Nov. 14

• Zoning board of appeals hears opposition to quarry
  Part 1

• Mount Pulaski observes Veterans Day with traditional VFW Post 777 dinner & speaker

• Healthy Communities Partnership hosts 2nd annual USO dance

• Middletown 4-H'ers raise money for 2013 trip to New York City

• Girl Scouts and Marines host Toys for Tots drive Saturday

• ZLS Student of the Month

• Flu facts
  From the Logan County Department of Public Health

• Logan County FSA news bulletin

• State signs agreement for Purple Heart Memorial

• This day in history

Nov. 13

• Announcement: Monday evening hearing on a request to rezone property near the old rock quarry west of Lincoln will continue Tuesday evening.

• Veterans Day celebrated in Lincoln

  • Veterans Day celebrated in Lincoln -- photos

• Kiwanis Italian dinner -- photos

• Mount Pulaski Alzheimer's Support Group to feature speaker

• 2 Lincoln Christian student-athletes named to all-American women's volleyball team

• Join the American Cancer Society for the Great American Smokeout on Thursday and be a quitter
  Tobacco Atlas estimates 1 billion people will die worldwide during 21st century if they don’t quit smoking

• Fact sheet on tobacco use

• Weekly Outlook: Corn and soybean prices following short-crop pattern

• This day in history

Nov. 12

• Veterans Day celebrated in Lincoln

  • Veterans Day celebrated in Lincoln -- album

• Mount Pulaski volleyball finishes 2nd in state

  • Lady Toppers' 'state' celebration

  • Front to back: Images from the competition
    Album 1  |  Album 2
    Album 3  |  Album 4

• Surviving Vietnam: A vet tells his story of the war and the aftermath
  Part 2

• Land rezoning request for quarry becomes battle
  Part 2

• 1st time out: LCHS speech team success at Normal West

• 4-H'er Todd Irwin competes in National 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl

• Mount Pulaski Alzheimer's Support Group to feature speaker

• Woman's Club tea and guest speaker Wednesday

• McTeacher's Nights scheduled during National Education Week, Nov. 12-16

• Mayfield's Mutterings: Bombs away! Illini sink 13 3s in season-opening 75-55 win over Colgate
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Attorney general issues resource guide for veterans, service members on employment rights, consumer protections

• Illinois State Police Zone 3 & FBI conduct investigation at Hammel Woods Forest Preserve
  Law enforcement officials also use investigative resources for training purposes

• Illinois names 8 health care plans for Medicaid and Medicare clients
  Project will provide coordinated care for 'dual eligibles'
  Goal is to improve health care outcomes and control costs

• Illinois agriculture invests in nutrient research and water quality

• This day in history

Nov. 10

• Surviving Vietnam: A vet tells his story of the war and the aftermath
  Part 1

• Honoring country: Emden elementary students and veterans in assembly hit the mark

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Lady Toppers win state semifinal over Pirates

• Land rezoning request for quarry becomes battle
  Part 1

• Unseasonably warm temps offer one more weekend to finish outdoor chores
  Major winter storm in western and Rocky Mountain states this weekend, to push cold through Midwest into East Coast next week

• U of I news: IPT Bull Sale info available on website

• 'Little Wonders: Plants on Your Thanksgiving Plate' at Sugar Grove Nature Center

• New service hours for Social Security offices

• This day in history

Nov. 9

• Norovirus confirmed as CEL illness

• City Briefs: Council votes to sell surplus real estate; a new agreement for city engineer; Conzo offers year-end financial report

• City of Lincoln dedicates new fire truck

  • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3

• Humane Society celebrates a dream come true and honors volunteers

• San Jose United Methodist Women kick off the holiday season with a turkey dinner and bazaar

• A warmer winter in store for Allen Chapel

• Elkhart Historical Society announces December events

• Former star Farmer joins Railers as assistant coach
  By Justin Tierney

• IDES offices closed Monday to observe Veterans Day

• This day in history

Nov. 8