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July 2012

 

Tuesday, July 31:

  • A 25-year tradition comes to an end at the Logan County Fair

  • 4-H Dog Show

    • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3  |  Album 4

  • 4-H Department W exhibits

    • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3  |  Album 4

    • Album 5  |  Album 6  |  Album 7  |  Album 8

  • 4-H Visual Arts

    • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3  |  Album 4

    • Album 5  |  Album 6  |  Album 7

  • Elkhart woman sustains minor injuries in Springfield crash

  • FY 2011 state tourism numbers released

  • Habitat to raffle playhouse and handmade quilt
    Tickets on sale at the Logan County Fair

  • Imagination Grove Fun Day at Sugar Grove Nature Center

  • FSA county committee nominations close Wednesday

  • FSA emergency haying and grazing available statewide beginning Thursday

  • Lincoln Christian Church to sponsor blood drive at Lincoln Masonic Center

  • Park district notes

  • AP news

Monday, July 30:

  • Lincoln Public Library Annex -- it's not your rocking chair grandma's hushed old library

    • Last day of the summer program at Lincoln Public Library Annex -- album

  • New Superintendent Dugan says New Holland and Middletown school future sound

  • Lincoln College scholarship established in memory of Debra Ackerman

  • Health dept. observes World Breastfeeding Week

  • Bicyclists: Register now for the TOOC Tour

  • Antique car exhibition Saturday at David Davis Mansion

  • Minier Corn Daze Sunday

  • Recalls announced

  • North Greens Atlanta City Golf Course is the Chamber Business of the Week

  • Fire and rescue reports

  • AP news

Saturday, July 28:

  • Illinois C.O.P.S. make a pit stop in Lincoln

    • Album 1   |   Album 2   |   Album 3

  • Mission Mart reopens after a little help from some friends

    • Mission Mart reopens after a little help from some friends -- album

  • A good week for watching planes at the Logan County Airport

  • Talent show participants needed at Logan County Fair

  • How does the number of 100-degree days compare to records?
    (As of July 25)

  • Drought report for central and southeast Illinois
    (New as of July 26)

  • Family Nature Exploration Day at Sugar Grove Nature Center

  • Go to work in the past: Historic site volunteer training Aug. 4

  • 'Blackberry Rain' author Graham Murdock at Vachel Lindsay Home Aug. 4

  • Letter: Together for Lincoln helps WLLM

  • Library notes

  • Home Country: A cabin somewhere in the hills

  • AP news

Friday, July 27:

  • O'Neill suggests combined city-county manager to Lincoln council

  • Little to no rain felt in Logan County; next best chance Monday

  • Rain for Lincoln and Logan County is beginning to be reminiscent of a popular line by the fictional government agent in 'Get Smart': 'Missed, by that much'

  • District 27 registration Aug. 1; 1st day of school Aug. 17

  • LCHS freshman orientation Aug. 9

  • Together for Lincoln applications now available
    Home weatherization applications due Aug. 1

  • Elkhart Historical Society presents 'Elephants in Lincoln: A Mammoth Discovery'

  • IDES website improvements help workers, businesses
    Yearlong effort succeeds to streamline services, fight waste

  • 'The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln' author Stephen Carter at presidential museum Aug. 2

  • Illinois receives federal approval for highway construction program hiring incentive

  • Police reports

  • AP news

Thursday, July 26:

  • Logan County Relay for Life nets $81,235

  • Red Cross provides assistance to Lincoln family after fire damages home

  • Field check reveals very poor conditions for Logan County corn crops

  • Local authors present book to Lincoln Public Library
    Book signing to be Aug. 4

  • Free movie tickets available for 'Kung Fu Panda 2'

  • Entry deadline approaching for state fair photo and talent contests

  • 1st human West Nile virus-positive case in Illinois for 2012

  • Fire and rescue reports

  • AP news

Wednesday, July 25:

  • City votes in favor of legalized video gambling

  • City engineer resigns; Prairie Engineers will serve as interim

  • Weather conditions on Wednesday to create heightened fire danger

  • Logan County water conditions and restrictions

  • Registration dates for LCHS

  • ALMH June Employee of the Month

  • Dry weather tips and musings
    By John Fulton, University of Illinois Extension

  • Weekly Outlook: Are soybean prices high enough?

  • Morgan horse demonstrations Saturday at Lincoln's New Salem

  • Dr. Freesmeier's health class for August canceled

  • Laura on Life: What to do when it's hot

  • AP news

Tuesday, July 24:

  • LCHS mulls participation in federal program intended to improve test scores

  • Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon speaks at annual Democratic dinner

  • Emden celebrates 138 years with its 61st annual homecoming

    • Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3  |  Album 4

    • Album 5  |  Album 6  |  Album 7

  • LCHS students and parents experience Spain and France

  • Makayla Anderson to compete in National American Miss Illinois pageant

  • St. Patrick's chicken dinner deemed great success

  • Gov. Quinn announces record number of visitors, tourism spending in Illinois for 2011

  • American Iris Society Springfield iris sale

  • Illinois Lottery FY12 sales top $2.67 billion

  • Police reports

  • AP news

Monday, July 23:

  • Drought continues threatening crops and now water supplies

  • 6 young women via for 2012 Miss Logan County Fair

  • 15 to compete for the title of Little Miss Logan County

    • Album 1   |   Album 2

  • Hundreds turn out for Family Fun Day in Scully Park

    • Album 1   |   Album 2   |   Album 3

    • Album 4   |   Album 5   |   Album 6

  • Ernie and Fran Edwards Route 66 Appreciation Day set for Aug. 5

  • School physical dates announced by Healthy Communities Partnership

  • New Holland-Middletown school invites you to have coffee with the superintendent

  • Leslie Scott Garvey, RN, to retire from ALMH

  • Memorial SportsCare symposium to feature speaker on barefoot running

  • Recalls announced

  • Emden Historical Society cemetery walk

  • Births:

    • Jace Idell Banister

    • Brody Michael Benshoff

    • Logan Rei Diamond

    • Charlotte Ruth Roland

  • Police reports

  • Marriages and civil union

  • Lincoln wrestling boils the competition

  • Ashleigh Yarcho is named Lincoln College cheer coach

  • AP news

Saturday, July 21:

  • Emden Homecoming continues through tomorrow
    Many great activities going on today

  • Mount Pulaski electric aggregation letters in the mail

  • Raminator visits Lincoln Chrysler Dodge & Jeep

  • Firehouse news for June

  • DNR urges boaters to use caution
    Low water levels increase risks

  • Happy Hollow to offer free family entertainment

  • Newly renovated sleep center welcomes community to open house

  • 'Music Honoring Vachel' featured at Lindsay Home July 28

  • Memorial Transplant 5K registration open

  • Attorney General Madigan: Jacksonville man arrested on Class X child pornography charge

  • Home Country: Winding road to an easy ending

  • AP news

Friday, July 20:

  • City approves purchase of a new fire truck

  • LCHS drops tax rate, meets budget reduced by half-million

  • Emden Legion Homecoming this weekend

  • Kids get a soaking at Allison Park, courtesy of the Lincoln Fire Department

    • Album 1   |   Album 2

  • City of Lincoln July FAQ: grilling safety

  • 2nd-quarter Logan County home sales report

  • Traveling summer art camp returning to Lincoln

  • 'Once on This Island' at Springfield Muni

  • CDC: Whooping cough rising at alarming rate in US

  • Adam Cook wins 1st market basket of the season

  • Special event Sunday at St. John UCC

  • AP news

Thursday, July 19:

  • 92-year-old hospice patient honored for service at Christian Village

  • ALMH gives to local food pantry

  • Heat continues, with cold front bringing slightly lower temps and possibility of storms this evening

  • Raminator brings 'monster' excitement to Lincoln Chrysler Dodge & Jeep

  • Free movie tickets available for 'Puss in Boots'

  • A summer passion: fresh tomatoes
    By Jennifer Fishburn, University of Illinois Extension

  • 54 Illinois counties, including Logan, released for haying or grazing

  • Prestigious, international honors for 2 Illinois River sites

  • Registration open for SportsCare's women’s biathlon

  • Dr. Stanley Allen joins Prompt Care

  • AP news

Wednesday, July 18:

  • Grid access and electrical infrastructure agreements increase Logan County's potential as major wind energy producer
    Sugar Creek One update
  • Wind farms mean $6 billion to Illinois economy
  • City swears in 4 police officers: 2 who have fulfilled probation and 2 new hires
  • Mount Pulaski issues emergency water restrictions
  • Community Action board meeting notice
  • Farm Bureau women's committee promoting youth involvement in the Logan County Fair
  • USDA officials stand with farmers and ranchers affected by extreme weather and natural disaster
  • Weekly Outlook: Expected price pattern for corn and soybeans
  • 'Jazz in Bloom' Saturday at Dana-Thomas House
  • Police reports
  • Fire and rescue reports
  • Laura on Life: No pain, no gain
  • AP news

Tuesday, July 17:

  • Street-side parking motion fails miserably

  • Mount Pulaski issues emergency water restrictions

  • Heat advisory in effect until 7 p.m.

  • Bill Post shares stories of Middletown with historical society

  • Street artists at it again, this time with flower power
    Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3  |  Album 4

  • Community Action surveys low-income needs

  • Logan County Democrats to host 'Blue Donkey' chicken dinner

  • Lincoln College invites public to join them at Cubs-Cardinals game on Saturday

  • Extension offers free session on using drought-damaged corn for livestock feed

  • 'Buy Illinois' challenge issued with launch of newly designed product logo

  • Hickory Ridge concert at Dickson Mounds

  • Registration under way for Springfield car show

  • Civil War 150th anniversary event this weekend at David Davis Mansion

  • Robert Clifford calls for NTSB investigation into tragic UP derailment in Glenview

  • Lincoln Theater 4 is the Chamber Business of the Week

  • Births:

    • Blake Ray Wayne Baker

    • Ivy June Boyd

    • Reed Michael Kutz

    • Jordynn Atayah Diana Watkins

  • Police reports

  • Fire and rescue reports

  • AP news

Monday, July 16:

  • City council voting session tonight: New fire truck back on the agenda

  • Heat and humidity to continue through Wednesday

  • 4th Logan County sales tax payment received for school facilities

  • Logan County 4-H Foods and Home & Family Show results

    • Logan County 4-H Foods and Home & Family Show results -- album

  • Zion Lutheran announces registration dates and other events

  • Wampler to be listed in United States Achievement Academy yearbook

  • Illinois governor set to release plan on statewide drought

  • 15 counties in Illinois released for haying or grazing of CRP

  • Under the Prairie Stars free concert series returns to Mr. Lincoln's Square

  • Letter: Commends mayor on truth about gambling

  • Recalls announced

  • Police reports

  • AP news

Saturday, July 14:

  • Local hospice organization opens in Logan County

  • Little Lambs spend the week as little campers

  • Christian Child Care has 'HappyFeet'

    • Christian Child Care has 'HappyFeet' -- album

  • Scattered thunderstorms today followed by the return of high heat and humidity

  • Just announced ... Increased total purse for Up in Smoke on the Square

  • Come to the Logan County Fair and share your favorite pie

  • April Matherly named July Employee of the Month at ALMH

  • Crop insurance reminders for drought conditions

  • Illinois Farm Bureau acknowledges U.S. House of Representatives' work on farm bill

  • Imagination Grove Fun Days at Sugar Grove Nature Center

  • Home Country: A 2-week prescription

  • AP news

Friday, July 13:

  • Committee hashes out street-side parking issues and develops 2 recommendations

  • Home weatherization available through Together for Lincoln

  • Elkhart community blood drive at Elkhart Christian Church

  • Leadership Council for area manufacturers and distributors will meet July 24

  • Workshop assists aspiring farmers with new business ideas

  • Miller Park Zoo hosts Animal Enrichment Day

  • Illinois launches new benefit fraud prevention tool

  • AP news

Thursday, July 12:

  • Committee to recommend allowing video gambling in Lincoln

    • Snyder: The economic impact of video gambling

  • Coroner's jury returns an 'undetermined' in May car-truck crash

  • County board finance committee accepting requests for hotel-motel tax funds for 2013

  • Kiwanis presents awards to outstanding Logan County 4-H members

  • Veolia Glass to give free canning supplies to new fair entries

  • WLB jr. high baseball camp July 23-26

  • Free movie tickets available for 'Mr. Popper's Penguins'

  • Watering techniques and conservation measures for your home vegetable garden
    By Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant, University of Illinois Extension

  • Illinois Drought Response Task Force convenes

  • 'Drummer Boy of Shiloh' Saturday at presidential museum

  • Special Civil War era vocal & folk music concert Saturday at Old State Capitol

  • 'Artist in Residence' program July 14-25 at Vachel Lindsay Home

  • AP news

Wednesday, July 11:

  • City gets update on emerald ash borer

  • LIHEAP summer energy assistance available starting today

  • IEMA awards $4 million in grants to support local emergency management agencies
    Logan County EMA receives $21,185.20

  • HSLC dog wash and bake sale at Habitat for Humanity Saturday

  • Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society will meet Monday

  • Oasis to host seminar on alternatives to Illinois Cares

  • Health dept. food inspection scores for May and June now online

  • Millikin University MBA program to host Preview Night and informational webinar next week

  • Beans & Such is the Chamber Business of the Week

  • Fire and rescue reports

  • Laura on Life: That's life

  • AP news

Tuesday, July 10:

  • Park district's day camp provides education, fun to area youngsters

    • Lincoln Park District day campers learn about pheasants at Helfrich's pheasant hatchery

  • Christian Child Care celebrates National Picnic Day

  • Foundation will host a 'Pulaski Street Fest' Friday evening

  • Southern gospel tour in Manito Saturday
    Anticipation trio and Danny Funderburk

  • Logan County Democrats' fundraiser dinner July 21

  • Yoga in the grove at Sugar Grove Nature Center

  • State provides new, interactive information about the quality of community health care

  • IDOT launches digital safety campaign on roadways to reduce traffic-related fatalities

  • ILETSB announces intergovernmental agreement with the University of Illinois

  • Police reports

  • AP news

Monday, July 9:

  • 19 teachers schooled in agriculture at Summer Ag Institute

  • Emerald ash borer talk to be at noon today at the public library

  • Habitat electronics recycling Saturday

  • July glass recycling collection Saturday

  • Community Action Head Start Logan County recruitment

  • June in Illinois: hot and dry

  • New culinary competitions coming to Illinois State Fair

  • Memorial to host free health event

  • Letter: Opposes city ordinance against parking in Lincoln yards

  • Recalls announced

  • AP news

Saturday, July 7:

  • City says no to a new fire truck ... for now

  • Heat continues through today
    Forecast:  Feels like? 110

  • Dangerous heat continues: Exercise cautions

  • Drought conditions intensify over central and southeast Illinois: NWS update

  • Motorists urged to drive cautiously, remain alert for pavement failure due to extreme heat

  • 'Prairie Troubadour' featured in Honest Abe's museum

  • Memorial to host remembrance service

  • 25th annual Heritage Sunday at Bryant Cottage

  • Oasis pork chop dinner July 26

  • Park district notes

  • Home Country: A free lesson, like it or not

  • Fighting Illini basketball

    • Miller named special assistant to the head coach

    • Parham joins Illini

  • AP news

Friday, July 6:

  • Lincoln fire and finance committees discuss a new city fire truck
    Part 2

  • Firehouse news for May

  • Excessive heat continues Friday and Saturday, with cooler temps and chance of storms Saturday night:

    • Mid 80’s forecast by Monday

    • Graphical depiction

  • Dangerous heat continues: Exercise cautions

  • Drought conditions intensify over central and southeast Illinois: NWS update

  • Bridge replacement on Lazy Row in Eminence Township

  • Bridge replacement on Lazy Row in Eminence Township

  • Hollyhock rust, evergreen pruning, to-do list
    By John Fulton

  • Emerald ash borer talk set for Monday at the library

  • RMA spring acreage reporting date

  • USDA Farm Service Agency reminds producers to report crop losses

  • Rare red panda added to zoo collection

  • Blades Hair & Nail Salon is the Chamber Business of the Week

  • Millikin University spring dean's list includes Kincheloe, Vermeire, Kennett and Volle

  • Police reports

  • Logan County Dynamite teams compete in Hoops for Troops

  • AP news

Thursday, July 5:

  • Lincoln aldermen, fire chief agree city has to do something about engine 5104
    Part 1

  • Lincoln celebrates the 4th with an old-fashioned parade and a lot of water

    Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3  |  Album 4  |  Album 5

    Album 6  |  Album 7  |  Album 8  |  Album 9  |  Album 10

  • Lincoln residents enjoy a great fireworks show

    Album 1  |  Album 2  |  Album 3  |  Album 4

  • Mount Pulaski residents enjoy a laid-back 4th of July

  • Sales in downtown Mount Pulaski benefit veterans and local historic organizations

  • Senior farmers market coupons available today at Oasis

  • Stay safe during excessive heat conditions

  • Chamber and Lincoln Elks committee partner to offer Logan County veterans free balloon rides and festival admission passes

  • Lincoln College announces Capstone program for students with degrees in applied science field

  • Mission Mart now open to 8 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

  • Free movie tickets available for 'Zookeeper'

  • Family Nature Exploration Day at Sugar Grove Nature Center

  • Oasis pork chop dinner July 26

  • Births:

    • Henry George Farmer

    • Piper Rai Rossio

    • Gabryel Leann Snyder

    • Alexander Scott Wilkinson

  • Police reports

  • Marriages

  • Dissolutions

  • AP news

Wednesday, July 4
(Independence Day holiday)

 

Tuesday, July 3:

  • Fireworks still on schedule for Lincoln Wednesday night

  • City of Lincoln FAQ: Fireworks: What is allowed and what is illegal for the consumer?

  • Celebrate America at Immanuel Lutheran on July 4th

  • St. John's Church noodle makers give their talents to the Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation fundraiser

  • Safe Ride available for 4th of July holiday

  • Drought makes Logan County waterways more unsafe

  • What's going to happen to boaters over the July 4th holiday?
    BoatUS knows ...

  • Fire potentials rise: Logan County Emergency Management Agency urges caution

  • HSLC seeks loving foster homes for homeless dogs and cats

  • State fire marshal urges communities to take extra precautions during 4th of July celebrations

  • State fire marshal urges residents to take precautions when grilling

  • FSA to observe holiday hours

  • IDES offices closed Wednesday to observe Independence Day
    Customers should certify; services available on Internet

  • Logan County Fair office open
    It's time to register entries for this year's fair

  • Book Look: 'C.R. Mudgeon'

  • Laura on Life: Rope swings and flying potatoes

  • AP news

Monday, July 2:

  • Local community, local economy: Watch, wait and pray for rain

  • Local community, local economy: Watch, wait and pray for rain -- album

  • National Weather Service update: Excessive heat warning in effect until 7 p.m. Saturday

  • Isolated T-storms possible; heat and humidity continue through week

  • Fire potentials rise: Logan County Emergency Management Agency urges caution

  • Logan County Fair office open
    It's time to register entries for this year's fair

  • Lincoln Christian Church hosts Princess Tea in the Secret Garden

    • Album 1    |    Album 2    |    Album 3

    • Album 4    |    Album 5

  • Street art comes to Lincoln

    • Album 1   |   Album 2   |   Album 3   |   Album 4

    • Album 5   |   Album 6   |   Album 7

  • Fireworks still on the schedule for the 4th in Lincoln

  • 4th of July fireworks and Jason Bassett Band canceled in Mount Pulaski
    But there will still be plenty of things to do

  • Mount Pulaski VFW to host July 4th fried chicken dinner fundraiser

  • Low water, hot weather make conditions ripe for fish kills in Illinois rivers, streams and ponds

  • Illinois and the Korean War, July 1952

  • IEMA working to identify, secure contaminated pet bowls at 11 Petco stores in Illinois

  • 12-year-old stands up to 'Big Plastic,' rallies 150,000 to stop bill that would make plastic bag bans illegal in communities across Illinois

  • AP news

 

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