Thursday, Aug., 14

• City discusses purchase and emergency spending policy

• Festival planners receive positive community comments and support from event organizers

• City Announces Annual Art & Balloon Festival Giveaway

• Railer Football
  Intensity one thing Railer football not lacking
  By Benjamin Yount

• First Week at Millikin University: August 19 - 24

• HOLY COW!
  Grand Champion Junior Steer sells for $100k, one of four record-smashing prices at Governor’s Sale of Champions

• 80th Anniversary Illinois State Fair Championship Race Illini Proud!
  By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff

• Column
  Fall Defoliators and Fall Gardening
  By John Fulton

• Illinois Farm Bureau names Congressman Rodney Davis 'Friend Of Agriculture'

• Social Security celebrates 79 years

Wednesday, Aug., 13

• Annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival Parade kicks-off a weekend of excitement and fun!

• Come “Celebrate Small Town America” at the 2014 Delevan Fall Festival Theme

• Honor Flight No. 28 scheduled for August 26

• Union Pacific Railroad announces 2014 Public Safety Grant program
  Funding available for community-owned railroad safety initiatives

• Farmers have chance to direct $3.3 million to nonprofits
  Philanthropic program supports nonprofits in Illinois

• Get Covered Illinois (GCI) Releases Annual Report for Year One
  Report Details GCI Activities, Results and Partnerships in First Year of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Enrollment

Tuesday, Aug., 12

• Schwantz and Ferrill take top honors at Junior Carcass Show

• Oasis seeks volunteers for two upcoming events

• Stroud-Borth to portray Sarah Wakefield at LCGHS August 18

• Gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner to attend Logan County GOP BBQ

• LCU Master of Arts in Counseling program receives CACREP Accreditation

• Illinois State Fair Agricultural winners announced

Monday, Aug., 11

• Committee updated on Logan County Geographic Information expansions

• Old Route 66 meets new electric powered vehicle needs in Atlanta

• Electric Vehicle cruise on the Mother Road - Slideshow

• Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois (CAPCIL) has school supplies available

• School tax report

• HSLC Adopt-a-thon returns in August & September

• Aug. 4 - Textiles Best of Show Awards - slideshow
  Photos provided by Carla Ackerman

• Trips with pets
  The dangers of leaving your pet in a hot, parked car

• State Fire Marshal reminds residents to pay close attention to safety while grilling
  Gas grills contribute to hundreds of serious burn injuries and fires in U.S.

Saturday, Aug., 9

• Lincoln Heritage Museum attendance surpasses expectations
  New museum matches average annual attendance in first three months after opening

• Two local students win American Legion awards

• Free Diabetes Support Group Offered at ALMH

• August events at Sugar Grove Nature Center
  Little Wonders: Big Nature, Little Nature
  Hummingbird Festival & Pollination Celebration

• Agricultural Producers in Illinois Still Have Time to Apply for Direct Farm Ownership Loan Program

• National Immunization Awareness Month - Vaccines are not just for kids
  Illinois among states showing significant increases in vaccination

• Senior Services of Central Illinois announces 2015 extended trips

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Drought can be a really ugly word.

Friday, Aug. 8

• Chamber hosts luncheon for downtown merchants

  • Part one: Discussions include this year’s festival changes

  • Part two: Discussions include plans for 2015

• Progress continues on Salt Creek Bridge

• Logan County 4-H Foundation presents scholarships

• Heartland Bank adds Marty Ahrends to Wealth Management Team

• Farm groups respond to announcement of updated livestock regulations

Thursday, Aug. 7

• Special notice
  Additional information session scheduled for Friday in Lincoln for free Manufacturing Training Program to help fill local job openings

• Brits coach Lincoln youth on Futbol

• After hip replacement at ALMH, active senior ready to return to bowling

• ALMH providing new Saturday option for Diabetes Class

• Certified Interpretive Guide Training Workshop at the Lincoln Heritage Museum

• Updated Aug., 7
  Park district notes

• Column
  Rust in Lawns and Seasonal reminders
  By John Fulton

• August is School Preparedness Month in Illinois
  IEMA encourages parents to include emergency preparedness in back-to-school plans