Friday, Dec. 19

• Last act of Tourism Board:
  Support to bring President Abraham Lincoln funeral car to Lincoln for a week

• Mental Health Centers of Central Illinois Sets Goal for Holiday Fundraising Appeal
  Funds will help services such as Logan-Mason Rehab

• 8-1A Girls Basketball State Championship
  Mount Pulaski Honeybears earn 2nd Place

  • Honeybears 2nd in State - slideshow

• Rush Rush Rush…'Tis the season
  By Lead Pastor, Larry Crawford
  Open Arms Christian Fellowship

• Senior Life
  Address hearing loss with compassion before the holidays

• USDA releases APH Yield Exclusion Resources to help farmers manage risk
  Eligible counties and exclusion years for new crop insurance option announced

• Law enforcement, IDOT make final push to save lives in 2014, roadside safety checks planned over the Holidays
  New episode of “The Driving Dead” premieres Friday as holiday travelers are reminded to drive sober and buckle up

• November Unemployment falls to 6.4 percent

Thursday, Dec. 18

• Futbol Club offers annual update to Lincoln City Council

• Lincoln City Council bids farewell to Tom O’Donohue as alderman

• Dr. Don Green Named 7th LCU President

• Christmas is coming
  By Pastor Bob Ervin
  Middletown United Methodist Church

• LCHS Junior Varsity wins Athens Scholastic Bowl

• HHS awards $3,000,000 to Illinois to develop an innovative plan to improve health care quality, accessibility and affordability

• The Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal promotes fire safety during the holiday season
  Christmas trees and decorations could pose risks of fires

Wednesday, Dec. 17

• Dr. Don Green Named 7th LCU President

• New fiscal year, new board - Logan County Board opens year discussing a give-away to the city

• City of Lincoln mayor and aldermen name 2014 Citizens of the Year

• Notice to the elderly and persons with disabilities for the City Of Lincoln Ward 3 Republican Primary February 24, 2015

• Salt Creek A.B.A.T.E. hosts annual Children's Christmas Party - album

• Gift Wrapped
  By J. Anthony Shuff, Dir., The Salvation Army Service Extension/Keest Center

• Levi Curry is the LTEC December Student of the Month

• Tracy Curry Named ALMH Employee of the Month

• School tax report for December

• Illinois State FSA December Newsletter

• Sign up to be told when 1099G Tax Form is available
  Saved taxpayers $200,000 last year

Tuesday, Dec. 16

• Logan County expected to contract out for fixed-rate natural gas price

• City of Lincoln to hold Republican primary February 24th

• The greatest gift was not under the tree
  By Reverend Glenn Shelton
  Second Baptist Church

• Grace Montgomery is the ZLS Student of the Month

• LCHS Speech team finishes 7th at Normal

• High School Chorus to perform at Woman's Club meeting Wednesday

• New computer scam targeting work emails

• Senior Life
  Four simple home remedies for joint pain

• Lighting up the winter nights
  Dana-Thomas House adds new features to holiday display, schedules luminarias for Dec. 21

Monday, Dec. 15

• Logan County ZBA closes public comment on proposed Mount Pulaski Wind Farm - (Full review of December hearing)

• Girls Basketball 8-1A
  Mount Pulaski Honeybears headed for State Championship!

• Mount Pulaski Honeybears headed for State Championship! - slideshow

• A genuinely warm 1950's style Christmas offered at Colaw Rooming House, Atlanta

• Christmas at Colaw House - slideshow

• A blessed Advent journey to you!
  By Rev. Jan Johnson, Interim Pastor
  St. John United Church of Christ

• H.O.T. Cookie Walk clears out quickly - slideshow

• Graue hosts citrus and sweets - slideshow

• Chamber Business of the Week:  Abe's Inc.

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Santa will find you, no matter where you are

Saturday, Dec. 13

• Lincoln to hire Farnsworth Group as city engineering firm

• Lincoln Heritage Museum event honors volunteers

• Public comments concluded at hearing for proposed Mount Pulaski Wind Farm

• Congratulations Lady Wolverines Basketball Team!
  2014 7-1A State Champs

• The waiting
  By Mark Weber,
  Mount Pulaski Christian Church

• Illinois observes National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
  In 2012 1 in 6 high school seniors admitted that they drove under the influence of alcohol on at least one occasion

• A call to action for armchair historians
  Lincoln Presidential Library lets public help researchers by transcribing papers of Illinois Civil War governor

• 214,000 Help Wanted OnLine Ads in November
  Employers use IllinoisJobLink.com to recruit

Friday, Dec. 12

• Public comments concluded at hearing for proposed Mount Pulaski Wind Farm

• Unified organization to be called Logan County Alliance
  Hake offers city first service under the new organization

• Congratulations Lady Wolverines Basketball Team!
  2014 7-1A State Champs
  West Lincoln-Broadwell defeats Jacksonville Our Saviour 38 - 27

• Hannah Riedle is the Mount Pulaski December Student of the Month

• Lincoln Community High School announces Illinois state scholars
  Illinois Student Assistance Commission applauds the success of 22 Lincoln Community High School students

• Shalom
  By Ron Otto,
  Lincoln Christian Church

• Parents Matter
  80 percent of children say parents are the leading influence in their decision to drink or not

• Logan County FSA Update
  Dates set for 2015 Farm Bill meetings in Logan County

• FAA Grants Woolpert Exemption to Fly Unmanned Aircraft in Ohio
  Allows company for first time to fly unmanned aerial system (UAS) commercially for data collection

• "An Historic Christmas" Holiday tours in Springfield this Saturday