Saturday, July 6

• County Board Building & Grounds committee working on a long-term plan for Scully Park fountain

• Lincoln Park District Fourth of July Celebration

  • Lincoln Park District offers day-long celebration for the Fourth of July

  • Balloon figures and face paint very popular on Thursday afternoon - slideshow

  • Fun and games on the Fourth of July - slideshow

  • Good music great food at the LPD - slideshow

  • Friends and family gather for the start of the fireworks - slideshow

  • Mid part of the show offers color and variety - slideshow

  • A grand show ends with a Grand Finale' -slideshow

• Logan County Arts presents the works of Jeff Williams
  Artist reception July 11th

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  The real reason we celebrate our Independence Day

• Growing Blueberries in Honor of National Blueberry Month
  By Melinda Myers

Friday, July 5

• Lincoln Park District Fourth of July Celebration
  Children's Walking Parade

  • Children's Walking Parade begins with registration at Scully Park - slideshow

  • Happy faces line up for the parade - slideshow

  • The group departs from Scully Park - slideshow

  • Parade participants enjoy the journey to the Park District - slideshow

  • Snacks, cold drinks and parade prizes await at the Park District - slideshow

  • Lincoln Fire Department treats kids to a cooling shower - slideshow

  • A cold shower brings out the best in everyone - slideshow

• Lincoln Community High School District 404
  Notice of Special Board Meeting July 9th - Pdf

• June in Illinois featured more rain and lower temperatures than average

• U of I Extension
  Summer Care of Roses

• Pritzker Urges Federal Agriculture Disaster Declaration
  Following Historic Flooding, Governor Writes Letter to USDA Secretary Perdue to Urge Declaration

Thursday - Fourth of July Holiday

Wednesday, July 3

• Hot air balloons to fly and glow in Lincoln again

• Extension offers July Cloverbud Camp for six and seven-year-olds

• ALMH to offer Safe Sitter training August 10th
  Seating is limited register now for this free event

• Illinois DNR Newsbits- July 2019
  Events and activities at Illinois parks, museums, and conservation areas

• Heat, Humidity Can Be Deadly Combination
  State officials offer heat safety tips

• The Age to Buy Tobacco is now 21
  Tobacco 21 reduces medical costs and improves Illinois’ health

• Pathogen That Causes Sudden Oak Death Found in Illinois

Tuesday, July 2

• McCue documents Abraham Lincoln Eighth Judicial Circuit historical markers

• Forty-seven area students receive honors at Lincoln College
  List includes 17 with perfect 4.0 averages

• UIS announces Spring Semester 2019 Dean’s List

• Lincoln Public Library
  July Library Notes

• IDNR Public Access Program adds more archery deer hunting sites
  IRAP deer hunting application deadline is August 23

• NRCS, UC Davis announce release of SoilWeb 2.0 App update

• State Agencies prepare aggressive hiring effort to resolve Medicaid backlog
  Accelerated frontline hiring initiative to build on efforts already underway to overcome delays

• Impaired driving has ‘Life or Death’ consequences
  Police to step up patrols for July Fourth holiday