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Saturday, October 18

• The Salvation Army prepares for RED KETTLE KICKOFF on October 24

• Lincoln Emblem Club #433 to host Fall Gala at the Knights of Columbus November 8
  Proceeds to assist families in need within the community

• Logan County Board
  October Workshop Meeting

• Managing eating problems caused by cancer treatments

• Saturday Business Spotlight: Prairie Threads

• Slim Randles' Home Country
  An electrically lighted outhouse in Chicken, Alaska

• Gardening with Melinda Myers
  Mark the Location of Late Emerging Perennials

• WLB runners to compete at State in Cross Country

• LCHS Soccer - Monday, October 13 part 1 - Slideshow

  • LCHS Soccer - Monday, October 13 part 2 - Slideshow

• LCHS Soccer - Wednesday, October 15 part 1 - Slideshow

  • LCHS Soccer - Wednesday, October 15 part 2 - Slideshow

  • LCHS Soccer - Wednesday, October 15 part 3 - Slideshow

• 2025 Paint the Paper PINK

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Friday, October 17

• Logan County Board
  October Workshop Meeting

• Oasis Senior Center benefits from community support

• LMH Auxiliary to host ‘Tis the Season luncheon Dec. 1

• New Holland - Middletown Elementary School First Quarter Honor Roll

• Elkhart Historical Society’s 35th annual Christmas Candlelight Services to be held Saturday, December 6, 2025

• SPECIAL FEATURE
  Managing eating problems caused by cancer treatments

• Lincoln City Council
  Lincoln Council weighs 2026 Work Camp support, food-truck process, LED upgrade, Tasers, and Depot lease

• Logan County Board
  October Finance Meeting

Local Sports
High School Volleyball

• Stags win a thriller over Illini Bluffs on Senior Night
  Cross, Briggs and Klokkenga play final game at home

• Unity Christian defeats Mount Pulaski

• Glenwood defeats Lincoln

High School Football

• Silkowski looks to end season and Railer football tenure with program in better shape than when he began

• 2025 Paint the Paper PINK

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Thursday, October 16

• Lincoln City Council
  Lincoln Council weighs 2026 Work Camp support, food-truck process, LED upgrade, Tasers, and Depot lease

• Logan County Board
  October Finance Meeting

• Randy Lane recipient of Veteran Tiny Home No. Nine; CIVC hosts dedication ceremony

  • CIVC Veteran Tiny Home Dedication - Slideshow

• SPECIAL FEATURE
  New ACS Study: Number of Cancer Survivors in the U.S. Reaches 18.6 Million — Projected to Exceed 22 Million by 2035

• Lincoln Rotary fundraiser today at Culver's 5 - 8 p.m.

• 2026-27 FAFSA workshops at Heartland Community College

• Department on Aging Offers Free Help to Make Medicare Open Enrollment Decisions

• Logan County Parks Coalition invites community to smash, splash, and compost their pumpkins this November

Local Sports
High School Volleyball

• Mount Pulaski sweeps Midwest Central

High School Soccer

• Railers host Meridian on Kick Cancer/Senior Night

High School Football

• Silkowski looks back at top wins during tenure as LCHS head football coach

• LCHS Head Football Coach discusses the top 5 wins of his career - Video

• 2025 Paint the Paper PINK

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Wednesday, October 15

• Calvin Aukamp’s Eagle Scout project building a Gaga ball pit

• Logan County Parks Coalition invites community to smash, splash, and compost their pumpkins this November

• City of Mt. Pulaski 2025 Leaf Collection Program - PDF

• SPECIAL FEATURE
  New ACS Study: Number of Cancer Survivors in the U.S. Reaches 18.6 Million — Projected to Exceed 22 Million by 2035

Local Sports
High School Volleyball

• Lincoln defeats SHG on Kill Cancer Night
  $5,000 raised for classmate Lexy Boyer

• Cross becomes all-time assist leader as Stags sweep Springfield Lutheran

High School Football

• Silkowski to step down as Railer football coach, looks back at 10-year tenure at LCHS

• 2025 Paint the Paper PINK

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