Friday, September 21

• County looks for how to reduce fund deficits before it becomes a bigger hurt
  Two deputy assessor positions open

• Two arrested on narcotics related charges Thursday

• Historical society tours Logan County founder’s home on Elkhart Hill

  • The Neal home on Elkhart Hill - where serenity and nature embrace - Album

  • A warm peaceful glow inside and out at the Neal home on Elkhart Hill - Album

• Atlanta 4-H Group enjoys baking for the Atlanta Fall Festival - Album

• Steffens breaks 11-year-high series record

• University of Illinois Extension
  Take a Stand to Prevent Falls

• Special musical presentation at First Presbyterian Church this evening

• Second Annual Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day comes to PaririErth Farms at Atlanta
  A full day of exhibitors, in-row demonstrations, farmers and industry experts

• Atlanta Public Library announces blind date with a book

• Drying, Warming Soils across Illinois

• Illinois awarded $29 million to fight opioid crisis
  Added federal funding brings total to $61 million to expand access to treatment and recovery interventions

Thursday, September 20

• Candidate Openings and filing dates for Lincoln city government
  Candidates may now begin circulating petitions

• Third Friday’s Downtown Lincoln to celebrate summer’s end
  More FREE hands-on activities, inflatables for families on Sept. 21

  • Third Friday’s in Lincoln
    Contemporary Jazz Ensemble at Spirited Republic
    Lincoln College Students to Perform Friday Night

• Logan County Arts offers a glimpse of early 20th Century history through photography

  • Prints from antique glass negatives offer a glimpse of history - Album

• Emden Historical Society to host open house Sunday at restored Bethel School

• Free Orthopedic Assessment Clinic Returns to ALMH

• Logan County to sell Surplus Equipment

• Lincoln Public Library to offer free FAFSA workshops for area students

• HHS Awards $43,506,208 to Illinois to Combat the Opioid Crisis

Wednesday, September 19

• Fall Farm Day at Gail's Pumpkin Patch

  • Gail’s Pumpkin Patch enjoys largest turn out ever for Fall Farm Day

    • Visitors flock to the patch for fun and for shopping! - slideshow

    • Horse drawn wagon rides gain instant popularity - slideshow

    • Fun, games, animals, and entertainment Gail's offers the perfect day trip - slideshow

• New signage at Kickapoo Creek Park points the way to the parks hidden treasures

• Energy Assistance and Weatherization available October 1st at Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois

• Local Humane Society seeking volunteers to become humane investigators

• Give Abraham Lincoln a helping hand
  Orientation for new volunteers at Lincoln Presidential Library begins Tuesday, September 25

Tuesday, September 18

• Hilltopper Wind Farm: 16 towers up, some nighttime tower construction to begin

• Community Action to move Hanger and Witz End resale store out of downtown shopping district
  Forming new Economic Development Coalition for small business development

• Olympia FFA Wins the Section 9 Horse Judging CDE

• Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival

  • Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting 48th Annual Festival kicks off with a ribbon cut

  • Railsplitter Festival reflects a simpler, yet much more difficult time in our history

    • Saturday morning at the Postville Courthouse - slideshow

    • 1800's demonstrations at Postville Courthouse - slideshow

    • Vendor market at the Cronin Brothers VFW - slideshow

    • A Saturday morning walk about at Postville Park - slideshow

    • Postville Park offers a fun environment on Saturday at the festival - slideshow

    • Salt Creek ABATE Motorcycle Show at the Mill on Route 66 - slideshow

    • A mellow Sunday at Postville Courthouse - slideshow

    • Sunday Junior Railsplitting Competition, Lincoln Christening Scene - slideshow

    • Postville Courthouse - A study in black and white - slideshow

    • Sunday National Railsplitting Competition - slideshow