Daily headlines

March 2008

 

Monday, March 31:

  • Slight Risk for Severe Weather Today and This Evening

    • 'NowCast'

  • Tourism Bureau Unveils Logan County Visitors' Guide

  • Mercury Levels in Illinois Rain and Snowfall Are Declining

  • Recall Information

  • The Spring Garden
    Planting, Fertilizer, Weed Prevention and More
    By John Fulton

  • LCHS Senior of the Month

  • Lincoln College Phi Theta Kappa Initiates New Members

  • Laura on Life: Early Morning Reading Material

  • AP News

Saturday, March 29:

  • Logan County Humane Society Launches Foster Care Program
    Invites You to 'Open Your Home, Save a Life'

  • Illinois Working to Get Jobs for Veterans

  • State Public Health Director Warns Against Cosmetic Injections by Unlicensed Individuals

  • Marriages

  • Dissolutions

  • (No court reports available)

  • Sen. Brady's Weekly Review

  • YMCA Exchange

  • Local Blood Drive Monday Needs Your Help

  • Lincoln Christian College and Seminary Associate Professor Will Speak at University of South Carolina Conference

  • Lincoln Church of God to Host Revival Services With Big Mo

  • Father/Daughter Royal Purity Ball

  • The Harrowing Accounts of Two Runaway Slaves
    Author of Biography Featuring Extremely Rare Slave Narratives to Appear April 5 at Lincoln Presidential Museum

  • Home Country: The Persuasion of Music, Good or Bad

  • Bird-Watchers Urgently Needed to Track Rusty Blackbirds

  • Lincoln Youth Wrestling Wraps Up Season With Awards

  • AP News

Friday, March 28:

  • Saturday Rummage Sale to Help Build Logan County Animal Shelter

  • Richardson Repair Service Celebrating 30 Years

  • Mount Pulaski Landscape Waste Pickup
    Every Other Monday Beginning April 7

  • Illinois Begins Process to Assess Flood Damage in 19 Southern Illinois Counties

  • Culver's Celebrates Anniversary With Turtle Sundaes

  • Hanner Joins Farm Credit Team

  • A Slave No More
    Author of Runaway Slave Biography to Appear April 5 at Lincoln Presidential Museum

  • New Book of Lincoln Documents to Be Released April 18
    Presidential Library Workshop April 19 on Authenticating Lincoln Documents

  • Koning Wrestles in State Tournament

  • AP News

Thursday, March 27:

  • LCHS Superintendent Leaving

  • City to Come Clean With ScoutSweep

  • City Extends Landfill Hours

  • Recycle Your Old Tires
    Collection Scheduled 1st Saturday of April

  • Photo Speed Enforcement Van to Be Used in District 9

  • Be a Blood Donor -- Lives Will Be Saved Because of You

  • Scholastic Bowl to Test Youths' Knowledge of Lincoln

  • Red, White & True Mysteries: Scottish Immigrant Had His Eye on Foiled Lincoln Assassination Attempt

  • Laura on Life: Some Dirty Jobs

  • Logan Lanes Bowling:

    • American Bowling League

    • Rise 'n' Shine League

    • Tuesday Super Trios League

  • AP News

Wednesday, March 26:

  • City Briefs

  • Illinois Works Coalition Statewide Listening Tour to Build Support for Capital Program

  • Illinois Exports Show Record Growth for 3rd Consecutive Year

  • Letter: A Tip to Check E-mail Source

  • Support Group Discusses Helping Children Cope With Divorce

  • Oasis Update

  • Book Look: 'Downsizing Your Home With Style'

  • Logan Lanes Bowling: Logan Lassies

  • Spring Football Report 1: Redbirds Begin With Clean Slate

  • AP News

Tuesday, March 25:

  • Alexander & Company Real Estate Joins Coldwell Banker Devonshire Realty

  • Danner Trust to Fund All the Windows at The Mill

  • Electronic Filing Up Almost 15 Percent From Last Tax Season

  • Gov. Blagojevich Opens State Camping Facilities Free of Charge to Residents Displaced by Flooding
    Illinois Department of Public Health Urges People in Flooded Areas to Take Precautions to Prevent Illness and Injury

  • Lincoln FFA to Host Pancake and Sausage Breakfast

  • Weekly Outlook: USDA Reports

  • This Week's 'Viewpoint' Guest

  • Logan Lanes Bowling: Split 'n' Gutter League

  • AP News

Monday, March 24:

  • ALMH Distributes Annual Report to Community

  • Beware of Latest Internet Scam
    Do You Know Who Sent You E-mail?

  • World TB Day in Illinois

  • Marriages

  • Dissolutions 

  • (No court reports)

  • Small Fruits in Early Spring
    Grapes to Brambles
    By John Fulton

  • Heartland Community College Surveying Community
    Your Participation Requested

  • Hats On to the Ladies
    Women's Hat Program and Afternoon Tea April 5 at Vachel Lindsay Home

  • Laura on Life: The Perfect Make and Model

  • Women's Basketball: ISU Falls to Oklahoma 69-61 in 1st Round of NCAA

  • AP News

(March 22-23: Easter weekend. No new edition of LDN.)

 

 

Friday, March 21:

  • Guzzardo's Italian Villa Ready for Another 50 Years

  • Easter Bunny Dropping Eggs at Park District This Saturday
     Kids Needed to Find Eggs

  • 23rd Annual Community Health Fair
    Displays, Health Screenings, the Grannies Return for More Hoops, and More

  • State Disaster Declaration Issued for 19 Southern Illinois Counties Hit by Flooding
    State Makes Assets and Personnel Available for Response and Recovery

  • Drug Enforcement Operation a Success
    Demonstrates Need for Increased Federal Funding

  • State Bank Promotes and Hires Loan Officers

  • Letter: Thanks From Polecat Hill Accident Survivor

  • Park District Notes: One Month Free Membership, Seniors Keeping Fit and Health Fairs Coming

  • West Lincoln-Broadwell Honor Roll

  • Good Shepherd Easter Worship Service

  • Home Country: High-Styled Coffee Vs. Good Old COFFEE

  • Logan Lanes Bowling: Tuesday Super Trios

  • Women's Basketball: ISU Heads to West Lafayette for NCAA Tournament

  • Redbird Arena Ticket Office Hours Extended

  • Shuttle Bus Remains at Weibring GC Lot for Dayton Game

  • AP News

Thursday, March 20:

  • Heavy Rain in Southern Illinois Results in Widespread Flooding

  • Treasurer's Office Addresses Citizens and County Board

  • Children's Health Fair

  • Heartland Community College Wants to Hear From You
    Survey Participants Could Win $100 Gasoline or Other Merchandise

  • Illinois Leads Nation in Early Childhood Education
    Preschool Provider Applications Open

  • Opportunities to Develop a Career in Real Estate

  • Letter: Thanks From Polecat Hill Accident Survivor

  • Lincoln College Concert Offers Swing and Funk Music on March 27

  • Red, White & True Mysteries: Where There's a (Celebrity) Will, There's a Way

  • Pick-Up Procedures for ISU NCAA Tickets

  • Cirone Named Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week for 4th Time

  • ISU Men Will Face Dayton in NIT on Monday

  • AP News

Wednesday, March 19:

  • Hastert and Poshard Launch Tour in Support of Illinois Works Plan

  • Letter: County Treasurer Documents Difficulties That Led to Delay of 2005 Audit

    • Difficult 2005 County Audit Near History
      Thorny Audit Haunts Treasurer's Office

  • Sen. Brady: Agriculture Scholarships Available

  • Support Group Discusses Divorce and Finances

  • Oasis Update

  • Logan Lanes Bowling: Logan Lassies

  • AP News

Tuesday, March 18:

  • City Adopts New Liquor License
    Lincoln Speedway to Be First Applicant

  • Square and Round Dance Convention Comes to Lincoln

  • Letter: County Treasurer Documents Difficulties That Led to Delay of 2005 Audit

    • Difficult 2005 County Audit Near History
      Thorny Audit Haunts Treasurer's Office

  • The Spring Green
     By John Fulton

  • Weekly Outlook: Soybean Oil

  • New Holland-Middletown Honor Roll

  • Logan Lanes Bowling:

    • American Bowling League

    • Rise 'n' Shine

    • Split 'n' Gutter

  • Redbirds to Face Oklahoma in NCAA Tournament

  • ISU Offers NCAA Bus Package, Tickets

  • AP News

Monday, March 17:

  • Difficult 2005 County Audit Near History
    Thorny Audit Haunts Treasurer's Office

  • Flash Flood Watch

  • Route 66 Motor Tour to Stop in Logan County

  • Country Music Show Keeps Giving to St. Jude
    Fundraisers Kick in Another $7,200

  • American Company Rejected in $100 Billion Pentagon Bid
    Governor Joins Four Other State Governors in Sending Letter in Support of Boeing's Appeal to GAO

  • Legislative Scholarships Available

  • Laura on Life: My Grandmothers

  • February Food Inspection Scores

  • Logan Lanes Bowling: Major Super Trios

  • 8th-Grade State Volleyball Tournament Update

  • 5th-Grade Boys Take 2nd in Basketball Tournament at Chatham Glenwood

  • ISU Advances to MVC Tournament Final With 68-60 Win Over Creighton

  • ISU Wins 2008 State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship

  • ISU Hosts NCAA Selection Show Party

  • AP News

Saturday, March 15:

  • Logan County Briefs
    Board Hears From Directors of Economic Development, Health and Tourism

  • Fast, Decisive Action Needed at U.S. Land Ports

  • Marriages

  • Dissolutions

  • (No court reports)

  • Sen. Bomke's Week in Review

  • YMCA Exchange: Winding Up March With a Peek Into Summer

  • 'Thinkin' Lincoln' Theme for Delavan Fall Festival
    Nominations Open for Grand Marshal; New Officers Elected

  • Home Country: A Turkey Story

  • Lincoln's 'Cache': GPS-Guided Treasure Hunt April 12 Begins at Lincoln's New Salem

  • Big Ten Tourney Sights and Sounds

  • Second-Half Surge Propels Redbirds Past Salukis 77-65 in MVC Semifinals

  • AP News

Friday, March 14:

  • County Health Insurance Could Jump 27 Percent

  • Lincoln Statue Comes to the Logan County Courthouse

  • Young Lincoln Resident Has an Ear for Music
    Professional Recording Studio Opens in Lincoln

  • Five of Six Deaths on St. Patrick's Day on Illinois Highways Were Alcohol-Related

  • Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to Strengthen Drinking Water Protections
    Illinois EPA to Assess Presence of Pharmaceuticals in Water Supplies and to Promote Disposal Alternatives

  • Rochester Added to Central State 8 Conference Beginning 2010-2011

  • 8th-Grade Volleyball State Final Tournaments Begin Saturday

  • Big Ten Tourney News & Notes
    By LDN Staff

  • Top-Seeded Redbirds Start MVC Tournament Title Hunt Friday

  • AP News

Thursday, March 13:

  • Railer Baseball to Hit the Air

  • Spring Break Tips From U.S. Cellular

  • Illinois Participates in International 'Cyber Storm II' Exercise
    Exercise Tests State's Cyber Security Preparedness and Response Capabilities

  • Senate Republicans Call for Action to Reform Medicaid

  • Logan and Mason Counties Work Together for Public Transportation

  • Logan County Genealogical and Historical Society Meets on Monday

  • Freshman Registration Night Set at Mount Pulaski High School

  • Mount Pulaski High School Senior-of-the-Month

  • Red, White & True Mysteries: Connect the Dots from Electricity to Daylight Saving Time

  • 'Poets in the Parlor' Saturday at Vachel Lindsay Home to Feature John Knoepfle and Irish Poetry

  • 7th-Grade Volleyball: Hartsburg-Emden and Mount Pulaski Each Take State Championship Titles

  • Logan Lanes Bowling: Logan Lassies

  • Lynx End Season in Regional Final

  • Ross Named ISU's Defensive Coordinator

  • AP News

Wednesday, March 12:

  • City Considering Adding Recurring Event Liquor License

  • Logan and Mason Counties Work Together for Public Transportation

  • Lincoln Jaycees to Host Easter Egg Hunt Saturday

  • Beason Fire Department Annual Pancake and Sausage Breakfast This Sunday

  • 'New Relationships' and 'Single Sexuality' Are Divorce Group's Topics

  • Oasis Update

  • Book Look: 'Terrorists, Tornados, and Tsunamis'

  • Laura on Life: A Bevy of Baby Sitters

  • Lincoln College Swimmers Earn 2nd and 4th Place at Nationals

  • Logan Lanes Bowling: Tuesday Super Trios

  • Lincoln Resident Grant Cooper Places 3rd in Elks Hoop Shoot Regional Competition

  • Cirone, Jackson, Krick Receive All-Valley Honors

  • Three Redbirds Receive MVC Scholar-Athlete Recognition

  • AP News

Tuesday, March 11:

  • Route 66 Garage Sale Is Looking for Vendors and Volunteers

  • Preparedness Is Critical to Surviving Severe Storms

  • 2008 Severe Weather Fact Sheet

  • 1.5 Million Pounds of Food Delivered for 37,500 Families in Illinois

  • Gov. Blagojevich Announces Traffic Safety Partnership With NASCAR As 2008 Sprint Cup Season Picks Up Speed

  • Marshall Homicide Investigation Moves to Indianapolis

  • 'Illinois Works' a Capital Plan to Rebuild Infrastructure

  • Ag Scholarships Provided by Balloon Association of Greater Illinois

  • Weekly Outlook: Production Prospects

  • Logan Lanes Bowling:

    • American Bowling League

    • Major Super Trios

    • Rise 'n' Shine League

    • Split 'n' Gutter League

  • AP News

Monday, March 10:

  • Blagojevich Administration Submits Layout Plan for South Suburban Airport to FAA

  • In Illinois, Sidewalk Smoking Is Against the Law

  • Copyright Protects the Little Guy Too

  • Home Fruit Tree Spray Schedules
    By John Fulton

  • Lincoln Future Farmers of America Visit State Capitol

  • Logan County 4-H'ers Attend State Junior Leadership Conference

  • 7th Grade Class 1A State Volleyball Tournament

  • 7th Grade Class 2A State Volleyball Tournament

  • Small School All-State Boys' Team Named

  • LC Vs. Rend Lake

  • Redbirds Clinch Share of MVC Title With 87-72 Win Over Evansville

  • Redbirds Receive Top Seed in MVC Tournament

  • Drake 79, Illinois State 49

  • AP News

Saturday, March 8:

  • Incomplete No-Smoking Action Puts Social Setting Businesses in Limbo

  • State Fire Marshal Reminds People to Change Batteries in Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detectors As They Change Their Clocks for Daylight Saving Time

  • Illinois Department of Revenue Announces 2008 as the 1st Year 1st-Time Filers Can E-File

  • Federal Disaster Assistance Approved for People and Businesses Affected by January Flooding in Iroquois and Livingston Counties

  • Zero Tolerance for Drunk Drivers in Illinois

  • IDOT Accepting Applications for Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program

  • Marriages

  • Dissolutions

  • (No court reports)

  • YMCA Exchange
    March, April, May Activities

  • St. John UCC schedules Holy Week activities

  • Stay a Little Bit Longer
    Increased Seasonal Hours Now in Effect at Historic Sites

  • Home Country: One Man Gets Started on His Dream

  • AP News

Friday, March 7:

  • City: Council Hears Introduction to Economic Development Planning
    Revisits Potential Alcohol Licensing for Racetrack

  • Arrests Made in Local Burglaries
    Lincoln Police Recover Stolen Property

  • 2008 Income Tax Returns Hold Bonus for Lower Incomes
    How Much Can You Expect Back?

  • Balloon Association of Greater Illinois Offers Ag Scholarships

  • Celebrating Red Cross Month
    Lincoln and Logan County Make Nationwide Impact

  • IESA 7th-Grade Volleyball State Finals

  • 109 Schools Have Qualifiers at 2008 IESA State Wrestling Tournament

  • Lynx Beat Lincoln Land in Regional

  • Redbirds Drop Third Straight to Salukis

  • AP News

Thursday, March 6:

  • Lincoln Orthodontist Reflects on 25 Years in Business

  • Day Care Provider Training Scheduled
    'Temperamental Traits -- What Makes Each Child Tick'

  • Wettest February Ends 3rd-Wettest Winter

  • New Lenox Teacher Is PATH Award Recipient and Finalist in Congressional Medal of Honor Society's Above & Beyond Citizen Honors

  • Gov. Blagojevich Taps Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and SIU President Glenn Poshard to Lead Coalition Aimed at Passing Capital Plan in Illinois

  • Lifesaving Class Offered This Weekend

  • Red, White & True Mysteries: She Was a Real-Life 'Mother of Invention'

  • She Was a Real-Life 'Mother of Invention'

  • ISU Faces Big Final Weekend of the Regular Season

  • AP News

Wednesday, March 5:

  • State Public Health Director Urges Donations to Special Disease Research Funds

  • Heritage Enterprises Announces Promotions

  • Middletown Church to Host Sunday Soup Lunch

  • Divorce Seminar Answers Tough Questions

  • Oasis Update

  • Fireman-Pastor to Speak at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Lincoln Sunday

  • Laura on Life: Like Liza and Henry

  • Logan Lanes Bowling: Tuesday Super Trios

  • AP News

Tuesday, March 4:

  • Tourism Bureau's Annual Dinner Set
    Looking for Lincoln State Directors and New Lincoln Historical Project Writer to Be Recognized

  • Winter Storm to Affect Parts of Central, East-Central and Southeast Illinois Today

  • Gov. Blagojevich Urges Department of Energy to Reconsider FutureGen Restructuring

  • Weekly Outlook: Pork Problems

  • Blood Drive at Mount Pulaski High School on Friday

  • Special Guests Share Careers and Hobbies
    ZLS Celebrates National Lutheran Schools Week

  • Mutterings: Winter Musings
    By Jeff Mayfield

  • Logan Lanes Bowling:

    • American Bowling League

    • Rise 'n' Shine League

  • Illinois State-Evansville Game Changed to 2:05 p.m.

  • AP News

Monday, March 3:

  • 'U and the Flu' Campaign Emphasizes Preparedness

  • Ice and Snow Threat Increasing Monday Night and Tuesday

  • Active Weather for Monday Evening and Tuesday

  • Recall Information

  • Sen. Bomke's Senate Week in Review

  • Duvall Automotive Maintenance Business Moves

  • Spring Is on the Cusp
    Time to Start Your Own Plants
    By John Fulton

  • Montessori Children's House 1st Anniversary

  • Pike County's 'Free Frank' McWorter Family Donates Items to ALPLM

  • Laura on Life: Trains, Necks and Wrecks

  • Insufficient Sleep Affects Work, Safety and Relationships
    National Sleep Awareness Week March 3-9

  • Koning Earns a New High for Lincoln Youth Wrestling in State Series

  • Lynx Vs. Lewis & Clark

  • Angels Lose in Tournament

  • AP News

Saturday, March 1:

  • County Clerk's Office Getting Comcast Complaint Calls
    County Number Added to New Bills

  • Ag Breakfast Features Scholarships, National Humorist

  • Speed Costs Everyone

  • Marshall, Ill., Homicide Victim Identified as Indiana Resident
    Investigation Continues

  • Pipelines for Ethanol?

  • Marriages

  • Dissolutions

  • (No court reports)

  • YMCA Exchange -- Current YMCA Happenings

  • Zion Lutheran School Collects Cereal for Logan County Food Bank

  • Letters:

    • Logan County Residents Show Compassion

    • 20th Anniversary of Citizens For Justice

  • LaHood Military Academy Nominations Announced
    Brown Nominated to Air Force Academy

  • Reminder: Successful ACT Review Course Re-offered in Lincoln

  • All Dolled Up
    Presidential Library and Museum to host American Girl Author, Fashion Show April 25-26

  • Home Country: It Pays to Know the Person You Ask to Do Something

  • AP News

 

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