Tuesday, May 12

• Logan County Clerk Sally Turner to serve as Election Observer for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

• Guests enjoy another great Kiwanis Mother's Day Buffet - slideshow

• Lincoln Community High School Scholarship Foundation announces 2015 recipients

• Route 66 Ribs & Rides scheduled for June 13
  Now taking entries for cook-off participants

• Midwest Central High School receives $21,900 for new gymnasium lighting

• Illinois Treasurer Frerichs opens applications for new internship program
  Application deadline is May 22nd

• USDA reminds farmers of 2014 Farm Bill Conservation Compliance Changes
  Non-compliance could result in FCIC premium costs doubling

Monday, May 11

• Posted at 11:25 a.m.
  Three Semi crash Sunday on I-55 north of Lincoln
  Official report released by the Illinois State Police

• Lincoln College’s 150th Year, 148th commencement
  Governor Bruce Rauner receives Honorary Doctorate

  • Governor Rauner offers grounded words for Lincoln College graduates

  • Lincoln College 148th Commencement Ceremony - slideshow

• Logan County Democrats endorse Rob Mellon 18th Congressional District

  • Logan County Democrats Chair Rebecca Drake confirms endorsement of Rob Mellon

• Relay for Life team meeting tonight
  Teams & Supporters on track for Ready, Set, GO for the Cure

• Local elementary schools benefit from Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom

• City of Mount Pulaski 2015 Junk Drop-off dates set for June

• Portraits of the Presidents
  Lincoln Presidential Library hosts C-SPAN exhibit of portraits from Washington to Obama

• 2015 Spring Home Improvement Magazine

• 2015 Prom Grand March
  Lincoln, Mount Pulaski and Hartsburg

Saturday,  May 9

• Zoning Board of Appeals approves rezoning land near old quarry to M-3 extraction

• Heavy traffic expected Saturday afternoon around Lincoln College
  Lincoln police to waive parking restrictions on specific streets

  • Out and About in Lincoln - slideshow

• Area students recognized at MTI welding competition
  Hartsburg-Emden student among top ten

• Library notes
  May is Graphic Novel month

• Groundbreaking for The Christian Village Expansion

• Logan County Master Gardeners Plant Sale

• Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society May meeting

• ISWS Provides Resources for Irrigation Reporting

• Surgical Skills Center in Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation to be named after J. Roland Folse, M.D.

• Illinois State Police UAS (Drone) program receives FAA approval

• National expert to discuss future of libraries
  Head of the National Archives to speak May 14 at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Dewey, the pharaoh of fertilizer

• 2015 Spring Home Improvement Magazine Special Feature
  Keeping your home ready to sell changes the planning for your mechanical systems
  By Jim Youngquist

• 2015 Prom Grand March
  Lincoln, Mount Pulaski and Hartsburg

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