Friday, April 27, 2012

• Today's Top Stories

Top Stories from the past week

April 26

• Chamber celebrates office professionals in Logan County

  • Album 1   |   Album 2

• Logan County's final multiplier announced

• March firehouse news

• Casper, Clampet, Huff and Oberreiter place in high school welding competition

• San Jose United Methodist Women to host annual breakfast May 2

• Be a part of the 'Redbird Road Trip' -- 'Birds to be in Lincoln May 7

• Illinois FSA assures consumers that existing safeguards protect the food supply and the safety of consuming beef products

• Social Security column: Faster disability approval for people with ALS

• This day in history

April 25

• Chamber and many partners host 2nd annual Workforce Readiness Expo

• Logan County shares plans for spring and summer road and bridge projects:

  • Culvert replacement on County Highway 1 south of Mount Pulaski

  • Pavement reconstruction on County Highway 1 south of Mount Pulaski

  • Bridge replacement on 2250th Street in Eminence Township

  • County Highway 25 surfacing north of Atlanta

• Lincoln College to host St. Louis Rivermen jazz concert

• Frontier Communications names general manager in east-central Illinois

• SCOPE literary exhibit at Vachel Lindsay Home April 28-May 11

• 24th anniversary vigil May 5-6 at Vietnam Veterans Memorial

April 24

• Tourism celebrates the silver

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3  |  Album 4  |  Album 5

• If you owe the city money, don't expect any favors

• Integrity Data awards $10,000 in Community Giving Program grants

• LCU recognizes Gary Hall for distinguished service

• Washington-Monroe School to participate in 'Earth Day in the Parks'

• Social Security column: All about disability

• State encourages communities to apply for 30th annual Governor's Hometown Awards

• This day in history

April 23

• Lincoln Elementary School District 27 recognizes its most distinguished graduates

  • Langston Hughes
    Class of 1916
    Poet, playwright, novelist

  • Armin Meyer
    Class of 1927
    U.S. ambassador and diplomat

  • Robert J. Woods
    Class of 1934
    Attorney, philanthropist

  • William E. Gossett
    Class of 1937
    Business and civic leader

  • John Guzzardo
    Class of 1961
    Business and civic leader

  • Lynn L. Carpenter
    Class of 1987
    Faculty member at the University of Michigan

  • A night to remember
    District 27 honors its distinguished graduates -- Album 1

  • A night to remember
    District 27 honors its distinguished graduates -- Album 2

• Christian Child Care prepares for Week of the Young Child

  • Christian Child Care prepares for Week of the Young Child -- album

• New sign at Ray White Park pays tribute to a friend of the community

  • New sign at Ray White Park pays tribute to a friend of the community -- album

• Logan County Master Gardeners plant sale

• Make appointments now to meet immunization requirements for next school year

• National Severe Weather Preparedness Week

• This day in history

April 21

• Mount Pulaski Rotary hosts visitors from Germany

• LCHS FFA hosts petting zoo for 1st- and 2nd-graders

• Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Christian Child Care spaghetti dinner fundraiser and Week of the Young Child

• Zonta provides computer to help Sojourn clients

• Main Street Lincoln director Wanda Lee Rohlfs resigns

• Sugar Grove Nature Center presents RiverWatch Citizen Scientist workshop

• State encourages communities to apply for 30th annual Governor's Hometown Awards

• Special Girl Scout 100th anniversary flag retreat ceremony May 4 at Lincoln Tomb

• Girl Scouts 100th anniversary exhibit through May at Lincoln Presidential Museum
  Special activities for Girl Scouts on May 5

• This day in history

April 20

• Main Street Lincoln director Wanda Lee Rohlfs resigns

• 2012-13 city budget holds no money for police cars

• Vonderlieth Living Center annual volunteer luncheon honors those who give freely of their time and talents

• Honor Flight attendees receive a warm welcome home

• Community Action names Holly Roper Employee of the Quarter

• Park district and sports commission will host free Pitch, Hit & Run competition Saturday

• 'Heroes Remembered': Defense Department to mark the 59th anniversary of Korean armistice

• Image of Union veteran, a former slave, donated to Lincoln Presidential Library

• This day in history

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