Wednesday, August 17

• LCG&HS hears history of the Lincoln State School, later named Lincoln Developmental Center

• From the Logan County Clerk:
  Change of polling place for Prairie Creek voters

• Lincoln Christian Preschool prepares for a new school year
  Announces a new director and a new financial assistance program

• Back to School: Red Cross issues steps to help keep kids safe
  Put safety at the top of the list when getting kids ready for school

• Community Grants Program Open Now Through September 2

• State Fair Sale of Champions
  Grand Champion Steer brings record breaking $104,000
  Cameron Jodlowski of Atlanta wins Grand Champion Doe's Milk

• Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs announces new veteran program "Serving Those Who Served"
  Join August 18th conference call to learn how you can serve

• Governor Applauds launch of State Fair Foundation
  New foundation is a win for taxpayers and the agricultural community as a whole

Tuesday, August 16

• Logan County: Assessor to complete term, BoR salaries, raises and the CPI, board benefits, transportation routes for colleges

• How well do you know the Lincoln Balloon Festival?
  Play and win 2016 Balloon Festival wristbands, courtesy of Lincoln Daily News

• West Nile Virus activity detected in Logan County

• “Adventure Night” coming to Third Fridays Downtown Lincoln

• H.O.T. musical offering to feature great standards

• Memorial Medical Center to hold free seminar on Ovarian, other gynecologic Cancers

Monday, August 15

• Community comes together to celebrate the reopening of the Mount Pulaski Courthouse

• Mount Pulaski Courthouse Grand reopening - slideshow

• Elkhart dinner series returns for the fall

• Parents encouraged to include emergency preparedness in back-to-school plans
  August is School and Campus Preparedness Month in Illinois

• Upcoming events at Sugar Grove Nature Center

• News from the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute
  Study Finds Waterfowl Hunters’ Spending Benefits Rural Areas

• Millikin Department of Theatre and Dance becomes School of Theatre and Dance

• Unique Lincoln biography donated to Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
  Three-volume biography given to presidential library by Abraham Lincoln Association

Saturday, August 13

• Student Leadership Program Positioned to Influence the Campus and Community
  “We have been given the tools to unknowingly influence the lives of others”

• HSLC spay/neuter transport secheduled for September 6th

• Williamsville celebrates Route 66 International Traveler
  Multi-Directional Sign Recognizes Top Visiting Countries Along Illinois' Route 66

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  “Sanctimonious siphons, it’s hot!”

• Illinois State Bird included in new Forever Stamp collection

• New memorial to Purple Heart recipients
  Historic Preservation Agency receives memorial in Springfield’s Oak Ridge Cemetery

• Governor Rauner signs bills to address rape kit backlog, strengthen procedures for victims of sexual assault