeline Steiner is the Zion Lutheran October Student of the Month

• Pittman attends Grinnell Mutual Commercial Lines Academy

• Heartland to host visitors from Finland and the Netherlands

• ZBA’s 2-1 vote for land rezoning fails to pass
  Mine’s request to go before Logan County Board

• Lincoln man arrested on arson charges

• Madigan issues warning about Ebola email scams

• FSA Bulletin
  USDA expands access to credit to help more beginning and family farmers regarding the Microloan program loan limits

• FSA Bulletin
  USDA Farm Service Agency announces key dates for new 2014 Farm Bill Safety Net programs

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  The Club died a quiet death

Friday, Oct., 10

• ZBA’s 2-1 vote for land rezoning fails to pass
  Mine’s request to go before Logan County Board

• Breaking news
  Lincoln man arrested on arson charges

• Habitat receives $20,000 grant from Eaton Corporation

• Isabella Curry rides to school with the Lincoln Fire Department - slideshow

• Homecoming dance, running QB on Railers’ list

• South Dakota potatoes gifted to the Harvest of Talents

• Lincoln College hosts 5th Annual Basketball Jamboree
  24 college teams to play in Lincoln on Sunday

• Schwartz Orchards wins Illinois Cider contests
  Cider offered locally at Gail's Pumpkin Patch

• The Deadline for VFW’s Youth Scholarship Competitions is Fast Approaching

• Sitting Marathon will test stamina of couch potatoes

• Memorial Medical Center earns Top Quality Excellence Award from Illinois Hospital Association

• Emancipation: A gamble that paid off
  Author Todd Brewster appears Oct. 14 at Lincoln Presidential Library to discuss ‘Lincoln’s Gamble’

Thursday, Oct., 9

• Elkhart residents oppose mine project
  Zoning Board of Appeals hearings continue tonight

• City approves annexation of Heritage Packaging

• Wednesday car fire under investigation

• Mount Pulaski and Delavan teams join in "Dig Pink" at "Volley for the Cure"
  Lady Toppers back on track with win - slideshow

• Northwest students participate in “We choose health” project and International Walk to School Day - album

  • IDOT celebrates Illinois students for “Making Strides” on International Walk to School Day
    Governor Quinn issues proclamation; encourages healthy habits for Illinois children

• Young Professionals Network to host 2nd annual downtown loft tours

• Recycle Day in Lincoln this Saturday
  Electronics, glass, and household hazardous waste

• Confidential paper shredding/hard drive destruction event rescheduled to October 18th

• Logan County Board of REALTORS®
  Third Quarter Home Sales

• Illinois Department of Public Health Director outlines Ebola preparedness in Illinois

• Madigan announces $105 million AT&T Mobility settlement over wireless phone bill cramming

• Column
  Emerald Ash Borer Found In Logan, Menard, and Sangamon Counties
  By John Fulton

Wednesday, Oct., 8

• From the office of Logan County State's Attorney Jonathan Wright
  Wesley D. Cisco sentenced to prison

• Zion Lutheran students enjoy breakfast at the city of Lincoln Firehouse

  • Zion Lutheran students enjoy breakfast at the Lincoln Firehouse - slideshow

  • Kids learn about fire safety and prevention - slideshow

  • Kids enjoy a little outdoor time at the Lincoln Fire Station - slideshow

• VOTER REGISTRATION AND GRACE PERIOD REGISTRATION AND VOTING

• **NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 18 ---- Confidential paper shredding and hard drive destruction to be held this Saturday

• Lincoln Jaycees present “Chicago Street Asylum” 2014 Haunted House

• Lincoln Kiwanis install new officers at annual dinner

• Madigan urges stronger oversight of for-profit college industry
  Attorney General joins letter of support for passage of federal legislation to improve coordination in agencies overseeing for-profit schools

Tuesday, Oct., 7

• City of Lincoln Becomes Certified Local Government

• Logan County Tourism Bureau anxious to get market and branding plan in place

• Emerald Ash Borer now confirmed in Logan County
  IDOA monitoring traps detect tree-killing beetle in additional counties

• Special Feature from Technology Today:
  Internet Technology: The ups and downs of computing in the cloud

• Lincoln community High School to host College and Career Night October 16th

• Midwest Central CUSD 191 boosts science education through technology
  America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education grants support math and science education

• Illinois Department of Public Health Director issues statement on Ebola

• State calls attention to the residents of long term care in observance of Residents Rights Month
  Dept on Aging Ombudsman program protects and defends residents rights

Monday, Oct., 6

• Elkhart residents ask mine representatives about safety measurements and reason for new fly ash location

• Special Feature from Technology Today:
  What we can probably expect in the next version of Microsoft Windows

• HSLC holds blessing of the animals, dedicates new gazebo and scatter garden

  • HSLC blessing of the animals and dedication of gazebo and scatter garden - slideshow

• Logan County first responders kick off National Fire Prevention Week with a Lights & Sirens Parade through Lincoln

  • First Responder Light & Siren Parade - slideshow

  • Youngsters enjoy learning about fire fighting - slideshow

• Chamber Business of the Week:
  Holland, Barry, & Bennett Funeral Home

• YMCA notes for October

• The Office of the State Fire Marshal joins national efforts to promote fire prevention
  “Working smoke alarms save lives: test yours every month”

Saturday, Oct., 4

• City: Who is looking for four rail cars; two cabooses, a lounge diner and coach lounge car?

• Sloppy Rockets put up 52 on the Railers

• Illinois American Water to Flush Water Mains in Lincoln starting Monday

• Special Feature from Technology Today:
  What’s new in electronic entertainment: More interconnectivity, and yet evolving

• Public invited to LCU lecture series October 7-8

• Illinois Raptor Center's Owl Prowl will feature new Snowy Owl

• Sugar Grove Nature Center Announces
  Little Wonders: Silly Squirrels

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  “How do you like my ‘Squash Canneloni ala Hershey con Brio?”