Tuesday, September 8

• ZBA stamps unanimous approval to rezone land for mining

• Illinois and city officials welcome 'Ride for the Relay' to Lincoln

  • Ride for the Relay - Slideshow

• 2015 Delavan Fall Festival makes memories for family and friends

  • 2015 Delavan Fall Festival - Slideshow

• LCU Golf Scramble to benefit Red Lions Athletics

• Mount Pulaski Police Department Presents:
  21st Century Computer Safety

• Midwest Technical Institute to host fall open house Sept. 12

• Deadline to Enroll in Key Farm Bill Safety Net Programs Approaches
  Producers have Until Sept. 30 to Sign Up for ARC/PLC and MPP-Dairy

Monday, September 7
Labor Day Holiday

Saturday, September 5

• Local Habitat for Humanity to host house blessing September 13

• Madd Hoss Jackson Band to perform on Friday at the Mount Pulaski Fall Festival

• Quarterly L.E.P.C. meeting to be September 16

• Elkhart Christian Church to celebrate 150 years September 11 through 13

• Farmer Grant Writing Workshop to be offered by University of Illinois Extension

• Illinois Has a Cool, Dry August

• Illinois State Police launch operation Fatal Four for Labor Day holiday weekend
  Troopers will be on the Lookout for speeding, DUI, driving distracted and seatbelt compliance

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Should’ve known better’n to buy a flesh-colored shirt

Friday, September 4

• ZBA approves rezoning request that could bring limestone quarry

• Regional Planning Commission approves Atlanta and Lincoln Bicycle Trail Plans

• First posted Thursday afternoon
  New mining request makes first rezoning hurdle with Regional Planning Commission

• Gail’s Pumpkin Patch now open for its 10th Fall season

  • Gail's Pumpkin Patch - Slideshow

• Village of Elkhart celebrates the completion of railroad work

• Work begins on Christian Village expansion project - Album

• Chamber holds FREE Lunch N’ Learn in conjunction with local EMA director, Dan Fulscher

• Tackett to hold book signing event Saturday at Prairie Years

Thursday, September 3

• County considers adding 'sunset clause' to conditional use zoning

• New mining request makes first rezoning hurdle with Regional Planning Commission

• "Cosmos SW 6528" to debut at the Lincoln Art Institute September 26

• Neal Named August ALMH Employee of the Month

• Courthouse Foundation to host quilt show during the Mount Pulaski Fall Festival

• Column
  The fall garden and Cicada Killer Wasps
  By John Fulton

• Labor Day Drunk Driving Crackdown
  Law enforcement looking for drunk drivers to help stop deadly crime

• A celebration of White House pets
  Lincoln Presidential Library offers day of fun for families and their pets Sept. 12

• September events at Sugar Grove Nature Center

Wednesday, September 2

• Concerned citizen addresses council on Police and Fire Department Facility Feasibility

• Becker's Hospital Review names ALMH one of the 50 Critical Access Hospitals to know

• Work continues on new construction at Northwest School - Album

• Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch?
  All Midwest Central students will have free breakfast and lunch this school year

• Christian Homes, Inc. expands home and community-based services division

• Free All-Hazards Training for Logan County Businesses and Governmental Units – September 10, 2015
  Program offered through Greater Peoria Economic Development Council

• Enrollment Period for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Safety-Net Programs Ends September 30

Tuesday, September 1

• West Nile Virus activity detected in Logan County

• Lunch and Learn discusses the importance of a good doctor/patient relationship

• Polling Place Notice for September 10 Special Election

• New Holland-Middletown English Department inspires donations

• Olympia students excel at FFA Fair

• Heartland Community College Announces Recent Graduates

• Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival celebrates 45th anniversary with expanded festival line-up

• “Go Ye – Send Me”
  Lincoln Zone Fall Rally slated for September 16 in Delavan

Monday, August 31

2015 Lincoln Balloon Festival

• Dunk tank tests volunteers’ mettle against wind and wet

• Balloon Festival kite flight moved to LCU campus on Saturday

  • Chicago Kiters at LCU - Slideshow

• Saturday at the Balloon Festival starts lousy, ends lovely

  • Scenes from the midway - slideshow

  • Crowds gather to enjoy the 2015 Lincoln Balloon Festival - Slideshow

  • Saturday evening launch - Slideshow

  • Saturday night glow - Slideshow