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Wednesday, January 21

• Logan County Board
  Further opposition to proposed data center at January Regular Logan County Board Meeting

• Logan County Board
  Regular Monthly Meeting - Continued

• City of Lincoln
  Landscape Waste Facility closure

• Illinois Prairie Community Foundation accepting grant applications in February
  4 Grant Cycles: General, Arts & Culture, Jewish Education, and Civic Engagement

• Heartland Community College to add Hybrid Diesel Technology program

Upcoming Meetings

• Logan County Board Please note the change of venue
  Wednesday, January 21, 2026 special Zoning & Economic Development Committee meeting notice

• Mt. Pulaski CUSD #23
  Wednesday, January 21, 2026 School Board meeting agenda

• Logan County Board
  Friday, January 23, 2026 Special Transportation Committee meeting notice

Local Sports
High School Basketball

• Mount Pulaski Girls top Olympia 44-28, improve to 19-0

• Lady Railers fall to Mount Zion 50-47 in overtime

• Railers use 2nd-quarter surge to defeat Bloomington, 61-42

  • 01/20/2026 LCHS Boys Basketball vs Bloomington highlights - video

• 2026 Education Magazine

• 2025 Light Up a Life Magazine

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Tuesday, January 20

• The GFWC Lincoln Woman’s Club announces nine more scholarships

• City of Lincoln
  Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Regular City Council meeting agenda

• Lincoln Community High School District #404
  Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Board of Education meeting agenda

• Chester-East Lincoln Comm. Consolidated School District #61
  Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Board of Education meeting agenda

• Logan County Board
  Wednesday, January 21, 2026 special Zoning & Economic Development Committee meeting notice

• 2025 Light Up a Life Magazine

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Monday, January 19

• Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society program cancelled for Monday evening

• Logan County Board
  Wednesday, January 21, 2026 special Zoning & Economic Development Committee meeting notice

• 2025 Year in Review
  Other notable stories in Lincoln Daily News in 2025

Local Sports
High School Basketball

• Mount Pulaski Lady Toppers stay undefeated with 53-29 win over Nokomis

• Mount Pulaski defeats Greenview 64-31

• Railer basketball team gets back on track with 61-28 win over Quincy

  • LCHS boys basketball vs Quincy highlights - Video

• 2025 Light Up a Life Magazine

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Saturday, January 17

• Saturday Business Spotlight: Peggy's Place by Hillary

• Slim Randles' Home County
  Honey, you’re the best

• MAXimizing Life w/Maxine McQueen
  A good marriage is like a casserole

• Gardening with Melinda Myers
  Easy-Care Flowering Indoor Plants

• Logan County Board
  January Workshop Meeting

• Logan County Board
  New battery storage facility rumored near proposed data center

Local Sports

Junior High School Basketball

• West Lincoln Broadwell wins 8th Grade Logan County Tournament

High School Basketball

• Midwest Central keeps the Tomahawk trophy with 62-60 win over Mount Pulaski

• U-High snaps 6-game Railer win streaking in defeating Lincoln 56-37

  • LCHS Boys Basketball vs Normal U-High Highlights - Video

• 2025 Light Up a Life Magazine

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