Wednesday, March 9

• Veteran’s Assistance Commission tax levy garners personal support from Lincoln Aldermen

• Young Professionals host Home-Buying Seminar
  Free seminar focusing on topics relevant to the purchase of a home

• Lincoln Christian University invites public comments
  Personal presentations and third party comments welcomed

• Lincoln facility to take a new name
  Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois to become Memorial Behavioral Health

• Logan County LEPC to meet March 16th

• Mount Pulaski announces landscape waste pick up dates

• Flags to fly at half-staff Friday as tribute to former First Lady Nancy Reagan

• 2016 EDUCATION MAGAZINE SPECIAL FEATURE
  Hartsburg-Emden students scores soar with new literacy program
  Hartsburg-Emden Superintendent Terry L. Wisniewski tells the story
  of a bad mark - research and a new plan

Tuesday, March 8

• Lady Railer makes history: Hailie Williams is the Queen of the Hill

• County to update housing ordinances:  R.V. temporary housing, small parcels for country homes, building codes

• Substance-free bowling party sees the largest turnout ever - Slideshow

• Hartsburg-Emden student shadows Rep. Tim Butler as the Representative visits the school - Album

• Lincoln Junior High School Wrestlers headed to State Finals this weekend

• 2016 EDUCATION MAGAZINE SPECIAL FEATURE
  Fifth grade students live and learn Civil War history in conjunction with Lincoln Heritage Museum
  By Lincoln School District # 27 Superintendent Kent Froebe

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