Saturday, May 5

• Workshop by gifted musician Richie Gajate Garcia emphasizes diversity in percussion

• Percussion workshop concludes with an amazing gift from an amazingly gifted musician - Album

• Lincoln Girls on the Run put best foot forward on hottest day

  • Girls on the Run - Ready, Set..... - slideshow

  • Girls on the Run - GO!!!! - slideshow

• North Hamilton Street to be closed at the railroad crossing starting Monday, May 7th

• HillTopper Wind Farm Construction to begin
  Project includes $10 million in road improvements
  Some road closures to begin as soon as Monday May 7th

• CLASS OF 2018

  • Olympia Middle School

• 2018 Spring Home & Garden Video Magazine Special Feature
  The "wow factor" flower garden

• Heartland student awarded study abroad scholarship by U.S. Department of State

• Meteors to dash across weekend sky as Eta Aquarid shower reaches its lengthy peak

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Pilots yell "May Day" to tell’ ‘em whoever’s to blame

• Colorful Caladiums Brighten Shade Gardens All Season
  By Melinda Myers

Friday, May 4

• Building and commercial solar development ordinances pass Logan County Regional Planning Commission

• LLCEO students showcase businesses at annual tradeshow

• Master Naturalists to man birdwatching station at Kickapoo Creek Park on Saturdays in May

• 2018 Spring Home & Garden Video Magazine Special Feature
  Inviting your laundry room up, out of the dark, dingy, scary basement

• Zonta Drive-thru baby shower this Sunday to benefit Living Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center

• Second annual Taste of Beason to be held this weekend

• Meteors to dash across weekend sky as Eta Aquarid shower reaches its lengthy peak

• Rauner urges Illinoisans to ‘Start Seeing Motorcycles’
  Annual safety campaign calls on public to remain alert during riding season

Thursday, May 3

• Building and commercial solar development ordinances pass Logan County Regional Planning Commission

• District 27 and Local Partners Expands Free Summer Meals for 2018
  Kickoff May 31st with a Carnival theme
  Two locations and three days a week in June and July

• Logan County 4-H member attends National 4-H Conference

• UPDATED - Mount Pulaski citizens encouraged to participate in water survey

• 2018 Spring Home & Garden Video Magazine Special Feature
  Internet service is now a home essential

• ALMH to offer Youth Mental Health First Aid training

• Can Foods Safely this Summer with Free Pressure Canner Test from Extension

• Lincoln Writers Club meets May 8th

• Memorial Medical Center to Host Free Stroke Seminar

Wednesday, May 2

• Elkhart Veterans’ Park Awarded Grant

• Mount Pulaski Market Days shifts to Friday nights with 'Friday Night Street-fest and Vendor Market'

• Bayley Holmes named April Senior of the Month at Mount Pulaski High School

• Abe Lincoln Quarter Midget Association hosts Arrive and Drive event this Saturday

• CORRECTION TO DAILY HOURS:
  City of Lincoln offers extended hours at landscape waste facility for spring lawn cleanup
  Open Wednesday through Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3:50 p.m.

• Area Music Students can now apply for the Chuck Laughery Music Camp Scholarship

• From the Lincoln Public Library

  • May Library Notes

• IDOA announces 2018 State Fair Theme
  Just 100 days remain until the opening of the Illinois State Fair

• Second coldest April on record in Illinois

• Rauner submits Statements of Economic Interest