Daily headlines
August 2012
Forgy: Postpone certain large projects, develop 5-year infrastructure plan
Projected weekend rain update
National Weather Service presents audio, visual multimedia forecasts for weekend
Community Action names Employee of the Quarter
Wanted! Participants for Hoops on the Hill 3-on-3 tournament
Railers welcome rival Lions for home opener tonight
By Justin
Tierney
IDOT suspends non-emergency road work to improve traffic flow for Labor Day weekend
Drought assistance 'all-hands-on-deck effort'
Changes to Form 1099-G and 1099-MISC for FSA producers and vendors
Fire safety tips for campers
Births:
Hayden Stanley and James Dylan Duzan
Brandon Michael Williams
Police reports
Lincoln Youth Football takes easy victory over Chatham
LCHS tennis results
Lincoln College women's soccer results
Lincoln College volleyball results
AP news
City to spray for mosquitoes tonight and Friday night
Wilmert and Bacon offer new proposals for off-street parking issues
Use caution when traveling this weekend
Remnants of Hurricane Isaac expected to douse Midwest
Logan County Board recognizes Pech and Tackett
Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation award-winners
Darrell Knauer, winner of Casimir Pulaski Distinguished Citizen Award
Marilyn Tanner-Blasiar, winner of Casimir Pulaski Distinguished Alumni Award
Logan County 4-H youth win Superior Young Dairy Producer Award
Lincoln College invites public to join them for 'Wicked' in St. Louis
Weekly Outlook: Pork industry faces record losses
Tree shrews born at Miller Park Zoo moved to exhibit
Library notes
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lady Toppers take down Williamsville -- album
WLB baseball
Lincoln Youth Football results
LCHS women's golf
LC volleyball results
LC men's soccer
Lincoln Christian University men's soccer
AP news
Tourism announces Fall Farm Day to be Sept. 9
Heavy rain possible Friday through Sunday
Local student could win $5,000 in college money
Local high school student could win trip to Washington, DC, and $30,000 scholarship
Logan County Democrats will host grand opening Sept. 8
Illinois Old-Time Fiddlers Association will present the 48th annual State Fiddle Contest
IDES offices closed Labor Day
Illinois EPA releases annual landfill capacity report
IEMA seeks people for radiation response volunteer corps
Book Look: 'C.R. Mudgeon'
Laura on Life: I'm going to miss him
WLB baseball at Hartem
Lady Railers swimming and diving team takes victory over Jacksonville
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Erlenbush and Fruge awarded Law Enforcement Medals of Honor
Artists recognized at Lincoln's 39th annual Art Fair -- album
Kids dig art at Christian Child Care art tent
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A beautiful day for a fair
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Lincoln countryside made more picturesque with balloons floating over fields -- album
In a quiet corner of the Logan County Airport, kids flew themselves -- album
Out and about at the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
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2nd Lincoln Theatrepalooza coming up
City losing 2 familiar places: Vintage Fare and Maple Club closing
Delavan to celebrate 175 years at this weekend's fall festival
Mary Ruth Lowry named parade grand marshal for Delavan Fall Festival
Float contest for Delavan festival parade
2 dinners planned for Delavan festival
New to Delavan festival this year: a softball tournament
Talent show at Delavan Fall Festival
Delavan Fall Festival to host 10K road race and Tour DeDelavan bike race
Delavan Fall Festival to offer a variety of entertainment throughout the weekend
Delavan Fall Festival to offer great activities for kids
Other activities include bingo, tractor pulls, car show and annual duck race
'Why
Church?'
Area churches to deliver joint sermons
in September
Race car to be raffled, benefiting children with cancer
Mary Todd Lincoln's extravagances on display at Lincoln Presidential Museum
This day in history
AP news
Saturday morning fly-in at the Logan County Airport
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The last fly-in for Movin Up -- album
Wisconsin Kiters fly high over Lincoln
Wisconsin Kiters fly high over Lincoln
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Kites 'dance' in the skies at the Logan County Airport -- album
Wisconsin Kiters teach kids to make their own kites
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Balloon inflation demonstration in downtown Lincoln
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The early bookworm gets the book -- album
Winners take home watermelons and prize money for best barbecue
Winners for best barbecue take home watermelons and prize money -- album
Art & Balloon Festival bicycle tour becoming an attraction
Art & Balloon Festival bicycle tour becoming an attraction -- album
Saturday night glow at the Logan County Airport
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1800s Craft Fair returns to Postville Park
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Cars and crowds take over the streets of Lincoln on Sunday
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See more of the weekend's Art & Balloon Festival in Tuesday's LDN
LCHS
boys soccer hopes for records, respect this season
By Justin
Tierney
County health dept. informs public about Tdap vaccine recommendations
Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation names Alissa Cross scholarship recipient
Leisinger achieves 'Circle of Success' recognition
State public health director warns people to avoid contact with bats
USDA seeks applications for grants to help agricultural producers add value to their products
'Best New Downtown Event' returns to Springfield
Recalls announced
Class of 1957 news
Birth: Kymani Lee Jackson
Police reports
WLB baseball at Delavan
AP news
Carroll Catholic students meet Annie the Lady Bug
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A perfect day for a parade
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'Anything Goes' BBQ a blazing success in the old firehouse
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Friday evening downtown a memorable, relaxed time -- album
Friday evening balloon launch
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Friday evening balloon glow
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Railers can't contain Crimsons, drop opener by 48-0 tally
Safe Ride program available for balloon festival weekend
Crime Stoppers: Attempted child abduction
Update
Public invited to Land of Lincoln Honor Flight 'welcome home' ceremony Sept. 4
10th annual Conference for Caregivers on Sept. 8
Home Country: Yard care made easy
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
The quiet thrill of the fly-in
How does the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival impact local business and organizations?
Winners announced in city balloon fest giveaway
Library basement
bursting at the seams, ready for hungry book buyers
Library
basement bursting at the seams, ready for hungry book
buyers -- album
Schoolteachers and their kids do their part to set a festival atmosphere -- album
Sidewalk chalk art continues into the evening -- album
Safe Ride program available for balloon festival weekend
Lincoln Daily News photographer Jessie Eynon takes flight
Balloons take flight on media
night
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Maple Ridge Care Centre hosts its 14th annual festival kickoff party
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Rick Hamm shows his appreciation to customers with an afternoon open house -- album
Football season gets started as Railers travel to Jacksonville for
season-opener
West Lincoln-Broadwell 'Drive for the Kids' fundraiser Saturday
Fulscher and Klemm of Lincoln among 7 Illinoisans to be honored by National Wrestling Hall of Fame
IDOT launches 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' Labor Day crackdown
Drought assistance 'all-hands-on-deck effort'
Mary Lincoln to be retried on insanity charges Sept. 24 and Oct. 1
Upcoming blood drives in Logan County
WLB baseball
LCHS tennis vs. Bloomington Central Catholic
AP news
Oasis hosts craft and flea market in Scully Park
Eat,
drink, play, shop and be entertained this weekend
Craft fair, flea market and entertainment venue in lovely Scully Park expands
Balloonists 'practice' for weekend event with evening flights -- album
Recycling of TVs at Habitat for Humanity to end after Aug. 25
How to avoid getting cheated when you sell gold
New program aims to improve quality of life through Internet usage
Farmers markets update
Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom receives gift from AT&T
Weekly Outlook: Rationing the 2012 U.S. soybean crop
Presidential museum field trip grant applications due Sept. 1
2 free seminars help emergency medical technicians, people with disabilities
Central Illinois Diamondstorm conclude magical season with trip to NSA Eastern World Series
LCHS varsity tennis vs. Jacksonville
AP news
Coach Crawford sees new
talent and confidence in the Lady Railers volleyball team
By Justin Tierney
County board gets updates on Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival and Family Preparedness Day
1800s Craft Fair returns to Postville Courthouse Sunday
Leigh Morris presents a revisit of Abraham Lincoln's 1857 'Almanac Trial'
Rachel Skelton honored as 4-H Legacy of Leadership Scholar
Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation announces citizen and alumni awards reception and fundraiser banquet
Public health alert: Multistate salmonella outbreak linked to cantaloupes from southwest Indiana
Lincoln Presidential Museum welcomes 3 millionth visitor
'A Brief History of the Korean War' available at local libraries
Millikin MBA program Preview Night Aug. 28, informational webinar Aug. 30
Births:
Makai Jeremiah Harris
Grant James Heuring
Gabriella May Koke
Zoey Jane Lester
Hailey Noelle Powell
Keilin Shay Sales
Ta'Quor DaGreat Treman Stewart
Persephone Amelia Jude Welchel
Eli James White
Laura on Life: The people in the picture
AP news
Chamber celebrates 39th annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival with ribbon-cuts
County readying for festival; seeks to stop filing fee losses
Balloon festival hosts 2nd annual bags tournament to benefit veterans
'Pleasant Sage' actors to appear at balloon festival activities
A home for the Utterbacks
Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on home 17
Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on home 17 -- album
Coach Crawford sees new
talent and confidence in the Lady Railers volleyball team
By Justin Tierney
Head Start receives expanded grant for Early Head Start program -- recruiting now
Logan County mobile pantry Thursday
1st West Nile virus-related death reported in Illinois
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Colbert out for the season with ankle injury
AP news
Weekend getaway at Lincoln's Art &
Balloon Festival
Spend an exciting weekend in Lincoln, IL
City announces annual art & balloon fest giveaway
County starts down road to fund Gee murder trial costs
Red Cross offers back-to-school safety tips for students
U of I Extension offers garden programs in Lincoln
Lincoln College men's soccer team ranked 10th
Recalls announced
Lincoln Writer's Club next meeting Sept. 11
Police reports
Redbirds exhibit balance in annual Red-White Scrimmage
AP news
City prepares to approve infrastructure and sewer projects
Aaron Schock: 'Death should not be a taxable event'
Topinka recognizes Gail's Pumpkin Patch
LCHS football and volleyball season tickets on sale
Health dept. confirms H3N2v influenza case in Logan County
State health department confirms additional H3N2v influenza cases
Memorial to host free seminar on common hand, elbow and shoulder problems
'Hummingbird Festival & Pollination Celebration' at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Home Country: Let it rain
WLB baseball
AP news
Country, honor and God at the heart of Traveling World War II
Memorial
Pillars of Honor visits Lincoln
Pillars of Honor visits Lincoln -- album
Spring election pushes city redistricting decision
Comcast offers report on revenues in the city of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Healthcare Foundation seeks Healing Life Society members
Local high school student could win a trip to Washington, DC, and a $30,000 scholarship
'Meet the Railers'
tonight at 7
Tierney's take on a new season and a youthful team
By Justin
Tierney
'Income Opportunities for Small Acreages' workshop
Dog wash at AutoZone
Humane investigator training program
Annual Grandparent Breakfast Sept. 9
Police reports
Marriages
Dissolutions
Fire and rescue reports
Redbirds complete 2012-13 nonconference schedule
AP news
City announces annual art & balloon fest giveaway
The circus is coming to town
Ladd asks
city to waive permit fee
Parent expresses concern over speeding and accidents on South Kickapoo
Current water conditions in Logan County
Lincoln Pregnancy Resource Center's Rock 4 Life event
Mothers of Preschoolers starting up in Atlanta
Energy report: Illinois wind energy production surges, supporting jobs and diversifying U.S. energy economy
Madigan alerts consumers to recall of Bumbo baby seats
Businesses, government agencies from 8 states meet to enhance earthquake response
Employment data
available by legislative district
New service compares districts, improves planning
Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society meeting Monday
AP news
Sparks fly in chambers as residents press council to decide parking ordinance
5th Logan County sales tax payment received for school facilities
Health dept. receives 'We Choose Health' grant
Hunter safety course to be offered at Mount Pulaski
Indiana fugitive arrested in Lincoln
Dealing with the drought
By John Fulton, University of
Illinois Extension
State insurance dept. reviews reduction of workers' compensation advisory rate
Dr. Eric High joins general surgery at Springfield Clinic
Route 66 Jet Rally coming to Litchfield Sept. 7-9
IDOT: 'Embrace the Orange' and help save lives
Laura on Life: Mom for president!
WLB baseball
AP news
Regional planning commission gets countywide bicycle trail plan rolling
2nd annual chalk art event to lead off Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
Senior farmers market coupons available at Oasis tomorrow
4-H Hall of Fame inductee
Farm Credit announcing drought relief assistance programs
Help for lost veterans
Midwest Technical Institute summer open house
Open house scheduled at Dickson Mounds Museum
Olympia High School wrestling team participates in Luther College camp
AP news
Habitat groundbreaking Aug. 19
Logan County road and bridge work impacted by dry season
1800s Craft Fair returns to Postville Courthouse Aug. 26
Farm Service Agency announces continuous sign-up for CRP Highly Erodible Land Initiative
Illinois Wheat Forum Aug. 21
Memorial Medical offers weight management class for adults
Lee Murdock returns to Hickory Ridge Concert Series
Recalls announced
Logan Lanes: American Bowling League
AP news
Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival in serious need of volunteers
Dentist to join health department clinic
'Senior Day' at the Illinois State Fair
Free admission Monday for those 60 years
& older
'Haunting 101' presented by the Lincoln Jaycees
Elkhart Historical Society presents 'An Enchanted Evening at the Cro'Hurst Mansion'
Twin City Amateur Astronomers host public viewing session at Sugar Grove Nature Center
No surprise: July was hot and dry in Illinois
Fall flowering anemones
By Jennifer Fishburn,
University of Illinois Extension
Millikin University receives TIPS Award of Excellence
Home Country: How to solve things after the election
AP news
Riemenschneider offers brief
overview of foreign trade
Congressman Aaron Schock hosts ag summit at Lincoln College, Part 4
Mount Pulaski Grade School registration dates
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital to host a blood drive
Register now for 2nd annual Moving Forward 5K
Sugar Grove Nature Center announces 3rd Saturday activities
'Poets in the Parlor' Aug. 18 at Vachel Lindsay Home to feature John Muchmore
State health dept. confirms H3N2v influenza case
Affordable Care Act now requires insurance companies to fully cover more preventive care for women
Illinois ranks among 20 worst states for toxic air pollution from power plants
Attorney General Madigan welcomes state fair visitors to the 'House of Hazards'
Gov. Quinn launches
program to connect veterans with growing businesses
Illinois Hires Heroes
Consortium a national model
AP news
Lucas speaks on the development of a new farm bill
Congressman Aaron Schock hosts ag summit at Lincoln College, Part 2
Schock responds to questions about
the farm bill
Congressman Aaron Schock hosts ag summit at Lincoln College, Part 3
County waits for movement from potential wind farms
Together for Lincoln receives
grant
Online signups now available
2 Illinois State Fair agriculture exhibits to be unveiled
Weekly Outlook: Drought impacts on the cattle industry
State health dept. introduces IQuery interactive community health data portal
Memorial's 8th annual 5K run/walk to benefit kidney, pancreas transplant patients
This day in history
AP news
Congressman Aaron Schock
hosts ag summit at Lincoln College
Part 1: Overview of the
day
Congressman Aaron Schock hosts ag summit at Lincoln College -- album
Logan County 4-H Foundation presents scholarships
Demolition derby
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Demo derby dancers -- album
Faces at the derby
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Out and about at the Logan County Fair
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Periodic storms possible today through Thursday night
Drought with increased fire threat continues
Whooping cough cases
increasing in Illinois
Back-to-school
reminder: New immunization
Serve Illinois seeks input on
volunteer plan
Listening sessions aimed at
developing new state plan
'Native Americans Speak' event Aug. 25 at Chillicothe
Births:
Skylar Destiny-Lynn Fulk
Sophia Adley Goodman
Rafe Leroy Green
Bentley Steven Houghtalin
Brooklyn Marie Sheley
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Laura on Life: A voyage of discovery
AP news
Lincoln resident warns city: 'Be careful what you ask for'
Chili cook-off is hot, hot, hot affair
4-H Auction brings in $65,523.75 -- album
Scenes from Sunday's mud bogs
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Mud bog dashes
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Out and about at the Logan County Fair
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Logan County Fair results:
4-H calf scramble
Christian Village Memory Care Center dedicated in memory of George Gahr
Ernie and Fran Edwards honored on Ernie's 95th birthday
Crop insurance reminders for those affected by aflatoxin
Lecture and viewing party Sunday for meteor shower
'Little Wonders' at Sugar Grove Nature Center
IEMA unveils new video to help schools plan for tornado emergencies
AP news
Park district debuts new outdoor pool plan
LDN's Dream
Team prepares for new season of local sports coverage
Tierney tops team, with Benjamin on basketball
'My Favorite Pie' contest
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Scenes from the chili cook-off and pie auction
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Logan County Fair Cake Classic
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Textile Show and winners
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4-H Beef
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Album 7 | Album 8 | Album 9
Logan County Fair judging results Saturday:
Junior Beef Cattle
Beef Cattle
'My Favorite Pie' contest
Talent show
Demo derby
Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival kickoff parade
Monthly recycling collection notices
Glass | Electronics
How can hot weather or working out harm your teeth?
By Lee Gurga,
DDS, Apple Dental Center
Farm Service Agency expands emergency haying and grazing authority with the addition of 8 CRP practices for 2012
Illinois Master Showmanship Contest slated for Friday
Sugar Grove Nature Center announces hatha yoga classes in the grove
Votes sought on entries for presidential library volunteer calendar
Recalls announced
Lincoln Printers is the Chamber Business of the Week
Lincoln Rotary Club annual chicken dinner fundraiser will be Aug. 16
Logan County Democrats to meet on Saturday
AP news
Who makes the fair go? A peek behind the scenes at the office
New additions to traditional favorite foods at the Logan County Fair
New additions to traditional favorite foods at the Logan County Fair -- album
A glance at the fair before it was a fair
Fair life: Eating, drinking and working -- album
Kids enjoy their special activity day at the fair -- album
Dairy and Culinary judging: Cakes and Candies -- album
4-H, Jr. & Open Dairy Show
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4-H Sheep Show
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Album 4 | Album 5
Logan County Fair judging results Friday:
Sheep
Swine
Junior Swine
Floriculture
Dairy and Culinary (Wednesday and Friday)
Dedication of George D. Gahr Memory Care Center Monday
Area child development center recommends LCU
Kirkland Fine Arts Center announces 2012-2013 Performing Arts Series
Redbirds announce high school showcase camps
Home Country: No Olympics here, please
AP news
2012 Logan County 4-H scrambles
Chickens:
Goats:
Pigs:
Album 1
Calves:
Horses for harness racing are stabled east of the track -- album
Dairy and Culinary judging and results for day 1
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4-H Swine: Gilt and Barrow shows
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Logan County Fair judging results:
4-H Horse Show
4-H Heifer Show
4-H Steer Show
4-H Sheep Show
Junior Sheep
Logan County EMA water level update
Drought report for central and southeast Illinois
Lincoln Writer's Club and Word Weavers Land of Lincoln will host workshop Tuesday
'Butterflies of Central Illinois' at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Waynesville Fall Fling Aug. 18
Public hearings scheduled for Chicago-to-St. Louis high-speed rail Tier 1 study
Special Feature: In search of the perfect coffee maker
AP news
Dani Juilfs and Karson Mott chosen for 2012 Miss Logan County Fair and Little Miss titles
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Logan County Fair Kiddie Tractor Pull -- album
4-H Horse & Pony Show celebrates 50th anniversary -- album
4-H Horse Show
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4-H and Jr. Goats
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Logan County Fair judging results:
4-H Horse Show
Junior Dairy Cattle
Open Dairy Cattle
Open Horse Show
Culinary
4-H Heifer Show
4-H Steer Show
4-H Sheep Show
Scully Park landscaped and fountain refreshed
Scully Park album
High tunnels -- extending
your growing season
By Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant,
University of Illinois Extension
Master Naturalist training to be offered
Special Feature: How long can you continue to use Windows XP?
Special Feature: It's time for business cellular to be born!
Illinois and the Korean War, August 1952
AP news
Dani Juilfs and Karson Mott chosen for 2012 Miss Logan County Fair and Little Miss titles
Logan County Fair Association introduces newly formed fair foundation
Safe rides available for fair weekend
Felines have a purr-fectly good time at the Logan County Fair -- album
Scramble goat winner Tanner Strampp wins his 1st goat exhibit ever
4-H and Jr. Rabbits
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4-H and Jr. Poultry
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Logan County Fair judging results:
(Saturday, Monday, Tuesday)
4-H Cat Show
4-H Crops Show
4-H Dog Show
4-H Dairy Goat Show
4-H Home Beautification Show
4-H Miscellaneous
4-H Poultry Show
4-H Rabbit Show
4-H Vegetable & Fruit Gardening Show
4-H Visual Arts
Junior Dairy & Pygmy Goats
Junior Poultry
Junior Rabbits
Junior Horse & Pony
Agricultural Products
Fine Arts
Photography
Wednesday 4-H show results:
4-H Dairy Show
4-H Breeding Hogs
4-H Market Hogs
Logan County EMA to begin preparing countywide plan for natural disasters
Baldwin to race in Dirt Grand Nationals
IllinoisJobLink.com links qualified workers with hiring employers
Special Feature: When fleas don't flee
By Nick Thomas
Book Look: 'A World of Food!'
Laura on Life: A ride on the wild side
Baldwin to race in Dirt Grand Nationals
AP news