Friday, August 18

• Third Friday Downtown tonight guarantees "Fun and Adventure"

• Season ticket sales for Lincoln Community High School 2017 – 2018 Football and Volleyball

• ALMH offers free Prenatal Class

• Logan County Democrats host Precinct Captains Training August 30th

• Back to School

  • Breathe Easy: Five tips for parents and teachers to manage a child’s asthma in the new school year

  • Parents encouraged to include emergency preparedness in back-to-school plans

• All-American fun and games Aug. 19th
  Lincoln Presidential Library hosts ‘All-American Picnic’ with games, baseball and ‘Field of Dreams’

Thursday, August 17

• Logan County Board
  Special Finance Committee Meeting scheduled for August 22nd canceled
  To be part of recessed Regular Board Meeting to be held on August 22nd

• Lincoln Dairy Queen receives PRIDE award

• Sale of Champions invests in tomorrow’s agricultural leaders
  Logan County youth Griffen Jodlowski earns $250 for his Best of Show Goat Milk

• Midwest Central Schools to hold viewing event for Monday eclipse

• Safety tips for the Great American Solar Eclipse
  Protect your eyes with proper eclipse glasses

• How to Tell If Your Eclipse Glasses or Handheld Solar Viewers Are Safe

• Rauner signs bill allowing EMS personnel to take injured police dogs to veterinary clinics

• Rauner signs HB 470 designating corn as the Official State Grain
  SB1991 creates Agriculture Education Shortage Task Force

• Rauner signs two consolidation bills, stresses more action is needed
  Two bills will help reduce the number of local units of government, but more resident empowerment needed

Wednesday, August 16

• 2017 Lincoln Balloon Festival - Friday August 24th through Sunday August 27th

  • Friday and Saturday at the Logan County Airport

    • Anyone can ride now, tethered balloon rides include handicap accessible basket

    • 'Gigi’s Playhouse' special needs traveling program makes debut at Lincoln Balloon Festival

    • GiGi's Program Agenda for Saturday, August 26th

    • A gift for veterans

  • 2017 Lincoln Balloon Festival expands back to the downtown area with Art, Crafters, and Home-based business shows

• Culver’s to host Suicide Prevention Fundraiser Thursday evening
  Kelli Allison to participate in Out of the Darkness Walk

• Health And Safety Tips For The Eclipse
  Looking at the sun when it is partially eclipsed is unsafe

Tuesday, August 15

• Feeling blue? New art show does it too

  • Color Me Blue - slideshow

• Small farm grazing operation pasture walk set for August 23

• Rauner signs bill protecting children in early childhood programs from expulsion

• Vaccines Save Lives And Are Safe
  National Immunization Awareness Month celebrates the important of vaccines

• Illinois State Police urges motorists to be prepared for solar eclipse
  Expect an increase in traffic volume prior to and after the eclipse

• Memorial Medical Center to host free introductory seminar on fitness for adults over 40