Monday, June 6

• 2016 Pigs & Swigs Festival

  • Up in Smoke offers new "Friendly" competition: The Steak Cook-off - Slideshow

  • Up in Smoke brings out the best in competitors for Kansas City Barbecue Society, Backyard and Kids' Que

  • Up in Smoke awards for Kansas City Barbecue Society, Backyard and Kids' Que Competitions

  • Up in Smoke Saturday Competitions: KCBS and Backyard BBQ - Slideshow

  • Up in Smoke Kids' Que - Slideshow

  • Up in Smoke Competition Winners - Slideshow

  • Homebrew Competition brings in 64 entries vying for Best of the Best in 2016

  • Pigs & Swigs Homebrew Competition - Slideshow

  • Pigs & Swigs Bags, Brew, and Que - Slideshow

  • Pigs & Swigs Out & About at the Festival - Slideshow

• Mason City Area Nursing Home to hold community open house Wednesday

• Logan County Democrats to meet Saturday

Saturday, June 4

• Sensational artistic interpretations of Route 66 "The Mother Road" a world past and present

  • Sensational artistic interpretations of Route 66 - Slideshow

• Railsplitter Wagon gets summer cover - Slideshow

• Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society holds rummage sale - Slideshow

• Mount Pulaski graduates earn $451,708 in scholarships in 2016

• HONOR ROLLS

  • LCHS 4th Quarter Honor Roll pdf

  • LCHS 2nd Semester Honor Roll pdf

• Midwest Technical Institute announces Mike Rowe scholarship winners

• Memorial’s Be Aware Women’s Fair seeks nominations to honor Breast Cancer Survivors who have inspired others

• Heavy Rains Strike Parts of Illinois in May

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  With a pure heart, strong arms and a shovel

• Late Start, Big Finish in the Garden
  By Melinda Myers

Friday, June 3

• City considers ITEP grant application for downtown streetscape

• Fishing Clinic prelude to the big day, Nathan Turner Memorial Fishing Derby this Saturday

• Pigs and Swigs begins today in downtown Lincoln
  Find schedules for Barbecue events and Craft Beer events here

• Find the Butterfly for Relay for Life

• West Lincoln-Broadwell Field Day

  • Fun at the Field Day - Slideshow

  • Kids, Classes, and Staff - Slideshow

  • The favorite game of the day - Slideshow

  • Oh! Those beautiful faces! - Slideshow

• Local Health Department offering Bexsero vaccine for Meningococcal disease for young adults ages 16-23

• Gold Medal Flour linked to E.Coli illnesses in Illinois

Thursday, June 2

• Relay for Life to include live auction, silent auction, and raffles
  Schedule of events, entertainment, and laps announced

• This one’s for you!
  Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society hosts second annual garage sale

• University of Illinois Extension offers Wetlands- Master Naturalist Summit June 4th

• Heartland College - Lincoln offers summertime Adult Community Education classes and Youth Enhancement classes

• FOURTH QUARTER HONOR ROLLS

  • Olympia High School

• Nationally recognized ACCESS Program at Lincoln College celebrates 10 years
  Program helps students with disabilities succeed in college

• Column
  Bagworms and Leaf Spots on Hostas
  By John Fulton

• $3 Million USDA assistance just waiting for Renewable Energy and Bio-based products applications

• May-June Illinois FSA Newsletter