Thursday, May 2

• Logan County Regional Planning Commission recommends approval of five new Whitney Hill Wind Farm parcels, underground collection lines and a substation

• Heavy rains impact travel on county roadways - Album
  Scenes from Nicholson Street bridge at Kickapoo Creek

• Lincoln College Commencement is May 11
  As transition continues, Bachelor Degree Recipients exceed Associates

• Guests enjoy a spiritual and fun-filled day at LCU Women's Conference - Album

• Alzheimer's Association offers free community education program at ALMH
  Effective Communication Strategies

• IDPH outlines steps to combat Measles during National Infant Immunization Week

• University of Illinois College of ACES
  Excessive rainfall as damaging to corn yield as extreme heat, drought

• IDOA receives over 350 hemp applications
  Tremendous interest in less than two days

• Community foundation awards 77 grants to local nonprofits

Wednesday, May 1

• Logan County Board approves Decommissioning Plans and Agreements for both the Sugar Creek and Whitney Hill Wind Farm

• Logan County Sheriff Mark Landers Office:
  Illinois Sheriff's Association releases results of mid-April Scott's Law Safety Initiative

• Atlanta Rotary gives life saving equipment to the Country Aire Restaurant

• Olympia FFA Livestock Judging Team Places 3rd at LLCC

• Birdwatching at Kickapoo Creek Park

• May Park district notes
  From Abby Neece, program coordinator

• Plans announced for 98th Annual Atlanta High School Alumni Banquet

• IEMA warns recent rains may lead to additional flooding in Illinois
  River levels expected to rise along parts of the Mississippi River and its tributaries

• The Climate Corporation invests in combined computer and crop sciences major at Illinois

• Governor Pritzker and IDOA announce availability of industrial hemp applications
  Applications can be found on the IDOA website

Tuesday, April 30

• Logan County Board briefs for April:
  - New fuel system for airport
  - New ETSB Ordinance includes seven Joint Emergency Telephone System
  Board appointments
  - Kevin Bateman moves kitty-corner to Lincoln Ward 3 Alderman seat

• Logan County Board - May 2019 Meeting Schedule - Pdf

• EconLynx host Earth Day Fair

• Aubreyanna Brown named April LTEC Student of the Month

• Forty-six local businesses pledge sponsorship for Relay for Life of Logan County
  Still room for more!

• Heartland Board of Trustees seats two new members

• Memorial Health System Hospitals Lift Visitor Flu Restrictions

• USDA extends Market Facilitation Program deadline to May 17, 2019

Monday, April 29

• City to repeal vote to purchase vehicle from outside city and reopen bidding

• Local Habitat for Humanity delivers keys to homeowner number 24

• Olympia’s Schempp and Litwiller Elected Section 9 FFA Officers

• Olympia FFA Honors Members at Chapter Banquet

• Logan County Herb Guild to meet Tuesday evening

• “Langston in Lincoln”
  Lincoln College Spring Contemporary Jazz Revue May 2-3
  Concert Will Celebrate Poet Langston Hughes and his Roots in Lincoln

• Lincoln College Business Management Club hosts "Not your Grandma's Trivia Night" May 4th

• Memorial Medical Center’s Surgical Weight-Loss Program Receives National Recognition from Blue Cross