Jan. 8

• Carmitchel appointed to Lincoln City Council

• GOP committee to select replacement candidate for Lincoln Ward 1 alderman for the consolidated primary

• 1st baby of the new year: Roman Emery Dea

• Petition circulating to take $1.8 million bond issue to referendum
  By Jeff Brooks

• County meeting minutes:

  • Coroner, Dec. 6

  • Ambulance, Dec. 6

  • Finance, Dec. 11

• Flu facts from the
  Logan County Department of Public Health
  Flu contagion continues to increase; protect yourself and your family

• Extension offers webinars for small farms

• Free online marketing workshop for farmers to be offered in Bloomington-Normal

• IEMA offers tips for protecting homes, businesses from natural hazards

• State agencies launch project to improve eligibility verification of Medicaid clients

• This day in history

Jan. 7

Jan. 5

• Council sets 2013 meeting schedule

• Chester-East Lincoln bond issue comment
  By Kenny Golden, CEL board member

• Heartland College offers Community Education classes

• Hartem holds off Mount Pulaski in Logan County showdown
  By Justin Tierney

• Land of Lincoln Honor Flight meeting Jan. 19

• Illinois in 2012: 2nd-warmest and 10th-driest on record

• Author to be at Lincoln Presidential Museum to discuss 'Fall of the House of Dixie'

• At the movies with Abe and Oscar
  Film experts, including Chicago Tribune critic, to discuss 'Lincoln' movie

• Emergency unemployment insurance continues
  EUC claimants should certify for benefits
  IDES still faces budget cuts

• MAP Task Force submits report to General Assembly

• This day in history

Jan. 4

Jan. 3

• County board ready to get down to business with new committees set

• County committee minutes:

  • Planning & Zoning, Dec. 5

  • Sheriff, Dec. 6

  • EMA, Dec. 6

• A 'raise' for people who get Social Security

• 'Thanks from the bottom of our lungs'
  5th anniversary of the Smoke-Free Illinois Act

• Changes to public health regulations to provide better health and safety protection for swimming facilities

• IADD 'Digging into Drainage' conference Jan. 17-18

• New year means new savings for families visiting Lincoln Presidential Museum

• This day in history

Jan. 2

• CEL holds levy hearing, prepares for bond issuance for building renovations, and reorganizes board

• Lincoln alderman hopefuls asked to submit credentials

• LCHS band and choir concert rescheduled

• Bridge repair on 300th St. & 1400th Ave. south of Lake Fork to begin in January

• United Way of Logan County to hold annual meeting Jan. 9

• A great recipe for life ...

• Railers finish Schnucks Classic with 3-1 consolation
  By Jeff Benjamin

• Attention caregivers: Federal benefit checks are going all-electronic

• New Madigan-backed laws for 2013

• Illinois Department of Agriculture lab receives certification

• Illinois and the Korean War, January 1953

• This day in history