Monday, August 26

• Fourth Friday Downtown draws largest crowd

  • Downtown Friday brings in the crowds - slideshow

  • Third Friday Downtown - fun and games for all - slideshow

  • Food, Fun and family pets - slideshow

• Friday night and Saturday morning Balloons Over 66 hindered by high winds

  • Balloons Over 66 - Friday evening flights - Pilots and volunteers get ready to go - slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 - Friday evening flights - guests enjoy the inflation - slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 - Friday evening flights - Activity on Eighth Street - slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 - Friday evening flights - Balloons take to the sky - slideshow

• Pilots review Friday evening at Oasis Breakfast

• Saturday evening flights a great prelude to night glow

  • Balloons Over 66 - Balloons take to the sky on Saturday evening - slideshow

• Saturday night glow laid-back and happy for all

  • Balloons Over 66 - Saturday night glow a delight for all - slideshow

Saturday, August 24

• Upcoming road closure at 1250th Street, Middletown

• Center for Creativity and Community to kick-off after school program September 3rd

• How Parents Can Make Healthy Choices for Kids When Eating Out

• ALMH Offers Free Prenatal Classes

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Took 60 years of farming to get this tired

• Tomato Troubles
  By Melinda Myers

• New Law Protects Kids in Cars from Secondhand Smoke
  Pritzker Signs Bill prohibiting smoking in vehicles with anyone under age 18

Friday, August 23

• Retiring administrators see Lincoln Public Library into electronic age

• Fly High with 3rd Fridays Downtown Lincoln
  Family fun night pairs up with Balloons Over 66 weekend

• A great weekend to be in Lincoln
  Third Friday, Balloons over 66, Library Book Sale and family fun, Shady Car Show offer plenty to do all weekend long

• Danny Tackett and the Chicken Pickin' Orchestra to be Third Friday entertainment

• University of Illinois makes it official - Lincoln’s Jermaine Hamlin will wear the Orange and Blue

• Logan County students named to Heartland Community College Dean’s List

• Planting a Fall Vegetable Garden

• Pritzker Signs Legislation Raising Teacher Minimum Salary to $40,000 to Address Statewide Teacher Shortage

• Pritzker Signs Legislation Creating New Workforce Development Program

Thursday, August 22

• Logan County Board
  Notice of Special Finance Committee Meeting - Pdf

• Two Logan County youth shine at the Illinois State Fair
  Next stop: Austin, Minnesota

• Beason a stop for an army that changed U.S. government

• Gary Freese shares the story of Coxey's Army - Album

• Struebing and Maas enjoy creating pollinator gardens
  Still time to register for Master Naturalist Core Education program

• Helping children learn about Lincoln
  Winnick Field Trip Initiative helps schools pay for visiting Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

• Pritzker Signs Legislation Expanding Voting Rights, Rehabilitation in Illinois’ Criminal Justice System