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January 8, 2021

The first baby of 2021 has made his appearance at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Xavier Awe was born on January 5th at 11:45 a.m. He weighed in at 7 pounds 9 ounces and is 19 inches long.

He was greeted by his parents Caleb and Secora Awe and his big brother Elijah of Lincoln.

 

May 5, 2021

Meet Luke Gray Sokolowski, not Luke Skywalker, but Logan County's first Star Wars "May the fourth (be with you)" baby boy in 2021. Luke was born May 4th, at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield. He is the son of Matthew and Tamara Sokolowski of Lincoln.

Soon after, along came Logan County's second Star Wars Baby, Westley Shelton, son of mom Taylor Gregory and dad Ryan Shelton, born at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Lincoln.

Luke was born at 9:59 a.m. on Tuesday and Wesley was born a few minutes later at 10:02 a.m.

As a fun play on the pun, the hospitals of Memorial Health Systems provided "Yoda" caps and personal light sabers to all the babies born of their five hospitals on Tuesday.
 

 

May 29, 2021

If you plan to attend Memorial Day Services at Steenbergen Cemetery in rural Mount Pulaski this year, be sure to check out this beautiful mural.

The patriotic piece is the work of Mount Pulaski muralist Scott Lindley and was completed last fall.

According to Lindley, visitors can view the mural from the cemetery.
 

 

July 14, 2021

Work on the Illinois American Water tower at the west end of Lincoln is moving along. When completed the tower will host the city of Lincoln's name and logo, visible from Interstate 55.

The new tower is not the only project the water company is working on in Lincoln. The company purchased land near the city of Lincoln Landscape Waste Facility and is building a new water treatment plant in that area.

 

August 2, 2021

On Sunday afternoon an annual tradition marked the opening of the 2021 Logan County Fair. Local veterans from all branches of the military gathered in the grandstand for an interveteran group photo. Much to the delight of Logan County Fair Board member Mike Maske, who orchestrates the picture event, there was a larger turnout.

 

August 5, 2021

You are never too young to start riding a horse, especially on a carnival merry-go-round with mom hiding behind the trusty steed keeping a steadying hand on your bottom.

Carnival rides at the Logan County Fair opened on Tuesday, and by Wednesday there were plenty of people out taking advantage of the special treats that come to the community but once a year.

 

August 9, 2021

Thanks to the imagination and creativity of the organizers of the annual 4-H and Junior Sheep Show at the Logan County Fair, the day of the show is always special and a lot of fun.

This year after the hard work of showing and selecting prize winning sheep was done, it was time for some fun. That fun came in the form of a sheep and shower costume contest. And, of course, extra points were given to the duo whose costumes included....you guessed it...wool.