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Logan
County has new Fair Royalty. The annual pageant took
place on Tuesday evening before a packed Grand Stand.
The 2021 Logan County Fair Queen is Caroline Ahrends,
Junior Miss is Jaelyn Anderson and Little Miss is Sofia
Farmer.
Photo by Lisa
Ramlow
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This
week marks the 85th anniversary of the Logan County Fair
and there was a huge turnout for the ribbon-cutting
ceremony hosted by Lincoln Daily News at the west gate
of the fairgrounds. Logan County Fair Association
President Kevin Kurtz was accompanied by several board
members, members of Logan County and city of Lincoln
governments behind the ribbon. Kurtz addressed the
group, as did Logan County native Senator Sally Turner
and Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch.
Photo by Lisa Ramlow
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Logan County considered at
"substantial" level of community transmission by
CDC website
99,822
tested - 95,833 negative- 3,989
positive - 47 active cases - 3,878 recovered -
64
deaths LOGAN COUNTY
SEVEN DAY ROLLING AVERAGE
2.8%
Community Calendar of
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Wednesday
Thursday
LOGAN COUNTY FAIR
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LOGAN COUNTY FAIR DAILY SCHEDULE:
Wednesday
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8:00 a.m. - Dairy Health & Registration Papers
Check Show Pavilion
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8:00 a.m. - Department MT Textiles Show Green
Door Building
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9:00 a.m. - 4 H & Department H Jr. Dairy Show
Show Pavilion
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9:00 a.m. - 4 H Swine Show Show Pavilion
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9-9:30 a.m. - Heifer Health & Registration Papers
Checked Show Pavilion
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10:00 a.m. - Department R Open Horse Show Infield
North
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10:00 a.m. - Department O Dairy & Culinary
excepts Cakes, Snack Food & Candies Yellow Door
Exhibit Building
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12:15 p.m. - 4 H Steers & Commercial Heifer
Weigh-in AND Show Pavilion
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12:15 p.m. - 4 H Beef Health & Registration
Papers Checked (ALL 4 H Beef Animals) Show
Pavilion
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1:00 1:15 p.m. - 4 H & Jr. Goat
Weigh-in 4 H Swine Barn
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2:00 p.m. - 4 H & Department H Jr. Goat Show
Show Pavilion
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5:30-10:30 p.m. - Tinsleys Amusement Carnival
Rides Open Carnival
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7:00 p.m. Legends Show with Perry Grove Lincoln
Stage
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7:30 p.m. - 4 H Night/Scrambles*** Grandstand
Thursday
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8:00 a.m. - 4 H & Department H Jr. Sheep Show
Sheep Barn Show Ring
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9:00 a.m. - 4 H Beef Show Show Pavilion
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8-9:30 a.m. - Jr. & Open Barrow & Commercial Gilt
Weigh-in & Health & Registration papers checked 4
H Swine Barn Scale Area
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10:00-12:00 p.m. - PM Kids Day Kids Way
Sponsored by Dr. Kristen Green Lincoln Stage
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12:30 p.m. - Department F Sheep PeeWee
Showmanship and Costume Show Sheep Barn
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4:30 p.m. - Garden Tractor Pull Grandstand
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5:00 p.m. - Sheep Health & Registration Papers &
Ear Tag Checked Sheep Barn
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5:30-10:30 p.m. - Tinsleys Amusement Carnival
Rides Open Carnival
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6:30 p.m. - Tractor Pulls*** Grandstand
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NOTICE TO MOUNT
PULASKI RESIDENTS
The landscape
waste pickup scheduled for Monday, August 2nd, has been
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Biden
calls on NY Governor Cuomo to resign following investigation
New
York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks while making an
announcement during a news conference at Jones Beach State
Park in Wantagh, New York, U.S., May 24, 2021.
REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
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State
Statewide
COVID-19 ICU bed usage jumps 15 percent overnight
The graph shows the number of intensive care unit beds in use by
COVID-19 patients, non-COVID patients and the availability rate
of beds throughout the pandemic. (Credit: Jerry Nowicki of
Capitol News Illinois)
Nation
New
York Governor Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women, report finds; he
vows not to resign
Politicians and former aides responded to the news of the New
York attorney general's finding that Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually
harassed multiple women and violated federal and state laws
while creating a "climate of fear" in the workplace.
Government, Politics, Campaigns &
Elections
Slow
slog in U.S. Senate for $1 trillion infrastructure bill
U.S. Senate Minority
Leader Mitch McConnell walks toward waiting reporters following
the Senate Republican
policy lunch at the Capitol in Washington, U.S.,
August 3, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
International
Munich-Prague
train collides with Czech commuter service, three dead
A police officer and firefighters work on a site of a train crash
near the town of Domazlice, Czech Republic,
August 4, 2021. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Maria
Kolesnikova, face of Belarus street protests, goes on trial
Belarusian
opposition politician Maria Kolesnikova,
charged of plotting to seize power and threatening national
security, attends a court hearing in Minsk, Belarus August
4, 2021. Ramil Nasibulin/BelTA/Handout via REUTERS
ODD & Extraordinary
'Recovery
bus' provides cool relief for S.Korea's COVID-19 testers
A health worker rests inside a booth as she conducts a
coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
test at a coronavirus testing site in Seoul, South Korea, July
15, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
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U.S. factory orders, business spending on equipment point to
enduring manufacturing strength
Autonomous robots assemble an X model SUV at the BMW
manufacturing facility in Greer, South Carolina, U.S. November
4, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller
International
Germany
plans insolvency waiver for flood disaster areas
Debris in an area
affected by floods caused by heavy rainfall in Schuld, Germany,
July 20, 2021. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen//File Photo
Economy
U.S.
private payrolls growth slows in July- ADP
A restaurant
advertising jobs looks to attract workers in Oceanside,
California, U.S., May 10, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Markets
Futures
tread water after S&P 500 hits record high
A Wall Street sign is pictured outside the New York Stock
Exchange in New York, October 28, 2013. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Money
Rothschild-backed
RIT co-leads funding for crypto platform Aspen Digital
Representations of cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ethereum, DogeCoin,
Ripple, Litecoin are placed on PC motherboard in this
illustration taken, June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Energy
Oil
prices fall as Delta variant spread weighs
A sticker reads crude oil on the side of a storage tank in the
Permian Basin in Mentone, Loving County, Texas, U.S. November
22, 2019. REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo
Internet
& Technology
Huawei
CFO's U.S. extradition case begins final weeks of hearings in
Canadian court
Huawei Technologies Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returns
to a court hearing following a lunch break in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada June 29, 2021. REUTERS/Jennifer Gauthier
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Lincoln
$3.199-3.499
Bloomington $3.149-3.299
Decatur
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Springfield $3.24-$3.299
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National, International
FDA
classifies Philips ventilator recall due to low oxygen risk
as most serious
Dutch technology company Philips' logo is seen at company
headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands, January 29, 2019.
REUTERS/Eva Plevier
Indonesia
passes grim milestone of over 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
People wearing protective face masks stand in line wait to
receiving a dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus
disease (COVID-19), during a vaccination program at the
provincial government building in Medan, North Sumatra
province, Indonesia August 3, 2021, Picture taken August 3,
2021. Antara Foto/Fransisco Carolio/via Reuters
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Singer
R. Kelly appears in NY court before sex abuse trial begins
DaBaby performs during the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater
in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 27, 2021. REUTERS/Mario
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