Saturday, August 1

• Tackett to host book signing in Lincoln and Armington this weekend
  Will be at the Logan County Fair next week

• Bruns Named July ALMH Employee of the Month

• Lincoln Chrysler Dodge & Jeep partners with Lincoln Community High School for Dodge Booster Club Fundraiser

• Buried Truth - Preponderance of Evidence
  Thompson releases part two in trilogy on Logan County Murder Cases

• Parents encouraged to include emergency preparedness in back-to-school plans
  August is School and Campus Preparedness Month in Illinois

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Not on your tintype, boys!

Friday, July 31

• A Phoenix rises from the ashes, Central Illinois Ag Grand Opening set for Saturday

• Safe Ride Available for Fair Weekend

• Butler takes fourth in state in American Legion Essay Contest

• Transfer agreement between Illinois Central College and Lincoln College-Normal helps working adults finish their degrees

• Memorial’s Prasun named president of National Association of Heart Failure Nurses

• Safety belt use in Illinois reaches 95.2 percent
  Drivers and front seat passengers are buckling up more than ever before in Illinois

Thursday, July 30

• 2015 Logan County Fair
  Contestants prepare for more than 'Queen for a day'

• Logan County Arts Presents "Abstract" Aug. 13

• Martincic recipient of American Legion Nurses Scholarship

• Column
  Lawn Care Items
  By John Fulton

• Wilson named Administrator of Marketing and Communications for Memorial Health System

• Matt Glavin Named Director of Government Affairs for Illinois American Water

• Tea and history, a perfect combination
  Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library looks back to landmark 1893 event with ‘World’s Fair Tea’ on Aug. 1

Wednesday, July 29

• Tourism Bureau commits to Tropics sign restoration and aid National Railsplitting Contest

• Sal Pollice Accepts Limited Partnership with Jones Financial

• Lincoln Land Concert Association membership drive nears an end

• Minier Corn Daze this Sunday

• State Representative Tim Butler votes to stop legislative pay raises
  House Bill 576 passes, freezing legislator pay for 2016 fiscal year

• Governor Rauner signs Veteran Preference Bill

Tuesday, July 28

• Pink Shutter on track to re-open this Saturday - Album

• Long-distance bicyclist enjoys country roads, stops in Lincoln and uses library internet\

• Rep. Butler Hosting Traveling Office Hours in Lincoln Wednesday

• Habitat for Humanity fundraiser at Culver's tonight

• 2015-16 School Supply Lists

• Illinois Department of Public Health Receives Bull’s-Eye Award for vaccine management
  Enhancements to the Illinois Comprehensive Automated Registry Exchange (I-CARE)

• June Jobs in Illinois decrease 7,500
  Illinois unemployment rate declines to 5.9 percent

Monday, July 27

• 2015 Logan County Fair

  • Miss Logan County Fair Queen Contestants - slideshow

  • Little Miss Logan County Contestants - slideshow

• 2015 Logan County Fair
  New sign will lead the way to a new location for Grandstand tickets

• City of Lincoln

  • June Street Superintendent report

  • June Fire Department report

• Logan County Recipients of Zonta Club Scholarships

• Caregiver Stress Lunch Presentation August 21
  Free luncheon hosted by Healthy Communities Partnership and the Oasis

• Seventh Day Slumber in Concert in Lincoln August 7

• July Farm Service Agency Newsletter

• Department on Aging and State’s Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) commemorate Medicare 50th Anniversary
  SHIP is a free statewide health insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers

Saturday, July 25

• From the Office of Logan County State's Attorney Jonathan Wright
  Disposition of recent felony cases

• Logan County Fair cuts premiums by 40 percent
  Consequences of no state budget

• Requesting Public Comments on Lincoln Christian University
  Community encouraged to respond

• Lincoln featured in "Our Town" segment on Route 66 in central Illinois - slideshow

• Children enthralled by Irish Traveler history and lore performance of Chris McBrien

• Children enthralled by Irish Travel history and lore - slideshow

• Local baseball players recognized for achievement on field at White Sox game

• St. John UCC to welcome new pastor
  Pastor Kenneth Kramer to preach first service August 2

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Holistic with a splash of organic

• DCEO Director Jim Schultz reacts to Mitsubishi announcement

• Groundbreaking exhibit coming to Lincoln library
  Presidential library examines Lincoln’s relationship with Jews beginning Aug. 3