Tuesday, Mar. 24

• Chamber Ambassadors celebrate MKS - Album

• There’s murder afoot, and dinner too at the Lincoln Knights of Columbus

• Middletown Fire Protection District celebrates 60th Anniversary

  • MFPD 60th Anniversary - slideshow

• Elkhart Historical Society acknowledges the Irish with presentation by Paul Beaver

• Michael Lowery is the Mount Pulaski High School March Senior of the Month

• Lincoln Daily News Special Section
  2015 Polar Plunge

Monday, Mar. 23

• 2015 Logan County Community Health Fair recycling opportunities

• From the Office of the Logan County Clerk
  Absentee, Early Voting, Grace Period Registration and Voting for Consolidated Election, APRIL 7, 2015

• Ninth Annual Polar Plunge at Lincoln Lakes

  • A warmer than normal Polar Plunge

  • On the sandy shores of Lincoln Lakes - slideshow

  • And they're off with a bang! - slideshow

  • A colorful finish - slideshow

  • The after-party - slideshow

  • OH! Those beautiful faces - slideshow

  • Final results from Joanie Keyes, Special Olympics District 10

• Crowds turn out for popular Boy Scout Spring BBQ - Album

• Two Logan County teams seeking 8th Grade 1A and 2A Volleyball State Championship titles on Tuesday evening

• 8-1A: Hartsburg Emden vies for State Champion title

• 8-2A: Mount Pulaski plays for first runner up or State Champion title

• Chamber Business of the Week:  Giggles and Gab

• American Legion Auxiliaries plan Quarter Auction for Sunday

Saturday, Mar. 21

• Chamber to give away scholarships to local students for the 16th year

• Chester East Lincoln CATCHES Healthy Behaviors

• Special Feature:
  First spring weekend: Time to feel the energy

• Honor Rolls

  • Carroll Catholic Third Quarter Honor Rolls

  • Chester-East Lincoln third Quarter Honor Rolls

• Conservation Police Seek Information About Bald Eagle Shooting in McLean County

• Governor Announces Appointments

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Fishing can be painlessly therapeutic

Friday, Mar. 20

• The Christian Village holds Service of Remembrance

• LCU offers The Vine Conference for high school students

• Lincoln Elks, Illinois Elks and ALMH Provide Free Clinic to Children

• City of Lincoln

  • Feb. 10 Committee of the Whole meeting minutes

  • Feb. 17 Voting Session meeting minutes

  • Feb. 24 Committee of the Whole meeting minutes

  • February 2015 report of Revenues vs. Expenditures (Pdf)

• Hollis Prize Recital to feature top Millikin student musicians

• Regency Care sale to Heritage Enterprises

• Soil temps up 49 percent in first half of March

• Illinois celebrates National Ag Day

• Madigan recognizes Sunshine Week, issues 2014 Public Access Bureau Report

Thursday, Mar. 19

• Logan County Board passes zoning ordinance modifications

• City of Lincoln outlines Mayoral Transition Plan

• From the office of the Logan County Clerk
  Consolidated Election Notice
  Second run

• ALMH Urges Logan County Residents to be Screened for Colorectal Cancer in March

• Will Messner is the ZLS March Student of the Month

• West Lincoln-Broadwell Third Quarter Honor Rolls

• Blessing of Farmers, Ag Workers, Families at First United Methodist Church Sunday, March 22

• Column
  Spring Items – Ready to Grow
  By John Fulton

• Farm Service Agency Annual Policy Reminders

• College Illinois! ® 529 Prepaid Tuition Program announces Draw Your Dreams coloring contest for kids
  Contest Offers a Chance to Win $529

Wednesday, Mar. 18

• Monday night Lincoln City Council business as ...'unusual'
  Selection of new mayor begins; TIF Board to reorganize

• Logan County Board seeks individual to serve as trustees

• First posted Tuesday afternoon
  Republican congressman with 'Downton Abbey' office resigns

• Crowds flock to Lincoln College for Russel Allen Garden Day

• Russel Allen Garden Day

  • The first half of the day - slideshow

  • The second half of the day - slideshow

• The Mount Pulaski High School WYSE Team Advances to State

• Palms Grill Dinner Saturday night to Feature Stage Artists

• The Mill on Route 66 in Lincoln, Illinois launches International Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign to complete restoration and open as a museum

• EPA designates Mahomet Aquifer as "sole source" of drinking water in East-Central Illinois

Tuesday, Mar. 17

• BREAKING NEWS: Representative Aaron Schock to resign seat March 31

• Logan County Briefs:
  New State Rep Butler introduces himself, Zoning Ordinance amends discussed, county employee health insurance ready to pass

• USDA Recognizes State Bank of Lincoln as Illinois top Guaranteed Rural Housing Lender in 2014

• LCHS speech team to offer free preview of contest play this Thursday night

• New Holland-Middletown Third Quarter Honor Rolls

• Dr. Lee Gurga to speak at University of Wisconsin

• Illinois American Water partners with EPA during Fix a Leak Week
  Free materials and information available to help reduce the trillion-plus gallons of water lost in residential leaks every year

• Lincoln Daily News Special Section
  2015 Education Magazine

• Trains in the Heartland happening March 28 and 29 at HCC

• History at work: Illinois leads the nation
  More than $1.3 billion in private-sector rehab projects moved forward last year with aid from Historic Preservation Agency