Tuesday, August 25

• Local Farm Bureau Young Leaders conduct crop tours, offer early prediction on corn harvest yields

• Voter Information Tool now available for Logan County voters for September 10th Special Election

• September events hosted by the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce
  FREE Lunch & Learn with Logan County EMA, Membership Orientation, Business after Hours

• Midwest Technical Institute launches third annual Mike Rowe High School Scholarship Program

• The Illinois Raptor Center offers special program for senior citizens

• Memorial Medical Center to host free seminar on men's urologic health

Monday, August 24

• Governor and fellow motorcyclists on fundraiser for veterans make Atlanta Route 66 stopover

  • Governor Rauner and motorcycle clubs make stop in Atlanta - Slideshow

• Connolley Road Closed Monday, August 24th through Tuesday, August 25th

• Lincoln Theater 8 Update in Pictures - Album

• Habitat night at Culver's Tuesday

• Oasis and Humane Society to host first ever Oktoberfest October 3

Saturday, August 22

• Connolley Road Closed Monday, August 24th through Tuesday, August 25th

• Illinois 4-H Foundation inducts Amanda Gray into 2015 Hall of Fame class

• Caregivers Together Open Forum and Dinner Meeting
  Please RSVP by August 24

• Gail’s Pumpkin Patch Opens for the Fall Season September 1

• 9th Annual Mill Cruise-In Sunday September 13 and other Mill updates

• IDOC releases statement on recent data breach affecting its employees

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  It's nice to live in a small town

Friday, August 21

• Lack of state budget threatens imminent shutdown of Logan County Public Transportation System
  Logan County Board and Community Action look hard for options

• LCU Preaching Professor honored with new book

• Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society offers historical items related to local education
  Collection includes donations from the recently closed Regional Office of Education

• 3 on 3 Tournament returns to Mount Pulaski Fall Festival

• America’s Farmers making a positive impact in Illinois
  Farmer Enrollment going on now for the Grow Communities Monsanto Fund

• July jobs in Illinois increase +1,900
  Illinois job growth lags behind nation

Thursday, August 20

• Logan County Board votes pay raises for non-union employees in 2016
  Draft budget works around half-million dollar revenues that may or may not come in

• Opening of Foxhole Pub N Grub fulfills former police chief's dream

• Period garment maker shares historical styles and materials with LCGHS

• Meeker and Wibben take top honors in Junior Carcass Show

• Reception to honor Charles Anderson this Sunday

• Column
  Sticky Sap From Trees and Fall Defoliators
  By John Fulton

• First 2015 human case of West Nile Virus in Illinois

• Lineup announced for Millikin Institute for Science Entrepreneurship 2015-2016 Speaker Series

• 2015 Logan County Fair Special Section

Wednesday, August 19

• Alliance changes direction with new event at the Lincoln Balloon Festival
  Donkey Race fundraiser for LCHS replaced with Dunk Tank

• Bridge replacement in Orvil Township on 2200th Street to begin this week

• Logan County Democrats host "Ballots & Beer"

• From the Lincoln Public Library
  Book Look: Board Books for the Littles
  Reviews by Melissa Oxborrow

• Record sales and a huge surprise make for a great 2015 Sale of Champions
  Griffen Jodlowski of Atlanta makes the list with Grand Champion Doe's Milk

• Heartland’s physical therapist assistant program ready to launch

• 50th Anniversary of First Stock Car Race Held During Run of Illinois State Fair

• Little Change in Soil Moisture During the First Half of August

• Lincoln research project receives major grant
  Papers of Abraham Lincoln will use NEH grant to put Lincoln congressional documents online

• 2015 Logan County Fair Special Section

Tuesday, August 18

• Lincoln City Hall closed today

• ALS event brings out many supporters and raises awareness

• ALS Run/Walk - Slideshow

• County Road closures in San Jose area starting Aug. 24

• Chalk Art returns to downtown Lincoln Balloon Festival weekend

• Lincoln Park District hosting Fill the Pantry Pool Party

• Sit, Stay, Walk and Bark for Life
  Greenhaven Animal Clinic to host fun fundraiser to benefit pet adoption programs