Tuesday, Feb. 17

• Eagle Scout candidate works to help those in need locally

• Natalie Miller is the Zion Lutheran Student-of-the-Month for February

• Logan County 4-H hosts “Are You Smarter Than a 4-H’er?” Trivia Event

• School tax report

• Sherrie Carlin is the January Employee-of-the-Month at ALMH

• Naturally Illinois Expo slated for April 17th & 18th

Monday, Feb. 16

• Chamber hosts first New Member Drive at Lincoln's Sorrento’s - album

• True Blue serenades St. Clara’s residents for Valentine’s Day - album

• Local artist David Alexander serves as judge for Springfield ALPLM art contest

• Lincoln-Logan Crime Stoppers announce scholarship opportunity

• DAR to be special guests at Wednesday Woman's Club

• ICED seeks nominations for annual awards promoting the independence of people with disabilities

• Farm Bill Safety-Net Deadline Approaching for Illinois Farmers

Saturday, Feb. 14

• Nothing better than "Seeing Red" in February at the Art Institute

  • "Seeing Red" - slideshow

• Mount Pulaski celebrates FCCLA Week: Crushed it
  Trio earns Section 12 office positions

• IEMA Awards $435,378 in grants for Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning
  Logan County receives $ 41,609.62

• Public invited to Trivia Night Fundraiser on Feb. 27

• Lincoln Presidential Museum, from concept to reality
  Designers, leaders and artists to discuss origins of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

• IDOR begins processing individual tax returns

• Governor Rauner announces new head of DCEO

• Governor Rauner announces new head of DCFS

• Gov. Rauner establishes Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandate Task Force
  Sanguinetti to chair task force

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  The gentle, eternally silent blessing of winter

Friday, Feb. 13

• Lincoln to move forward with lease agreement for Safety Complex

• City of Lincoln: Antique car shows will rotate around the square this summer

• CEL Panthers bring home 3rd in 7A Championships

• LCHS Speech Team regional results

• Whitney Nichols named Mount Pulaski High School Senior-of-the-Month

• Local students named to Dean's Lists

• Mayfield's Mutterings
  Illini wins a thriller
  By Jeff Mayfield

• New bird watching station at Kickapoo Park brings opportunities to see local wildlife

• HSLC and Animal Protective League partner for discounted spaying for female cats

• Millennial Workplace Expert Lindsey Pollak to present 2015 Thomas W. Ewing Lecture

• Republican race for City of Lincoln Ward 3 Alderman

  Incumbent Todd Mourning

  • Jan. 17, 2015 - Mourning announces candidacy for Lincoln Ward 3 Alderman

  • Feb. 13, 2015 - Candidate Position Statement: Todd Mourning

  Candidate Wanda Lee Rohlfs

  • Nov. 17, 2014 - Rohlfs announces candidacy for Lincoln Ward 3 Alderman

  • Feb. 13, 2015 - Candidate Position Statement: Wanda Lee Rohlfs

Thursday, Feb. 12

• Governor Rauner introduces himself as a neighbor to LCHS students

  • Governor Bruce Rauner visits Lincoln Community High School - slideshow

• Turn up the Cure Night, volleyball with greater purpose between Mount Pulaski and Chester-East Lincoln

  • Turn up the Cure Night - slideshow

• Park District bids farewell to Marcia Greenslate - slideshow

• Route 66: The Road Ahead Initiative
  National Steering Committee includes Bill Thomas of Atlanta

• Electronics Recycling this Saturday

• Governor Forms Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform

• Blending song and history
  Dana-Thomas House presents singer-songwriter Ben Bedford in concert Feb. 14

Wednesday, Feb. 11

• Atlanta Rotary learns how to prevent elder abuse - album

• Foodie Weekend wraps up with 4-H Spaghetti Fundraiser - slideshow

• Chamber hosts membership lunch Friday

• “Lions in Illyria” makes college debut at Lincoln College
  New show based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” is good family fun

• ‘Abe’s Million’ to fund Mount Pulaski Courthouse restoration

• Find Lincoln at the Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society

• Statement regarding background checks for Medical Cannabis Organizations

• Rauner Announces recipients of 2015 Order of Lincoln Award

Tuesday, Feb. 10

• Police Department seeks information on weekend vandalism spree

• 150th Anniversary: Lincoln College celebrates Charter Day Convocation

  • Slideshow: Prelude to the Charter Day Convocation

  • Part one: Opening remarks by College President John Blackburn

  • Part two: Comments from Robert Neal and a presentation by State Representative Richard Brauer

  • Part three: Honorary Degree conferred on keynote speaker Dr. Wayne C. Temple

  • Slideshow: 150th Charter Day Convocation

• Senior Services offers two new travel packages

• Rauner eliminates unfair share dues for government employees

• FOID Mental Health Reporting System receives thousands of reports in first year
  Reporting a “clear and present danger” will affect Concealed Carry application approval