Wednesday, July 1

• Senator Brady hosts roundtable with local government officials

• Tourism Bureau reviews results of the first summer festival – Pigs & Swigs

• Country Aire in Atlanta under renovation - Album

• 40 & 8 veterans present scholarship gift

• Olympia High School Fourth Quarter Honor Rolls

• Enrollment for 2016 Dairy Margin Protection Program
  Enrollment dates July 1 through September 30 for 2016 coverage

Tuesday, June 30

• CE-L hires Robert Bagby as acting Superintendent for coming school year

• Timber Creek Village residents enjoy a trendy tasting - Album

• Michael Gowin Photography profiled in Professional Photographer Magazine
  Business Portrait Studio Recognized for Unique Marketing Efforts

• Springfield Clinic Achieves AAAHC Accreditation

• Healthy Communities Partnership sponsors Mental Health First Aid Training
  Pre-registration deadline July 6

• Atlanta United Methodist Women's Back to School rummage and goodie sale

• Fireworks pose safety hazard

• Berg appointed new Illinois State Geological Survey director

• Attorney General Madigan provides constitutional officers, legislative leaders information to prepare for budget impasse

Monday, June 29

• Magician Richard Landry returns to Lincoln Public Library by popular demand

• Magician Richard Landry at the Lincoln Public Library - slideshow

• 4-H club promotes life-saving blood donation in the Atlanta community

• Connolley Road in Lincoln to be closed starting June 29

• Charron's Auto Repair to host Intrepid Fallen Hero Night at Lincoln Speedway this Friday

• Humane Society of Logan County General Membership meeting to be held July 15
  Election to be held for vacant board seat

• Recycled Materials Fine Arts division returns to the Logan County Fair

Saturday, June 27

• Connolley Road in Lincoln to be closed starting June 29

• From the Office of the Logan County Clerk Sally Turner
  Sample Ballots for the July 7 Special Election

• Coal miner recalls the start-up of Elkhart mine

• Lincoln College Academic Honors – Spring Semester 2015

• Millikin University Spring 2015 Graduates

• Heavy and consistent rains impact Logan County - slideshow

• Recent heavy rains will likely increase mosquito numbers

• Illinois Department of Public Health provides flood safety guidance
  Food, water, safety, and cleaning information

• In the Military
  Mount Pulaski native serving with a U.S. Navy construction battalion

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  The people who dance through our lives

Friday, June 26

• Heavy rains and forecast cause local safety officials concern

• Inaugural Lincoln Scholarship Scramble raises 10K for student scholarships - Album

• Opening Day at Lincoln Park District Aquatic Center - slideshow

• Lincoln Community Theatre Thrilled with response from Community
  "LCT an Encore!" to be held July 17, 18, & 19

• Herb Guild Meeting June 30

• Joint statement from Governor's General Counsel and from AFSCME Council 31
  AFSCME contract extended through July

• In the Garden
  Eco-Friendly Mosquito Control
  By Melinda Myers

• Madigan announces settlement with Illinois High School Association
  Settlement Ensures Equal Opportunity for Student Athletes with Disabilities at State Meets

Thursday, June 25

• Douglas Family to be feature artists at July Logan County Arts show

• D.A.R.E. golf outing ends with fabulous food and great raffle prizes - Album

• 2015 Relay for Life Special Section

• Column
  Japanese Beetles return to area
  By John Fulton

• “Take the Test, Take Control” on National HIV Testing Day
  Resources available for free, confidential HIV testing in Illinois

• Governor Rauner signs Education Bill

• Deadlines approaching for 2015 Illinois State Fair competitions

Wednesday, June 24

• Washington-Monroe School benefits from one-cent sales tax - slideshow

• Over $8 Million to be returned to Corn Belt Energy Members this summer

• Mount Pulaski to be featured in “Our Town” Coverage July 6 through 9
  Community celebration to be held July 10

• New Holland-Middletown staff devote afternoon to serve others

• Book Look: Super summer reads for middle grades
  Reviews by Melissa Oxborrow

• U of I College of Aces
  Commodity market volatility more perception than reality

• Abner Mikva to speak at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
  Recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom discusses his career and the Mikva Challenge on July 14