Monday, March 7

• Logan County Alliance speaks publicly to debunk myths and assumptions

  • Part one: What is the Alliance and its purpose?

  • Part two: Unified Organizations Committee moves forward with only four groups, then drops to three

  • Part three: The new face of Tourism

  • Part four: Moving on to the Chamber and measuring successes and failures

  • Part five: The value of a good CEO and good staff and volunteers

  • Part six: Looking into the future

• PRIMARY ELECTION NOTICE
  County Clerk's office to be open Saturday morning

• Lincoln native Ryan Aper focused on his passion as Spring Training begins

• 2016 EDUCATION MAGAZINE SPECIAL FEATURE
  Mount Pulaski Grade School offers the latest technology and incorporates a healthy and active lifestyle into the curriculum - a win-win situation for the students
  By Teena Lowery - Lincoln Daily News

• Rep. Darin LaHood requests forum to address spike in heroin and opioid epidemic in Central Illinois

• The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation announces Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ph.D. will receive the 2016 Lincoln Leadership Prize
  World-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s epic tome Team of Rivals was the winner of the Lincoln Prize and the inaugural Book Prize for American History.

Saturday, March 5

• Logan County Board seeks applicants for District 5 vacancy

• New Lincoln Grand 8 Theater an addition in the 'Grandest' to downtown Lincoln

• Lanterman snips the ribbon on the Lincoln Grand 8 Theater - Slideshow

• Paint Night fundraiser draws large group to Zion Lutheran in Mount Pulaski - Slideshow

• Logan County 4-H’ers attend State Junior Leadership Conference

• Central Illinois Chapter of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
  Now taking applicants for engineering scholarship

• 2016 EDUCATION MAGAZINE SPECIAL FEATURE
  Hartsburg Emden: Cow in the classroom
  By Angela Reiners - Lincoln Daily News

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  A Long way to Nome
  A fond memory of the first Iditarod

• February in Illinois was slightly warmer than normal

• Department of Insurance helps consumers navigate mental health insurance plans
  DOI’s Office of Consumer Health Insurance provides information and assistance on insurance coverage for behavioral health and substance use disorders

Friday, March 4

• Lincoln aldermen brainstorm with marketing firm to “put a stamp on something that gives you Lincoln Illinois.”
  Part two: Huss challenges city officials to think outside the box

• Local church donates dollars for Narcan drug overdose kits

• College Baseball:
  Former Mount Pulaski/Lincoln ball players now at different central Illinois colleges face each other in one-time tournament play

• Community Action to participate in nationwide 2016 March For Meals
  Support will help to fight senior isolation and hunger in Logan and Mason counties

• Lincoln Christian University secures 10 year Reaffirmation of Accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission

• 2016 EDUCATION MAGAZINESPECIAL FEATURE
  Chester- East Lincoln visual arts program impacts lives
  By Todd Spellman - Lincoln Daily News

• February Illinois FSA Newsletter

• Shop Local: products expo showcases Illinois grown, Illinois made merchandise
  Doors open Saturday, March 5th

Thursday, March 3

• Lincoln aldermen host brainstorming session with DCC Marketing
  Part one: aldermen focus on sports and retail as venues to exploit for economic development

• Lincoln season ends at hands of Southeast

• Logan County Department of Public Health now accepting Tricare for veterans at the dental clinic

• Habitat to break ground on 20th home, March 13th in Lincoln

• Column
  Starting your own transplants and Pruning timeline suggestions
  By John Fulton

• EDUCATION MAGAZINE SPECIAL FEATURE
  Chester-East Lincoln: Preschool children 'not quite ready' better prepared by blended classes
  By Todd Spellman - Lincoln Daily News

• Attendance milestone at Lincoln library
  Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum welcomes four millionth visitor

• State Regulator Announces Financial Literacy Initiative
  Seeking Partnership with Not-For-Profits, Financial Institutions

• It's that time of year again
  Madigan reminds Illinois resident to hang up on IRS scammers