Wednesday, October 21

• Logan County Economic Development Partnership announces support for displaced employees at Caterpillar or Mitsubishi

• Lessen attends Grinnell Mutual Customer Service Representative Academy

• Lincoln College Volleyball to host "Dig Pink" night on Thursday

• Regional Superintendent Mark Jontry reminds everyone to be safe near school buses

• The Deadline for VFW’s Youth Scholarship Competitions is Fast Approaching

• Millikin-Decatur Symphony Orchestra performance features the impressive technique of Violinist Rachel Barton Pine

• Treasurer Frerichs seeks to return $4.2 million in unclaimed money to retailers
  Treasurer’s I-Cash program partners with Illinois Retail Merchants Association to help businesses claim their money

• September jobs in Illinois decrease -6,900 while Unemployment Rate declines to 5.4
  Illinois jobs decline four consecutive months

Tuesday, October 20

• Fire department issues burning ban for all types of fires in the city of Lincoln

• Scam Alert form the Logan County Sheriff's Office
  Do not allow "Microsoft" caller remote access to your computer
  Microsoft Corporation will never call

• Logan County prepares for compliance with Affordable Care Act

• State Farm Companies Foundation funds Scholarships for Lincoln College’s Accelerated Degree Programs
  Non-traditional Students Earn Degrees While Working in the Bloomington-Normal Communities

• Rev. Kenneth Kramer to be installed at St. John United Church of Christ

• Updated October 20th - Park District Notes
  By Lauren Ruckman

• Medicare Open Enrollment Period Is Here October 15 through December 7
  Illinois Department on Aging Offers Free Counseling on Medicare Options; Call or visit the website

• USDA and Alvin and the Chipmunks team up to reduce foodborne illness

Monday, October 19

• Statement from Lincoln Police Chief Paul Adams regarding arrests made at Lincoln College on October 16th

• City Briefs: Monday night agenda will include action items for Enterprise Zone, Jefferson Street bridge, and the Library parking lot

• Chamber welcomes Shew's Kitchen & Home Design Center as another new business in Lincoln - Slideshow

• Community House opens across from Ray White Park

  • Community House opens - Slideshow

• Representative Tim Butler hosts “Tech Talk” at Oasis

• Elizabeth Siebert is the Mount Pulaski High School October Senior-of-the-Month

• State Regulators warn Halloween colored contacts could permanently damage your eyes

• Springfield field tour to promote benefits of improved soil health, water quality

• Farmers to Receive Documentation of USDA Services

Saturday, October 17

• Homeland Security Exercise prepares Logan County for disasters and more

• New building nears completion at 4-Corners Lube - Album

• Mount Pulaski Courthouse offers day of spooky fun for children on Oct. 31

• Memorial Medical Center Plans Community Open House for Three-Story Patient Care Tower

• Governor Rauner accepts resignation of Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Director

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Wandered … wandered....lonely as a cloud …

• Bob Quarello Scholarship Awards to hold fundraisers

• Illinois Farmers Union: Consumers want to buy local, and producers are proud to provide the information

• State to Issue $15 million in credits to correct overcharge in Unemployment Contribution Tax Rates
  IDES fixes calculation error impacting thousands of employers across several industries

Friday, October 16

• ALERT
  National Weather Service and Lincoln Fire Department issue NO BURN warning

• Fifth Street Road project encounters a new challenge

• Lincoln aldermen discuss changes to snow and ice removal plan for upcoming winter

• Volley for the Cure raises a record amount for beloved school secretary

• Lady Toppers Volley for the Cure - Slideshow

• Kate Farnam takes a ride in a fire truck

• No Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2016

• Lincoln Area YMCA
  Plenty to do this fall at the "Y"

• Millikin University recognized as a Phi Kappa Phi Chapter of Merit

• Be Alert for Deer on Illinois Roads
  More than 15,000 motor vehicle crashes with deer statewide in 2014

Thursday, October 15

• Logan County continues to sort best option for Public Transportation continuation

• City of Lincoln announces fall leaf collection plan and extended hours for landscape waste facility

• Logan County Board taking applications for event funding

• West Lincoln-Broadwell Fall Festival - Slideshow

• Local Cub Scouts Plant the Town Red - Slideshow

• Mount Pulaski hosts Volley for the Cure tonight

• Lincoln College’s McKinstry Library hosts author Troy Taylor tonight at 7 p.m.
  Local historian and ghost hunter shares his “Weird Illinois Road Trip”

• John Sutton to address Historical Society on art of Woodcarving

• From the Lincoln Public Library
  Book Look: New Read-Aloud Favorites
  Reviews by Melissa Oxborrow

• Column
  Loose Bark and Tree Trunk Damage
  By John Fulton

Wednesday, October 14

• Logan County entertains levy to pay murder trial bond, reviews property assessment processes

• City of Lincoln poised to issue tickets for fire lane abuse

• Thomas seeks fourth term as Logan County Coroner in 2016

• Logan County Board of Realtors third quarter home sales

• Kiwanis hold Installation of Officers banquet

• Master Naturalist to lead nature walks in Kickapoo Park

• High School Superintendent Robert Bagby holds "Coffee with the Superintendent" Wednesday October 21

• Culver's Night fundraiser will benefit local classrooms