Thursday, June 26

• Have you heard about the New Holland 150th Anniversary Book?

• Papa John's celebrates "Pizzaversary" with ribbon cut

• U of I Extension
  Reduce energy consumption and stay safe during summer heat waves

• Department of Public Health Announces First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Illinois of 2025 in Southern Illinois

• IDNR and state fire marshal urge fireworks safety this Fourth of July

• Lincoln Police Department Officer Christy Fruge named 2024-2025 Illinois DARE Officer of the Year

• 2025 Hometown Heroes Magazine

Wednesday, June 25

• Heartland Community College Lincoln offers kids a preview of healthcare careers

• Lincoln Area Music Society Band Performs Third Concert of the Summer Season

  • Video - Lincoln Area Music Society Community Band Performs "Chose Joy"

  • Video - Lincoln Area Music Society Community Band Performs "My Heart Will Go On"

• Wednesday's Mt. Pulaski Community Band Concert moved due to heat

• U of I Extension
  IRS provisions for excess fertility deductions on purchased farmland and ranchland

• Department of Public Health Announces First Human Case of West Nile Virus in Illinois of 2025 in Southern Illinois

• IDNR and state fire marshal urge fireworks safety this Fourth of July

• 2025 Hometown Heroes Magazine

Tuesday, June 24

• Lincoln City Council
  Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Committee of the Whole meeting agenda - PDF

• Chester-East Lincoln Comm. Consolidated School District #61
  Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Board of Education Meeting - PDF

• Hartsburg Founder's Day a fun way to celebrate the town's 154 birthday

  • Hartsburg Founders Day Part 1 - slideshow

  • Hartsburg Founders Day Part 2 - slideshow

  • Video - Hartsburg Founder's Day Kid's Tractor Pull

• Wednesday's Mt. Pulaski Community Band Concert moved due to heat

• Illinois Teacher Named “Ag Educator of the Year” - Mt. Pulaski’s Ralph Allen honored as Illinois’ Golden Owl Award® 2024-2025 grand prize winner

• Corn after soy: New study quantifies rotation benefits and trade-offs

• Extreme temperatures could cause pavement failures, department prepared for road buckling

• 2025 Hometown Heroes Magazine

Monday, June 23

• 3rd Friday: Nashville Nights 2025 pulls in a crowd

  • 3rd Friday: Nashville Nights 2025 Part 1 - slideshow

  • 3rd Friday: Nashville Nights 2025 Part 2 - slideshow

  • Video - Aaron Elijah performs at Guest House during 3rd Friday on the Square's Nashville Nights

  • Video - Harmony Grits "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" during 3rd Friday on the Square's Nashville Nights

• Emden Sons of The American Legion Post 506 will be hosting the annual Emden Homecoming Friday July 18 and Saturday July 19, 2025

• Lincoln Celebrates Sixth Annual Juneteenth Festival with Food, Fun, and Unity

  • Video - Lincoln Celebrates Sixth Annual Juneteenth Festival

• 2025 Hometown Heroes Magazine