Daily headlines
September 2012
Partnership
fundraiser brings a new twist to golf
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Internship Fair offers LCU students opportunities for education and career
Dump truck loses load of meat scraps near Emden
Gail’s Pumpkin Patch offering the best of fall décor and treats, plus 'Paint the Patch Pink' this weekend
LCHS announces crew members for fall play
Railers taken down by Tornadoes 36-0
By Justin
Tierney
American Legion baseball recruitment night Wednesday
Candlelight Walk at Lincoln’s New Salem Oct. 5 & 6
Museum hosts primitive encampment during annual scenic drive
Memorial Medical Center offers free hearing screenings
Home Country: If you miss the bus, it's a long walk
LCHS soccer results
AP news
Logan Mason Public Transportation cuts the ribbon on a new venture
Community enjoys an evening in Melrose Park
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Railer notes: Senior
linemen lead Lincoln into rival territory against
Taylorville
By Justin Tierney
Mason City Area Nursing Home names new administrator
Parents and professionals invited to symposium on play and early child learning
IDOT invites students to design art for rain barrels
New trade leads developed on Illinois grain industry tour
Police reports
Scenes from Carroll Catholic School basketball tournament
AP news
Christopher Harris will admit to killing one member of the Raymond Gee family
Volunteers still needed as organizers make final preparations for Together for Lincoln
Local caretakers learn how to prevent falls in the home
Nominating petitions now available for 2013 LCHS school board election
Logan County Democrats host 'Grab & Go' pork BBQ Oct. 3
'Teen Tech Thursdays' kick off at the Atlanta Public Library Oct. 4
Confirmed case of salmonella in central Illinois linked to peanut butter
Police reports
Marriages
Dissolutions
For Hartem coach, it's Golf
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By
Justin Tierney
LCHS soccer defeats Taylorville
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Aldermen question engineering costs for Oglesby Avenue bridge
Early morning diesel fuel spill on I-55
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick contest produces 6 local winners
Logan County Council of the American Legion Auxiliary meeting Thursday
Lincoln Wal-Mart will host 'Turn on the Power of the Pink' mammogram van
Immanuel Lutheran will host old-fashioned hymn sing
Lincoln Kiwanis Club to sponsor blood drive at Lincoln Masonic Center
William Fitzsimmons in Bloomington on Thursday
Fall tree care
By
John Fulton
Insurance for crops following a cover crop
Letter: Logan County Family Preparedness Day
Book Look: 'Eight Keys'
Laura on Life: A science family
Fire and rescue reports
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick contest produces 6 local winners
LCU men's soccer vs. Central Christian College of the Bible
AP news
Finance committee collects board opinions on nonunion employee raises for 2013
Cronin Brothers VFW Post 1756 is alive and doing pretty well in Lincoln
Warmer, stormy the rest of week
Motorcycle versus deer accident near Mount Pulaski
'Paint the Patch Pink': Health department works with community to promote breast cancer awareness
Tierney column: Despite small roster, inspirational Railers rewarded
with homecoming win
By Justin Tierney
'Healing' -- Jason Hoffman art exhibit comes to Lincoln Art Institute
Play day has serious message on preparedness
Drought update: Short-term concerns eased
Registration open for Miller Park Zoo classes
What if Lincoln kept a diary? Biographer to speak Oct. 2 at presidential museum
Police reports
LCU volleyball at Prairie Fire Invitational
LCU men's soccer vs. Faith Baptist Bible College
AP news
Downtown Revitalization Committee hosts public meeting
Part 3: A fresh look for downtown landmarks
Committee discusses future of business in Logan County: wind farms, quarry, business incubator, TIF district, CEDS
City of Lincoln Q&A: creating a TIF district
Illinois American Water rate adjustment approved by Illinois Commerce Commission
LCHS Marching Band takes 1st at Dwight
Thank you to the community from chamber president
On reflection: A measure of the Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival and all its trimmings
13th annual Germanfest at St. John United Church of Christ Oct. 20
Employment opportunity for veterans
Memorial launches neurointerventional services for stroke care
Recalls announced
Lincoln Public Library is the Chamber Business of the Week
Births:
Rylan Lyle Aper
R'irianna Lyric Gause
Catherine 'Catey' Mae Sheley
Police reports
Lady Toppers defeat Hartem Stags Thursday night
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LYF 2nd/3rd-grade White stays perfect, beating Rochester 35-0
LYF 4th grade defeats the undefeated Springfield
LC women's golf results
Redbirds 4-0 for 1st time since 1967, top WIU 23-3
AP news
Rain can't chase away a homecoming parade
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Railers upset Senators in thriller for happy homecoming
By Justin Tierney
Shots from Thursday night's LCHS powder puff football game
Windy today with temperatures falling and possibility of frost tonight
'Just clowning around': Carlee and Charlie spread the word about the Kelly Miller Circus
Regions Bank and Coldwell Banker Cornerstone offer a curb service cookout
LCHS to present 'Lend Me a Tenor'
'See You at the Pole' Wednesday
'Cool Ceramics' at the Atlanta Public Library
Atlanta United Methodist Church adds 3rd worship service
Early days of flight come to Bloomington with 1929 Ford Tri-Motor
Small business summit for veterans
'The Fiery Trial: Civil War Stories by Candlelight' to be presented at 6 Springfield historic sites
Tickets on sale for 'The Heavens are Hung in Black' at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum
Letter: Apology to crossing guard
Home Country: A visit to the principal's office
LCHS cross country results at Athens meet
Lincoln College men's soccer results
LC volleyball results
Logan Lanes: Jay Bird League
AP news
Downtown Revitalization Committee hosts public meeting
Part 2:
Vision, goals, assets and hurdles
ALMH earns 'Top Performer on Key Quality Measures' recognition from Joint Commission
Hartem FFA hosts section officer and greenhand leadership training
Hartem FFA hosts section officer and greenhand leadership training -- album
FCS feeds farmers in the field at the Matt Haseley farm
History in the skies over central Illinois: Ford Tri-Motor
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Schriber and Miller explain camping and hunting on the Illinois prairie
Logan Mason Public Transportation will host ribbon-cut
Community night Thursday at Melrose Park
After season
away, Heidbreder leads Railers into homecoming week battle
with Springfield
By Justin Tierney
Soil testing
By
Jennifer Fishburn, University of Illinois Extension
Illinois State Police director applauds Zone 1 investigators and DeKalb County prosecutors on 55-year-old cold case conviction
Police reports
Lincoln Youth Football K1 loses to Williamsville
LYF 2nd-3rd-grade White stays unbeaten
Lady Railer golf team recognizes seniors in the final home match of their career
AP news
Downtown Revitalization Committee hosts public meeting
Part 1: Examining current
conditions
Kroger recalls spinach over Listeria risk
Together for Lincoln receives grant from Woods Foundation
Lynx head swim coach resigns position
Rachel Allen is Mount Pulaski High School September Senior-of-the-Month
Illinois funds 6 community projects for integrated patient care
IDOT, secretary of state and AAA launch National Child Passenger Safety Week
Crop insurance reminders for those affected by aflatoxin
Weekly Outlook: Early corn harvest and Sept. 1 stocks
Agricultural and biological engineering at U of I ranked top in the nation
Free seminar at Memorial on traumatic brain injury
Birth: Avery Ruth Brady
LCHS soccer results
Lynx head swim coach resigns position
AP news
County to seek $1 million in bonds to cover murder trials
Breaking news: Lockdown at Illini Central
Scenes from Illini Central School today
NAG annual breakfast Sunday in Elkhart
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick contest Sunday
Date change for development partnership's night golf outing in Atlanta
Community Action Partnership emergency food pantry hours
Community Action board meeting notice
Tickets on sale now for Kelly Miller Circus
Illinois agriculture groups to host 'Meet the Buyers' event for local fruit and vegetable farmers
Engagement announcement: Tripplett-Lee
Lincoln Writer's Club will meet Oct. 9
Laura on Life: My 700th
NFL Punt, Pass & Kick contest Sunday
Lincoln 2nd-3rd White Saturday game results
LYF 4th-grade team keeps its perfect record Saturday against Jacksonville
LCHS tennis results
LC women's soccer results
AP news
By unanimous vote, city goes to 4 wards
Route 66 Shootout dubbed 'an incredible weekend'
Bank robbed in Chestnut
State recognizes September as Healthy Aging Month, urges seniors to get flu shots
Illinois Energy Office announces recycling and food composting grants now available
IDNR 'Field Trip Packs' at Dickson Mounds
'Poets in the Parlor' Saturday at Vachel Lindsay Home to feature Maureen Flannery
Schneider Chiropractic Center is the Chamber Business of the Week
Birth: Rylin Christopher Lawson
'Woofstock' -- Humane Society fundraiser
Police reports
Fire and rescue reports
WLB baseball at Springfield Christian Regional
LCHS golf
LCHS tennis
LCU women's soccer shuts out Robert Morris
LCU women's volleyball has perfect weekend
AP news
Late-day posting: Authorities release information regarding weekend tragedies
An old oak makes its way home to
Lincoln
Thanks to Gene Hickey and the Logan County Mounted
Police
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Railsplitter: Saturday at the festival
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'Pleasant Sage' plays to a full house -- album
Day ends with a barn dance -- album
The 42nd annual National Railsplitting Contest produces 11-time winner -- album
Today's weather starts with quiet fog; possible wind, rain and cooler temps expected as front pushes through
County reviews its insurance providers
YouthQuake hosts block party at Full Gospel Evangelistic Center
Visual arts by local artists offered during a showing and auction at the Lincoln Art Institute and Think Tank
Mayfield's Mutterings: Illini cruise
past Charleston Southern
Illinois wins 44-0
By Jeff Mayfield
Historical society meeting tonight features Sam Schriber and Marshall Miller
Boy Scout Merit Badge Day at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Recalls announced
Dog wash Saturday
LC cross country results
LC men's golf results
LC volleyball results
No. 15 ISU wins
double-OT thriller 54-51 over EIU
Mayfield's Mutterings:
Illini cruise past
Charleston Southern
Illinois wins 44-0
By Jeff Mayfield
AP news
2-vehicle fatal crash on Lincoln Parkway
Lincoln man dies of apparent suicide (posted Sunday at 8:45 a.m.)
LCHS superintendent offers relaxed coffee with serious interest to listen
42nd Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival kicks off with a Civil War Ball -- album
Lincoln Christian Church presents 20th Musical Offering for World Hunger
Connie Haseley named September Employee of the Month at ALMH
Lincoln Woman's Club meeting announcements
LCU to host golf scramble
Warmest year to date for the Midwest, near normal August
Sen. Brady named 'Champion of Free Enterprise' by state chamber
'A Call to Arms' Sept. 22 at Old State Capitol
Home Country: Fall musings
Railers keep 1st half close before falling to Chatham 63-14
Railers keep 1st half
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By Justin Tierney
LCHS soccer takes down Springfield Lutheran
LCU volleyball tops RMU
AP news
County FY13 budget: Bonds expected to cover major criminal trial costs
Local pantry serving families in tough times
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Newest and oldest quilts were favorites in Mount Pulaski
Current version of GED test to expire at end of 2013
Lincoln Theater 4 presents 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'
LCU announces fall campus visit day
1st central Illinois human West Nile virus cases
FEMA highlights National Preparedness Month
IDOT launches new video series on current transportation topics
Park district notes
Railers hope to stun highly touted
Titans
By Justin Tierney
LCU men's soccer vs. Eureka
AP news
Tierney column:
Hero teacher Schonauer
had shown character before -- as a Railer
By Justin Tierney
Lincoln Futbol Club to host Route 66 Shootout tournament this weekend
Public meeting to discuss downtown revitalization and redevelopment planning
Upcoming blood drives in Logan County
'Lunch and Learn' Sept. 25 at Oasis Senior Center
It's time to get your flu shot
No
excuses -- you cannot get the flu from a flu shot
Upcoming NAP sales closing dates for 2013 crops
Blacksmith classes at Sugar Grove Nature Center
Lincoln Futbol Club to host Route 66 Shootout tournament this weekend
LCHS girls golf
LCHS boys soccer
LCHS girls tennis
AP news
City reviews plan for redistricting to 4 wards
Crime runs amok in 'Pleasant Sage' with just a twist of humor
Crime runs amok in 'Pleasant Sage' with just a twist of humor -- album
Dan Tackett Bluegrass Jam comes to Railsplitting Festival
Family Preparedness Day Saturday at Scully Park
Health department to offer flu vaccine
Local Legion posts receive special recognition at national convention
Lifeline Awareness Week
USDA grants available to improve housing for farmworkers
'Civil War Saturdays' starting at Old State Capitol
Birth: Piper Annmarie Craig
Fire and rescue reports
Laura on Life: Fruit loops
Lincoln Youth Football:
Lincoln 2-3 Green vs. Springfield Boomers
Lincoln 2-3 White vs. Springfield
AP news
Fall dairy farm tour full of nice surprises -- album
NWS Lincoln upgrading Doppler radar in October
6th sales tax payment received for Logan County school facilities
LCHS to host 'Coffee with the Superintendent'
Senior farmers market coupons available Thursday at Oasis
Bean and Sorrentino recognized at Illinois Emergency Management Conference
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack extends emergency grazing to assist farmers and ranchers affected by drought
Protect Your Groundwater Day is Sept. 11
Gov. Quinn's Mortgage Relief Project to visit Champaign
'The Jury in Lincoln's America' book discussion Sept. 20 at presidential museum
Police reports
Marriages
Dissolutions
LCHS golf results
LCU volleyball at Illinois Wesleyan tournament
AP news
Atlanta Fall Festival
Atlanta's Fall Festival sees great turnout
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'Atlanta's Got Talent' parade
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Family and friends enjoy fun and food at the Atlanta City Park
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Mount Pulaski Fall Festival
Betty Carlson Kay thrills the audience with tales of women in the war
Cooper, Cherry and Stewart win titles at Mount Pulaski Fall Festival
Baking contest, kiddie tractor pulls, chili contest
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Waiting for the parade
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The parade and the Little People
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Courthouse foundation quilt show -- album
Saturday night fun
Spaghetti-eating contest
'Jukebox Junkie' game show
Foundation strives to keep courthouse thriving
Harris attorney will consider change of venue
Vintage 1929 Ford Tri-Motor aircraft coming to Bloomington
Recalls announced
Fire and rescue reports
'Thunder' and 'Lightning' strike again
WLB baseball
Hampton Inn high school volleyball tournament results
LCHS cross country results at Peoria Invite
LC volleyball results
LCU men's and women's soccer results
Railer football: Games, stories and scores
Redbirds get 1st FBS win since '91, upend Eastern Michigan 31-14
AP news
Development partnership hosts night golf outing to support mission
Lincoln native takes heroic action during Normal High School shooting Friday
In honor of Grandparents Day observance, state praises grandparents raising grandchildren
Men's prostate health event at Memorial
Drought fueling deer disease in Illinois, Midwest
Home Country: Moves that will quiet the grandchildren
Spartans slip by Railers on last-second field goal
By Justin Tierney
LYF 4 has an undefeated season thus far ... Friday game in pictures
Lincoln College cross country results at EIU Walt Crawford Open
AP news
Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation dinner and reception honors Marilyn Tanner-Blasiar and Darrell Knauer
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Public hearing for land rezoning to quarry limestone draws crowd
Property owner
enters rezoning process that could bring new rock quarry
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The current setting around the rock quarry and potential mining operation site -- album
Together for Lincoln seeking volunteers
Special meeting at the Masonic Lodge Sept. 18
Schweitzer shares stories of
1984 winning season with Railers
By Justin Tierney
IEMA hosts summit to develop new state homeland security strategy
National Preparedness Month: State health dept. urges public to 'Be Informed, Get Ready' for emergencies
Memorial to host free seminar on joint replacement surgery
John A. 'Black Jack' Logan program Tuesday at presidential library
Lady Railers golf
LCHS soccer results
Lincoln volleyball tournament pairings
Logan Lanes: Logan Lassies
AP news
Depleted rock quarry seeks new site:
Landowners seek rezoning of land
Regional planning commission reviews land use
City votes to move forward with TIF district
Ayars, Oller and Woolard join Prairie Engineers of Illinois
Monthly electronics recycling notice
Habitat can once again take TVs
Near-normal August after hot, dry summer for Illinois
Farm Credit announces field meals program for National Farm Safety & Health Week
Weekly Outlook: Questions about corn acreage
John Pope is Civil War 'General of the Month' at Old State Capitol
Battle of Antietam program Sept. 13 at presidential museum
Another $46 million in benefit fraud identified
New program's 2nd phase
fights waste, fraud and abuse
Police reports
LC volleyball results
AP news
CEL planning renovations to meet newer educational needs
LCHS hearing notice
Guy Fraker, lawyer & author, to be main speaker at Mount Pulaski Courthouse Foundation awards banquet
July firehouse news
Community Action utility assistance program begins
Lincoln Jaycees Haunted House looking for volunteers
Let's look at lawns
By John Fulton, University of Illinois Extension
July firehouse news
Olympia FFA Alumni Chapter August meeting notes
150th anniversary: Emancipation Proclamation goes on display today at Lincoln Presidential Museum
Dickson Mounds Museum to feature Saturday afternoon movie, 'Our Town'
Deer behavior program with slides Sunday afternoon at Dickson Mounds
Miller Park Zoo closing early Saturday for ZooDo fundraiser
Laura on Life: Spoon-feeding grammar and vegetables
WLB baseball
LCHS cross country
LCHS golf
LCHS soccer
Lincoln volleyball schedule change
Lincoln College men's soccer wins 1, loses 1
Lincoln College women's soccer results
Logan Lanes: American Bowling League
Lady Toppers cruise to their 3rd victory of the season
AP news
Rain doesn't dampen spirits at Zion Family Fun Fest
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LCHS approaches tough times with balanced budget
Atlanta Public Library: Saturdays on the Lawn presents MusicFest 2012
Lincoln Christian Church to host Ladies Day Saturday
What do scary speeches and cavities have in common? Xerostomia
By Lee Gurga,
DDS, Apple Dental Center
It's apple-picking time!
Drought prompts IDOT to permit hay loads on interstates
State announces LIHEAP priority enrollment begins today
Lincoln's New Salem Traditional Music & Bluegrass Festival Friday & Saturday
'Spirits of the Civil War' Saturday at Lincoln Tomb
'If I Were Santa Claus' essay contest to complement historic Santa exhibit at presidential museum
Letter: The labor movement (unions) brought us Labor Day
State receives a federal CAPP grant for consumer health insurance portal
Recalls announced
Stacy's Family Pharmacy is the Chamber Business of the Week
Engagement announcement: Seacat-Cook
Lincoln Youth Football K-1 team
Lincoln Youth Football 2nd-3rd grade
LC hires new assistant softball coach
Lincoln College cross country results
Lincoln Christian University men's soccer
Mayfield's
Mutterings: Illini corral the Broncos
Illinois
beats Western Michigan 24-7
By Jeff Mayfield
ISU cruises to 56-14 victory in season opener vs. Dayton
AP news
Monday, Sept. 3: Labor Day holiday
Labor Day
safety precautions
From Dan Fulscher, Logan County EMA
American Red Cross safety tips for a potentially wet holiday weekend
Illinois State Police launch 'Operation Fatal 4' for Labor Day holiday weekend
National Preparedness Month: IEMA encourages people to prepare for disasters
Eeten and Bone win Parish Nurse scholarships
Tyler Urish elected to Southern Illinois Student Senate
Lincoln defeats Lanphier in soggy home opener
By Justin Tierney
Wanted! Participants for Hoops on the Hill 3-on-3 tournament
Calling all cars ...
All-vehicle open show Sept. 8 at
David Davis Mansion
Illinois and the Korean War, September 1952
Madigan, 36 attorneys general reach landmark settlement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Home Country: A yard sale lights up life again
Lincoln College men's soccer results
AP news