Friday, March 25 - Easter Weekend Edition

• 17th Annual Ag Day Breakfast - Slideshow

  • Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce Ag Scholarship recipients for 2016

  • Lessons from Copper Basin 300 Dogsled Race from a local veterinarian perspective

• Spring 2016 Logan County Farm Outlook Magazine Special Feature
  Predicted decline of local farm economy
  By Nila Smith

• Logan County farmer talks about Sesquicentennial Family Farm - Album

• ALMH marks Fifth Year Anniversary in new building

• Easter Devotionals

  • Friday
    The Last Funeral
    Pastor Greg Wooten - Lincoln Church of the Nazarene

  • Saturday
    Running to the Tomb!
    Pastor Steve Poirot - Lincoln Bible Church

  • Sunday
    What to do with Easter
    (Based on Luke 24:13-35)
    Pastor Ken Krammer - St. John's United Church of Christ

• Free Orthopedic Assessment Clinic Returns to ALMH
  Appointment required

• MS Walk scheduled for May 1st
  Those who sign up early will have a chance to win free groceries

• Springfield Clinic joins Midwest Healthcare Quality Alliance

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Oh yes, that whistle

Thursday, March 24

• City and local artists compromise on sculpture proposal

• Landscape Waste Facility goes to five days per week for spring clean-up season

• No one goes hungry at the Ultimate All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast - Album

• Rescheduled - Public meeting on high-speed rail moved to Thursday, March 31th in Lincoln

• Logan County 4-H to offer sign language club for youth

• Easter Devotional
  Why Easter matters
  Ron Otto, Preaching Minister - Lincoln Christian Church

• Spring 2016 Logan County Farm Outlook Magazine Special Feature
  Spring 2016 Ag Perspective
  By John Fulton

• Column
  Sweet Gum Ball and Other Tree Fruit Prevention, Gardening, and Controlling Ants
  By John Fulton

• Lincoln and Lincoln authors to be featured on Illinois Stories with Mark McDonald starting this evening

• Presidential Proclamation -- Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Brussels, Belgium
  Flags to fly at half-staff

• Illinois Humanities Announces New Grants Programs
  Revamped Community Grants continue to support Illinois nonprofits and aim to support community conversations across Illinois

Wednesday, March 23

• Hartsburg-Emden 8th Grade win sweeps IESA State Volleyball Championships

  • Hartem Volleyball Slideshow

• County votes down electric administrative fee, approves health insurance and other matters

• Springfield Clinic Mount Pulaski set to open in new location April 11th

• Local Fourth-graders learn about Agriculture from Farm Bureau's Young Leaders - Slideshow

• Thomas named Head Wrestling Coach at Lincoln College

• Logan County Polar Plunge support for Special Olympics results and awards

• Easter Devotional
  The transforming power of the resurrection
  Michael V. Mallick, Sr. Minister - Jefferson Street Christian Church

• Park district notes - Updated March 23rd.
  Annual Easter Egg Hunt March 26th
  By Lauren Ruckman

• Murder Mystery Company presents “A Dance with Death”
  Knights of Columbus Auxiliary hosts second annual Murder Mystery Dinner

• Illinois soils warm over the first half of March

• Treasurer Michael Frerichs announces online auction for unclaimed property
  Live auction March 28-April 1, sale preview underway