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It was the second annual International Day at Central School on Wednesday. The event, started last year by Christa Healy, the principal of Central, is to educate students on various cultures and to help present them with a worldview. More details and a picture album are in today's Top Stories. Picture by Mike Fak
Kids fly free at Airport Daze celebration Logan County Airport and Heritage In Flight Museum anniversaries to be observed and Vietnam soldiers remembered Resolution of the Logan County Board recognizing the Logan County Airport's 60th anniversary Mount Pulaski bomber pilot recounted WWII experience City briefs: 'Lawnmower Run,' food drive, gaming machines and more  Emden family looking for residence after fire Grammy winner Dionne Warwick to receive honorary degree from Lincoln College Warwick will attend 143rd commencement ceremony Hutchinson to deliver final commencement address Doris Spencer is ALMH April Employee of the Month International Day at Central School -- story and pictures Zion School prepares for Vines and Vendors this Saturday -- information and pictures Lincoln High School students visit career areas, colleges and industries -- in pictures Community Action and Kiwanis of Lincoln host annual summer day camp Public invited to Community Action open house May 5 House sends tuition freeze extension to gov This day in history Yesterday's Top Stories City briefs: City will begin new year with no working budget; and more Museum seeks names of Logan County soldiers who lost their lives in Vietnam 4-H Oral Communications Contest results announced Logan County awarded federal funds under the emergency food and shelter national board program Food pantry holds annual banquet -- in pictures 3rd county fire in week hits Lincoln Lincoln College ends theater season with 'Other People's Money' Lawmakers: Session over soon; budget may linger Quinn responds to Civic Federation criticism of his budget proposals Senate nixes taxpayer-funded Blagojevich portrait This day in history This Week's Top Stories CLOSE UP:  April 27 Lincoln FFA, quilters, Allison Mayernick, Elkhart plant sale and LJHS spring play in Close Up Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance	Looking for a great recipe? Check out Grab Your Fork Sponsored by
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News...    sponsored by        In this Oct. 4, 2009, file photo, Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud arrives to meet with media in Sararogha in the Pakistani tribal area of South Waziristan, along the Afghanistan border. Mehsud is now believed to have survived a U.S. missile strike earlier this year but has lost clout within the militant network, a senior intelligence official said Thursday. AP file photo by Ishtiaq Mehsud
Local Kids fly free at Airport Daze celebration Logan County Airport and Heritage In Flight Museum anniversaries to be observed and Vietnam soldiers remembered Resolution of the Logan County Board recognizing the Logan County Airport's 60th anniversary Mount Pulaski bomber pilot recounted WWII experience Grammy winner Dionne Warwick to receive honorary degree from Lincoln College Warwick will attend 143rd commencement ceremony Hutchinson to deliver final commencement address City briefs: 'Lawnmower Run,' food drive, gaming machines and more  Doris Spencer is ALMH April Employee of the Month International Day at Central School -- story and pictures Zion School prepares for Vines and Vendors this Saturday -- information and pictures Lincoln High School students visit career areas, colleges and industries -- in pictures Community Action and Kiwanis of Lincoln host annual summer day camp Public invited to Community Action open house May 5 CLOSE UP:  April 27 Lincoln FFA, quilters, Allison Mayernick, Elkhart plant sale and LJHS spring play in Close Up Zooming in on the people, places and things that make this community interesting! sponsored by CHRIS COYNE, Agent -- State Farm Insurance State Ill. lawmaker's engagement spotlights gay marriage National Union: 2 missing in Ky. coal mine rock fall Police say Texan decapitated wife with chain saw Boy to be sentenced in Border Patrol agent's death Tough AZ immigration law facing new roadblocks Illegal immigrants plan to leave over Ariz. law Miss. tornado couple receives wedding dress, trip Ayers speech at Univ. of Wyo. without incident CPSC announces 2 big crib recalls Politics & Government Obama: Congress may not tackle immigration soon Obama welcomes end of financial regulation impasse Obama to name Yellen as Fed's No. 2 In financial regs debate, senators look to details Fla. gov on cusp of independent bid for US Senate Seniors aren't flocking to quality health plans Navy to allow women to serve on submarines AP source: US Navy has encounter with Iranian jet Mojave cross case: a signal on religious symbols Weather and Climate The nation's weather International Intel: Pakistan Taliban chief now believed alive Man stabs 28 children at kindergarten in China Afghan lawmaker's relative killed in night raid Egypt rejects claims that it gassed Gaza tunnels South Korea buries sailors killed in ship sinking Thai protesters' rivals call for end to 'anarchy' UK's Brown seeks redemption at debate after gaffe Prosecutors investigate Ukraine parliament chaos Ash, Greek credit crises reveal a disunited Europe Australia proposes tough cigarette packaging rules ODD & Extraordinary Flea infestation shuts down Ohio health department Md. college to offer midnight psychology class PETA buys ad space on Oregon man's cremation urns Police: Woman bites man after being called fat Retired pastor from Diamond finds unusual diamond Man wants to go barefoot in Ohio Statehouse Texas crew mistakenly demolishes the wrong house Wis. horse is world's tallest at nearly 6-foot-11 Science, Technology and the Environment Officials: Leaks spewing more oil into Gulf BP says would welcome military help on oil spill Mass. Cape Wind gets thumbs-up, thumbs-down Astronomers find loads of ice on big asteroid Too risky to phone ET? Too late -- NASA's tried it	Upcoming Civic Events
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Dow     $11167.32   +122.05            S&P500       $1206.78   +15.42            NASDAQ     $2511.92   +40.19   Local Logan County Airport one of 19,200 landing facilities used for business and public services County board recognizes Logan County Airport as benefiting community economics and quality of life Little Caesars launches 'Your Ticket to Kick It' national promotion with PepsiCo and Sony Entertainment National Jobless claims fall to lowest level in 4 weeks Exxon Mobil 1Q profit jumps 38 percent Reserve gain boosts Aetna 1Q profit 29 percent Starwood 1Q profit rises on better hotel demand Venezuela charge hurts Colgate-Palmolive 1Q profit International AstraZeneca 1st-quarter profit up 29 percent Credit-rating agencies loom large in Europe crisis Energy Officials: Leaks spewing more oil into Gulf Oil eases hovers near $84 in Asia Markets Stock futures rise, point to higher opening European markets steady as Greek debt fears ease Other Recent Business News Index Lincoln IGA Don Panchito MKS Jewelers NAPA   Area Gas Prices Regular Gasoline per Gallon Lincoln $2.799 Bloomington $2.729- $2.789 Springfield $2.859 -- $2.979                        Broadleaf weed control and cedar apple rust By John Fulton  USDA Farm Service Agency March newsletter 2010 DCP/ACRE sign-up under way Grains futures trade mixed; beef lower, pork mixed Agriculture News Elsewhere   Weather Market Commentary US Soybean Plantings Speeding Ahead, Nearly 7% Complete Rumors & facts: Is China making its grand entrance to the U.S. corn trade? Small tender might be the start of longer-term buying program, traders say More... Recent Rural Review News Index Upcoming Civic Events              CLASSIFIED ADS Place an ad online     Classified Rates & Info     HAPPY ADS! Announcements Auctions Autos/Vehicles Employment Free Legal Notices Lost & Found Misc. for Sale Pets/Animals Real Estate Rentals Services Wanted

Zion Lutheran School is having its Vines and Vendors sale this weekend. The plant, art, crafts and home-based exposition and sale is on Saturday from 8 a.m. till 2 p.m. Picture by Mike Fak  (Click on picture for larger image.)
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And now there are five. In this publicity image released by Fox, Siobhan Magnus performs on the singing competition series "American Idol" in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Magnus was voted off the show last night, leaving only five finalists in this year's race. AP photo/Fox, Michael Becker
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Exercise rider Dana Barnes takes Kentucky Derby hopeful Lookin at Lucky for a workout at Churchill Downs on Monday in Louisville, Ky. AP photo by Ed Reinke
Today's Top Sports Stories Chris Ware selected 1st-Team All-American and to NJCAA All-Star Game Lookin At Lucky is early Kentucky Derby favorite Tiger's golf rehab takes 2nd step at Quail Hollow MLB.com baseball standings Local Sports Logan Lanes: 'Have-A-Ball' League Pro Basketball Anthony gets the help he wanted in Nuggets' win Jennings scores 25, Milwaukee stuns Atlanta 91-87 LeBron puzzled by elbow injury Dolphins GM apologizes for question to Dez Bryant Baseball Hamilton's HR helps Rangers beat White Sox Atilano and Dunn lead Nats past Cubs 3-2 Cardinals beat slumping Braves 6-0 Sabathia leads Yankees over Orioles 8-3 Recent Sports News Index	LCHS Athletics Lincoln College Athletics