Tuesday, August 11

• Logan County Fair

  • Cake Classic auction: Eat cake and support 4-H

  • Logan County Cake Classic - Slideshow

  • Mud Bogs - Kids dash for prizes - Slideshow

  • Demo Derby provides plenty of excitement for the close of the 2015 Logan County Fair

  • Kids and Bone Stock cars - Slideshow

  • Compacts - Slideshow

  • Junk Yard Dawg 2 and Grimaldi returns

  • Did we see YOU there? On the Midway? At the Carnival? In the air? - Slideshow

  • Logan County 4-H Foundation presents Scholarships - Album

• Two Lincoln Police Department officers promoted and one new officer joins force - Album

• VFW announces kick-off of annual $30,000 Scholarship Competition

• Hummingbird Festival & Pollination Celebration
  All are invited to this fun FREE event at Sugar Grove Nature Center

Monday, August 10

• Logan County Fair

  • Some like it hot, some not: Judges and fair-goers pick 'just-right chili'

    • Chili Cook-off and Pie Auction - Slideshow

  • Logan County talent plays to a full house

    • Talent Show - Slideshow

  • 4-H Auction - Slideshow

  • Elvis and the Battle of the Bands - Slideshow

• "A night with the Doctor"
  Dr. Gonzo one night only for the love of art

• Millikin kicks off academic year with First Week Aug. 18 – 23, Move-In Day Aug. 18

Saturday, August 8

• Logan County Fair

  • FFA cultivates a passion for Agriculture in students at LCHS

  • Thursday night Tractor Pulls - slideshow

  • Senior Citizen Day - slideshow

  • Friday Floriculture Awards - Slideshow

  • Tuesday & Friday Floriculture displays - Slideshow

• Christian Village honors Chaplain Interns

• Donate blood through the Red Cross in final weeks of summer
  Donor opportunities August 19

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Stealthy cracker packets

• Monarch Butterfly program offered Sunday at Dana Thomas House in Springfield

• Looking for Lincoln exhibit at Illinois State fair includes famous custom Harley Davidson Circuit Rider motorcycle

Friday, August 7

• Logan County Fair

  • 4-H Beef - Steer Show - Slideshow

  • 4-H Sheep Show - Slideshow

  • Kid's Day at the Logan County Fair - Slideshow

• Mellon to visit Logan County Fair Friday

• LaHood to visit Mount Pulaski next week

• Electronics Recycling this Saturday

• Glass Recycling postponed one week to Aug. 15

• July: Cool and Wet for Illinois

• Evelyn Brandt-Thomas and Glen Brandt of Brandt/Brandt Consolidated selected as 2015 Illinois Ag Ambassadors

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