Monday, August 21

• City of Lincoln: Vote on waste hauler contract postponed to September 5th

• ALS Awareness Run: Great weather for a great cause

• While many run or walk, others enjoy fundraising activities - slideshow

• Race ends with a new record for Braxton Schuldt - slideshow

• August Third Friday event draws large attendance

• Kids enjoy fun and games on Broadway Street - slideshow

• Vendors and not-for-profits line the street on Kickapoo - slideshow

• 2017 Total Solar Eclipse (NWS Link)

• Researchers study weather and climate conditions during solar eclipse in Illinois

• The Illinois State Police reminds motorists school is starting
  Be alert for children walking or riding their bike and stopped school buses

Saturday, August 19

• Cub Scout Pack 101 invites returning and new scouts to Kickapoo Creek Park

• Elkhart community hosts "Route 66 Labor Day Weekend Celebration"

• Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society to meet Monday evening

• Illinois Soils Cooler, Drier in Mid-August

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Duckworth, the Canardly Terrier

• Keeping it Fresh from the Garden to the Table
  By Melinda Myers

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