Friday, August 16

• Sugar Creek Wind Farm construction to begin

• Emden ALS Awareness and Fundraisers Saturday
  5K to go out with a bang

• Lincoln Junior High School student orientation/ community open house highlights new meal plans, Chrome Books and STEM Lab

  • Community invited to attend LJHS Orientation and Open House - Album

  • Community organizations invited to share at the LJHS student orientation - Album

• Lincoln Community High School District 404
  Notice of Regular Meeting of the Board of Education August 19, 2019 - Pdf

• Lincoln Christian University 76th Convocation slated for August 27th

• LCG&HS to host sandwich fundraiser at Lincoln IGA Saturday

• Ticks in Illinois found to have Heartland Virus
  Protect yourself from tick bites

• Pritzker launches Connect Illinois, a $420 million statewide broadband expansion under rebuild Illinois
  Cross-agency effort hosted online at www.illinois.gov/ ConnectIllinois

• Pritzker signs bill creating pediatric cancer license plates to raise awareness, funds

Thursday, August 15

• Claire and Ella Bobell create lasting memories at the 2019 Illinois State Fair - Album

• Artists interpret cultural values

• Guests enjoy artist interpretations of "Endangered" - Album

• Pinkerton uses art show as a funny fundraiser - Album

• Kiwanis Hosts Annual Pork Chop Dinner

• Millikin University opens academic year with New Student Welcome Week Aug. 20-25

• Report: Farmers Prevented from Planting Crops on More than 19 Million Acres

• Illinois Officials Stress Need for Awareness of Blue-Green Algae for Residents Recreating in Illinois Lakes, Rivers, Streams and Ponds
  Recent Reports of Canine Deaths Raising Awareness

• IEMA Launches New Homeland Security Campaign Focusing on Protecting Public Safety
  ‘See Something, Say Something’ PSA available for distribution

• Employers no longer can ask for past salary information
  A change in state law effective in September prohibits requesting wage or salary history

Wednesday, August 14

• Country Financial® supports Cronin Brothers VFW with equipment funding through Operation Helping Heroes Donation

• Bobell girls earn 40+K at Governors Sale of Champions

• Mount Pulaski Chief of Police:
  Understanding the laws of Right-of-Way at open intersections

• Board of Health meeting date change notification

• Olympia Pacesetters 4-H Club selected as a State Farm Neighborhood Assist® Top 200 Finalist
  Help them win with your vote

• Parents Encouraged to Include Emergency Preparedness in Back-to-School Plans
  August is School and Campus Preparedness Month in Illinois

• First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Illinois for 2019

Tuesday, August 13

• Lincoln City Council
  August 13, 2019 Committee of the Whole meeting agenda - Pdf

• Logan County Clerk and Recorder
  New Voter Registration Cards coming soon

• Chuck’s Glass and Mirror to celebrate new location with a ribbon cut August 20th

• Ella and Claire Bobell of Lincoln among Grand Champions at the Illinois State Fair
  Bobells Champion Barrows will sell tonight in Governors Sale of Champions

• Atlanta Library Plans Restoration Project

• Olympia excels at the Section 9 FFA Fair

• University of Illinois Extension Announces New Horticulture and Naturalist Education Course

• New official Illinois map available at state fair