March 9

• Rusted Guns release 1st CD

• Reminder: Change smoke alarm batteries as time is set forward

• Plungers wanted for Polar Plunge in Lincoln

• U of I Extension 'Seed Starting' program Thursday

• County meeting minutes:

  • Executive, economic development, Feb. 11

  • Finance, Feb. 12

  • Animal control, Feb. 13

• How can such a dark event bring such a bright dawn?
  An Easter devotional by Ron Otto,
  preaching minister at Lincoln Christian Church

• Groundwater Awareness Week, March 10-16

• Illinois Department of Agriculture requests special crop grant proposals

• General Assembly approves medical funding measure

• Memorial to offer free nursing camp to students

• Purple martin workshop at Sugar Grove Nature Center

• Coyotes & Cocoa campfire program at Sugar Grove Nature Center

• This day in history

March 8

March 7

• National Honor Society invites junior high students to join them in an afternoon of laser tag

• ALMH offers free prenatal classes

• Area Agency on Aging to present Lunch and Learn at Oasis for family caregivers

• Volunteers needed to help measure rain and snow

• In 3rd meeting, Railers face healthy Chatham-Glenwood for 1st time in sectionals
  By Justin Tierney

• LCU summer sports camps announced

• From farm to plate, consumers want transparency

• Prairie Wind Ensemble concert March 17

• This day in history

March 6

• Parking ordinance fails to pass

• Monthly Habitat for Humanity electronics recycling Saturday

• Railer game for tonight postponed

• Mayfield's Mutterings: Happy 50th anniversary, Assembly Hall!
  Do you know where you were on these dates in Illini history?
  By Jeff Mayfield

• Bruce Rauner forms exploratory committee for Illinois governor

• Illinois Department of Agriculture celebrates Weights and Measures Week

• White-nose syndrome confirmed in Illinois bats

• This day in history

March 5

• City votes to establish a downtown TIF district

• Increasing snow and wind to make travel hazardous in Illinois today

• Christian Village offers workshop for caregivers Saturday

• Flu facts
  From the Logan County Department of Public Health

• Now is the time to be ready for severe weather

• New Tornado App brings American Red Cross safety information to mobile devices

• IDOT launches new Quinn administration drive to boost contracts for minority- and women-owned businesses

• During Red Cross Month, honor those who help our communities

• March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

• This day in history

March 4

• Library prepares for new online system

• National Weather Service predicts more wintry weather through Tuesday night

• Important dates for spring election

• Avoid lines on election day: Vote absentee

• Hartsburg-Emden FFA auction is this weekend

• Student of the Month from Illini Central

• 9 central Illinois players look to improve LCU baseball

• Pension games, or a 1st step to a solution in Illinois?

• Winter finally arrives in Illinois in February

• Prepare for severe weather -- be a force of nature: Know your risk, take action and be an example

• Group seeks nominations for Illinoisans of the Day

• This day in history