Thursday, August 6

• A scrambling fun night at the Logan County Fair

• 4-H Night at the Logan County Fair - Slideshow

• 4-H Chicken Scrambles - Slideshow

• 4-H Goat Scrambles - Slideshow

• 4-H Pig Scrambles - Slideshow

• 4-H Calf Scrambles - Slideshow

• Scramble Calf Show - Slideshow

• Logan County Fair: Rock and Roll followed by great Country performances this weekend

• Mount Pulaski FFA features family, farm animals and the Fair

• Tuesday Floriculture Awards - Slideshow

• 4-H and Jr. Goat Show - Slideshow

• 4-H, Jr. and Open Dairy Show - Slideshow

• 4-H and Jr. Swine Show - Slideshow

• Come Strut your Stuff at the Logan County Fair!
  Entries sought for annual talent show

• A third dose of the MMR Vaccine is recommended for those students attending at U of I in Champaign
  Vaccine available at Logan County Department of Public Health

• Column
  Black and Yellow Flies and Rust in Lawns
  By John Fulton

• Logan County FSA Updates

Tuesday, August 4

• Fair's Visual Arts competition rewards craftsmanship, creativity and knowledge

  • 4-H Visual Arts = Slideshow

• 4-H Dept. W - Slideshow

• Downstate Classic

  • Harness Race results for Sunday, August 2

  • Harness Race results for Monday, August 3

• Logan County Alliance-Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce announces
  2015 Lincoln Balloon Festival-Balloons, Pilots, & Sponsors - Slideshow

• Lincoln Community High School Freshman Orientation to be held Thursday, August 6

• Humane Society needs temporary homes for dogs during building repairs
  Also looking for donations of supplies and a filing cabinet

Monday, August 3

• Army Band's patriotic music and salute to veterans opens 2015 Logan County Fair and start of harness racing

• 2015 4-H Cat Show held Saturday at the Logan County Fairground

  • 4-H Cat Show - slideshow

• Hartem FFA chapter built strong and changing the faces of agriculture

• Logan County Fair Association fundraising for new bathrooms

• Central Illinois Ag celebrates a fresh beginning in Atlanta

  • Central Illinois Ag Grand Opening - slideshow

• Notice for by mail absentee and early voting for the Congressional Special Election September 10, 2015

• FSA county committee nomination period in Illinois counties closes August 3, 2015

Saturday, August 1

• Tackett to host book signing in Lincoln and Armington this weekend
  Will be at the Logan County Fair next week

• Bruns Named July ALMH Employee of the Month

• Lincoln Chrysler Dodge & Jeep partners with Lincoln Community High School for Dodge Booster Club Fundraiser

• Buried Truth - Preponderance of Evidence
  Thompson releases part two in trilogy on Logan County Murder Cases

• Parents encouraged to include emergency preparedness in back-to-school plans
  August is School and Campus Preparedness Month in Illinois

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Not on your tintype, boys!

Friday, July 31

• A Phoenix rises from the ashes, Central Illinois Ag Grand Opening set for Saturday

• Safe Ride Available for Fair Weekend

• Butler takes fourth in state in American Legion Essay Contest

• Transfer agreement between Illinois Central College and Lincoln College-Normal helps working adults finish their degrees

• Memorial’s Prasun named president of National Association of Heart Failure Nurses

• Safety belt use in Illinois reaches 95.2 percent
  Drivers and front seat passengers are buckling up more than ever before in Illinois

Thursday, July 30

• 2015 Logan County Fair
  Contestants prepare for more than 'Queen for a day'

• Logan County Arts Presents "Abstract" Aug. 13

• Martincic recipient of American Legion Nurses Scholarship

• Column
  Lawn Care Items
  By John Fulton

• Wilson named Administrator of Marketing and Communications for Memorial Health System

• Matt Glavin Named Director of Government Affairs for Illinois American Water

• Tea and history, a perfect combination
  Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library looks back to landmark 1893 event with ‘World’s Fair Tea’ on Aug. 1

Wednesday, July 29

• Tourism Bureau commits to Tropics sign restoration and aid National Railsplitting Contest

• Sal Pollice Accepts Limited Partnership with Jones Financial

• Lincoln Land Concert Association membership drive nears an end

• Minier Corn Daze this Sunday

• State Representative Tim Butler votes to stop legislative pay raises
  House Bill 576 passes, freezing legislator pay for 2016 fiscal year

• Governor Rauner signs Veteran Preference Bill