Aug. 28

• Erlenbush and Fruge awarded Law Enforcement Medals of Honor

• Artists recognized at Lincoln's 39th annual Art Fair -- album

• Kids dig art at Christian Child Care art tent

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• A beautiful day for a fair

• Album 1  |  Album 2

• Lincoln countryside made more picturesque with balloons floating over fields -- album

• In a quiet corner of the Logan County Airport, kids flew themselves -- album

• Out and about at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• Album 1  |  Album 2

• Album 3  |  Album 4

• 2nd Lincoln Theatrepalooza coming up

• City losing 2 familiar places: Vintage Fare and Maple Club closing

• Delavan to celebrate 175 years at this weekend's fall festival

• Mary Ruth Lowry named parade grand marshal for Delavan Fall Festival

• Float contest for Delavan festival parade

• 2 dinners planned for Delavan festival

• New to Delavan festival this year: a softball tournament

• Talent show at Delavan Fall Festival

• Delavan Fall Festival to host 10K road race and Tour DeDelavan bike race

• Delavan Fall Festival to offer a variety of entertainment throughout the weekend

• Delavan Fall Festival to offer great activities for kids

• Other activities include bingo, tractor pulls, car show and annual duck race

• 'Why Church?'
  Area churches to deliver joint sermons in September

• Race car to be raffled, benefiting children with cancer

• Mary Todd Lincoln's extravagances on display at Lincoln Presidential Museum

• This day in history

Aug. 27

• Saturday morning fly-in at the Logan County Airport

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• The last fly-in for Movin Up -- album

• Wisconsin Kiters fly high over Lincoln

• Wisconsin Kiters fly high over Lincoln

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

  • Album 3  |  Album 4

• Kites 'dance' in the skies at the Logan County Airport -- album

• Wisconsin Kiters teach kids to make their own kites

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

  • Album 3  |  Album 4

• Balloon inflation demonstration in downtown Lincoln

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• Main Street Lincoln celebrates The Art of Wine

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• The early bookworm gets the book -- album

• Winners take home watermelons and prize money for best barbecue

• Winners for best barbecue take home watermelons and prize money -- album

• Art & Balloon Festival bicycle tour becoming an attraction

• Art & Balloon Festival bicycle tour becoming an attraction -- album

• Saturday night glow at the Logan County Airport

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• 1800s Craft Fair returns to Postville Park

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Cars and crowds take over the streets of Lincoln on Sunday

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

  • Album 3  |  Album 4

• See more of the weekend's Art & Balloon Festival in Tuesday's LDN

• LCHS boys soccer hopes for records, respect this season
  By Justin Tierney

• County health dept. informs public about Tdap vaccine recommendations

• Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation names Alissa Cross scholarship recipient

• Leisinger achieves 'Circle of Success' recognition

• State public health director warns people to avoid contact with bats

• USDA seeks applications for grants to help agricultural producers add value to their products

• 'Best New Downtown Event' returns to Springfield

• This day in history

Aug. 25

• Carroll Catholic students meet Annie the Lady Bug

  • Album 1  |  Album 2

• A perfect day for a parade

• Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Album 4  |  Album 5  |  Album 6

• 'Anything Goes' BBQ a blazing success in the old firehouse

• Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Friday evening downtown a memorable, relaxed time -- album

• Friday evening balloon launch

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Friday evening balloon glow

• Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Railers can't contain Crimsons, drop opener by 48-0 tally

• Safe Ride program available for balloon festival weekend

• Crime Stoppers: Attempted child abduction

  • Update

• Public invited to Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 'welcome home' ceremony Sept. 4

• 10th annual Conference for Caregivers on Sept. 8

• This day in history

Aug. 24

• The quiet thrill of the fly-in

• How does the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival impact local business and organizations?

• Winners announced in city balloon fest giveaway

• Library basement bursting at the seams, ready for hungry book buyers

  • Library basement bursting at the seams, ready for hungry book buyers -- album

• Schoolteachers and their kids do their part to set a festival atmosphere -- album

• Sidewalk chalk art continues into the evening -- album

• Safe Ride program available for balloon festival weekend

• Lincoln Daily News photographer Jessie Eynon takes flight

• Balloons take flight on media night

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

  • Album 4  |  Album 5  |  Album 6

• Maple Ridge Care Centre hosts its 14th annual festival kickoff party

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Rick Hamm shows his appreciation to customers with an afternoon open house -- album

• Football season gets started as Railers travel to Jacksonville for season-opener
  By Justin Tierney

• West Lincoln-Broadwell 'Drive for the Kids' fundraiser Saturday

• Fulscher and Klemm of Lincoln among 7 Illinoisans to be honored by National Wrestling Hall of Fame

• IDOT launches 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' Labor Day crackdown

• Drought assistance 'all-hands-on-deck effort'

• Mary Lincoln to be retried on insanity charges Sept. 24 and Oct. 1

• This day in history

Aug. 23

• Oasis hosts craft and flea market in Scully Park
  Eat, drink, play, shop and be entertained this weekend

• Craft fair, flea market and entertainment venue in lovely Scully Park expands

• Balloonists 'practice' for weekend event with evening flights -- album

• Recycling of TVs at Habitat for Humanity to end after Aug. 25

• How to avoid getting cheated when you sell gold

• New program aims to improve quality of life through Internet usage

• Farmers markets update

• Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom receives gift from AT&T

• Weekly Outlook: Rationing the 2012 U.S. soybean crop

• Presidential museum field trip grant applications due Sept. 1

• 2 free seminars help emergency medical technicians, people with disabilities

• This day in history

Aug. 22

• Coach Crawford sees new talent and confidence in the Lady Railers volleyball team
  By Justin Tierney

• County board gets updates on Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival and Family Preparedness Day

• 1800s Craft Fair returns to Postville Courthouse Sunday

• Leigh Morris presents a revisit of Abraham Lincoln's 1857 'Almanac Trial'

• Rachel Skelton honored as 4-H Legacy of Leadership Scholar

• Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation announces citizen and alumni awards reception and fundraiser banquet

• Public health alert: Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes from southwest Indiana

• Lincoln Presidential Museum welcomes 3 millionth visitor

• 'A Brief History of the Korean War' available at local libraries

• Millikin MBA program Preview Night Aug. 28, informational webinar Aug. 30