April 16

April 15

• Lincoln budget talks continue
  Part 3: City considers what to cut in this year's expenditure list

• Lincoln Youth Football serves up Sunday breakfast -- album

• Local Boy Scouts sweep Lincoln clean -- album

• FFA teaches youngsters about farm animals

  • Album 1   |   Album 2   |   Album 3

• Lincoln residents among those to be honored at Lincoln College's Alumni Reunion weekend

• Logan County sales tax payment received for schools

• This day in history

April 13

• Mount Pulaski 3rd-graders' stunning 'Courthouse Cash' raises praises

  • Album

• Chamber donates Melon Car to a worthy cause

  • Album 1   |   Album 2

• Bill Higdon Memorial Country Music Show at Lincoln College on April 28

• Community Action board meeting notice

• Quinn announces $4.4M for road projects in Logan, Macon and Moultrie counties

• Notice of public hearing for Logan Mason Public Transportation

• Illinois American Water's reports on water quality will be available online this year

• Retire on your own terms

• Ke$ha joins star-studded Illinois State Fair Grandstand entertainment lineup

• Miller Park Zoo hosts 'Party for the Planet' event

• Citizen Scientist training at Sugar Grove Nature Center

• This day in history

April 12

• Budget talks continue at city council:

  • Part 1: Mayor and administrator look to add revenues

  • Part 2: Budget talk turns to implementing a utility tax

• 'Coffee with the Superintendent' Tuesday at Owl's Roost

• Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' to be screened at LCHS April 23

• Earth Day in the Parks promotes natural resources stewardship for students
  Washington-Monroe among participants

• Walk MS event at Kickapoo Creek Park on May 5

• USDA seeks applications to promote job creation and boost the rural economy

• Part of 'lost' Lincoln sarcophagus on display at his tomb

• This day in history

April 11

• City debates what to do with tourism bureau

• County clerk reports on write-in votes from Tuesday's election

• Community says goodbye to another 'keeper,' Jack Bartelmay

• Spring is in the air -- and so is art

• Don't miss the deadline to be part of 'Neighborhoods'
  Submissions due Monday

• Benefit for 'Punk' O'Donoghue April 27

• Early lawn weeds, fairy rings, puffballs
  By John Fulton

• DHS releases annual report on state's child care programs

• This day in history

April 10

• Logan County election results
  LCPA tax passes, Atlanta Library tax passes

• County rezoning and conditional use discussed as recent mining appeal sits in higher court

• Rain and storms today, possibly strong storms this afternoon

• City of Lincoln 2012 Building and Safety Dept. report

• Building and zoning office activity for January and February

• Elkhart Wildflower Nature Walks

• Guest speakers for Elkhart's 'Celebrate Spring!' weekends

• Lincoln Woman's Club annual sale Friday and Saturday

• Habitat for Humanity monthly electronics recycling Saturday

• 'Little Wonders: Animal Tails' at Sugar Grove Nature Center

• This day in history