Saturday, Mar.  28

• Logan County Tourism Announces New Director
  Maggie McMurtrey to start April 6th

• Logan County Consolidated Election Sample Ballot

• Payton Ebelherr is the LCHS January Senior of the Month

• From the Atlanta Public Library

  • April is Back to Baseball month at the Atlanta Public Library

• Spring Nature Walks on Elkhart Hill return in April

• Spring 2015 Logan County Farm Outlook Magazine Feature Story
  The year producers won the battle …
  By Jim Youngquist

• Bald Eagle Shooting Update:
  Nest of Bald Eagle Shot March 14 Has Been Located
  McLean County Crime Stoppers Offering Reward for Information about Shooting

• Land of Lincoln Honor Flight April 7

• Historic reunion at Lincoln Presidential Library
  Medallions from Lincoln hearse to be displayed at Lincoln Presidential Library after 150 years

• Risky venture reaches milestone – 1,000 posts on farmdoc daily

• Farmers market and local food grant-writing workshops planned

• Nominating petitions available for Illinois Commodity Board seats

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Why they tie them mountain climbers together

• Lincoln Daily News Special Section
  2015 Polar Plunge

Friday, Mar. 27

• 16th Annual Ag Day Breakfast - slideshow

• Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce Ag Scholarship committee awards 8 new scholarships

• Easter Devotional
  Shouts of 'sanna
  Adam Quine, pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln

• Virgil R. Lowe, CFP achieves Ameriprise Private Wealth Advisor status

• Cornet Chop Suey to perform Saturday at LCU

• Lincoln College celebration continues with Alumni Reunion Weekend
  Special events planned for Sesquicentennial year

• The Fabulous Antiquities return to the Outpost this weekend

• Spring 2015 Logan County Farm Outlook Magazine Feature Story
  2014 Year in Review
  By John Fulton
  County Extension Advisor

• Illinois American Water Supports Work Zone Awareness Week
  Company reminds drivers to focus on safety – in roadway and water system work zones

• Illinois has Four Odd Tornado Seasons in a Row

• ‘Text First, Talk Second’ often best way to contact loved ones when disaster strikes
  IEMA encourages people to have plan for communicating with family members, friends during emergencies

• Lincoln Daily News Special Section
  2015 Polar Plunge

Thursday, Mar. 26

• Misunderstandings over Tropics sign draws attention and offer from Route 66 Association

• Easter Devotional
  God’s not dead… and that’s scary
  Mark Weber, Minister First Christian Church of Mount Pulaski

• LCHS Speech Team headed to State Semi-finals

• WLB Music Students earn highest honors at Solo and Ensemble contest

• Zion Lutheran School Third Quarter Honor Roll

• School tax report

• Celebrating our Irish Heritage Finale
  Village of Elkhart welcomes the St. Andrews Society Dancers Saturday

• Lincoln Daily News Special Section
  2015 Polar Plunge

• Column
  Fruit Tree spray schedules and early gardening tips
  By John Fulton

• U of I College of Aces Weekly Update
  March 1 soybean stocks estimate to be overshadowed by planting intentions?

• Motorists Urged to ‘Expect the Unexpected’ in work zones this construction season in Illinois
  Work Zone Safety Week Reminder: See Orange. Slow Down. Save Lives.

• Attorney General applauds House Committee passage of bill to allow video, audio monitoring in nursing homes

Wednesday, Mar. 25

• 8-2A 2015 Volleyball State Championship
  Mount Pulaski Honeybears win State Championship
  Augusta Southeastern Suns First Runner Up

  • Mount Pulaski Honeybears win State Championship - slideshow

  • Honeybears receive a Hero's Welcome Home - video - CAUTION very loud

• 8-1A 2015 Volleyball State Championship
  Hartsburg-Emden Stags State Champions
  Grayville Bisons First Runner Up

• From the Lincoln Police Department
  Telephone calls from Ameren may be a scam

• Lincoln’s Pigs & Swigs Festival planning is off to a great start

• Easter Devotional
  The power of the Resurrection sets Christianity apart
  Pastor Ben Manley- First Baptist Church Lincoln

• Zion Lutheran students finish well at Math Bowl - Album

• Carroll Catholic School Registration going on now

• Kindergarten and Pre-school screenings at Mount Pulaski Grade School

• Special guest speaker at Mount Pulaski Historical Society Monday night

• Lincoln Daily News Special Section
  2015 Polar Plunge

• Workshops for the educational program "An Artifact Speaks" presented through the U of I Extension office in Springfield

• Heartland exhibit features Strong Girls by Monica Estabrook

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