Thursday, August 18

• Logan County department payrolls to increase by 3 percent

• City of Lincoln approves bond request for St. Clara’s Manor

  • Part 1: City attorney seeks waiver of conflict of interest

  • Part 2: Aldermen discuss issuance of Senior Service Industrial bond for St. Clara’s

  • Part 3: Lincoln aldermen vote 7-1 in favor of bond issuance for St. Clara’s Manor

• Logan County Board:
  Finance Committee to discuss 2017 budget, August 23rd

• 5th Annual ALS 5K this Saturday in Emden

• Jr. Livestock Carcass winners announced

• Farm Bureau Young Leaders Golf Outing benefits local food pantry

• Column
  Sowing Grass in the Fall and Fall Lawn Care and Yellowjacket Hornets
  By John Fulton

• The Illinois State Police reminds motorists school is starting
  Be alert for children walking or riding their bike and stopped school buses

• AmeriCorps Funds Now Available from Serve Illinois Commission
  Grants designed to improve and strengthen Illinois communities

Wednesday, August 17

• LCG&HS hears history of the Lincoln State School, later named Lincoln Developmental Center

• From the Logan County Clerk:
  Change of polling place for Prairie Creek voters

• Lincoln Christian Preschool prepares for a new school year
  Announces a new director and a new financial assistance program

• Back to School: Red Cross issues steps to help keep kids safe
  Put safety at the top of the list when getting kids ready for school

• Community Grants Program Open Now Through September 2

• State Fair Sale of Champions
  Grand Champion Steer brings record breaking $104,000
  Cameron Jodlowski of Atlanta wins Grand Champion Doe's Milk

• Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs announces new veteran program "Serving Those Who Served"
  Join August 18th conference call to learn how you can serve

• Governor Applauds launch of State Fair Foundation
  New foundation is a win for taxpayers and the agricultural community as a whole

Tuesday, August 16

• Logan County: Assessor to complete term, BoR salaries, raises and the CPI, board benefits, transportation routes for colleges

• How well do you know the Lincoln Balloon Festival?
  Play and win 2016 Balloon Festival wristbands, courtesy of Lincoln Daily News

• West Nile Virus activity detected in Logan County

• “Adventure Night” coming to Third Fridays Downtown Lincoln

• H.O.T. musical offering to feature great standards

• Memorial Medical Center to hold free seminar on Ovarian, other gynecologic Cancers

Monday, August 15

• Community comes together to celebrate the reopening of the Mount Pulaski Courthouse

• Mount Pulaski Courthouse Grand reopening - slideshow

• Elkhart dinner series returns for the fall

• Parents encouraged to include emergency preparedness in back-to-school plans
  August is School and Campus Preparedness Month in Illinois

• Upcoming events at Sugar Grove Nature Center

• News from the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute
  Study Finds Waterfowl Hunters’ Spending Benefits Rural Areas

• Millikin Department of Theatre and Dance becomes School of Theatre and Dance

• Unique Lincoln biography donated to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
  Three-volume biography given to presidential library by Abraham Lincoln Association