Daily headlines
August 2006
State Bank of Lincoln buys local CIB branch
IDOT giving motorists a break during
Labor Day weekend
Working to make the roads as safe as
possible by opening up lanes and cracking down on impaired drivers
IDOT, MADD, ISP and local police agencies roll out largest-ever Labor Day crackdown
Governor tours ISU construction
projects that will enhance classroom space and educational
programming
Promotes benefits
of MAP Plus financial aid plan
Armington Harvest Day Festival set
Fall lectureship theme announced: 'Evil and the Cross of Christ'
Invention Mysteries: Will the real inventor please stand up?
Illinois State vs. Kansas State football notes
2006-07 IESA state final schedule
Potential salvation for dilapidated depot
Zion Lutheran plans Family Fun Fest
Beason briefs
Chestnut news
Divorce recovery support group begins Sept. 11
Logan County 4-H Foundation presents scholarships
Elkhart educates on health and blood donation
Book Look: 'Creative Kids' Murals You Can Paint'
Springfield 'Pops in the Park' with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra on Sunday
New word to describe Havana's Oktoberfest: 'romantic'
Gov. Blagojevich declares Katrina Day of Remembrance in Illinois
Gov. Blagojevich announces a $630,000 Opportunity Returns grant to Harrisburg to help local company expand business operations
44th District weekly update
Farmers Supporting Independent Agriculture meet
Weekly Outlook: Hog prices
Park district fall notes
Free jumbo outdoor movie showing Saturday
Bloomington 'Pops in the Park' with the Illinois Symphony Orchestra on Sunday
City of Mount Pulaski roadwork postponed; county highway work under way
Illinois' crime rate continues to decline
Fall is headed our
way
Legends of the fall
By John Fulton
Illinois farmland values up
$500,000 Johnson gift helps Lincoln College
Elkhart health fair and blood drive
Havana Oktoberfest features 7-year-old crooner and all the usual fun stuff
Complete ISU basketball slate released
Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
Pictures from Lincoln's 2006 balloon fest
More pictures from the balloon fest
Governor announces
Illinois has once again led the nation in new jobs created
For first
time, Illinois has been nation's top monthly job creator twice
in one year
Health care initiative to save state
government more than half a million dollars
Innovative program pays qualified retirees to opt out of state
health insurance
FEMA grants Illinois $2.8 million to update flood maps
Modernization
initiative creates more adaptable and reliable flood maps
Dean Bruns named County Fair Person of the Year
Marriages
(No dissolutions)
(Jury week; no court reports)
Home Country: Yard sale decorum
First West Nile death reported in Illinois this year
Workforce Development Week designated
Office hosts employer and job
seeker events
DHS announces record number of low-income mothers in Illinois choose to breast-feed, resulting in healthier babies
Lincoln Historic Homes Tour III
Free country fair
Parent Institute column: School attendance
Gov. Blagojevich applauds Lemont team for success in Little League World Series
Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival kicks off on Friday
Ethanol company sets production goal
of 2 billion gallons per year
Update on progress at San Jose and
other sites
More corn in 2007?
Across America for Autism to stop in Springfield
Invention Mysteries: Invention's name became too popular for its own good
Talk radio WMAY to broadcast live from Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
The Power Team lifts local schools
Gov. Blagojevich unveils ambitious energy independence plan to reduce Illinois' reliance on foreign oil
Dynegy signs on to multi-pollutant reduction plan that will make Illinois a national clean-air leader
U.S. and U.K. Sea Cadets join in youth seamanship
Food-crop yields in future greenhouse-gas conditions lower than expected
Letter: Beason flies the flag
Oasis update
LCC volleyball to start Sept. 1
Mount Pulaski and Chestnut residents lose soldier grandson
Bomke, Brauer, advocates say Lincoln Developmental Center services must be restored; proposed new veterans home could share site
Lincoln Speedway to end season this Saturday with late-model races
Unemployment recipients given options on missing checks
Weekly Outlook: More corn acreage anticipated for ethanol production in 2007
State fair vendors suffer losses from vandalism and theft
Heritage aircraft quilt to be raffled at balloon festival
Chestnut news
Lincoln Heat baseball
Lincoln woman takes first in Abe's Amble
State fair: Moo-Moo Classic brings humor in the least likely places
Governor signs legislation to help protect Illinois
seniors from self-neglect
New law requires state to act on reports of self-neglect while
respecting a senior's privacy and independence
Viability of solar power in Illinois
Fleas, and watch those
insecticides!
By John Fulton
Methane production from livestock manure
2006
is the 'Year of the Museum'
People
encouraged to visit and appreciate local cultural attractions
Elkhart-Mount Pulaski blacktop intersection work begins Monday
Drivers should anticipate closures
Illinois Department of Employment Security announces direct deposit for recipients of unemployment insurance benefits
Blagojevich joins eight other governors in calling on Congress to reauthorize the Abandoned Mine Land Program
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
CIEDC Community Action office changes staff in DeWitt County
Home Country: Eternal summer water hole memories
Redbird athletic teams to have walk-on tryouts
Community engages in comprehensive
plan process
Lincoln City Hall chambers packed; citizens comment
Gov. Blagojevich announces recipients
of $5 million in new state funding for stem cell research
Funds awarded to seven state university research projects
Illinois' new employment best in eight years, unemployment below national rate
State rep holds Lincoln office hours Monday
Parent Institute column: Shopping with teens
Musical styles of the past have not been forgotten
The Ball Brothers
Engineers propose regional detention pond for Lincoln's west side
Mount Pulaski to Elkhart: Roadwork to be done at various locations
Blagojevich administration marks National Child Support Month
Postville Courthouse, where Abraham Lincoln practiced law, hosts 1840s craft fair
Lincoln College orientation travels the 'Road to Success'
Invention Mysteries: A hunter's dream: A story about fishing reels, bows and arrows, and guns
Fall garden and landscape seminar series
Lovely evening launches balloon crew school -- pictures
Community planning takes community
participation
Plan gets public input this week
Study: Demographic shifts require fresh approach to city planning
New $25 million investment to help build five state-of-the-art ethanol and biodiesel plants across Illinois
Madigan files suit against alleged phone bill crammers
Senate week in review: Aug. 7-11
District 27 menus
Book Look: 'Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!'
Oasis update
44th Allen Crowe 100 at Illinois State Fair on Sunday
20,000-year-old mammoth
tusk and tooth found north of Lincoln
11-foot-long woolly mammoth tusk now on display at the
Illinois State Museum
Governors oppose
Bush plan allowing federal control over National Guard units during
emergencies
Federal control jeopardizes states'
security
Prices drop sharply following crop production report
Veterans enjoy day of tribute at the Illinois State Fair
Logan County pool team headed for Vegas
Men's softball tourney champs
Redbird Athletics, WJBC extend partnership
Early morning accident on I-55 sends one to hospital
Lincoln College Museum announces Grand Soiree date and auction items
Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Contest and Crafts Festival unveils new events
Gov. Blagojevich announces emerald ash borer action plan
Department of Corrections graduates 15 new parole agents to support public safety in Illinois communities
44th District weekly update
Fall lawn care
By John Fulton
LCGHS news
Hot-air balloon 'crew school' set
111 correctional officer cadets graduate
Illinois first lady Patricia Blagojevich dedicates Springfield's Union Square Park
Letter: 'We love people like this'
Chestnut news: Saturday evening parade, dinner, cake walk and a movie in the park
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
Illinois Beach State Park renamed after state Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis
Home Country: Selling and selling up
County up against wall in completing audit
Governor pushes Plan B emergency contraception
Gov. Blagojevich's contraceptives rights rule wins approval from committee
Multi-pollutant reduction plan with Ameren will make Illinois a national clean-air leader
Letter: First Baptist Church sesquicentennial events continue
Atlanta native accepts Oklahoma State University position
Parent Institute column: Buying clothes
Lincoln Pony signups
Community bids farewell to friend
Severe weather possible
Department of Homeland Security raises threat level in aviation
Governor's statement on thwarted terrorist plot in U.K.
Twilight Parade opens 2006 Illinois State Fair tonight
Illinois' war heroes to be honored during Veterans' Day at the Illinois State Fair
CIEDC school supplies
Invention Mysteries: Simple invention annoys your humble scribe nearly every day
Elkhart-Mount Pulaski blacktop roadwork ready to go
Bomke seeking owners of unclaimed property
Major drill to test state's preparedness for responding to nuclear power plant accident
New program to give homeless Illinois veterans housing and assistance at the state's Manteno Veterans Home
Gov. Blagojevich announces shutdown of major mortgage rescue scam
World Shooting and Recreational Complex hosts Grand American
Accounting group slams response to Illinois' financial crisis
Oasis update
Fifth Street Road set to get repairs now
Two sent to hospital after I-55 crash
Final day of Metro East exercise: Illinois' State Weapons of Mass Destruction Team demonstrates capability to take down terrorist groups
Weekly Outlook: Crop production report
Citizens of Chestnut to discuss rural fire protection district
Logan County Cake Classic results and recipes
Logan County Fair:
Agricultural Products
Beef Cattle
Dairy and Culinary
Sheep
Swine
Textiles
Senior Day at the Illinois State Fair set for Monday
Atlanta teen dies in crash
Run off Route 121 leaves one injured
State's major emergency response exercise in Metro East area continues
Senate week in review: July 31-Aug. 4
What's eating my
shrubbery and what should I do about it?
By John
Fulton
Letter: Travelers say you don't get treated everywhere the same as you do in Lincoln
Blood drive today
Logan County Fair:
Junior Beef Cattle
Junior Swine
Illinois State Fair features new additions and some old favorites
Cache River Symposium
State disaster exercise tests emergency response capabilities
Mass evacuation and sheltering preparedness tested on
Friday
Rabid bat found in Springfield
State public health director issues warning to stay away from bats
State announces
acquisition of helicopter to increase public safety in northern Illinois
Illinois public safety agencies receive
record $5.1 million in counterterrorism and drug enforcement equipment last
year
War hero selected as grand marshal of Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade
Letter: Veterans deserve best care
Court news
Marriages
Dissolutions
View the Logan County Comprehensive Plan and Greenways Plan drafts
Logan County Fair:
4-H Miscellaneous
Reminder: Jefferson Street Christian Church hosts 'Fiesta' for Vacation Bible School
ISO fundraiser: 'Wine, Women and Song'
Home Country: Catch-and-release: A look at the bright side
Softball tournament championship
State jumps on underage drinking
incidents
New Tracking Alcohol in IL implements
state investigators to uncover alcohol source, keeps sales violation
history, incorporates drinking consequences campaign
Attorney General Madigan issues alert: Scam artists targeting people on Medicare
Gov. Blagojevich announces major insurance fraud settlement making thousands of military service members in Illinois eligible for monetary relief
Illinois Insurance Hotline available to help consumers
Letter: Diabetes stats increase in Logan County
View the Logan County Comprehensive Plan and Greenways Plan drafts
Logan County Fair:
4-H Beef Cattle Show:
4-H Heifer Show
4-H Steer Show
4-H Cat Show
4-H Dog Show
4-H Sheep Show
Junior Sheep
Tractor Pull
Rep. Mitchell wants LDC opened to help veterans
Letter to Gov. Blagojevich requests fund transfer to open cottages for veteran care; also suggests community decide additional use for 102 acres
Fair doubles demo derby prize money
Pictures from the fair
State grant assistance available to help eligible residents afford high summer electric bills
July was hot, sticky and wet
View the Logan County Comprehensive Plan and Greenways Plan drafts
Logan County Fair:
4-H Barrow Show
4-H Breeding Hogs Show
4-H Crops Show
4-H Vegetable & Fruit Gardening Show
4-H Visual Arts Show
Junior Dairy & Pygmy Goats
Junior Dairy Cattle
Junior Poultry
Junior Rabbits
Dairy Cattle
Fine Arts
Photography
Invention Mysteries: What do celebrities know about inventing that the rest of us don't?
A new queen reigns over 2006 Logan County Fair
First human case of West Nile confirmed, and positive bird and mosquito samples found in new counties
Illinois
residents urged to take advantage of local cooling centers and
energy assistance programs to stay safe during period of dangerous
heat
$9 million in energy
assistance funding now available
Settlement
reached with St. Paul Travelers Insurance Company
Investigation uncovered unlawful bid-rigging
scheme
Illinois to receive $8 million payment
Business equipment stolen
View the Logan County Comprehensive Plan and Greenways Plan drafts
Lincoln AMVETS Post 71 news
Oasis update
Logan County Fair:
4-H Dairy Show
4-H Horse & Pony Show
4-H Poultry Show
Book Look: 'Weight Loss Surgery: Is It Right for You?'
Plan will
define future growth in municipalities and in county
Public invited to help steer growth
Heat advisory
Amber Alert issued: Three children last seen near Champaign
New legislation to make college more affordable for middle-class families
44th District weekly update
Senate GOP task force to take closer look at hospital board
New law to protect children from online predators
Meeting Aug. 1: Farmers Supporting Independent Agriculture
Weekly Outlook: Weather
4-H Home Beautification Show
View the Logan County Comprehensive Plan and Greenways Plan drafts
Lincoln AMVETS Post 71 news
Illinois Junior Girls' Golf Championship
First place determined in women's softball season