Wednesday, August 5

• Message calls Lincoln to stand together

  • New billboard in Lincoln delivers powerful message - slideshow

• Lincoln City Council:
  Aldermen lay groundwork for new Diversity and Inclusion Commission

• Christmas on Vinegar Hill canceled for 2020
  Board looking forward to a great event in 2021

• University of Illinois Extension educational webinars offered

• Purdue University
  Ag Economy Barometer stable, but farmers less optimistic about future

• COVID-19 ARCHIVES

• Tuesday, August 4, 2020
  One new case of coronavirus in Logan County on Tuesday - Pdf

• Tuesday, August 4, 2020
  Logan County Dashboard
  5,840 tested - 5,751 negative - 89 positive - 69 recovered - zero fatalities

• Tuesday, August 4, 2020
  Public Health Officials Announce 1,471 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease
  State reports more than 42,000 tests in one day

• Attorney General Raoul urges Federal Government action to increase access and affordability for drug to treat COVID-19
  Remdesivir is an Anti-Viral Drug Showing Promising Results for Those Hospitalized Due to COVID-19

Tuesday, August 4

• One person injured in Sunday afternoon grain bin accident

• Palms Grill in Atlanta closes due to tourism falloff

• West Lincoln-Broadwell District 92
  August 4, 2020 Special Board of Education meeting agenda - Pdf

• Illinois Primary Health Care Association Virtual Conference to Feature NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Former Surgeon General, National Latina Journalist

• University of Illinois College of ACES
  Emergency research grant studies how coronavirus affects food systems in the U.S.

• Illinois State Police Division of Training and Recruitment discuss the use of force training with Black Lives Matter, Springfield

• COVID-19 ARCHIVES

• Monday, August 3, 2020
  Four new cases of COVID-19 includes one teenager - Pdf

• Monday, August 3, 2020
  Logan County Dashboard
  5,712 tested - 5,624 negative - 88 positive - 67 recovered - zero fatalities

• Monday, August 3, 2020
  Public Health Officials Announce 1,298 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

• Pritzker Launches Mask Awareness Campaign: ‘It Only Works If You Wear It’
  Public Health Campaign Uses Real-Time Data to Allocate Resources to Communities with Greatest Risk
  Illinois Mask Mandate Went into Effect May 1

Monday, August 3

• Lincoln City Council
  Monday, August 3, 2020 Regular Meeting agenda - Pdf

• 2020 Logan County Fair Queen Pageant

  • Logan County Fair Queen Pageant contestants announced
    Competitions not be open to the public due to Covid-19

  • 2020 Little Miss Logan County Contestants - Album

  • 2020 Junior Miss Logan County Contestants - Album

  • 2020 Miss Logan County Fair Queen Contestants - Album

• Eye Spy, Week One - Atlanta

  • Eye Spy, Week One - Atlanta - slideshow

  • Eye Spy, Week One - Atlanta
    Martha Simmons earns bragging rights as the first to find Atlanta

• August 2020 park district notes
  From Jaylee Swinford, program coordinator

• University of Illinois College of ACES
  Research could save years of breeding for new Miscanthus hybrids

• COVID-19 ARCHIVES

• Friday, July 31, 2020 - NO WEEKEND UPDATES
  Logan County Dashboard
  5,52 tested - 5,418 negative - 84 positive - 62 recovered - zero fatalities

• ACEP Warns Against COVID-19 Misinformation

Saturday, August 1

• Water shut off procedures for delinquent sewer bills to resume September 1st in Lincoln

• Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Resumes Free Prenatal Classes August 3rd

• Veterans’ and SIU to Resume Group Sessions

• Lincoln Heritage Museum Reopens to Public
  Museum Opening August 4th with New Safety Measures

• Humane Society of Logan County cancels Pints for Paws fundraiser
  August membership meeting also canceled

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  Seeds and froth

• Support Native Bees and Enjoy the Many Benefits
  by Melinda Myers

• The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal and Illinois Department of Children and Family Services remind caregivers to supervise children during water activities

• COVID-19 ARCHIVES

• Friday, July 31, 2020
  Two-month old infant among the seven new cases of COVID-19 in Logan County - Pdf

• Friday, July 31, 2020
  Logan County Dashboard
  5,52 tested - 5,418 negative - 84 positive - 62 recovered - zero fatalities

• Friday, July 31, 2020
  Public Health Officials Announce 1,941 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease
  State hits more than 49,000 tests in one day

• Eleven Illinois Counties at Warning Level for Coronavirus Disease

• Illinois GOP Demand Transparency from Pritzker Regarding Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding

Friday, July 31

• Logan County Department of Public Health offers drive-thru coronavirus testing

• Heartland Phi Beta Lambda members place in national competition

• LaHood Votes to Improve Infrastructure Resources for Illinois Waterways

• Get latest crop updates at virtual Northwestern Illinois research farm field days

• Pritzker administration announces $250 Million in infrastructure grants

• COVID-19 ARCHIVES

• Thursday, July 30, 2020
  Two new cases of coronavirus reported in Logan County - Pdf

• Thursday, July 30, 2020
  Logan County Dashboard
  5,353 tested - 5,276 negative - 77 positive - 61 recovered - zero fatalities

• Thursday, July 30, 2020
  Public Health Officials Announce 1,772 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease
  State hits more than 40,000 tests in one day