Daily headlines
November 2013
Posted Saturday, Nov. 30
Railers stay strong in
game 3
By Jeff
Benjamin
26th annual Light Up A Life to be held Tuesday
Posted Thanksgiving morning
'2-0 ugly better than
1-1'
By Jeff
Benjamin
Special features from LDN's Home for the Holidays magazine
What does President Lincoln have to do with Thanksgiving today?
By Anne Moseley,
Lincoln Heritage Museum
Turkey with a twist: smoked
Talking turkey with
Chris Graue
By Nila Smith
A special holiday devotional: Thanksgiving, Christmas and beyond
By Pastor
Greg Wooten, Lincoln Church of the Nazarene
Holiday planning: Do less; share more; enjoy the times
Logan County Board members join Board of Health in reviewing precarious financial condition
Safe Ride available for Thanksgiving eve
Monday night fire causes $50,000 in damage to local residence
Last reel movie at the Arlee this weekend
Lincoln Elks to host annual memorial service Sunday
Slim Randles' Home Country: From sunsets to turkeys: natural blessings
State fire marshal urges residents to follow fire safety measures during Thanksgiving holiday
Madigan releases annual holiday Safe Shopping Guide
Civil War exhibit closing with a gift: free admission
Thanksgiving
By Jim Killebrew
Births:
Bella Alene Michelle Faulkner
Abigail Nicole Schaub
Peyton Elizabeth Winebrinner
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lincoln College women's basketball results
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Guidelines for horse stables in Lincoln set for council review
Main Street Lincoln encourages shopping local on Small Business Saturday
LCU offers college credit, tuition savings to high school juniors and seniors
Lincoln College Phi Theta Kappa chapter to collect Toys for Tots
Illinois State Police launch 'Operation Kyle' in advance of holiday enforcement
In observance of Caregivers Awareness Month, state reminds families about resources to assist
September-October state employment report
Author Kevin Peraino visits Lincoln Presidential Library Dec. 3
Gangs: Knock-out games
By Jim Killebrew
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Railers open season with a come-from-behind win
By
Jeff Benjamin
Logan Lanes: Sunday Night Mixed
AP news
Logan County Board approves FY 2014 budget\
City of Washington requests aid from Lincoln police
Mount Pulaski Courthouse offers holiday trees in Dec. 7 auction
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Crowds pack Mount Pulaski for annual Christmas on Vinegar Hill
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Railers start the
season tonight with experience on their side
By Jeff
Benjamin
Dept. of Insurance moves to allow consumers to continue current coverage into 2014
Madigan: AT&T, Sprint & T-Mobile to stop billing for cellphone 'cramming' charges
State announces multimillion-dollar settlement with Aviva
U of I news: 'Let's just harvest invasive species.' Problem solved?
Railers start the
season tonight with experience on their side
By
Jeff Benjamin
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lincoln College women's basketball Friday results
LC wrestling results
Saints best Red Lions in final games at Valley Forge
Logan Lanes: Friday Night Mixed
Redbirds unveil 2014 baseball schedule
AP news
Mission Mart raises $1,035 for Thanksgiving in Lincoln
Historic Preservation Commission public hearing notice
From the office of Jonathan Wright:
Etchison sentenced to 3 years
Daniel sentenced to 5 years
Shaub sentenced to 4 years
State offers food assistance to
SNAP households affected by tornadoes
Includes
power outages of more than 4 hours
Madigan warns of suspected tornado relief scam
JPMorgan Chase to pay $100M to Illinois' pension systems
Day care centers and schools could face fines if indoor pest forms are not filed
Wildlife biologists to examine cougar found in Whiteside County
Letter: One more response to the NPR article — including its preface
Romanticizing personal history
By Jim Killebrew
Home Country: All you never wanted to know about female trouble
LJHS Thursday night scores
CEL splits pair with Christ the King
Wolverines drop a pair on the road
Red Lions travel to Valley Forge and cross the Patriots
Red Lions rule over the Knights at Valley Forge
AP news
City of Lincoln dedicates 1st smoke-free park
Opening comments by Mallory Sinner
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NWS confirms 10
tornado touchdowns in Illinois Sunday
Washington's
EF4, 46.2 miles; 2 other EF3's cover 47.7 miles
United Way sets up Tornado Relief Fund for victims of recent storms
LC women's basketball to host disaster relief games
Historic Preservation Commission public hearing notice
2nd annual free Thanksgiving dinner Sunday
Logan County Arts & Crafts Guild to have holiday party Monday
Local convenience, friendly hospital staff important to new mom
BBB advises: Be generous, but give wisely
How to choose, pay for and enjoy a career
It's 'We the People,' not 'Me the President'
By Jim Killebrew
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Redbirds rally late but come up short 79-70 to Manhattan
AP news
Lincoln Public Library District joins eRead Illinois
Lincoln Jaycees seek donations for Washington
Lincoln Jaycees encourage community to support Angel Tree
LCHS speakers perform at Charleston
ZLS 1st-quarter honor roll
Flu facts
From the
Logan County Department of Public Health
Great American Smokeout
Do it today,
do it for 1 day — it could become a habit
Hunters head to the field this week for firearm deer season
Founding Fathers
By Jim Killebrew
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lynx wrestlers tied for 2nd in national rankings
LC men's basketball results
Red Lions devoured by Panthers
Taylorville Thanksgiving tourney schedule (PDF)
CEL Panthers take 2 from Springfield Calvary
LJHS Tuesday scores
WLB splits a pair on the road
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Lincoln parks go tobacco-free
What day is it? GIS Day
ZLS Bible Bowl team takes 1st place
Slackers closes kitchen but still offers pizza and wings
Outdoors with Babe Winkelman: Oh, Mr. Grouse, you're such a wonderful bird!
When to call 911
Letters:
Response to NPR
report:
Lincoln: a great place to
grow up and a great place to live
Response to 'Changing times' commentary posted Monday
New professional license report now available online
Madigan announces $17M settlement with Google
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Lady Wolverines win 2 on '8th-grade night'
LCU women fall short of national title
AP news
County board to appoint its last tourism bureau board tonight
Logan County Board prepared to set next fiscal year budget and other financial matters
Public meeting of city planning commission Thursday
Post-tornado messages from the Pekin and Washington chambers of commerce
BloNo Smoke asks for help for Washington
MKS Jewelers offers unique help to Logan County Food Pantry
It's cookie time at HSLC
Order yours
today
Brian Wrage to speak at Woman's Club on Wednesday
Logan County sales tax payment received for schools
Kathryn Nobbe is the Zion Lutheran November Student of the Month
Logan County Democrats cancel December meeting
Illini have no trouble with
Bradley
By LDN
staff
Anniversary special feature: When it comes to the Gettysburg Address, even trivia can be important
IDNR proposes regulations to implement Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act
End of liberal government?
By Jim Killebrew
Birth: Jase Thomas Bone
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes: Sunday Night Mixed
Illini have no trouble with Bradley
ISU holds off Big Ten foe Northwestern 68-64
AP news
Preliminary report indicates
EF4 tornado hit nearby Washington
Logan County
between 2 destructive lines of tornado activity
Latest from the NWS on the central Illinois tornado outbreak Sunday
Ameren Illinois outage map
Public meeting of city planning commission Thursday
Christmas on Vinegar Hill comes this weekend
Harvest of Talents offers 'take-and-bake' cinnamon rolls for the holidays
Tammy Renee Harris to perform in Mount Pulaski on Dec. 12
Logan County sales tax payment received for schools
Logan County Democrats cancel December meeting
Preparation is the key to winter storm survival
Illinois winter weather facts (PDF)
'The people' mark Gettysburg Address anniversary by recording Lincoln's words
Illinois' housing value at $179,900 and homeownership rate at 67.3 pct
Changing times
By Jim
Killebrew
Recalls announced
Lincoln Land Catering is the Chamber Business of the Week
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Logan Lanes: Friday Night Mixed
Redbirds drop season finale at Southern Illinois 24-17
Black and Finke sign with Fighting Illini
AP news
Sunday post: High wind the cause of accident on I-155
Boomtown round table brings many
participants and ideas for a better Lincoln
Part 2
Are we defined by an NPR
commentary? No, we are Lincoln!
By Lincoln Mayor Keith Snyder
PASE to host Vinegar Hill event at Mount Pulaski Grade School
LC's Simpson named NJCAA Player of the Week
Slim Randles' Home Country: A cousin and a badger, a pipe and a cigar
Illinois transportation and law enforcement join forces to launch 'Ice and Snow – Take it Slow'
State health dept. releases strategy for future of public health in Illinois
Ag director welcomes Illinois State Beekeepers Association
Memorial's Festival of Trees runs Nov. 23-Dec. 1
Letter: A different kind of response to the NPR article
Honesty and integrity
By Jim Killebrew
Home Country: A cousin and a badger, a pipe and a cigar
Lincoln Jr. High boys basketball
LJHS girls basketball scores
CEL vs. Mount Pulaski: Each get a W
CCS-NHM-ZLS vs. Hartsburg-Emden
LC's Simpson named NJCAA Player of the Week
AP news
Boomtown round table brings
many participants and ideas for a better Lincoln
Part 1
Severe weather possible on Sunday (NWS)
Rotary asks community to help make this a 'picture perfect' holiday season
Come enjoy Christmas at the Mount Pulaski Courthouse
LCHS speech team enjoys success at Normal West
Hartsburg-Emden FFA recognized as 3-star chapter
Preliminary enrollment numbers for Get Covered Illinois
Letter: Another response to the commentary on Kelly McEvers' article
Insurance policy backtracking?
By Jim Killebrew
Police reports
Marriages
Dissolutions
LJHS vs. Chatham
Lady Wolverines split with Williamsville
Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini overcome
Valparaiso
By Jeff Mayfield
AP news
Lincoln Christian University announces tuition freeze
First measurable snowfall of the 2013-2014 winter season (NWS)
Help
Lincoln College fill the food pantry
Pay your
admission to the Lincoln Classic with food
Chestnut community to host tour of homes this weekend
Lincoln Christian Church to host 'Unleashed for the Unreached' prayer wall
Carroll Catholic students in IESA speech contest
Frost named ALMH November Employee of the Month
Seminars today in Springfield for state of Illinois retirees
Survey: Small business optimism sees big drop in Oct.
Letters: Frankie Guzzardo, Phil Bertoni and Bill Gossett respond to the commentary on Kelly McEvers' article
Obamacare: Where is the adult in the room?
By Jim Killebrew
Births:
Gentry Robin Heater
Thomas Reid Miller
Dahlia Joy Nichole Stewart
Fire and rescue reports
CEL splits with Illini Central
WLB takes 2 on the road
CCS-NHM-ZLS splits 2 at Delavan
Redbirds drop home opener to Drexel 78-70
AP news
Quilters honor veterans with special events at Castle Manor and St. Clara's
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Legion Auxiliary sponsors Americanism essay contest
Search underway for new manager of Palms Grill in Atlanta
Book Look: 'Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball'
FSA announces resumption of 2013 crop commodity loan disbursements
Celebrating World Diabetes Day
Letter: Time to praise educators next week: American Education Week
Births:
Addyson RaeLauna Griffie
Elena Renee Hope
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Book Look: 'Hoop Genius: How a Desperate Teacher and a Rowdy Gym Class Invented Basketball'
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
One day of the year: a reminder of our freedoms and a time for veterans to tell our youth
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C. Wayne Schrader addresses students at Carroll Catholic about patriotism and the flag
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Scouts help out at Bonanza Veterans Day buffet
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Applications due Friday for Master Gardener training program
Park district notes
Valuing water's true worth
Perspectives
piece by Karla Olson Teasley,
Illinois American Water president
EPA report: 'The Importance of Water to the U.S. Economy'
'Got 16?' seminar to be presented by Illinois State
USDA Farm Service Agency urges farmers and ranchers to vote in county committee elections
Illinois farmers and small businesses benefit from efforts to save money & create jobs
Gov. Quinn announces $633,000 restoration project at Lincoln Tomb
Memorial launches Weight Loss & Wellness Center
Anniversary: John and Theara Werschey
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
AP news
New Logan County Hazards Mitigation Plan heads into approval processes
Major drug bust results in 7 guilty pleas to date
Schneider earns CFP designation
Special Veterans Day feature: A veteran remembers Iwo Jima
Land use study concludes no uniform movement of habitat to cropland in Midwest
It's not too late to become part of the top leadership organization for girls
Recalls announced
CCS-NHM-ZLS round robin Friday night games
Logan Lanes:
Friday Night Mixed
Junior/Senior
Preps
Bumpers
Redbirds suffer 28-10 loss at No. 1 North Dakota State
Mayfield's Mutterings:
Young Illini off with a 2-0 start
By Jeff Mayfield
ISU drops season opener at No. 14 VCU
AP news
Zion Lutheran students honor veterans with a special program
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Appreciation to active-duty military and veterans
By Jim Killebrew
Prayer vigil Sunday evening for Kaylee Helton
Peggy and Tom Payne serve as interim managers of Palms Grill
Minier Community Claus spaghetti dinner Nov. 21
Memorial Physician Services–Lincoln receives national medical-home recognition
IDES offices closed Monday to honor Veterans Day
Sets, costumes from Spielberg's 'Lincoln' coming to Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Health care legitimately repaired
By Jim Killebrew
Department of Insurance monthly disciplinary report now available online
Slim Randles' Home Country: Little boys yearn for the bigger world out there
WLB defends home court vs. Mount Pulaski
Panthers split with Calvary
Lincoln/Eaton Round Robin schedule (PDF)
Logan Lanes: Logan Lassies
AP news
Lincoln's 'twin sisters' houses: an update on the updates
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Firehouse news with Chief Mark Miller
Lincoln Jaycees invite senior citizens to annual feast
Logan County 4-H announces achievement award winners
Hartsburg-Emden FFA receives grant to support environmental service-learning project
October rainfall helps soil dryness
Livestock manager training scheduled
September financial and professional disciplinary report now available online
Police reports
Marriages
Dissolutions
Fire and rescue reports
Flu facts
From the
Logan County Department of Public Health
LC women's basketball results
LC volleyball results
AP news
Abraham Lincoln miniature collector statues, ornaments, postcards and children's art auction to aid statue fundraising
Monthly electronics collection notice
Upcoming Red Cross blood drive at Lincoln Park District
Illini Central announces Jenna Hilgers as October Student of the Month
Special feature from the 2013 Farm Outlook magazine
The evolution of farming from accounting to accountability
By Nila Smith
IEMA, National Weather Service encourage people to prepare for winter weather
Mobile weather warnings on the way
Get emergency alerts automatically on your cellphone
Celebrating the most famous 272 words in history
Diabetes in Illinois projected to increase 25 pct in next 6 years
'Gravity' and the long-term care crisis
Births:
Veronnica Pearl Clippard
Eli Joshua Maynard
Jax Anthony Powell
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Round-robin tournament Tuesday night game:
Crusaders vs. Wolverines
CEL takes 2 from Cornerstone
LCU men's basketball wins season opener
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Lincoln College to have 1st jazz concert of the season Nov. 15
Historic Preservation Commission public meeting notice
Salvation Army kicks off Red Kettle season with 3 ways to get involved
American Legion Post 263 sponsors oratorical contest
LC women's soccer coach Amber Angermeier Weekly inducted into South Alabama Hall of Fame
Illini Central Middle School 1st-quarter honor roll
Special feature from the 2013 Farm Outlook magazine
A further review of pest management and crop control options
Taxpayers should act now to take advantage of IRS changes
Old State Capitol honors veterans of yesterday and today to mark Gettysburg Address anniversary
Letter: Students help to remember Lincoln and Civil War history
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
Round-robin tournament Monday night games:
CCS-NHM-ZLS splits with Illini Central
WLB wins over Greenview
LCHS winter sports schedules: (PDFs)
Boys basketball, varsity
Girls basketball, varsity
Boys swimming and diving, varsity
Boys wrestling, varsity
LC women's basketball results
LC women's soccer coach Amber Angermeier Weekly inducted into South Alabama Hall of Fame
AP news
No election in Illinois this month
Lincolnite Doris Morris releases 'The Aspens'
Lincoln College wraps up fall theater season with 'Rumors'
St. John's youth host 12th annual celebration for veterans
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Lincoln Park District hosts tournament for Special Olympics
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LCHS honor roll
American Legion Auxiliary announces scholarship opportunities
Special feature from the 2013 Farm Outlook magazine
Do we have new variables in insect, disease and weed control?
Illinois celebrates 6-year improvement in preterm birth rate
Lincoln Presidential Library obtains diary of Civil War POW
A birthday celebration for Vachel Lindsay
Birth: Annaliese Kay Wampler
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
LC men's basketball results from Indian Hills Classic
LC volleyball results
LCU volleyball wins regional championship
LCU women's soccer ends season at regional
Logan Lanes: Logan Lassies
Late surge leads ISU to exhibition win over Quincy
AP news
Council to vote on creating a strategic plan for the city of Lincoln
Zonta Turkey Dinner brings first signs of the holiday season -- album
National Honor Society helps 'Plant the Town Red'
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Christian Village welcomes fall with their annual fall festival
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Lincoln College invites public to homecoming events
Sen. Kirk Dillard, candidate for governor, to meet Lincoln voters
Lunch and Learn scheduled for Nov. 19 at the Oasis
LJHS honor roll
Special feature from the 2013 Farm Outlook magazine
Emerging in
the age of technology
Central Illinois
Ag, the second 115 years
By Roy Logan
Social Security announces 1.5 pct benefit increase for 2014
Recalls announced
Heartland Lincoln Center is the Chamber Business of the Week
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
LC women's basketball results
LC wrestling results
Redbirds defeat UNI 13-3, finish undefeated at home in 2013
AP news
16-year-old Max Boch bowls a perfect game
Lady Toppers coach Donna Dulle reaches 1,000th win
Diners enjoy time with friends at Kiwanis spaghetti dinner
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All Saints' Day service Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran
Residents at St. Clara's Manor entertain some very interesting guests -- album
Breastfeeding support group celebrates Halloween
This weekend: Change your clocks and check your smoke alarms
On Lincoln's Mind: A bad idea for clearing Charleston Harbor
Special feature from the 2013 Farm Outlook magazine
Actively changing the game:
On-farm storage
By Jim Youngquist
with information from
Tyler Haning
Your will: the overlooked bucket-list item
Spiders and daddy longlegs at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Dana-Thomas House offers specialty tours exploring Wright's architectural style
Home Country: Lost and found: Home on the ranch
LCHS basketball ticket exchange night Nov. 19
AP news
Horse barn raises the roof at City Hall
Courthouse elevator unavailable through Friday
New Holland-Middletown Elementary School District kick-starts STEM curriculum
3rd-quarter home sales in Logan County
Zonta Club of Lincoln donates phones to Sojourn Shelter
San Jose United Methodist turkey supper & bazaar Nov. 6
Open Arms & Mission Mart partner for 2nd annual Thanksgiving dinner
County meeting minutes:
Planning and zoning, Sept. 4
Airport and farm, Sept. 9
Adjourned board, Sept. 17
Outdoors with Babe Winkelman: Two tactics for walleyes off the dock
Today's special feature from the 2013 Farm Outlook magazine
Advances in the cab
Is it luxury or is it safety?
By Nila Smith
Police reports
Marriages
Dissolutions
Fire and rescue reports
LCHS basketball ticket exchange night Nov. 19
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news