Local Sports

• Mount Pulaski takes down Riverton in three sets

• Hartsburg-Emden opens season with a win over Dee-Mack

• Lincoln sweeps Champaign Centennial

Thursday, August 28

• Cup o' Joe With a Pro highlights social media insights from Prynt Digital's Cale West

• Logan County Courthouse entrance to move Sept. 2 due to construction

• Local youth raises money for Central Illinois Veterans Commission

• Mount Pulaski wins season opener over Clinton

• Everyday Professional Skills Workshop Series Launches in Lincoln
  Free program helps residents prepare for employment opportunities

• 2025 Fair Magazine

Wednesday, August 27

• St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Emden hosts Harvest Festival

  • Emden Harvest Festival - Slideshow

• Pets take the spotlight under the tent at Faith Church

  • Faith Church Pet Show Part 1 - Slideshow

  • Faith Church Pet Show Part 2 - Slideshow

  • Faith Church Pet Show Part 3 - Slideshow

• Dogs race the clock in Speed Retrieve at DockDogs Event

  • DockDogs Speed Retrieve part 1 - Slideshow

  • DockDogs Speed Retrieve part 2 - Slideshow

• Captain Geech brings classic hits and high energy to Balloons Over 66

  • Captain Geech brings high energy downtown part 1 - slideshow

  • Captain Geech brings high energy downtown part 2 - slideshow

• Everyday Professional Skills Workshop Series Launches in Lincoln
  Free program helps residents prepare for employment opportunities

• Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois announces the start of the Energy Assistance Program

• Calling all LCHS Class of 2000 alumni, register now for the 25th class reunion

• 2025 Fair Magazine

Tuesday, August 26

• Lincoln City Council
  Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting agenda - PDF

• Rotary Club of Lincoln fundraiser at the Country-Aire in Atlanta August 27

• Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois announces the start of the Energy Assistance Program

• Calling all LCHS Class of 2000 alumni, register now for the 25th class reunion

• Downtown Lincoln hosts art fair during Balloons Over 66 weekend

  • Balloons Over 66 Art Fair Part 1 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 Art Fair Part 2 - Slideshow

• Harmony GRITS rocks downtown Friday during Balloons Over 66

  • Harmony GRITS rocks downtown - Slideshow

• Oasis Fundraiser and Craft and Vendor Fair held during Balloons Over 66

  • Oasis craft and vendor fair part 1 - Slideshow

  • Oasis craft and vendor fair part 2 - Slideshow

• Annual Shady Car Show held Sunday during Balloons Over 66

  • Shady Car Show part 1 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 2 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 3 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 4 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 5 - Slideshow

  • Shady Car Show part 6 - Slideshow

• Jeremy Wells walks people through his military Humvee at the Shady Car Show on Sunday, August 24th.

• 2025 Fair Magazine

Monday, August 25

• Broadway St. and Chicago St. to be close Monday, Aug. 25

• Logan County Board
  Meeting Schedule for September, 2025 - PDF

• Saturday morning fly-in from a different point of view

  • Saturday morning fly in - from the ground up part 1 - Slideshow

  • Saturday morning fly in - from the ground up part 2 - Slideshow

  • Saturday morning fly in - from the ground up part 3 - Slideshow

  • Saturday morning fly in - Wagz takes off - Video

• One giant leap for man's best friends at the DockDogs Competition

  • DockDogs Competition - Slideshow

• Masonic Lodge #210 host annual breakfast during Balloons Over 66

• Lincoln Public Library holds annual book sale

• Open Arms provides family fun with inflatables and activities during Balloons Over 66

  • Family Fun at Open Arms - Slideshow

• 33 teams take part in the Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition

  • Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition Slideshow - Part 1

  • Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition Slideshow - Part 2

  • Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition thank you to sponsors - Video

  • Up in Smoke on the Square Backyard Barbecue competition winner announcement - Video

• Balloons Over 66 5K sees participants from as far away as Davenport Iowa and O’Fallon in Illinois

  • Balloons Over 66 5k part 1 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 5k part 2 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 5k part 3 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 5k part 4 - Slideshow

  • Lincoln Balloons Over 66 5K run/walk race begins at the Lincoln Park District with 84 runners participating - Video

  • Balloons Over 66 5K - Matthew Useky of Lincoln and Jesse Morrow of Decatur - Video

  • Runners participate in the Balloons Over 66 5K - Video

  • Balloons Over 66 5K - Elizabeth Parrott and Dusten Nance of Lincoln - Video

• Balloons don't fly but still light up the night sky Saturday

  • Balloons Over 66 Saturday night part 1 - Slideshow

  • Balloons Over 66 Saturday night part 2 - Slideshow

• Swimming Route 66 at the Lincoln Park District Aquatic Center

• 2025 Fair Magazine