Monday, August 19

• Logan County Board revote leaning toward Public Facilities Tax vs Public Safety Tax

• Lincoln City Council
  August 19, 2019 Regular Meeting Agenda - Pdf

• Local Habitat for Humanity recognizes Leonard Krusemark

• Emden ALS awareness event adds to funds raised for support and research

• ALS Awareness 5K Run/Walk - slideshow

• City of Lincoln to begin fall street resurfacing projects August 20th

• Mount Pulaski Township Highway Department to begin road resurfacing projects August 20th

• Sugar Creek Wind Farm construction to begin

• Historian Gary Freese to speak at LCG&HS meeting tonight

• Dave Melton Family Singers to perform in San Jose August 25th

• Memorial Medical Center, SIU Medicine to host free seminar on opioid crisis

Saturday, August 17

• Logan County Board’s Finance Committee reviews Sheriff's Department budget changes

• City of Lincoln to begin fall street resurfacing projects August 20th

• Mount Pulaski Township Highway Department to begin road resurfacing projects August 20th

• Chinese University Students arrive at Lincoln College
  Seven new students and visiting scholar from Shenyang Jianzhu University participate in campus program

• Why did the tortoise cross the road?
  To get help from the local librarians

• David Neuendorf St. Clara's Employee of the Month in July

• Junior Achievement receives $10,000 Bayer Fund grant for Experiential Career Exploration

• Sugar Creek Wind Farm construction to begin

• University of Illinois Extension
  Late summer gardening tasks for fall harvest success

• Illinois Department of Public Health warns of hospitalizations potentially tied to vaping

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Windy's bombastic sampling of creativity

• Strategies for growing edibles later into the season
  by Melinda Myers

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