Logan County News

Undaunted 4th of July parade marchers made the trip from Scully Park to the Lincoln Park District despite the inclement weather on Saturday.

Lincoln Police Department reports for Monday, July 6 Accident on July 1 at 8:15 p.m.; at the intersection of Woodlawn Road and Taylor Court --Rebecca J. Glover, 18-year-old female, Lincoln; 2000 Mazda 626 --Emily G. Hilgendorf, 20-year-old female, Lincoln; 2001 Dodge Intrepid ES Hilgendorf was eastbound and stopped at the red light at the ...

Middletown residents are coming together to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday and the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial.

The Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway , an organization dedicated to enhancing and promoting economic opportunities along Illinois Route 66, has announced a summer of great music, classic food and kitschy attractions at festivals along Illinois Route 66, beginning in early July and ending in mid-October. Communities along the route from Braceville, ...

Despite the heat, the Lincoln Church League baseball games go on. Here a Jefferson Street Christian Church batter connects with the pitch on the sweet spot of his bat.

E lkhart Grain is asking to have their Elkhart facility added to the Lincoln and Logan County Enterprise Zone.

Lincoln Police Department reports for Monday, June 22 Accident on June 19 at 6 p.m.; 819 Woodlawn Road, North Madison Street 227 feet south of Woodlawn Road --Samuel D. Hannah, 58-year-old male, Lincoln; Mercury Milan Hannah was in the parking lot of 819 Woodlawn Road, Lizzy's Place.

T he Humane Society of Logan County is planning its first "Ales for Tails" fundraiser at Chad's Blind on July 17, 5-9 p.m. Tickets will be $25 and include beer samples, snacks, a bag toss challenge and music by the band Shifting Gears.

Lincoln Police Department reports for Monday, June 8 Accident on June 3 at 8:04 p.m.; South Ladue Street at Pulaski Street --Michael W. Alley, male, 29, of Lincoln; 1991 Chevrolet Small Conventional C --Heather A. Alley, female, 27, of Lincoln --Matthew J. Viner, male, 25, of Lincoln; 1988 Ford Ranger Michael Alley was traveling northbound on South ...

I n addition to the Route 66 yard sales going on this weekend, The Mill restaurant is going to be the center of attention for a couple of groups passing through Lincoln.

A perfect day for a walk found over 150 area residents meandering through Old Union Cemetery for a cemetery walk sponsored by the Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society.

A rea law enforcement, rescue teams and paramedics, fire departments, emergency management and dispatch were all kept extraordinarily busy the whole of Tuesday evening.

The rental business sold all of its tools and power equipment during the three-hour sale.

O n Friday, Logan County participated in international security outreach. Eleven members of a Polish national security team paid a visit to the Logan County Emergency Management Agency's offices and communications center.

J une 10 will mark the 140th anniversary of the dedication of the Logan County Civil War Soldiers' Monument on the courthouse square in Lincoln.

Music by the Mavericks, Armington Jamboree Band and Jason Gordon. Special guests: "Ethel and Friend." Food will be served.

U niversity of Illinois Extension office in Logan County is offering two different Junior Master Gardener programs this summer.

First United Methodist Church and Logan County Parish will be receiving a new pastor effective July 1. Send a link to a friend [ May 19, 2009 ] -- R ev.

T he history surrounding Dr. John Logan, for whom our county is named, and his eldest son, John Alexander Logan, is one that could easily be called the epitome of the American dream.

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