Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006

posted daily OVER THE NOON HOUR  (CDT)

• During the Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival:

• Bob Church, surveyor, returns to the Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival

• Old-time 'base ball' to be featured

• Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society to host cemetery walk

• Logan Railsplitting Association and Lincoln Sportsmen's Club to host trap shoot

• Bethel School to host open house

• Free bluegrass concert

• Mystery Ink Productions to perform 'Mr. Lincoln and the Lost Client'

• More...

• State public health director issues warning about food-borne illness linked to fresh spinach consumption
  No confirmed Illinois cases of E. coli from consumption of bagged fresh spinach

• West Nile virus claims another life

• August was slightly warmer and wetter than normal

• Gov. Blagojevich and Lt. Gov. Quinn urge U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to expand health services for veterans
  Letter responds to report highlighting the federal government's inadequate assessment of returning veterans' health needs

• FEMA outlines conditions for increasing rental assistance after disasters

• World, national news

• More...

 Law & Courts                                Week of Sept. 11, 2006

• Court news

• Marriages

• Dissolutions

• Draft of Logan County Comprehensive Plan

• Draft of Logan County Greenways Plan

• Calendar of events

• How to help victims of earthquakes, hurricanes and more

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program celebrates 10th anniversary

• Home and garden news elsewhere

• Fast Fall Decorating Ideas

• Buying Wood Furniture

• Top 10 Paint Problems and How to Fix Them

• Patio Retreats

• More...

 Features

• Slim Randles'  Home Country
  Mountain music and children mix

• Mayfield's Mutterings: Mutterings on the move
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Sports news elsewhere

• World Match Play Championship

• More...

 Business

• NEED A JOB? FIND IT HERE!    (3) 

• Classifieds    (12)   

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• Business news elsewhere

• CPI, output data point to moderating inflation

• Ford to cut one-third of work force

• More...

• Health news elsewhere

• FDA: E. coli linked to Natural Selection Foods

• Study: Drug helps prevent diabetes in high-risk subjects

• Diabetes that develops early more likely to worsen

• Fast action needed to stop HIV among drug users: report

• Autistic children have low cholesterol levels

• Emergency Contraception Doesn't Lower Abortion Rates

• Why is me time such a big deal?

• More...

• Personal tech news elsewhere

• No guarantees when it comes to Web privacy

• Amid privacy backlash, Web publishers turn inward

• Microsoft Zune to share the music

• Microsoft targets 'tween' gamers for growth

• More...

• Travel news elsewhere

• Chicago celebrates architect's 150th birthday

• The Simple Life in the Atlantic's Azores

• Hotels luring guys with 'mancations'

• Feathers fly in Venice square

• Tips on doling out gratuities abroad

• More...

• Movie reviews elsewhere

• 'Gridiron Gang'

• 'The Last Kiss'

• More...

• Book reviews elsewhere

• 'All the King's Men'
  A political novel with staying power

• 'Restless'
  The spy who stayed out in the cold

• More...

Friday, Sept. 15:

• During the Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival:

• Old-time 'base ball' to be featured

• Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society to host cemetery walk

• Logan Railsplitting Association and Lincoln Sportsmen's Club to host trap shoot

• Bethel School to host open house

• Free bluegrass concert

• Mystery Ink Productions to perform 'Mr. Lincoln and the Lost Client'

• Day of fun scheduled for Elks Abe Lincoln Disabled Children's Fundraiser

• Robert's Sysco says, 'Thank you, Lincoln and Logan County'

• FDA issues E. coli consumer alert

• City of Mount Pulaski roadwork begins

• 44th District weekly update

• Reminder: Civil War ball to kick off the Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival

• State rep hosts Lincoln office hours Monday

• Lincoln on statewide Back-to-School All Kids Training Tour

• Lady Railers take one from Urbana
  LCHS gets back to .500
  By Rick Hobler

• Lincoln Christian men's soccer

Thursday, Sept. 14

Wednesday, Sept. 13

Tuesday, Sept. 12

Monday, Sept. 11

Saturday, Sept. 9