Aug. 21

• Chamber celebrates 39th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival with ribbon-cuts

• County readying for festival; seeks to stop filing fee losses

• Balloon festival hosts 2nd annual bags tournament to benefit veterans

• 'Pleasant Sage' actors to appear at balloon festival activities

• A home for the Utterbacks
  Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on home 17

  • Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on home 17 -- album

• Coach Crawford sees new talent and confidence in the Lady Railers volleyball team
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• Head Start receives expanded grant for Early Head Start program -- recruiting now

• Logan County mobile pantry Thursday

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Aug. 20

• Weekend getaway at Lincoln's Art & Balloon Festival
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• City announces annual art & balloon fest giveaway

• County starts down road to fund Gee murder trial costs

• Red Cross offers back-to-school safety tips for students

• U of I Extension offers garden programs in Lincoln

• Lincoln College men's soccer team ranked 10th

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Aug. 18

• City prepares to approve infrastructure and sewer projects

• Aaron Schock: 'Death should not be a taxable event'

• Topinka recognizes Gail's Pumpkin Patch

• LCHS football and volleyball season tickets on sale

• Health dept. confirms H3N2v influenza case in Logan County

• State health department confirms additional H3N2v influenza cases

• Memorial to host free seminar on common hand, elbow and shoulder problems

• 'Hummingbird Festival & Pollination Celebration' at Sugar Grove Nature Center

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