Friday, August 21

• Scarification and Oil & Chip projects begin Monday in Lincoln

• List of streets scheduled for work - pdf

• Stacie Skelton named to 2020 4-H Hall of Fame

• Nicole Baade earns Juris Doctor at Harvard Law

• Hope for Jace fundraiser Wednesday at the Country Aire

• Statewide Unemployment Drops to 11.3%, Payrolls Increase in July

• Free legal answers for Civil Appeals coming to Illinois

• Purdue takes fall agronomy courses online, registration open

• COVID-19 ARCHIVES

• Thursday, August 20, 2020
  Logan County COVID update
  Twelve new cases confirmed on Thursday - Pdf

• Thursday, August 20, 2020
  Logan County Dashboard
  7,851 tested - 7,630 negative - 221 positive - 124 recovered - ONE death

• Thursday, August 20, 2020
  Public Health Officials Announce 1,832 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

Thursday, August 20

• There are Happy Feet around Logan County

• University of Illinois Extension
  Seed Packets – Tips for Growing Plants from Seeds

• Social Security Expedites Decisions for People with Severe Disabilities
  Agency Adds to Compassionate Allowances List

• USDA Offers Annual Installment Deferral Option for Farm Storage Facility Loan Borrowers

• COVID-19 ARCHIVES

• Wednesday, August 19. 2020
  Logan County COVID update
  Four new cases confirmed on Wednesday - Pdf

• Wednesday, August 19, 2020
  Logan County Dashboard
  7,688 tested - 7,479 negative - 209 positive - 110 recovered - ONE death

• Wednesday, August 19, 2020
  Public Health Officials Announce 2,295 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease
  State reports more than 50,000 tests in one day

Wednesday, August 19

• North Ottawa Street gets a new set of tracks

• Mount Pulaski CUSD 23 Board of Education
  Board approves return to school plan
  By Superintendent Lamkey

  • Hilltop Return to School Plan Detail - Pdf

  • Hilltop Return to School Plan Summary - Pdf

• Attorney General Raoul files lawsuit over attempts to undermine U. S. Postal Service
  Severe Operational Cuts Could Hobble Postal Service on the Eve of a National Election

  • LaHood Statement on the United States Postal Service

• USDA to Host CFAP Producer Webinar August 19, 2020

• Local Pediatrician’s Tips Help Kids Transition to Daily Use of Masks

• COVID-19 ARCHIVES

• Tuesday, August 19, 2020
  Logan County COVID update
  Four new cases in Logan County on Tuesday - Pdf

• Tuesday, August 18, 2020
  Logan County Dashboard
  7,579 tested - 7,374 negative - 205 positive - 97 recovered - ONE death

• Tuesday, August 18, 2020
  Public Health Officials Announce 1,740 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

• Pritzker Administration Extends Deadline to Apply for Emergency Rental Assistance
  Applications for Rental Assistance now Available until August 28th at era.ihda.org

Tuesday, August 18

• Rare American Bee Species Discovered at Lincoln College Creekside Center
  Bombus pensylvanicus Identified in Prairie Plot

• Chester-East Lincoln Consolidated District 61
  Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Board of Education meeting agenda - Pdf

• Heartland Community College Board of Trustees

  • Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Finance Committee meeting agenda - Pdf

  • Tuesday, August 18, 2020 Regular Board of Education meeting agenda - Pdf

• Illinois Department of Public Health Issues Reminder About the Importance of Vaccinations During COVID-19
  August is National Immunization Awareness Month

• Mount Pulaski Community Band to host free concert on courthouse lawn Wednesday evening

• University of Illinois College of ACES
  Illinois study reveals variability in subsurface phosphorus loss across crop fields

• Purdue University
  Real-time imaging can help prevent deadly dust explosions

• COVID-19 ARCHIVES

• Monday, August 17, 2020
  Logan County COVID update
  Confirmed case total exceeds 200 with five new cases on Monday - Pdf

• Monday, August 17, 2020
  Logan County Dashboard
  7,421 tested - 7,220 negative - 201 positive - 88 recovered - ONE death

• Monday, August 17
  Public Health Officials Announce 1,773 New Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus Disease

• Illinois Department of Public Health Launches Travel Map to Provide Guidance on Travel Risk
  Map shows U.S. states and country case rates to help inform travelers

• Vespers at Millikin University canceled due to COVID-19