Monday, July 21

• Lebegue and Miller review proposed changes to city code
  Realtors continue to express concerns

• Main Street Lincoln executive director resigns

• Manufacturing Training Available to Help Fill Local Job Openings

• UOC nominating committee begins work

• Atlanta Library to Host Rt. 66 Authors

• Logan County Fair - July 27 - August 3

  • 2014 Little Miss and Miss Logan County Fair contestants

• This teachers rocks!
  LCHS teacher Sally Aukamp attends Illinois Teachers Workshop

• July School Tax report

Saturday, July 19

• CONSUMER ALERT - local recall
  Peoria company recalls uninspected food product

• ICOPS make pit stop in Lincoln

  • Slideshow

• Kids meet the strangest creatures at the Lincoln Public Library
  Paws to Read program brings live wonders

  • Album 1 | Album 2

• Chamber and Lincoln Elk’s Veterans Committee Partner to offer Logan County Veterans Free Balloon Rides and Festival Admission Passes

• Logan County Animal Control offers reduced fees for the adoption of cats through August 30

• The Cellular Connection in Lincoln to host second annual backpack giveaway

• Heartland to host International Culture Night July 24

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Retirement isn’t for sissies

Friday, July 18

• County votes not to support Unified Organizations
  Weighted voting stumbling block

• City of Lincoln prepares to vote on UOC participation

• Unified Organization Committee presentation (Pdf)

• Chamber Launches 7th Leadership Academy

• ALMH receives national recognition for its support of Perioperative Nursing Certification

• GRAINLAND Cooperative and Minier Cooperative Grain Company
  Merges grain elevators in Armington, Emden, El Paso, Eureka, Minier, and Secor

• U of I News:
  Extension offers Master Naturalists volunteer training

• Logan County Board Minutes

  • Minutes for May Workshop

  • May Regular (adjourned voting) Session Workshop

• Powerful musical, tragic war
  Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum presents ‘Civil War’ in Union Square Park July 24-27

Thursday, June 17

• Lincoln City council approves $2.3 million TIF project

• City Briefs: Council tours depot; Geriets announces retirement; 412 Oglesby to be demolished

• From the office of Jonathan C. Wright, Logan County State's Attorney
  Lopez Sentenced to Prison for Cannabis Trafficking

• 10th Annual Illinois C.O.P.S. Cycle Across Illinois will be in Lincoln Friday
  Lincoln's own "Officer Mo" will be among the riders

• Column
  Cicada Killer Wasps Returning and Grub Season Approaches
  By John Fulton

• Logan County Board Minutes

  • May Planning and Zoning Committee

  • May Road and Bridge Committee

  • May Safety Committee

• Illinois State Police post emergency rules to address statutory framework of the firearm concealed carry act
  New operating rules include providing applicants, subject to denial, reasoning for objection

• Illinois Department on Aging raises awareness to prevent elder abuse
  Campaign stresses importance of reporting suspected abuse; 24-hour hotline is (866) 800-1409 or TTY (888) 206-1327

Wednesday, June 16

• Twenty-two teams signed up for Relay for Life

• IDOT Hosts Public Meeting on High-Speed Rail Improvements between Lincoln and Auburn July 22 in Lincoln

• RMA reminds farmers to file insurance claims after recent flooding
  Claims must be filed within 72 hours of discovering damage

• Logan County Board Minutes

  • May Building and Grounds Committee

  • May Logan County EMA, Sheriff, Coroner, and Ambulance Committees

  • May Finance Committee

• Enola Becker wins Arlee Sit-Off

• Heartland Community College announces recent graduates

• Millikin University Spring 2014 Dean's Lists (pdf)

• Monmouth College holds annual honors convocation

Tuesday, July 15

• County board tentatively agrees to new roof and HVAC for Safety Complex

• Wind Farm Seeing Favorable Winds

• HSLC will hold Semi-Annual General Membership Wednesday

• Lincoln Park District
  Sign up now for beginning instruction on the sewing machine
  Classes to be held next week and taught by Quilters at Heart

• Logan County Board of REALTORS®
  Second Quarter homes sales report

• Logan County Board Minutes

  • Airport and Farm Committee

  • Logan County Animal Control Committee

• July 15 FSA News Bulletin
  USDA Farm Service Agency announces online Hay and Grazing acres locator

• Madigan files lawsuits over new student loan debt scams
  First lawsuits in the country target debt relief scams that prey on people struggling to repay student loans

Monday, July 14

• Oasis celebrates first 30 years and a new home

  • Slideshow

• Land of Lincoln CEO program seeks local business participation
  Program aims to strengthen community by bringing youth back to their hometown

• Relay for Life honors survivors and past honorary chairs

• Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital named among most wired in nation

• Edward Jones Financial Advisor Christine Short wins Spirit of Partnership Award

• Fundraiser to benefit Lincoln Junior High School Supply Fund

• Consumer Alert
  Illinois consumers must file claims by Aug. 1 in $310 million settlement over DRAM price fixing
  Consumers who purchased computers, printers, video game consoles, electronic devices with DRAM memory chips may benefit from settlement