Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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Top Stories from the past week

April 16

• LCHS students join others hanging the sign 'Gone fishing!'

• Windy today with mild weather forecast Tuesday and Wednesday

• Christian Women's Conference April 25

• ALMH to host blood drive

• Raw yellowfin tuna product associated with salmonella outbreak recalled
  10 cases in Illinois, 3 hospitalizations

• Dole recalls bagged salad for salmonella risk

• Battle of Shiloh and Donner Party topics of Wednesday program at presidential library

• Volunteer training Saturday at Old State Capitol

• Mountain dulcimer workshops at Dickson Mounds

April 14

• MPHS Drama Club presents 'Seussical the Musical, Jr.' -- album

• EMA wants citizens to be informed when severe weather approaches
  Local emergency response radio frequencies change

• Community Action Head Start celebrates Week of the Young Child

• Midwest Technical Institute sponsors welding competition
  Area high schools to compete

• West Nile virus testing begins earlier

• Corn farmers vote to increase corn marketing checkoff

• Illinois State Police officials explain proposed communications consolidation plan

• This day in history

April 13

• St. Clara's Manor marks 40 years to the day in Lincoln

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• Conservative measures bring favorable figures in county audit

• EMA wants citizens to be informed when severe weather approaches
  Local emergency response radio frequencies change

• Rain and higher temps coming; potential for severe weather on Sunday

• Saying goodbye to a friend of the community, George Dahmm

• Route 66 Garage Sale continues as Lincoln townwide sale

• Lincoln College program offers trip to China

• Mary Todd Lincoln's sanity, then and now: expert discussion Monday

• 2 Mary Lincoln authors to sign books Monday at presidential museum

• This day in history

April 12

• Ernie Edwards dies
  Logan County loses an icon of the Mother Road

• Aldermen serve as 1st of 4 focus groups used to select a city logo

• Sunny today with rain coming through weekend

• Opening night for Lincoln Speedway this Friday

• Habitat for Humanity electronics recycling collection Saturday

• Bioethics technologies expert to speak at LCU

• Chamber honors office professionals in Logan County

• 'Birds of Elkhart Hill' dinner lecture April 27 and bird walks April 28

• Warmer soil temperatures continue into March

• Tax day approaching? Think about historic preservation

• This day in history

April 11

• 1st sales tax payment received for distribution to area school districts

• Fire investigators attend continuing education seminar

• Lights out early for some in Lincoln on Tuesday

• Freezing temperatures likely again tonight

• Development partnership gives away $500-$1,000 office furniture sets to Logan County businesses

• Christian Child Care open house Thursday features local child growth groups, book fair and introduces new program

• Illinois pre-K regains some lost ground

• 'Out and About Wright' tour day May 5 in Springfield and Decatur

• Large donation to Lincoln Presidential Library tells an Illinois family's story through 5 generations

• This day in history

April 10

• Old soldier laid to rest at Postville Park

• Scenes from this year's annual Easter egg hunt at Vonderlieth Living Center -- Album 1

• Scenes from this year's annual Easter egg hunt at Vonderlieth Living Center -- Album 2

• Freeze warning tonight; dry conditions with increasing wind gusts make burning ill-advised

• U of I Extension gardening series starts today

• Community Action announces diaper drive

• Excellence in Education grants available for teachers

• Seminar for counselors suffering from burnout

• This day in history

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