Daily headlines
March 2013
Friday, March 29
and Easter weekend:
He did not ...
yes, He did!
An
Easter devotional by
Larry Crawford,
pastor of Open Arms Christian Fellowship
We tell the stories over
and over again
An
Easter devotional by
the Rev. Jan Johnson,
interim
pastor of St. John United Church of Christ
So, how much snow did we get? Preliminary data indicates over 1 foot in Logan County
New all-time 24-hour snowfall record at Springfield
Gertrude Bruce of Williamsville donates quilts to ALMH patients
Zion Lutheran student nominated for IESA Scholar Attitude Award
Zion Lutheran students win IESA state chess awards
Culver's egg hunt rescheduled
Animal rescue fundraiser in memory of Ray Fulk
From the Spring 2013 Logan County Farm Outlook
The condition of Logan County soils
Memorial Medical Center Foundation awards $380,000 in grants
Award-winning singer and songwriter John Mayer to entertain at Illinois State Fair
Lincoln collection donated to presidential library
Letter: Urges learning about Common Core education
Madigan: State contractor pleads guilty to fraud in obtaining millions in taxpayer-funded contracts
Police reports
Home Country: Goodbye to a hero
LCU baseball loses to No. 2 Florida Christian
AP news
Greenslate and Jackson offer reports on recent snowstorm
City hears suggestion for tobacco licensing
Mount Pulaski High School FFA and Logan County Ag Scholarship Committee receive $2,500 cash grants for student scholarships
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Healthy Communities Partnership bowling party celebrates substance-free lifestyles
Mount Pulaski Grade School 3rd-quarter honor roll
Mount Pulaski High School 3rd-quarter honor roll
Spring gardening tips
By John Fulton
From the Spring 2013 Logan County Farm Outlook
Farming, drought, land sales: Getting in or getting out?
With Monetary Award Program funds exhausted, Pell grants still available
Weekly Outlook: 2013 corn and soybean acreage and yield prospects
Rare goat at Miller Park Zoo gives birth
2nd this year
Madigan: Friday deadline for Countrywide settlement claims
More shots from Winter Storm Virgil -- album
Winter Storm Virgil: A look at the morning after -- album
AP news
City talks tourism
Tourism bureau continues planning for the future
Community Action announces scholarships available
LCU to offer Camp Invention for area youth this summer
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County meeting minutes:
Insurance and legislative, Feb. 13
Logan County Joint Solid Waste Agency, Feb. 20
Airport and farm, March 4
Road and bridge, March 4
From the Spring 2013 Logan County Farm Outlook
To insure or not to insure
Gov. Quinn announces $486M spring construction program for roads and bridges
Illinois adds 12,400 jobs
in February
Job
growth encourages more people to look for work
U of I news: Regulation recommendations so that biofuel plants don't become weeds
Illinois' spring trout season opens April 6
LC baseball results
LC softball results
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Community garden group provides information at annual kickoff meeting
YMCA program takes youth to the woods to test their archery skills
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Lincoln Rotary Club seeks hosts for exchange student
Logan County Board minutes:
Board of whole, Feb. 14
Adjourned session, Feb. 20
From the Spring 2013 Logan County Farm Outlook
Who got hurt by the 2012 drought?
Still time to enter weather alert radio contest
Jennifer Nottage, MD, joins Eye Institute at Springfield Clinic
Personal liberty from Joseph Smith to Guantanamo
Illinois legal experts discuss the courts' changing view over 2
centuries of the right to habeas corpus
Miller Park Zoo sea lion finds new home
Bloomington zoo to welcome new harbor
seals after sea lion departs for Louisville Zoo
Humane Society to host Easter-themed bake sale
Hartsburg-Emden FFA Alumni annual meeting
Logan Lanes: American Bowling League
AP news
Health fair draws huge crowd
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Artwork by Beason's Bert Hill on display
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Scenes from the Lincoln Jaycee Easter Egg Hunt in Latham Park Saturday
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Chamber Young Professionals host bowling event
Relay For Life meeting rescheduled due to weather
LCHS 3rd-quarter honor roll
WLB 3rd-quarter honor roll
Zack Prather is ZLS February Student of the Month
From the Spring 2013 Logan County Farm Outlook
2012 in review
By John
Fulton
Gov. Quinn
announces $2.4M capital investment in central Illinois
projects
Projects
include roofing systems at Logan Correctional Center,
Macon County rest area and bridge repair
Record-low tuberculosis cases in Illinois -- but state remains among the highest in the nation
Recalls announced
Timbercrest Veterinary Service is the Chamber Business of the Week
Logan Lanes: Friday Night Mixed
Redbird baseball splits doubleheader vs. EIU
AP news
3 Logan County groups receive Looking for Lincoln Heritage Coalition grants
Children's Health Fair offers a ton of valuable information to area 5th-graders
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Main Street Lincoln shows off its new offices -- album
Heavy, wet snow possible late Saturday night through Sunday night
Lincoln College to present 'Woyzeck'
Illinois American
Water president says new national report underscores
need to act now to update and maintain water systems
Lincoln District water main project announced
Lincoln Speedway practice day today from noon to 5
Special Olympics
Illinois athletes triumph in state basketball
tournament
Lincoln Jaguars take 1st place
Easter's bitter and sweet
An
Easter devotional by
Greg Wooten,
pastor of Lincoln Church of the Nazarene
More than 440 Illinois communities receive top honors for maintaining fluoride levels
'Growing Up WILD' training at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Carol Webb, member of Grail team, to speak at St. John UCC
Police reports
Home Country: How to be a successful old coot
Lincoln Speedway practice day today from noon to 5
Special Olympics Illinois
athletes triumph in state basketball tournament
Lincoln Jaguars take 1st place
LC softball results
Panthers score 6 unanswered runs as Redbirds fall 9-5
AP news
Huge crowd turns out for Chamber Ag Scholarship Breakfast
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Local students get hands-on look at agriculture
Several inches of snow possible beginning midnight Saturday
Lincoln College inducts 38 students into academic honors society
LJHS 3rd-quarter honor roll
Lincoln Junior High School Students of the Month for January and February
Bill requiring review of suspicious deaths of vulnerable adults passes out of committee
Births:
Avery Marie Johnston
Coraline Jones Lovelett
Easton Shane Lowe
Jaycee Faye-Lou Nelson
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Christy-Foltz to do CEL renovations
Zion Lutheran students win essay contest awards -- album
NWS Lincoln to issue enhanced severe weather warnings beginning April 1
Lincoln College invites public to join 2 outings to Cubs-Cardinals games
Tierney's Tournament Guide:
No
letdowns for top-seeded Louisville
By Justin Tierney
Hartsburg-Emden 8-1A volleyball squad -- state champs!
DeWitt-Logan retired teachers meet April 10
Danielle Krabbe serving as Business Brigade volunteer in Panama
News from the Better Business Bureau: Driveway repair tips
Chicago Lighthouse to manage licensing call center
Fire and rescue reports
Hartsburg-Emden 8-1A volleyball squad -- state champs!
LC baseball results
AP news
County hears economic development planning and proposed board policy revisions
Lincoln Community Gardens project kicks off Saturday
Sen. Kirk's staff to host mobile office hours in Logan, McLean and Tazewell counties
Logan County 4-H'ers attend State Jr. Leadership Conference
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 'welcome home' event Tuesday
HSLC now seeking donations for 2nd annual garage sale
Healthcare Careers Scholarship application deadline approaches
Spring lawn care
By John Fulton
Find and repair leaks during 'Fix a Leak Week,' March 18-24
'Great Garlic Mustard Smackdown' at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Young cavalry leader named Old State Capitol 'General of the Month'
New law prompts $7.3M from businesses late on taxes that fund unemployment benefits
Madigan, attorneys general call for new leadership of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Lady Eagles take 8th at state
Williams chosen for
all-tournament team
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split N Gutter League
Stewart, Stanton power Redbirds past SIUE 5-0
AP news
Fruge, O'Hare, Spurling, Martin and Harding honored before city council
ALMH among nation's best rural hospitals
Public meeting to discuss Mount Pulaski post office
DAR hears about 'Tombstones: A Forgotten Art and History' at March meeting
Rachel Durchholz is the MPHS March Senior-of-the-Month
Sport fish consumption advisory
'Champions' sought now for nationwide cancer prevention study coming to Springfield, Taylorville
Illinois Lottery announces private manager owes state $20M for FY12 net income shortfall
Birth: Easton Shane Lowe
Police reports
LCU drops doubleheader to Maranatha Baptist Bible College
AP news
Low temps but high spirits top Lincoln Polar Plunge
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Kiwanis serves up ham and beans to support area youth
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Public meeting for downtown revitalization and redevelopment planning slated for March 27
Frontier Mutual Insurance recognized as a Grinnell Mutual top mutual
Lincoln Jaycees host Easter egg hunt Saturday
Pittsburgh Symphony cellist featured in final Behind the Scenes program
Farm Bureau, IDOT, state police launch campaign for rural safe driving
Free Web-based training available to farmers for anhydrous ammonia safety
Funds available for new School Turnaround AmeriCorps program
Journey to perform at Illinois State Fair
Recalls announced
Uncle Buck's Trading Post is the Chamber Business of the Week
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes:
Friday Night Mixed
Sunday Night Mixed
Savas, Landwehr lead ISU to doubleheader sweep of Bowling Green
Redbirds win Sunday, take 3 of 4 from Bowling Green
AP news
Annual Community Health Fair to be at the park district March 23
Lincoln Speedway announces Midwest Big Ten Series Late Model showdown
Kathy Hopwood is the March ALMH Employee of the Month
Woman's Club prayer breakfast scheduled for Wednesday
Hartsburg-Emden FFA news
Free summer sports camp
Lincoln College hosts a day trip to Gurnee Mills & 'South Pacific'
Experiencing the
resurrected Jesus
An
Easter devotional by
Dustin Fulton,
preaching minister at Jefferson Street Christian
Church
Election notices:
Grace period registration and voting
Absentee and early voting
IDOT, Illinois State Police and local law enforcement to increase police presence this St. Patrick's Day
Memorial Medical offers rehab services to cancer survivors
Organ transplant recipient receiving anti-rabies shots after CDC confirms rabies death in donor
Union Pacific executive joins board of Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
Madigan calls on Congress to curb for-profit college recruiting abuses
Home Country: Spring: a time to let loose
No. 3 Indiana way too much for Illinois
By
Greg Taylor
Redbirds drop opener to Bowling Green 7-5
AP news
Board to discuss $250,000 increase in employee health insurance
Chamber gives away $14,000 at annual Ag Breakfast
Dietitians bring healthy food to Logan County via mobile pantry Saturday
Safe Ride available for St. Patrick's holiday
Tourism to have special meeting Monday night
Total Fitness celebrates 2nd year
Atlanta Public Library & Museum present a visit with Michael Rothberg March 25
Minnesota Viking Joe Jackson to speak at LifePointe Church Easter Sunday
Home fruit spray
schedules
By John
Fulton
Family-oriented cooking class offered by Memorial and LLCC
U of I and TIAA-CREF launch Center for Farmland Research
Police reports
By Greg
Taylor
Central State Eight adds 2 Decatur schools for 2014-15
AP news
Lincoln youth killed in single-car accident
City looks at restructuring sewer bills
CEL board juggles renovation costs to fit $2.7 million sale of bonds
Fundraiser auction this weekend for Oasis
Carroll Catholic March Students of the Month
Hartem 7-1A state volleyball champs
Easter Seals to host workshop
Illinois Main Street marks 20th anniversary
Weekly Outlook: Anticipating USDA's March 1 corn stocks estimate
BBB breaks all records for consumer services
IDNR seeks applicants for potential Conservation Police officers
Hartem 7-1A state volleyball champs
LCU gets swept by Ecclesia
AP news
Planning commission prepares audit documents, discusses bike trail and enterprise zone
Manufacturers & Distributors Leadership Council meeting March 19
LCHS speech team offers preview night Thursday
National Honor Society brings laser tag to Lincoln
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Jaycees help community prepare for spring with mower clinic
Election notices:
Consolidated election April 9
Grace period registration and voting
Absentee and early voting
Logan County sales tax payment received for schools
State Farm Life Insurance receives international recognition
Madigan announces $7 million settlement over Google Street View
Police reports
Book Look: 'Origin'
Logan Lanes: Split N Gutter League
AP news
Regional planning discusses ongoing Comprehensive Plan survey
Regional businesses react to proposed minimum wage hike
Attendance high for Master Gardeners' 2nd annual Russel Allen Garden Day
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'Ultimate All You Can Eat Pancake/Sausage Breakfast' serves over 600 meals
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New breastfeeding support group at ALMH
Knights appoint new manager and event coordinator
Atlanta Public Library hosts local city and township candidates
Preparing for St. Patrick's Day the 1870s way
Birth: Kollin Bell
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Hopedale's Brady Cremeens sets 4 LCU records
LCU baseball wins again
Logan Lanes: American Bowling League
Big Ten announces men's basketball postseason honors
AP news
Logan County Bank & Town and Country Bank become one
Hartem FFA breakfast and auction draws crowd
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Troop 1102 helps serve up hot breakfast and warm fellowship at First Baptist Church pancake breakfast -- album
Butterflies Kids' Sale closes with look toward future
Over 350 participate in Mount Pulaski 5K Annabelle Phillips Run on the Hill
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From the Logan County Department of Public Health
National
Groundwater Awareness Week, March 10-16
Atlanta Library Golden Age Tech Talk schedule
Illinois reports January unemployment at 9 pct
Gov. Quinn proclaims AmeriCorps Week in Illinois
Renovate Communication Design is the Chamber Business of the Week
Recalls announced
2 LC women make all-region, all-conference
Mason City: Illini Central claims 1st-ever state championship -- album
Logan Lanes:
Friday Night Mixed
Sunday Night Mixed
Illinois State falls in semifinals to Wichita State 66-51
AP news
Rusted Guns release 1st CD
Reminder: Change smoke alarm batteries as time is set forward
Plungers wanted for Polar Plunge in Lincoln
U of I Extension 'Seed Starting' program Thursday
County meeting minutes:
Executive, economic development, Feb. 11
Finance, Feb. 12
Animal control, Feb. 13
How can
such a dark event bring such a bright dawn?
An
Easter devotional by Ron Otto,
preaching minister at Lincoln Christian Church
Groundwater Awareness Week, March 10-16
Illinois Department of Agriculture requests special crop grant proposals
General Assembly approves medical funding measure
Memorial to offer free nursing camp to students
Purple martin workshop at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Coyotes & Cocoa campfire program at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Letters:
Notes on Lincoln in photos and sculpture
CEL renovation -- the chicken or the egg
25th anniversary of Citizens For Justice
Home Country: Celtic melancholy distilled
Redbirds top Panthers in quarterfinal, face Wichita State Saturday
AP news
Logan County Community Health Fair coming March 23
CEL student Samuel Houpt headed to state in Mathcounts competition
Author seeks 'Neighborhoods' contributions
'Fish Fry for Missions' March 22
Railer season ends at OT
buzzer
By
Jeff Benjamin
LCU to host 2013 NCCAA DII volleyball nationals
Attorney General Madigan alleges financial adviser deceived Springfield-area seniors
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
LCU to host 2013 NCCAA DII volleyball nationals
LCU baseball vs. St. Louis Christian College
Lincoln Youth Wrestling results at sectional
Muller a finalist for Joe B. Hall Award
AP news
National Honor Society invites junior high students to join them in an afternoon of laser tag
ALMH offers free prenatal classes
Area Agency on Aging to present Lunch and Learn at Oasis for family caregivers
Volunteers needed to help measure rain and snow
LCU summer sports camps announced
From farm to plate, consumers want transparency
Prairie Wind Ensemble concert March 17
Park district notes
In 3rd meeting,
Railers face healthy Chatham-Glenwood for 1st time in
sectionals
By
Justin Tierney
AP news
Parking ordinance fails to pass
Monthly Habitat for Humanity electronics recycling Saturday
Bruce Rauner forms exploratory committee for Illinois governor
Illinois Department of Agriculture celebrates Weights and Measures Week
White-nose syndrome confirmed in Illinois bats
2012 consumer debt complaints signal continued economic uncertainty, financial struggles
Births:
Peter Randall Lyons
Tanner James Tripplett
Police reports
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
Split N Gutter League
Mayfield's Mutterings:
Happy 50th anniversary, Assembly
Hall!
Do you know where you
were on these dates in Illini history?
By Jeff Mayfield
AP news
City votes to establish a downtown TIF district
Increasing snow and wind to make travel hazardous in Illinois today
Christian Village offers workshop for caregivers Saturday
Flu facts
From the Logan County Department of Public Health
Now is the time to be ready for severe weather
New Tornado App brings American Red Cross safety information to mobile devices
IDOT launches new Quinn administration drive to boost contracts for minority- and women-owned businesses
During Red Cross Month, honor those who help our communities
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
LC men's basketball results
LCU volleyball signs Akre
Harris dismissed from Redbird football program
AP news
Library prepares for new online system
National Weather Service predicts more wintry weather through Tuesday night
Important dates for spring election
Avoid lines on election day: Vote absentee
Hartsburg-Emden FFA auction is this weekend
Student of the Month from Illini Central
9 central Illinois players look to improve LCU baseball
Pension games, or a 1st step to a solution in Illinois?
Winter finally arrives in Illinois in February
Prepare for severe weather -- be a force of nature: Know your risk, take action and be an example
Group seeks nominations for Illinoisans of the Day
Recalls announced
The Christian Village is the Chamber Business of the Week
9 central Illinois players look to improve LCU baseball
LC women's basketball results
Logan Lanes:
Friday Night Mixed
Sunday Night Mixed
Redbirds fall at UNI; still clinch No. 6 seed
Redbirds suffer 6th straight defeat, lose at Belmont 6-5
Sorkin's pitching, Johnson's slam lead Redbirds to 14-3 victory over Belmont
AP news
City to hold public meeting Monday on TIF
Motion for jury to visit Raymond Gee home to be decided
Need some big equipment for a big job? Check out the Logan County Highway Dept. surplus sale
Illinois' 1st electric vehicle cruise-in June 8 in Atlanta
Dugger family from '19 Kids and Counting' to visit Lincoln
National motorcyclist group honors Illinois congressmen Hultgren, Kinzinger, Schock and Shimkus
Online contest launched to raise awareness of weather alert radios
Illinois blood centers team up with legislators & American Cancer Society to call on volunteers to assist in cancer treatments & prevention
Forestry is $23B industry in Illinois
Motion City Soundtrack to perform at Kirkland Fine Arts Center March 21
Home Country: The trouble with semi-siblings
Railers win OT
thriller to capture regional title
By Jeff
Benjamin
Railers win OT thriller -- in pictures
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Zion Lutheran Lady Eagles will play in state tournament
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
Redbirds drop opener at Belmont 5-3
AP news
Palms Grill & Atlanta awarded, recognized & promoted at Illinois Governor's Conference on Tourism
Logan County Ag Education Day set for March 20
4-H rocket club invites new members
Springfield Clinic to provide dietetics & nutrition services in Lincoln
Illinois out of pension business? Almost, with Statehouse plan
Illinois Products Expo to feature new food and wine companies
It's all in the 'Details'
Dana-Thomas House offers new 'Attention to Detail' tours to give
visitors more insight into Wright’s genius
Illinois and the Korean War, March 1953
Library notes
Police reports
Column:
Win or lose, no-name Railers will play 'the right way' against U-High star
By Justin
Tierney
LC men's & women's cross country team earns Academic All-American status
AP news