Friday, August 28

• 2015 Lincoln Balloon Festival

  • Lincoln bold and beautiful in sites and sounds this weekend

  • Festival begins with a ribbon cut and a birthday celebration - Slideshow

  • Windless night not much for hot air balloon distance, but still memorable

    • LDN's Angela Reiners takes flight in a hot air balloon - Slideshow

  • Thursday night preview includes Darth Vader - Slideshow

  • Sidewalk Chalk Art returns to downtown Lincoln - Slideshow

• Illinois August FSA Newsletter

• VFW’s Motion Granted: Unseal Prudential’s SGLI Records

Thursday, August 27

• Beloved ER nurse Anne Sydney retires after 38 years at ALMH

• John Welsh Memorial Ouzo Open funds go to Land of Lincoln Honor Flight

• 2015 Logan County Fair
  Floriculture Results

• Middletown Firemen’s Fall Festival scheduled for September 25 and 26

• Column
  Fall lawn care and Teasel
  By John Fulton

• Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra to present 19th annual Labor Day Pops Concert

• Rauner vetoes bill that would exempt townships from competitive bidding process

Wednesday, August 26

• Lincoln Masons honor Charles Anderson for 70 years service

  • Lincoln Masons honor Charles Anderson for 70 years service - Slideshow

• The Logan County Alliance cuts the ribbon on a new era at the Lincoln Balloon Festival

• Safe Ride Available for Lincoln Balloon Festival

• Shay Model A's come to Lincoln in search of the Blue Dog Inn - Album

• High tunnel growing videos available to farmers and educators

Tuesday, August 25

• Local Farm Bureau Young Leaders conduct crop tours, offer early prediction on corn harvest yields

• Voter Information Tool now available for Logan County voters for September 10th Special Election

• September events hosted by the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce
  FREE Lunch & Learn with Logan County EMA, Membership Orientation, Business after Hours

• Midwest Technical Institute launches third annual Mike Rowe High School Scholarship Program

• The Illinois Raptor Center offers special program for senior citizens

• Memorial Medical Center to host free seminar on men's urologic health

Monday, August 24

• Governor and fellow motorcyclists on fundraiser for veterans make Atlanta Route 66 stopover

  • Governor Rauner and motorcycle clubs make stop in Atlanta - Slideshow

• Connolley Road Closed Monday, August 24th through Tuesday, August 25th

• Lincoln Theater 8 Update in Pictures - Album

• Habitat night at Culver's Tuesday

• Oasis and Humane Society to host first ever Oktoberfest October 3

Saturday, August 22

• Connolley Road Closed Monday, August 24th through Tuesday, August 25th

• Illinois 4-H Foundation inducts Amanda Gray into 2015 Hall of Fame class

• Caregivers Together Open Forum and Dinner Meeting
  Please RSVP by August 24

• Gail’s Pumpkin Patch Opens for the Fall Season September 1

• 9th Annual Mill Cruise-In Sunday September 13 and other Mill updates

• IDOC releases statement on recent data breach affecting its employees

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  It's nice to live in a small town

Friday, August 21

• Lack of state budget threatens imminent shutdown of Logan County Public Transportation System
  Logan County Board and Community Action look hard for options

• LCU Preaching Professor honored with new book

• Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society offers historical items related to local education
  Collection includes donations from the recently closed Regional Office of Education

• 3 on 3 Tournament returns to Mount Pulaski Fall Festival

• America’s Farmers making a positive impact in Illinois
  Farmer Enrollment going on now for the Grow Communities Monsanto Fund

• July jobs in Illinois increase +1,900
  Illinois job growth lags behind nation