Friday, September 25

• Tourism Bureau discusses state budget concerns, Tropic Sign restoration, Hidden Lincolns, and event funding guidelines

• Energy Assistance now available at Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois

• Library to host special program "Identity Theft Prevention"

• Fall Pre-School Screening October 21 at Chester-East Lincoln School

• Governor Rauner accepts resignation of Agriculture Director
  State Fair Director also steps down

• Would you want to live in Crabbottom?

Thursday, September 24

• Logan County Department of Public Health announces flu vaccine now available

• "Galaxy Ride" Adler Planetarium team unfolds the mysteries of space on the Lincoln Public Library lawn

  • "Galaxy Ride" visits Lincoln Public Library - Slideshow

• Confidential Paper Shredding and Hard Drive destruction planned for October 10

• Bridge replacement in Mt. Pulaski Township on 100th Street to begin the week of September 28

• Illinois American Water Encourages Customers to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
  Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Sept. 26, 2015

• Ag safety is not just a slogan, it’s a lifestyle

• Column
  Planting Spring Flowering Bulbs and Tree Decline
  By John Fulton

• ‘Freedom in Their Sights’
  Lincoln Presidential Library explores role of African-American troops in Civil War on Oct. 1

Wednesday, September 23

• Logan County Department of Public Health launches new website

• Lincoln Police department to retire lincolnpolice.us website January 1

• Volunteers pitch in to help farmer/banker with harvest

  • Volunteers pitch in - Slideshow

• What can you learn from an old button? A lot

• What can you learn about buttons? - Album

• First Lincoln Colon Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk held at Madigan State Park

  • Lincoln Colon Cancer Awareness 5K - Slideshow

• Atlanta United Methodist Church to host “Day of Warmth” October 10
  Donations accepted through October 3

• Prairie Engineers a stop on the Illinois Solar Energy Association Statewide Grassroots Solar Tour

• Soil Moisture rises the second week of September

• Schools encouraged to participate in International Walk to School Day
  Event promotes healthy lifestyles and respect for the environment

Tuesday, September 22

• Appointment of Martha "Marty" A. Neitzel as Mayor of the City of Lincoln

• Logan County Coroner report in the death of Randy W. Van Hoorn

• Logan County Coroner report on the death of Jamal W. Horvath

• Graue Chevrolet hosts fundraiser to support LCHS Choir and Juvenile Diabetes Research - Album

• Race assists with local adoptions and supports international orphans - Slideshow

• Sit, Stay, Walk, Bark raises money for area animal shelters - promotes adoption of homeless pets - Slideshow

• Lincoln Community High School
  A Message from the Assistant Principal
  Welcome to the start of the 2015-2016 School Year

• Brian Batchelder is the Mount Pulaski High School September Senior of the Month

• Mack Bailey –Folk Singer/Songwriter to perform here in Lincoln

• LWML Lincoln Zone Fall Rally Held September 16

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign receives $4.7 million grant to improve cropping systems in Asia and Africa

Monday, September 21

• Vehicle versus pedestrian crash on I-55 claims one life

• 45th Annual Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival

  • Civil War Ball - Slideshow

  • Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival a tradition of honor and families

  • Saturday competitions - Slideshow

  • Pioneer Village and Craft & Flea Market - Slideshow

  • Evening performance by Emi Sunshine charms audience - Slideshow

  • Trick Riding & Drill Team - Slideshow

  • Lincoln Christening - Slideshow

  • National Railsplitting contest - Slideshow

• Woofstock

  • Woofstock event rises to new heights of popularity - Slideshow

  • Folks enjoy all that Woofstock has to offer - Slideshow

  • Latham Park goes to the dogs at Woofstock - Slideshow

• Lane Closures on I-55 at Lincoln to affect commuter traffic this week

Saturday, September 19

• Friday morning stabbing incident results in one arrest

• Nominees for Zoning Board of Appeals Sought

• Christian Village residents and staff raise awareness for Alzheimer's Disease - Album

• Lane Closures on I-55 at Lincoln to affect commuter traffic next week

• Churches and organizations invited to safety plan development training

• Illinois Department Of Public Health Completes Maternal-Child Health Assessment
  Analysis Indicates Need For Expanded Mental Health Services

• Department of Homeland Security announces expanded “if you see something, say something™” partnership with NASCAR

• Taiwanese delegation sign letters of intent to purchase Illinois corn and soybeans

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  That which leads us to smile this time of year

• Illinois state administration reaches deal over botched lottery management contract
  Agreement saves taxpayers $22 million instantly - Northstar fully terminated as private manager of the Illinois Lottery

Friday, September 18

• Graue recognized as "Best Friend of Parks"

• Watching the theater go! - Album

• Learn about buttons at Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society meeting Monday

• Atlanta Needlework Guild workshop to be held September 26

• Logan County FSA Program Updates

• Illinois FSA September Newsletter

• Honor Flight to fly on September 29

• Logan County Board Meeting Minutes

  • July Safety Committee

  • July Zoning Ordinance Subcommittee

  • July Special Finance

  • July Workshop

  • July Special Workshop