Wednesday, October 9

• Comfort Inn in Lincoln to host ribbon cut on October 16th
  Locally owned motel transitions from Holiday Inn to a Choice Motel

• Illinois Emergency Management Agency Receives more than $600,000 to Support Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness
  Logan County receives $24,783.34 sub-grant

• American Cancer Society Report:
  Breast Cancer Death Rates Down 40% Since 1989

• American Legion Post 263 announces return of popular all you can eat breakfast fundraiser

• Paint the Paper Pink Progressive magazine Updated daily

• University of Illinois officially announces Center for Digital Agriculture

• Contest uses art to explore leadership
  Lincoln Presidential Library joins with State Board of Education to sponsor student art contest

Tuesday, October 8

• Young Lincoln lawyer goes to France WWII reenactment to honor his grandfather Jim Moriearty

• Grimaldi shares "D-Day" experience - Album

• Illinois American Water awards over $88,000 in Firefighter Grants
  Two local departments receive grants

• Logan County Board of Realtors
  Third Quarter Home Sales

• Trick or Treat with Abe on October 26th

• LaHood Announces Congressional App Challenge for 18th District High School Students

• September brought heat, flooding, and drought conditions to Illinois

Monday, October 7

• Next Lincoln Christian University President announced at 75th Anniversary Homecoming

• Logan County Zoning Ordinance changes address manufactured homes with push away from mobile homes

• Lincoln City Council

  • Notice of Public Hearing Monday, October 7, 2019 - Pdf

  • October 7, 2019 Regular (voting) Meeting agenda - Pdf

• Pink Pumpkin Auction

  • Pink Pumpkin Auction raises $16,000 for the American Cancer Society

  • Auction winners celebrate with a photo op

  • Getting ready for the auction

  • More from the Pink Pumpkin Auction fundraiser

  • Students at Northwest school design and create beautiful backdrop for the auction - slideshow

  • Everything comes together - slideshow

  • Guests enjoy a fun evening at the auction - slideshow

Saturday, October 5

• Lincoln Land CEO starts a new year with 13 participants

• Olympia FFA earns Third at Section 9 Land-Use Career Development Event

• Lincoln Writers Club meets October 8th

• 2019 Fall Home & Garden Video Magazine Special Feature
  A chainsaw primer

• State Fire Marshal Honors National Fire Prevention Week
  Encourages Illinoisans to Establish and Practice their Emergency Plan

• Fly the United States Flag at Half-Staff on Sunday, October 6, 2019 in Honor of National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  You’d find yourself with yor-old-pappi

• Protect your Winter Landscape from Hungry Wildlife
  by Melinda Myers

• Tales from the Vault – Rare Books
  Lincoln Presidential Library’s collection of rare books is the focus of ‘Tales from the Vault’ on October 10th

Friday, October 4

• Logan County Arts new exhibit opens October 10th

• Lincoln Kiwanis installs officers for new year

• Millikin University welcomes award-winning author Dr. James Loewen Oct. 9 for discussion on "Symbols of the Confederacy"

• 2019 Fall Home & Garden Video Magazine Special FEature
  A saw for every job

• Memorial’s Festival of Trees Gala Tickets Now on Sale

• University of Illinois College of ACES
  How preprocessing methods affect the conversion efficiency of biomass energy production

• Governor Pritzker Proclaims October as Cyber Security Awareness Month in Illinois