Elkhart News

Like many small area communities, Mount Pulaski needs money for projects. Mount Pulaski mayor Bill Glaze attended Monday night's meeting of the Logan County Board's road and bridge committee to seek financial ...

The foundation raised approximately $1,500 for the restoration of the old Mill. The organization is currently trying to rehab the building to make it a museum to commemorate the path of Route 66 through ...

Volunteers Marky Gleason and Bertie Bowns were up to their eyeballs Monday afternoon, in stacks and boxes of everything from used clothing to a new battery charger.

If you're planning on attending the auction next weekend during a benefit for Michelle Conrady-Brown, better carve out a big chunk of time.

The Route 66 Heritage Foundation has partnered with several other local organizations and businesses to make the event even better than before.

The Lincoln City Council on Monday agreed to include the Logan County portion of the Rail Splitter Wind Farm in the Lincoln-Logan County Enterprise Zone - for a $5,000 annual fee, payable to Lincoln City Hall. via LincolnCourier.com

“With the financial difficulties the school districts are facing right now, they would be a great boost for our schools”

Developments on the proposed Rail Splitter Wind Farm proposed for northern Logan County and southern Tazewell County played out in three different arenas Tuesday night. via LincolnCourier.com

“In the last two weeks, we've seen the bean market fall”

A few days before the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its estimate of how much corn, soybeans and other crops farmers will plant this year, Larry Gleason was getting ready to do what the forecasters ... via Independent

Planting Report Less corn could mean higher food prices WASHINGTON From chicken nuggets to corn flakes, food prices at grocery stores and dinner tables could be headed even higher due to an anticipated drop in ... via KXMA-TV Dickinson

“We're planning three levels of rides”

Members of the Bike Trails Advisory Council, who met Wednesday evening at the USDA Office, are intent on growing the size of their group. via LincolnCourier.com

The tour will head through Elkhart on June 7 to take a look at the town and the historic John P. Gillett Memorial Arch. via Lincoln Daily News

L ast year, Bruce Huskins had an idea for Logan County. His proposal came to life with the first Logan County Route 66 Garage Sale. via Lincoln Daily News

Celebrate springtime with a walk on beautiful Elkhart Hill to enjoy the spectacular wildflowers on April 12 or 19. via Lincoln Daily News

“It's just nice that students still want to come out and visit his grave.”

Students and residents in the El Paso-Gridley and Fieldcrest school districts know what many people in the Lincoln area are going through right now. via Herald & Review

“The tourism conference generated many great ideas that could bring more tourists to Logan County”

Tourism-related representatives from several Logan County organizations attended this year's Illinois Governor's Conference on Tourism Feb. via Lincoln Daily News

“I don't think alcohol was a factor”

Authorities still cannot say for sure what led a pickup carrying six area teenagers to go off a rural road and slam into a tree at the bottom of a hill near Middletown, killing four of them. via State Journal-Register

Authorities have identified the last of four teenagers killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash in Logan County. via Journal-Gazette

“I'm in the process of canceling it right now”

Welcome to the mountains. Oops - that's just a pile of snow left by a snowplow. With 7.4 inches on the ground as of 8 a.m., everything around Logan County was looking a little unfamiliar. via LincolnCourier.com

I am looking for any information about Martin Buzzard, either of his wives, or any of his three children. via Cousinconnect.com

“The future of the county is my passion.”

The Logan County Board's senior member is seeking another four-year term in District 2, but a former Main Street Lincoln president and self-described community activist also wants his job. via LincolnCourier.com