Saturday, October 21

• Lincoln College students take awards at Broadcasters Conference
  Student productions honored for Promotions and Longform Journalism

• Atlanta 4-H clubs collect caps for benches

• First posted Friday morning
  Amtrak train evacuated in Lincoln after finding suspicious bags on board

• West Lincoln-Broadwell students produce first edition of new school newspaper

• Soil moisture improved in October in Illinois

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Successfully retired

Friday, October 20

• Posted 11:20 a.m.
  Amtrak train evacuated in Lincoln after finding suspicious bags on board

• Lincoln Youth Football Teams to play following Colts game Sunday

• Lincoln Youth Football prepares for big game on Sunday - slideshow

• South Dakota potatoes to be available at Harvest of Talents

• Logan County fifth grade students enjoy trip to Chicago - Album

• From the Illinois Department of Public Health
  Illinois Breast & Cervical Cancer Program

• Friday, October 20th designated Illinois Mammography Day Link

• Logan County FSA October Updates

• New report looks at clinical trials in Illinois
  Illinois research provides cutting edge treatments for patients

Thursday, October 19

• Logan County Board briefs: County to seek public transportation provider, and votes and other updates

• City imposes parking bans for road projects on Thursday and Friday

• Come to Harvest of Talents for a fun and exciting day and an opportunity to cross items off that Christmas shopping list

• West Lincoln Broadwell student Sam Kurka among winners of “Imagine a Day Without Water” Art Contest

• Oasis marks end of the senior dance season with a Costume Ball and Dinner

• Graue Chevrolet Buick Cadillac to host fundraiser to benefit LCHS Choir and Theater

• Heartland Community College Board announces presidential search committee chair and general search timeline

• Ghostly fun at Lincoln Presidential Museum
  ‘Spooktacular’ on Oct. 21 features haunted exhibits, storytelling and games

Wednesday, October 18

• City imposes parking bans for road projects on Thursday and Friday

• Christian Village staff review proper evacuation procedures in mock drill

• Ben Mikaelsen teaches Mount Pulaski students to author of their own lives

• Cellphone ban at Logan County Courthouse goes into effect November 1st

• Railsplitter Antique Auto Club hosts annual show at the Mill on 66 Museum - slideshow

• Car exhibitors enjoy a day at the Mill - slideshow

• Business "Start up Travel Grants" now available through Greater Peoria Area Economic Development Council and Logan County Economic Development Partnership

• Lincoln College’s Creekside Hosting Fall Festival
  Special Dedication of “Nature’s Embrace"

• Chester-East Lincoln to host pre-school screenings November 1st
  Parents should call for appointments

• St. John United Church of Christ to host Trunk or Treat October 29th

• State of Illinois sells $1.5 billion in bonds
  Proceeds to help pay down bill backlog at lower interest