Daily headlines
April 2013
New Holland-Middletown Technology Project wins $25,000 State Farm Neighborhood Assist grant
Logan County Arts presents 'Functional and Fine Art: Lincoln Community High School Textiles, Woods, Metals and Fine Art'
Lincoln Dialysis gives $1,000 to Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois
75th anniversary celebration of Hartsburg-Emden FFA will be May 9
Hartsburg-Emden High School Alumni Banquet will be June 8
State Farm, UI announce name of iconic building: State Farm Center
LCU baseball wins regional championship
Lynx basketball signs 2 players
LC women's golf results
AP news
Scenes from the Hartsburg-Emden 2013 Prom
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Lincoln Woman's Club members attend annual convention in Fairbury
News from
the Better Business Bureau
Now is a great time to check your
credit score
Office of the State Fire Marshal encourages residents to follow safe cooking practices
Recalls announced
McEntire Appliance & Repair is the Chamber Business of the Week
LCHS to host youth soccer camp in June
AP news
The truest public servant, former Logan County Treasurer Mary Ellen Bruns remembered
St. Clara's names its 2012 Volunteer of the Year at volunteer luncheon
Album from St. Clara's luncheon
ALMH honors its volunteers at luncheon
Logan County Relay to celebrate American Cancer Society's 100th year
Lincoln College PTK presents gift for Creekside Environmental Center
Illinois EPA urges environmentally conscious flood debris cleanup
Madigan announces $5M grant for foreclosure mediation programs
Illinois State Fair Grandstand concert tickets to go on sale today
Family Nature Exploration Day at Funks Grove
Library notes
Home Country: 'Don't hide your worms'
AP news
City gives nod of approval to races Mother's Day weekend
Brenda McCabe named Office Professional of the Year
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Mount Pulaski's Marty Spear to be inducted into Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame
Postville Park polling building gets a facelift -- album
Michael Rothberg to discuss Holocaust on Monday
Nancy Schaub earns Chartered Healthcare Consultant designation
County meeting minutes:
Personnel, March 18
Adjourned session, March 19
Waste management, March 20
Small farm machinery and your body: Use both wisely
Birth: Jaicen Steele Mikel Ivey
AP news
Funeral services for Mary Ellen Bruns to be held Friday morning
Tourism director announces resignation
Arbor Day Foundation names Lincoln a Tree City USA
Elkhart continues to 'Celebrate Spring!'
Route 66 will anchor weekend of activities in Logan County
Illini Central announces students of the month for Feb. and March
Early spring pests and to-do list
By John
Fulton
County meeting minutes:
Animal control, March 13
Insurance, March 13
Board of whole, March 14
Illinois Student Assistance Commission releases B4College smartphone app
Attorney General Madigan awards $3.3M to county recorders from settlement with 'robo-signing' firm
Police reports
AP news
Community leaders help students thinking, 'What and where is my future?'
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Lincoln College
announces 146th commencement ceremony
Brenda Chapman and Justice James Knecht to
receive honorary degrees
ALMH offers new heart failure management program
Lincoln's Hampton Inn awarded TripAdvisor GreenLeaders status
Logan County 4-H member attends National 4-H Conference
Mount Pulaski High School FCCLA students leave their mark at state conference -- album
Mount Pulaski's Cady Lowery selected as state officer for FCCLA
Chamber Young Professionals Network to host wine-tasting event
Master Gardeners postpone plant sale to May 18
Tierney's Take:
Bulls' Rose smells of
failed expectations
By Justin
Tierney
LC men's golf results
AP news
Geriets officially announces candidacy for Logan County sheriff
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District 27 honors alumni at 2nd annual Alumni Honors Dinner
District 27 names 'Distinguished Alumni':
Bill Bates
Roland Ginzel
D. Leigh Henson
Cooler, showers and thunderstorms
Lincoln College and community celebrate Earth Day with creation of Creekside Environmental Center
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J-R Culinary Partners to take over management of Palms Grill
Atlanta Rt. 66 Cruise-In May 11
New Holland Cruise-In schedule announced
Park district to offer square dance lessons in May
Josef Bosnyak is the Mount Pulaski High School Senior-of-the-Month
Attorney General Madigan warns donors to be wary of scams tied to Boston Marathon bombings
24-hour vigil at Vietnam Veterans Memorial
15 Medal of Honor recipients to join vigil
Mount Pulaski baseball vs. Springfield Lutheran
Zion Lutheran Eagle track results at Morton
LCU wins season finale
AP news
Lincoln College and community celebrate Earth Day with creation of Creekside Environmental Center
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10th annual Spring for Tea kicks off year of fundraising for Harvest of Talents
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Main Street Lincoln launches 'Square Talk'
Community Action Head Start begins Logan County student recruitment
Zion Lutheran Scholastic Bowl team completes season
Zion Lutheran School 3rd-quarter honor roll
Frontier Mutual Insurance Co. of Lincoln recognized by Grinnell Mutual
From State's Attorney
Jonathan Wright
April felony cases
USDA Rural Development celebrates Earth Day by promoting water quality in rural Illinois
Bee program at Sugar Grove Nature Center for home-schoolers
Recalls announced
Brainard Landings Apartments is the Chamber Business of the Week
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
Local museum's history of aviation unfolds on PBS
LCHS Red Carpet Runway and Grand March on May 4
Isabelle Thompson is the ZLS March Student of the Month
Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 'welcome home' party Tuesday
Gov. Quinn honors
residents and business for exceptional volunteer
service
List includes Ruth Hieronymus of Atlanta
Logan and McLean counties have several projects in Gov. Quinn's 6-year, $12.62B transportation construction program
IDOT and Union Pacific announce high-speed rail information session in Springfield for general contractors and subcontractors
Most pertussis cases in Illinois since 1950
National Infant Immunization Week, April 20-27
Mary Todd Lincoln featured on C-SPAN 'First Ladies' series Monday
'Links to the Future' youth outdoors festival May 18 at Wolf Creek State Park
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Home Country: From Abraham Lincoln to Laura Bush
AP news
LCHS
baseball tournament games for today canceled
New schedule
for Saturday
Notice to parents and players: Park district boys baseball evaluations canceled
Local officials tour new pumping station at Illinois American Water's Lincoln plant
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Historical society voices support for tourism bureau
If traveling, call ahead. Flooding throughout Illinois has made many roads impassable, local roads included. Cold, rain, snow in forecast.
Red Cross flood tips
Red Cross
encourages families to be prepared and cautious
Salvation Army offers flood cleanup kits for those in need
Chamber hosts workforce development event for Logan County high school seniors
Lincoln Public Library summer staffing benefits from new grant
Hernandez named April Employee of the Month at ALMH
Logan County Master Gardener Four
Seasons Gardening program
TeleNet series at
Logan County U of I Extension office
Central Illinois Sustainable Farming Network workshops
Zion Lutheran School, Mount Pulaski, presents spring musical April 26
Birding walks in Elkhart April 27
Madigan sues local business for violating Do Not Call list
Lincoln Presidential Museum explores one of the Civil War's bloodiest battle
Department of Insurance monthly disciplinary report now available online
Pleasant Valley Cemetery Association annual meeting
Police reports
LCU splits with Principia
AP news
Flooding creates dangerous driving conditions in
Illinois
Multiple road closures in
Peoria County as well as Champaign and Livingston
Major change in CEL school board noted as school prepares for major renovations
Severe weather threat and heavy rain continue through tonight; low temps tonight
Geriets announces run for Logan County sheriff
Pittsburgh Symphony cellist charms Atlantans
Electronic record to be used in 4th District appellate cases from Logan County
United Methodist Women host annual May breakfast
Nuisance fruit prevention and lawn
updates
By John Fulton
IDOT, state police, tollway join forces for National Work Zone Awareness Week kickoff
State health department encourages testing during STD Awareness Month
U of I news: Research advances in conversion of wastes and algae to crude oil
Get a
soldier's-eye view of the Civil War
'Meet a
Boy in Blue' returns to Old State Capitol
Illinois House approves medical marijuana bill
Hartsburg-Emden
FFA food drive
AP news
City of Lincoln announces tobacco compliance check results
Lip-smackin', finger-lickin' good Southern barbecue makes community and Scouts happy
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Severe weather possible tonight into tomorrow; heavy rainfall likely into Friday
LCU Women's Conference welcomes Nicole Johnson
Elkhart's Artisan Craft Fair features gourd artist
Lincoln College, Lincolnite actresses gain spotlight for Irene Ryan scholarship tryout
FSA reminds CRP participants of primary nesting season requirements
Parents have until April 30 to enroll in College Illinois
State health department observes National Minority Health Month
Nearly 250 Illinois physicians endorse medical marijuana
News from
the Better Business Bureau
Secure Your ID Day: Shred paperwork you no longer need
Logan Lanes: Split N Gutter League
AP news
County prepares for future audits and budgets
There's something stirring in downtown Emden
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Elkhart welcomes all for spring weekends through April
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Heavy rain, potentially severe weather forecast through Thursday
4-H Oral Communications Contest results announced
Lincoln woman sentenced to 22 years for producing child pornography
Arts & Crafts Guild to meet April 22
Blood drive at ALMH
LCU drops 4-game series
AP news
Lincoln budget talks continue
Part 3: City
considers what to cut in this year's expenditure list
Lincoln Youth Football serves up Sunday breakfast -- album
Local Boy Scouts sweep Lincoln clean -- album
FFA teaches youngsters about farm animals
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Lincoln residents among those to be honored at Lincoln College's Alumni Reunion weekend
Logan County sales tax payment received for schools
Recalls announced
Stuart Solutions is the Chamber Business of the Week
'Christian's
Hope and Healing'
Silent auction and dinner in
honor of Christian Adubato
Woman's Club meeting Wednesday
Fire and rescue reports
Outdoors with Babe Winkelman: Are fish smart?
LCHS baseball & softball tournament schedules
Fighting
Illini basketball
John Groce receives contract extension
Redbirds win 5-4 on Sunday to sweep Morehead State
AP news
Mount Pulaski 3rd-graders' stunning 'Courthouse Cash' raises praises
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Chamber donates Melon Car to a worthy cause
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Bill Higdon Memorial Country Music Show at Lincoln College on April 28
Community Action board meeting notice
Quinn announces $4.4M for road projects in Logan, Macon and Moultrie counties
Notice of public hearing for Logan Mason Public Transportation
Illinois American Water's reports on water quality will be available online this year
Retire on your own terms
Ke$ha joins star-studded Illinois State Fair Grandstand entertainment lineup
Miller Park Zoo hosts 'Party for the Planet' event
Citizen Scientist training at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Home Country: Growing a fertilizer business
LC baseball results
AP news
Budget talks continue at city council:
Part 1: Mayor and administrator look to add revenues
Part 2: Budget talk turns to implementing a utility tax
'Coffee with the Superintendent' Tuesday at Owl's Roost
Steven Spielberg's 'Lincoln' to be screened at LCHS April 23
Earth Day
in the Parks promotes natural resources stewardship for students
Washington-Monroe
among participants
Walk MS event at Kickapoo Creek Park on May 5
USDA seeks applications to promote job creation and boost the rural economy
Part of 'lost' Lincoln sarcophagus on display at his tomb
Birth: Antonio Deonte Hoagland
Carroll Catholic Students of the Month for April
AP news
City debates what to do with tourism bureau
County clerk reports on write-in votes from Tuesday's election
Community says goodbye to another 'keeper,' Jack Bartelmay
Spring is in the air -- and so is art
Don't miss the deadline to be part of 'Neighborhoods'
Submissions due
Monday
Benefit for 'Punk' O'Donoghue April 27
Early lawn weeds, fairy rings, puffballs
By John Fulton
DHS releases annual report on state's child care programs
Madigan, attorneys general urge Congress to act on immigration reform
LCU grabs 2 from St. Louis Christian
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Logan County election results
LCPA tax
passes, Atlanta Library tax passes
County rezoning and conditional use discussed as recent mining appeal sits in higher court
Rain and storms today, possibly strong storms this afternoon
City of Lincoln 2012 Building and Safety Dept. report
Building and zoning office activity for January and February
Elkhart Wildflower Nature Walks
Guest speakers for Elkhart's 'Celebrate Spring!' weekends
Lincoln Woman's Club annual sale Friday and Saturday
Habitat for Humanity monthly electronics recycling Saturday
'Little Wonders: Animal Tails' at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Police reports
Book Look: 'Hello! Hello!'
Mount Pulaski baseball vs. Cerro Gordo
Logan Lanes: Split N Gutter League
ISU's Headean picks up 1st win with 9-3 victory over NIU
AP news
Joshua Henderson celebrates achieving Eagle Scout status
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Elkhart's 'Celebrate Spring' weekends -- special events scheduled for April
Elkhart's 'Celebrate Spring!' weekends include unique shopping opportunities
Music recital scheduled for Elkhart's 'Celebrate Spring!' weekend
Drazewski rules jurors will not tour Gee home
Prior public defender Patrick Timoney to be called by defense in C. Harris case
USDA invites applications for renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement projects
Remembering the
past through drama and music
Lincoln Presidential Museum presents play about the
assassination, concert featuring music of the 1800s
Illinois Supreme Court announces applicable dates of new foreclosure rules
Birth: Lydia Mae Goin
Park district notes
LC outdoor track results
AP news
A capsule view of the Tuesday election ballot
Ambulance service asks for voter support
Chester-East Lincoln school board race draws out candidates
Christopher Harris attorney ordered to stop talking to media; prosecution request for change of venue from Peoria denied
Families find fun time at bowling party
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Mount Pulaski play delivers a lesson for life
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Red Cross volunteer orientation in Springfield
Historic sites to mark Lincoln anniversary with ceremony, play
Turtles, campfire & s'mores program at Sugar Grove Nature Center
IDNR encourages people to learn about how to live with wildlife in Illinois
Letters:
CEL candidates' postal advertisement
Concerns with new Common Core curriculum
Illinois banks increase lending to small businesses
Bosom Buddies announce 2 Relay For Life team fundraisers
Logan County Democrats meet Saturday
LC baseball results
Logan Lanes:
Friday Night Mixed
Sunday Night Mixed
Savas, Redbirds shut out the Bears 6-0
AP news
County clerk's office to be open Saturday for in-person absentee voting
Black Lillies are coming to The Outpost
Community Action celebrates Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service
Be a game-changer and help New Holland-Middletown win a $25,000 grant
March 2013 was much colder than last year
Autism-related workshops offered
Lincoln Presidential Library chronicles girls basketball through oral histories
Union Pacific makes major donation to foundation for Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Illinois and the Korean War, April 1953
Anniversary: Robert and Bernadine Higgins
Park district notes
Fire and rescue reports
Home Country: Perks and pecks at the day's dawning
LC softball results
Razor-sharp performance by Razo secures Redbirds’ 2-1 win over Missouri State
AP news
City administrator tackles
fiscal 2013-14 budget
Part 2
County clerk's office to be open Saturday for in-person absentee voting
Village of Emden celebrates resurgence in commerce
Mount Pulaski Drama Club presents 'Don't Stop Believin''
Town and Country Bank recognizes LCHS Seniors of the Month
Lincoln College's Phi Theta Kappa chapter hosting Trivia Night
Chester-East honor rolls for 3 quarters
County meeting minutes:
Safety, March 12
Finance, March 12
State's Senior Health Insurance Program moves to Department on Aging
Ready Illinois website offers emergency preparedness tips for people with functional needs and their caregivers
Births:
Charlotte Reese Cox
Maelyn Faith Farris
Asher Wade Morris
Police reports
AP news
Logan County Board approves new policies and procedures
City administrator
tackles fiscal 2013-14 budget
Part 1
Mount Pulaski post office will remain open, but ...
New springtime hours at Lincoln city landfill
ALMH hosts National Healthcare Decisions Day open house April 16
County meeting minutes:
Ambulance, March 7
Executive, economic development, March 11
Canine first-aid kit
essentials
By Lara Borgerson, Best Friends Animal Hospital
Dealing with the
drought
By John Fulton
From the Spring 2013 Logan County Farm Outlook
And here's a look at the weather
IDOT and safety
partners announce winning schools for 2012-13 Operation Teen Safe
Driving program
Illinois teen fatalities continue downward trend
Marriages
Fire and rescue reports
LCU drops doubleheader
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
Redbirds drop nonconference tilt 20-2 at Eastern Illinois
AP news
City votes to change sewer billing cycle
New narrowband frequencies updated for scanner listeners
Chamber seeks nominations for outstanding office professionals
Local gun club to host pistol course
County meeting minutes:
Building and grounds, March 5
Planning and zoning, March 6
From the Spring 2013 Logan County Farm Outlook
What about drought-tolerant corn?
Tax filing deadline 2 weeks away
National Public
Health Week, April 1-7:
Improving the health of your
community
Diane Hillard-Sembell, MD, to receive national award
Logan Lanes:
Split N Gutter League
American Bowling League
AP news
City votes to change sewer billing cycle
New narrowband frequencies updated for scanner listeners
Chamber seeks nominations for outstanding office professionals
Local gun club to host pistol course
County meeting minutes:
Building and grounds, March 5
Planning and zoning, March 6
What about drought-tolerant corn?
Tax filing deadline 2 weeks away
National Public Health Week, April 1-7:
Improving the health of your community
Diane Hillard-Sembell, MD, to receive national award
Logan Lanes:
American Bowling League
AP news
Special needs
registration opens
Personal information to improve emergency response
Lincoln College dance, jazz and chorale groups to grace Johnston Center stage in April
Integrity Data announces 2013 Community Giving Program
New bereavement support group to meet at ALMH
From the Spring 2013 Logan County Farm Outlook
Turnips and radishes: Making dollars & scents out of cover crops
State fire marshal encourages child safety
Memorial announces gala to benefit local hospice patients
Illinois filmmakers encouraged to enter work in state's short film competition
February Financial and Professional Regulation disciplinary report now available online
Births:
Kendall Jean Bartman
Asa Xavier Lee Kurka
Police reports
AP news
Kids get all 'egg-cited' at Lincoln Park District
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Health insurance to cost county $32,000 more, even with switch to Blue Cross
Logan County tentative multiplier announced
Mount Pulaski landscape waste pickup schedule
Mount Pulaski water main flushing dates
Is irrigation a good backup plan for Logan County producers?
IDOT introduces 'Gear Up -- Ride Smart' motorcycle safety campaign
Explore Illinois' historic buildings with new screen saver
Taking
another look at Gov. Otto Kerner
Conference on April
13 will go beyond corruption charges to examine
accomplishments in mental health, education, civil
rights
Recalls announced
Department of Insurance disciplinary report for January available online
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes: Friday Night Mixed
Redbirds fall 4-3 in 12 innings at Wichita State
Redbirds split doubleheader at Wichita State, drop series
AP news