Saturday, August 13

• Student Leadership Program Positioned to Influence the Campus and Community
  “We have been given the tools to unknowingly influence the lives of others”

• HSLC spay/neuter transport secheduled for September 6th

• Williamsville celebrates Route 66 International Traveler
  Multi-Directional Sign Recognizes Top Visiting Countries Along Illinois' Route 66

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  “Sanctimonious siphons, it’s hot!”

• Illinois State Bird included in new Forever Stamp collection

• New memorial to Purple Heart recipients
  Historic Preservation Agency receives memorial in Springfield’s Oak Ridge Cemetery

• Governor Rauner signs bills to address rape kit backlog, strengthen procedures for victims of sexual assault

Friday, August 12

• As Lincoln Balloon Festival approaches, volunteers still needed for a successful event

• Colleen Jodlowski graduates from Northern Illinois University

• Small earthquake hits Southern Illinois Thursday morning

• Lincoln Community High School
  Notice of Public Hearing
  Topic: FY17 Budgets

• Lincoln State School & Colony will be topic at Historic Society August meeting

• Super Snacks for People with Diabetes
  Diabetes support group to meet August 19th

• University of Illinois offers FREE Webinar on economic development strategies in Illinois

• Illinois American Water announces 2016 Firefighter Grant Program
  Program offered to fire departments in communities served by Illinois American Water

Thursday, August 11

• Finance committee begins reviewing budget and employee raises for 2016/2017 Fiscal Year

• Logan County Board to hear and be asked to support a local 'break poverty' program

• Lincoln woman dies in Thursday afternoon crash

• County highway closures near New Holland

• 46th Annual Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival in Lincoln, September 17-18, 2016

  • New Motorcycle Show at The Mill on 66 Sept. 17th
    10th Annual Antique Auto Cruise-In Oct. 8th

• Column
  Fall Defoliators and Fall Gardening
  By John Fulton

• 2016 Logan County Fair Online Magazine

• Today's Fair coverage

  • 2016 Logan County Horse Show draws large interest

  • Open Horse Show - slideshow

Wednesday, August 10

• Logan County Assessor to step down

• South Korean bicyclers raising awareness of WWII Comfort Women correlate Abraham Lincoln's work to free slaves

• Monthly Glass recycling collection this Saturday

• Electronics recycling at Habitat warehouse this Saturday

• Second Annual Route 66 Miles of Possibility conference October 20-23 in Bloomington-Normal

• 2016 Cream of the Crop Photo Winners Announced
  4th Annual Contest Honors Youth and Agriculture
  One winner from nearby Hopedale

• IDoA hosts Senior Day during the Illinois State Fair
  Complimentary admission for adults 60 years of age and older

• 2016 Logan County Fair Online Magazine

• Today's Fair coverage

  • 2016 4-H auction brings in $47,941.90

    • 4-H Auction - slideshow

  • 2016 4-H Sheep Show going strong in Logan County

    • 4-H Sheep Show - slideshow

  • Logan County 4-H Foundation presents Scholarships