Friday, May  8

• First in 2-step process to mine limestone in Logan County passes Regional Planning Commission

• Community lifted up in prayer on National Day of Prayer in Lincoln

• High schoolers art foundational and expressive on life

• LCHS student art show - slideshow

• Class of 2015 graduate lists

• Lincoln Christian University
  Lincoln Christian Seminary Pdf

• Second Saturday Market at the Mill on 66 this weekend

• Humane Society of Logan County prepares for June Garage Sale
  Donations will be accepted starting May 20th

• Lincoln Presidential Library honors the military
  As Memorial Day nears, library plans events on Vietnam, World War II and Illinois military history

• Emergency Preparedness important for people with disabilities and functional needs
  Ready Illinois website offers preparedness tips for people, caregivers

• 2015 Spring Home Improvement Magazine Special Feature
  Decluttering: Learning to live with less
  By Angela Reiners

• 2015 Prom Grand March
  Lincoln, Mount Pulaski and Hartsburg

Thursday, May 7

• City approves hiring DCC Marketing with 5-2 vote

• Lincoln Historic Preservation Commission says “no” to rustic tin-roof awning

• Mount Pulaski FCCLA strike Gold at State headed for Nationals

• Zion Lutheran School Talent Show - slideshow

• Class of 2015 graduate lists

  • Hartsburg-Emden Grade School

  • Mount Pulaski High School

  • Olympia High School

  • Olympia Junior High School

• The Christian Village kicks off expansion campaign

• Column
  Garlic Mustard, Rhubarb, Borer Control, and Garden Planting
  By John Fulton

• Above-Average Temperatures for April in Illinois

• Village of Minier free electronics recycling

• 2015 Spring Home Improvement Magazine Special Feature
  Don’t over improve
  By Derek Hurley

• 2015 Prom Grand March
  Lincoln, Mount Pulaski and Hartsburg

Wednesday, May 6

• Logan County Board holds double-header special meetings: Supports Cresco build and Governor's Turnaround Agenda

• Christopher Davis carries on a family tradition of serving the city of Lincoln - Album

• Shoppers enjoy great weather at Zion Lutheran Vines and Vendors - slideshow

• Lincoln Land Concert Association presents The Limeliters Thursday evening

• Local post office food drive May 9

• Annual Monts/Harvest of Talents Daylily sale this Saturday

• Electronic recycling at Habitat for Humanity Saturday

• First glass recycling of the season to be this Saturday

• Class of 2015 graduate lists

  • Carroll Catholic School

  • Hartsburg-Emden High School

  • Illini Central High School

  • Lincoln College

  • Montessori Children's School

  • New Holland-Middletown

  • West Lincoln-Broadwell

• 2015 Spring Home Improvement Magazine Special Feature
  It’s home
  What do you color it?
  By Jan Youngquist

• Memorial Medical Center to Temporarily Redirect Main-Entrance Traffic

• Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway launches “Selfies on 66” campaign!

• 2015 Prom Grand March
  Lincoln, Mount Pulaski and Hartsburg

Monday, May 4

• Guests at Oasis learn about scams
  Part one: Common and costly telephone scams

• Lincoln Community High School Red Carpet slideshows

  • 1 of 2 | 2 of 2

• LCHS Prom Grand March slideshows

  • 1 of 6 | 2 of 6 | 3 of 6

  • 4 of 6 | 5 of 6 | 6 of 6

• Mount Pulaski High School Grand March slideshows

  • 1 of 3 | 2 of 3 | 3 of 3

• Horsing around at the Lincoln library, what's next?

• Maggie Olson is the April Student of the Month at Mount Pulaski High School

• 2015 Spring Home Improvement Magazine Special Feature
  The view from the street says a lot about your home
  Is your home smiling for the picture?
  By Nila Smith

Saturday, May 2

• Recent Felony Convictions
  From the office of Logan County State's Attorney Jonathan Wright

• Judy Worth shares “Wigs for Cancer Survivors” at Relay For Life, Logan County meeting

• Lincoln Odd Fellows present $3,000 to Lincoln Heat Baseball

• 2015 Spring Home Improvement Magazine Special Feature
  Keeping your home ready to sell
  By Jim Youngquist

• Next Honor Flight scheduled for May 12th

• IEMA announces Parkland College attains ‘Ready to Respond Campus’ designation
  Parkland third campus in state to complete program requirements

• Abraham Lincoln’s Journey Home: A celebration of the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln
  May 3, 2015 at Old State Capitol State Historic Site

• New animals at Bloomington’s Miller Park Zoo

• Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation invites public to Community Open House

• College Illinois!® extends enrollment through June 1
  Illinois families can still take advantage of 2014-15 reduced contract pricing

• Meat Loaf announces cancellation of 2015 Illinois State Fair appearance

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  “I’m using a dry fly!”

Friday, May 1

• Logan County Alliance offers overview of Arts in the Park Festival

• Community spiffier after Service Day

• LCU Community Service Day - slideshow

• Logan County Department of Public Health announces now testing for Hepatitis C

• From the office of the Logan County Clerk
  NOTICE TO THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES AND ABSENTEE AND GRACE PERIOD VOTING FOR THE JULY 7, 2015 SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY ELECTION

• Katie Lynn is the ZLS nominee for the Illinois Elementary School Association Scholar Attitude Award

• Logan County Arts to feature LCHS artists with special opening on Wednesday May 6

• State of Illinois continues to monitor Avian Influenza impacting surrounding states
  Illinois companies, farmers, and zoos practicing highest biosecurity measures

• Madigan and Illinois Poison Center issue alert to dangerous form of synthetic drugs
  Attorney General, Illinois Poison Center Warn Illinoisans of spike in ER visits & Death Due to Synthetic Drugs