Wednesday, Aug., 20

• City honors two past aldermen with dedication of city park

  • City honors two past aldermen with dedication of city park - slideshow
    Photos by Nila Smith

• Come out and "Meet the Railers" this Friday evening

• Safe Rides Available for Balloon Fest Weekend

• Notice from the Logan County Supervisor of Assessments

• Police Chief Greenslate issues report on arrest in attempted child abduction case in Pekin

• Book Look: Back-to-School Picks for All Ages
  Reviews by Melissa Oxborrow
  sponsored by Lincoln Public Library

• Red Cross issues back to school safety tips

• Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway delivers series of interpretive statues in nine communities along the Mother Road

  • Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway Interpretive Statues - slideshow

• Illinois Department of Insurance provides consumers direct access to records
  Illinois is the third state to provide public access to insurance company filings

Tuesday, Aug., 19

• LATE MORNING ADDITION
  Police Chief Greenslate issues report on arrest in attempted child abduction case in Pekin

• Monday morning crash takes one life

• The Chamber Celebrates the 41st Annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival with ribbon cuts

• Horse auction to benefit National Railsplitting Festival

• IDHFS collects more than $1 billion for 10th straight year
  New record set for FY14

• First human West Nile Virus positive case in Illinois For 2014

• Avoiding Illness due to ticks, bats and wild animals
  Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, Tularemia, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Rabies

Monday, Aug., 18

• BREAKING NEWS: Attempted child abduction suspect arrested in Lincoln [CINEWSNOW.COM]

• Logan County Board to vote on mobile lab service
  Local providers ask support for present integrated healthcare system

• UOC seeks candidates for board of directors for new organization

• Tourism update: UOC, marketing, new director, money to Railsplitting Association

• Volunteers needed at HSLC

• Elkhart Historical Society offers to Mary Todd Lincoln Dramatic reenactments this fall
  Seating Limited, make your reservation today online

• Attorney General Madigan warns Illinois residents of "Microsoft" Tech Support phone scam

Saturday, Aug., 16

• New Holland-Middletown School chosen to pilot "Google Classroom"

• Special Notice:
  South Kickapoo viaduct to be closed Saturday

• Logan County Relay for Life schedules wrap-up

• The Cellular Connection to donate college scholarships to nearly 300 children nationwide
  “Color for College” program to give $1,500 scholarships to 300 students

• Letter to the Editor:
  UOC committee member responds to recent news reports and commentaries

• Letter to the Editor:
  The positive side of the UOC

• Heartland Art Exhibit features sculptural drawings by Joanne Goetzinger

• July Unemployment falls to 6.8 percent
  11,200 Jobs pushes rate to lowest point since August 2008

• Poetry meets history in Springfield
  Vachel Lindsay Home and Old State Capitol present series of poetry events from August 17 to December 14

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  “Memorates me of the summer of ’67...."

Friday, Aug., 15

• Special Notice:
  South Kickapoo viaduct to be closed Saturday

• City says “No” to additional billings

• Letter to the Editor:
  UOC committee member responds to recent news reports and commentaries

• Letter to the Editor:
  The positive side of the UOC

• Last day to sign up for free manufacturing training program to help fill local job openings

• Chamber & Elk’s Veterans Committee partner to offer bags tournament during the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival

• Space still available for Oasis trip to Branson

• IEMA announces Richland Community College attains ‘Ready to Respond Campus’ designation
  Richland is first community college, second campus in state to complete program requirements

• Illinois State Fair
  ARCA SuperChevyStores.com 100 at Springfield a Mix of Old and New
  By Jay Hardin Track Enterprises Staff

• Misclassified employees force taxpayers to subsidize costs, harm economy
  Illinois led nation in auditing problem employers

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