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September 25, 2000
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Explosion
Fire
at Mount Pulaski business
[FEB.
23, 2000] "It
sounded just like a bomb, followed by a fireball which shot out of the building
through a doorway, knocking down a wall," Chief Robert Thomas of the
Lincoln Rural Fire Department declared. Firefighters from Atlanta, Beason,
Chestnut, Lincoln, rural Lincoln and Mount Pulaski fire departments responded to
a report of heavy smoke and some flames at a maintenance building for Mt.
Pulaski Products, Skelton Plant. Logan County paramedics also responded and
remained on the scene.
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story]
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"Working"
[FEB.
23, 2000] "Working,"
one of the most frequently staged musicals in the American theater, will be
presented by Lincoln College students this Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
at the college’s Johnston Center for Performing Arts. The
popular play is based on the book of the same name by Studs Terkel, a Chicago
author, radio personality and interviewer. Terkel, called one of the greatest
oral historians of our time, captured the voices of working men and women from
all walks of life in his 1974 book.
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story]
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BUSINESS
& AG NEWS
Huggee
Miss You
Local
business carries a new product that supports a good cause
[FEB.
23, 2000] The
Mustard Moon opened its doors to Lincoln shoppers just this past September, but it has
already received a warm welcome from the community. Located at 1314 Fifth St.,
the gift shop is located in a home setting.
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story]
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HOW
WE STACK UP
Housing
Costs vs. Income
See
how Logan County stacks up
[FEB. 23, 2000]
In
today's How We Stack Up we will take a look at Logan County in proportion to
counties of similar size in the state of Illinois. According to the chart, which
is derived from census information, we can see how we stack up in terms of
household incomes versus the average cost of housing. Is the amount of money
earned per household in Logan County less than average or more than average?
What is the comparison between our cost of housing and other counties? And what
is the difference between the amounts? Click here below to find out.
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story]
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Announcements
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LCC Presents "Godspell"
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LCHS Presents "Guys and Dolls"
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Lincoln
College Presents "Working"
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Main Street Lincoln Hosts
Small Business Seminar
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YMCA Soccer Registrations Close Soon
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Television,
Radio, Semi Trailer Taken
Some
time between February 11 and February 13, 2000, unknown person(s)
forced entry to a 1999 Freightliner semi tractor while it was
parked in a lot between the Wendy’s restaurant and the Burwell
Travel Plaza on Woodlawn Road.
The unknown person(s) broke a window and took a television
and citizen band radio. The
semi tractor was moved and the trailer the tractor was attached to
was taken. The
semi-trailer was loaded with washing compounds.
The semi-trailer was a 1992 box trailer, silver in color
with Heartland Express on the side.
Unit number 6151, the trailer had Iowa license plates on
it.
Anyone with information concerning
this incident or any other crime in the Lincoln/ Logan County area
is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 217-732-3000.
Your information will be kept confidential and you may
remain anonymous if you information leads to the arrest of the
person or person(s) involved. Crime Stoppers will pay you a cash reward up to $1500.00.
Crime Stoppers has an answering machine to answer your
call. This is to
protect you if you wish to remain anonymous since your call cannot
be traced with the machine. You
need to let us know how you can be contacted about the incident or
you must watch to see if the subject has been arrested.
This is so we can make a pay out.
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