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					On 
					Friday afternoon, Logan County Sheriff Mark Landers and 
					Resident Circuit Judge Jonathan Wright issued a statement 
					saying that the Logan County Courthouse will remain open for 
					essential services as well as courtroom activities for the 
					time being. 
					 
					Wright noted, "The elected and appointed officials of Logan 
					County in conjunction with the Logan County Health 
					Department are monitoring the situation involving 
					coronavirus. We will evaluate and update our policies and 
					procedures accordingly." | 
				 
			 
			
			Some 
			activities, such as school tours, will be prohibited.  
			 
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			BREAKING NEWS:
			Gov. Pritzker Announces Bars 
			and Restaurants Will Close to Public by End of Monday 
			
			LOGAN COUNTY:  
			Circuit Court appearances 
			to be limited effective Monday 
			
			LOGAN COUNTY:  
			Mount Pulaski City 
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					NEWS, CHANGES, CANCELLATIONS & INFORMATION  | 
				 
			 
					
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					| A message from Sheriff Landers 
					concerning court: 
					Traffic court for Monday, March 16th, 2020 has been 
					continued to a later date. We apologize for the short 
					notice, however, with the evolving situation involving the 
					COVID-19 virus, public health officials are discouraging 
					large gatherings of people, especially indoors. You will be 
					notified by mail of the new court date. Please ensure the 
					Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office has your most current 
					address. Any questions regarding
					future court dates involving 
					traffic court should be directed to the Circuit Clerk’s 
					Office at 217-735-2376. 
					
						All other court cases scheduled 
						for Monday, March 16th, 2020 will proceed as scheduled. 
						Additionally, all other Logan County Courthouse services 
						will remain available at this time. Please check back 
						frequently to the Logan County website or to this page 
						for updates. We will do our best to keep you updated 
						with the latest developments regarding court services. 
						Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. 
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					The First 
					Presbyterian Church in Lincoln  
					will be cancelling church services for  
					Sunday March 15, 22 and 29. 
					 
					Pastor Adam Quine will be working to provide live stream 
					worship this Sunday at 10 a.m. 
					 
					For further details,  
					please contact the church at 217-732-6141.  | 
				 
			 
			
			
				
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					site for coronavirus for employees at UW Medical Center 
					Northwest in Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 13, 2020.  
					
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				 Shaken but united, Americans pull 
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				Wilton First Selectwoman Lynne Vanderslice speaks to Reuters 
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				 Trump declares coronavirus national 
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				President Donald Trump speaks as Dr Anthony Fauci of NIH, LHC 
				Group Executive Vice President Bruce Greenstein, Vice President 
				Mike Pence and HHS Secretary Alex Azar listen during an event 
				where the president declared the coronavirus pandemic a national 
				emergency at a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White 
				House in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan 
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				 Next week's Democratic primaries to 
				proceed despite coronavirus, Louisiana delay 
				
				
				Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President 
				Joe Biden speaks during a primary night speech at The National 
				Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., March 
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				 World closes borders, restricts 
				travel to contain coronavirus spread 
				
				
				People wear protective face masks at a residential community 
				following an outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), in downtown 
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				postponed over coronavirus 
				
				
				A full-size model of the ExoMars entry, descent and landing 
				module, Schiaparell is seen during a press conference at the 
				European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany 
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				 Apple to close retail stores 
				worldwide, except Greater China, until March 27 
				
				
				A man wearing a face mask walks past an Apple store in an 
				upmarket shopping district in Beijing as the country is hit by 
				an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, China, March 4, 2020. 
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				after national emergency declared 
				
				
				A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange 
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			Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., April 15, 2019.   
			 
			
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				orch relay of the Olympic flame for Tokyo 2020 - Sparta, Greece 
				- March 13, 2020 US actor Gerard Butler takes part in the 
				Olympic flame torch relay for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics 
				REUTERS/Vassilis Psomas NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. 
			 
			
			
			
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				Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love (0) grabs a rebound from 
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				half at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Ken Blaze-USA TODAY 
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				An empty practice field near George M. Steinbrenner Field is 
				seen following the cancellation of a spring training game 
				between the Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees due to the Covid 
				19 coronavirus outbreak. Major League Baseball is also delaying 
				the start of the regular season by at least two weeks. Jonathan 
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				 Golf's Masters postponed, English 
				soccer suspended as coronavirus wreaks havoc 
				
				
				A man walks by St James' Park as the Premier League is suspended 
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