Emden News

Nearly a dozen community leaders and citizens from Mount Pulaski and Emden attended a meeting in Mount Pulaski last evening.

Lincoln College celebrated its 2009 commencement with a number of honors for exceptional students.

U niversity of Illinois Extension in Logan County sponsored a Walk Day event Monday for local elementary students.

The Emden Village Board this week launched its new year. Newly elected trustee Alberta Hellman was seated as was trustee Matt Balance, who was appointed to fill a vacancy left by trustee Joe Hackett, who chose not to seek re-election. Dan Evans was named mayor pro tem.

Members of the Emden Historical Society and Museum have accepted a bid for the demolition of the former grocery store building.

The freshman Hartsburg-Emden FFA members participated in an etiquette training workshop put on by Alexis Asher of Hartsburg as part of their Intro to Ag class.

Steve Aughenbaugh, president of State Bank of Lincoln, has been hearing the same news as everyone else in the area: Banks around the nation are failing and are in need of help from the federal government.

Send a link to a friend [ March 12, 2009 ] T he Oasis senior center is celebrating its 25th year of operation and service to the seniors of Logan County.

Illinois Department of Transportation officials say U.S. Highway 136 near Emden in Logan County will be closed from 9 p.m. tonight to 3 a.m. Friday.

David Doolin never intended to become a Web site designer. But the 23-year-old entrepreneur and business partner Brian Baker of Emden are now filling a need that they didn't even realize existed in Logan ...

The Emden Village Board Monday made plans for improvements on several streets and sidewalks in the village during the upcoming construction season.

A n informational meeting in preparation for the next Habitat For Humanity of Logan County will be held Saturday, January 31st at 10:00 a.m. at Mt.

L incoln College has listed the names of students from the Logan County area who have been named on the academic honor rolls for the fall semester 2008.

WMBD/WYZZ TV - McLEAN COUNTY -- Forty-five-year-old Matthew Pettyjohn was killed Wednesday after his car collided with another vehicle.

A 45-year-old Armington man died this morning after a two-car crash near Emden in Logan County, according to authorities.

The Emden Historical Society and Museum, which was formed in January 2002, now has a site for a building through the generosity of owners Martha and Mary Flatley of Athens.

M ore than 50 people gathered to help celebrate Adam Cheatham's house blessing at 1301 Lincoln Ave.

People who would like to donate to the Simonson family, which lost its home and business in Friday's fire, can do so through a relief fund set up by Logan County Circuit Clerk Carla Bender.

Logan County woke up this morning to slick roads, yards littered with limbs and branches, school closings and, in some cases, life without electricity.

Problems from Thursday's ice storm are diminishing - but they're still around. Residents are still working to clear downed tree branches and other debris from the storm, and officials worry that high winds ...