Police Activity•Logan County Deputies arrested Daniel J. Martin, 39, of Lincoln, IL at 11:46 p.m., Friday 12/4/2020 at his residence on an Aggravated Domestic Battery charge ..read more

Representatives of the Illinois State Police say the backlog of forensic evidence in Illinois has been reduced significantly, but the support of lawmakers is needed to further address delays and deficiencies in the process.Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly made those comments to the Illinois Senate Public Health Committee during a Thursday hearing on the DNA backlog and evidence processing.According to Kelly, since 2019, ISP’s Division of Forensic ..read more

Here’s some political news that may temporarily provide some relief from the stench being spewed by the diehard Trump camp following the 2020 presidential election. Then, again, depending on how diehard you may be, it may not provide a millisecond of relief.All that aside, here’s my big news of the day: Republican voters in the city of Lincoln will have a primary election this coming Feb. 23 for their nomination for mayor. That’s right, it looks like the city ..read more

Police Activity•Lincoln Police arrested Kelsey R. Skelton, 34, of Lincoln, IL at 10:53 a.m. Thursday 12/3/2020 on Hennepin Street on a Logan County Warrant on a Failure to Appear charge ..read more

The Gravity of DarknessI welcome the darkening nights of fall into winter.That gradual gathering of the long full skirt of darkness,faithfully orchestrated by earth’s dance with sun,the diminishing of light and warmththat makes me want to snuggle in and slow down,sigh away the demands of sunnier days,and allow the restless fragments of my lifeto coalesce into remembrance ..read more

Police Activity•Lincoln Police arrested Raymond T. Clark, 31, of Mason City at 1:13 a.m. Wednesday 11/25/2020 on the block of 1100th St. and 1800th Ave. on a Violation of an Order of Protection charge ..read more

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) announced recently the launch of a year-long study of gambling, gambling addiction, and support service needs in Illinois. Results from the study will be used by IDHS for future strategic initiatives to prevent problem gambling and increase access to treatment and services. The half a million-dollar initiative is funded by revenue from the state’s gambling tax and allocated funds from the fiscal year 2021 budget ..read more

Lincoln Junior High School recently named Students of the Month for the First Quarter of the 2020 school year.For August: Miley Hurley, was named for the sixth grade, Mackenzie Plummer from the seventh grade and Paytan Bunner from the eighth grade.For September: Izzak Winebrinner, was named for the sixth grade, Rory Snyder from the seventh grade and Elizabeth Rempe, from the eighth grade.For October: Lucy Stoltzenburg, was named for the sixth grade, Skyler ..read more

SPRINGFIELD — After Pfizer submitted its application for a COVID-19 vaccine to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week, Illinois public health officials have continued preparing locations to store and distribute the vaccine that could be released to frontline hospital workers in a matter of weeks.Pfizer announced Friday that it planned to submit its COVID-19 vaccine application for emergency approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration — a process that ..read more

First Quarter 20206th gradeBoard ScholarsLexie ChambersColin CrombieDominick CummingsFaith DoolinCynthia FlenerMiley HurleyAngeli JohnsonRegan KutzViolet LoefflerColin MerrittPaycen SchaeferAidan SmithMacon SnellingLucille StoltzenburgIzzak WinebrinnerHigh HonorsLexie ..read more