We have a winner! Angela Craig of Lincoln is the winner of this year's Lincoln Daily News, Shop Logan County contest. Her name was drawn at the end of the contest on July 8th.

In order to win, Angela reviewed the LDN Read and Win online publication, finding the specially marked "Shop Logan County" logos. She then listed the five for the day and emailed them to LDN on the form provided. On Friday, all the entries received during the contest were collected, and one winner was drawn.

Angela visited the LDN office on Monday and received her check for $500 from Roy Logan of the LDN advertising staff. Angela says she reads Lincoln Daily News every day. She participated in the contest last year, and again this year. She said she was very excited when she was notified that she was this year's winner. She plans to use a portion of the money for a family vacation she will take with her husband and two children.

Congratulations Angela! And, thanks for reading Lincoln Daily News!

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Twenty-seven teachers recently took part in the Logan, Mason, Menard, & Sangamon County Summer Agriculture Institute. The 2016 Institute marks the 15th year training of this type has been offered. Teachers are taken to farms in each of the four counties to learn about the broad range of farms and farmers who operate in the area. The teachers also spend time in a classroom environment where they are offered school curriculum that will help the teachers share their agricultural knowledge in the classrooms.

Keith Birnbaum at Remington Seed hosted the group and gave a great explanation of the seed business.

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