LOCAL  NEWS

2008

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Action! Courthouse becomes movie set

Photos of WILL-TV PBS [Univ. of IL] at Mt. Pulaski Courthouse

May 12 Who's happier -- older or younger?

May 11 United ending flights to D.C from Springfield's Abraham Lincoln Airport

May 10 Wind farm plans advance

May 9 42 Illinois counties designated as heritage area

May 9 Logan County lands in federal heritage territory

May 8 Retooled FutureGen plans unveiled
        - Energy Department begins comment period on revisions

May 8 State representatives reject recommendation for pay hike - but pay checks could be
        getting higher, anyway!

May 8 House passes measure to let police carry guns on college campuses

May 8 Tour offers access to Lindsay Home servant’s quarters, renovated sites

May 7 Fight shapes up over Pontiac prison closing

May 7 Wind farm hearings will draw crowds

May 7 New point of view for Chick Lanphier's telescope
        - Observatory to be dedicated near Pleasant Plains

May 7 Ash killer traps going up in area

May 5  Medical Service Returns to Mt. Pulaski

May 4 Teen fatalities decline in Illinois

Apr 30 Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area in Illinois
 Apr 29  Springfield Lake water has traces of drugs

Apr 29 Logan County Extension copes with funds crisis
           Office cuts staff hours, looks at fees for workshops

Apr 29 Mercury fails to make deep plunge - "tomatoes dogged a bullet"

Apr 26 Gas prices change plans for vacations

 ABATE tour - April 27, '08

Apr 26 Wet weather keeps farmers out of fields
         Just 1% of Illinois corn planted compared to 9% last year

Apr 25 With funding promises unfulfilled, SWCDs begin closing doors

Apr 25 Lincoln Courier Building for Sale - History of the Courier

Elderhostel Tour - Lunch & Courthouse Presentation - April 23, '08

Apr 23 In Chicago, fears of a long, bloody summer

Apr 23 First-quarter home sales dive 19%

Apr 23 NBA star Iguodala remembers his teacher

Apr 23 Students battle bullying
Williamsville pupils take their campaign on the read

Apr 23 Cargill/Pillsbury plant sold
Unknown if buyer will recycle structures or develop site

Apr 21 Chatham, sanitary district pay lobbyists $2,000 a month
Price is part of $5M per yearspent by local governments

Apr 20 Crop prices race with costs
Expenses eat into possibly good profits

Apr 18 Earthquake rattles Central Illinois, but no major damage reported

Apr 18 Midwest gets wake-up jolt

Apr 18 What Does the Future Hold for Illiopolis's Formosa?

Apr 18 EARTHQUAKE IN S. ILLINOIS - 4:30 AM - APRIL 18, 2008
NO DAMAGE IN MT. PULASKI & VICINITY, IT APPEARS -
BUT MANY OF US WERE AWAKENED BY IT!
~epicenter 6 mi north of Mount Carmel, IL - 220 mi south of Mt. Pulaski and 130 mi E. of STL~

Apr 10 Senate approves Durbin's Lincoln Heritage Legislation

Apr 10 Wind may be farmers’ new crop
 Proposal to build 25,000-acre wind farm southwest of Taylorville

Apr 9 IHSA settles feud with press

Apr 8 Wind farm will rebuild rural roads
County ironing out details with wind energy company

Apr 3 Tazewell forges ahead on wind farm
Hearings continue despite temporary halt in Logan County

Apr 2 Wind farm opponents air concerns, comments
Tazewell zoning panel hears from group that halted Logan meetings

Mar 29 Prices for food staples hit highest mark in 20 years, experts say

Mar 29 Farmers’ decisions on corn could be key for consumers

Mar 29 Farmers enjoy economic upturn - Rising input costs loom on horizon

Mar 29 Abe, Route 66 share cover of visitor’s guide

Mar 28 Lake Fork gears up for its annual crowd

Mar 26 Action! Courthouse becomes movie set

Photos of WILL-TV PBS [Univ. of IL] at Mt. Pulaski Courthouse
March 24 - 27

Mar 24 Smile for the speed-enforcement camera
Van’s technology will catch speeders in work zones

Mar 24 How to lower the pain at the pump

Mar 22 Area schools make grade
Financially speaking, most are on the state’s honor roll

Mar 22 Danner Trust to fund Mill windows

Mar 17 Son of Former Pulaskian Plans to be a Commercial Pilot

Mar 17 Nurse believes in the healing qualities of herbs

Mar 17 100 mpg car could be worth $10 million
Local team working to design one

Mar 14 Pork farmers face lean times

Mar 12 MPGS State 7-2A Champs!
Class 2A 8th Grade in State Action this weekend

Mar 12  1 in 4 teen girls have STD

Mar 7 Commander Warns of al-Qaida Threat to US

Mar 7 Painting of Lincoln speech will be kept under wraps

Mar 6 Wettest February Ends 3rd-Wettest Winter

Mar 6  Springfield's Westminster celebrates
architect as well as 100th anniversary

Mar 5 Prepare,prepare,prepare
Agency gears up for storm season

Mar 5 Getting ready for the worst
 Published Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Mar 4 Cost of water leak at Capitol at least $150,000

Mar 2 Lincoln's Thinking - University Letters Offers Insight Into
President Lincoln & his Civil War Tribulations

Feb 28 Students in stitches with gifts -
            Mt. Pulaski Lutheran school children make lap quilts

Feb 27 Had enough of winter? Season has soaked, socked the area

Feb 27 New U.S. Submarines Trade Nukes for SEALs

Feb 23 Hollywood Abuzz With Oscar Preparations

Feb 22 New Logan visitor’s guide to be available next month

Feb 22 Flu bug begins to bite - Health Dept. still offers vaccinations

Feb 22 Hot Tri-Valley team eliminates Hilltoppers at Delavan Regional

Feb 22 Another 4-5" of the white stuff hits Mt. Pulaski

  this front moved through --- 11am  - 2pm  today
       But so far, the freezing rain (purple) hit the poor folks south and east of us!

Feb 22 (Feb 17)  Presidential Library Says it Has the Last Ax Lincoln Used

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Feb 20 Total Lunar Eclipse

Feb 19 Pontiac assessment finds more flood damage

Feb 19 Watseka fights against floods, FEMA

Feb 18 2 in Logan Co. wreck show improvement

Feb 17 University shooter's girlfriend: 'I couldn't believe it'

Feb 17 4 Killed, 2 others injured in crash near Middletown

Feb 16 Man's quick action probably saved 2 young men's lives

Feb 16 Study: MRAP refusal led to Marine deaths

Feb 15 Foreclosure’ becomes familiar word - Local homeowners get snared in nationwide housing crisis

Feb 14 Little Athletes, Big Injuries

Feb 13 Douglass reunited with Lincoln on stage for president’s birthday

Feb 12 Main St. gets funds for Abe project IL. Bi-Centennial panel awards group $56,000

Feb 12 Courthouse Replica "Bank" Give-away draws a crowd on Abe's Birthday

Feb 11 4th Annual Abraham Lincoln Logan County Banquet - Awards - Speaker

 A. Lincoln Presidental Ball   Governor's Mansion, Feb. 9, 2008

Feb 11 County Celebrations Salute Lincoln

Feb 6 One of last 2 WWI vets in US dies

3rd Annual Catholic Church TRIVIA Night Feb. 9, 7 pm

1854 Cast Iron Tombstone Re-enactment Mt. Pulaski Courthouse - Feb. 10, 2 pm

4th Annual Logan County Abraham Lincoln Birthday Banquet - Feb. 10, 5 pm

Feb 4 Springfield's 1908 Race Riot

Feb 4 Flu season hits Central Illinois hard

Feb 4 Fog creating travel problems around state


Feb 4 Courthouse Replicas to be Distributed Feb. 10 and Feb. 12 at the Courthouse

Feb 4 Widespread Dense Fog Across Central Illinois

Feb 4 New Main Street leader lists goals

Feb 4 Former Springfieldian poised to nab an Oscar - ‘Juno’ co-produced by Lanphier graduate

Feb 4 Mass ends diocesan stage of Sheen's path to sainthood

V.F.W. Annual Pancake-Sausage Breakfast SUPER BOWL

Feb 1 WHITE OUT     7-plus inches of snow falls here [10" in Mt. Pulaski]

Feb 1 Treacherous weather blankets bulk of nation’s midsection

Jan 29 - WEATHER RECORD!

Jan 25 Mt Pulaski Zion Lutheran purchases Elkhart Grade School - Dedication is on March 9, 2008

Jan 25 Cold takes toll on firefighters - Two go to hospital after battling flames in sub-zero weather

Jan 24 Hospitals to get wound facilities - Centers to offer latest techniques

Jan 24 Transit vote may have killed construction funds

Jan 19 New Images of Lincoln Inaugural Found

Jan 19 The Abraham Lincoln Blog

PHYSICIAN NEEDED IN MT. PULASKI

Jan 19 Mis-labled photos of Abe’s 2nd Inauguration turn up in archives

Jan 18 Photos found of Lincoln's second inauguration

Jan 18 Photos of Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address

Jan 12 County Clerk Announces Voter Registration Period Extended

Jan 12 INB completes takeover of Mount Pulaski bank, branch

Jan 10 Phone on, mind off, task force is told

Jan 9 WTVP makes final pitch to its creditors

Jan 6 "A Winter's Tail" - Parade Magazine Photo submitted by Erich Maxheimer of Chestnut

Jan 2 USC Trojans vs. U of I Fighting Illinois Football  "Searching for Answers"

Jan 2 Old teeth may help modern problems  -  Area mammoth may show how animals adapt

Jan 1 Alice Armstrong: Cultural attitudes stack the odds against teachers

Jan 1 Pipe Hype: Anticipation high for Sangamon portion of natural gas pipeline