Tuesday, Oct., 21

• Lincoln College to honor inaugural Athletic Hall of Fame Class at banquet

• Lincoln Street Department starts leaf collection program next week

• Partial Solar Eclipse Will Occur Late Thursday Afternoon

• United Methodist Church of Elkhart celebrates 150 years

• Logan County Board Minutes

• August Airport and Farm Meeting

• August Animal Control Committee

• August Building and Grounds Committee Meeting

• Bringing the 1830s back to life
  Lincoln’s New Salem presents 1830s Fall Festival
  October 25 and 26

• 19,300 jobs push unemployment down to 6.6 percent
  300,700 private jobs added since Feb. 2010 recovery date

Monday, Oct., 20

• Logan County Board expected to vote Tuesday on mine request to rezone land

• City balks at rent increase for safety complex

• WLB students raise funds to train service dogs - slideshow

• Many come out for authentic German cuisine at Germanfest - slideshow

• Notice of absentee, early voting, grace period registration and voting for the November 4, 2014 General Election

• School tax report

• Hudson Shad comes to Lincoln Christian University Thursday evening

• Star party planned at Creekside Environmental Center Thursday night

• Elkhart Schedules Rt. 66 Shirley Temple Wayside Exhibit Opening

• Chamber Business of the Week: Eaton

• Illinois Department of Public Health provides update on state’s preparedness efforts for Ebola
  Governor Quinn Directs agency to assemble Ebola Preparedness Task Force, announces informational hotline and website

Saturday, Oct., 18

• Lincoln flashes, fizzles, fights in Jacksonville

• Former Northwest fifth graders receive gift of appreciation from LCGHS

• LCGHS honors fifth graders - slideshow

• Come take a test drive today for the LCHS Choir

• Julia Beccue is the October Student-of-the-Month at Mount Pulaski High School

• Champion Couch Potatoes ends in three-way tie at the Arlee

• The Rotary Club of Lincoln plans activities to help eradicate polio worldwide

• IDOT to host High-speed Rail public meeting in Lincoln October 30th

• September Was Cool and Wet for Illinois

• Gardening Column
  Checklist for Fall Garden and Landscape Care
  by Melinda Myers

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  “Send one dollar to Box 87"

Friday, Oct., 17

• Overlooked $60,000 in fees lands in county pocket with another $20,000 soon to follow

• City of Lincoln reviews contracts with Comcast and Lincoln College
  LC to take over CITV5

• Logan Mason Public Transportation offers pilot program for extended hours

• In high demand, more fresh-made apple cider planned for Germanfest

  • Cider making at the Oasis - slideshow

• El Mazatlan offers authentic Mexican food - slideshow
  Lincoln chosen by southern chain as first location in Illinois

• Logan County Board minutes

  • July Road and Bridge Meeting

  • July Safety Committee Meeting

  • July Workshop (Board of the Whole) meeting

  • July Regular (adjourned voting)

• IDPH activates 24-hour Ebola Hotline
  800-889-3931

Thursday, Oct., 16

• City of Lincoln may opt out of new economic organization

• Lincoln Jaycee Haunted house closes for the rest of the season

• Lessons that can save a life, or even two
  Chester-East Lincoln students learn water safety at Lincoln College

• Confidential paper shredding and hard drive destruction this Saturday

• Community welcomes Sarah Wallick as new tourism director - slideshow

• Logan County Board minutes

  • July Logan County Ambulance, Coroner, EMA, and Sheriff’s committee meetings

  • July Personnel Committee

  • July Planning & Zoning Meeting

• Book Look: Fantastic feel-good reads for Middle Graders
  Reviews by Melissa Oxborrow
  sponsored by Lincoln Public Library

• Column
  Fall and Winter Rose Care
  By John Fulton

• Illinois Department of Public Health Director announces plans for an Ebola Hotline

Wednesday, Oct., 15

• Single vehicle crash kills Armington man

• Bringing Outdoor Trails to Logan County
  Why are trails important to Logan County?
  Public Meeting Scheduled for October 28

• Saturday Recycle Day brings crowds to Lincoln - slideshow

• Logan County 4-H and Extension to host Fall Hunting discipline October 25th
  Free curtain raising event open to all youth

• Lincoln Youth Wresting to hold informational meeting October 25th

• Logan County Board minutes

• May Personnel Committee

• June Executive/Economic Development Meeting

• July Logan County Board of Health

• Department on Aging offers free counseling for Medicare annual open enrollment period starting October 15

Tuesday, Oct., 14

• Lincoln loft tours glimmer of vibrant future downtown

• The History of 110 North Kickapoo Street
  As shared by Patrick Doolin in August of 2008

• Young Professionals discover the potential of the downtown lofts - slideshow

• Parents, guardians and the community invited to:
  Coffee with the Superintendent

• Germanfest Features Authentic German Cuisine

• Logan County Bike Trail public hearing set for Oct 28th

• New Holland American Legion Auxiliary seeks Veteran photos

• Ghostly fun at Lincoln presidential museum
  ‘Spooktacular’ on Oct. 18 features haunted exhibits, storytelling, crafts, games and a kids’ costume contest