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Feb 21 Lincoln Courier: Mount Pulaski Legion holds fundraiser for Land of Lincoln Honor flight

Feb 21 Lincoln Courier: Historical site is reborn - Agent’s new building fits the bill on historic Mount Pulaski square

Feb 21 Lincoln Daily News On-Line: Paul Beaver presents: 'Abraham Lincoln in Logan County, IL 1834-1860'
Feb 20 Lincoln Courier: Ellen Foley of Mt. Pulaski named to dean's list for Fall 2011 session at Southeast Missouri State University

Feb 19 Photo by David Spencer/The State Journal-Register.

American Legion Post 447
Prayer Breakfast

Guest Speaker: Honor Flight Program

Mt. Pulaski American Legion Hall

9:00 am

Feb 15 Lincoln DailyNew On-line: Free prayer breakfast at American Legion in Mount Pulaski this Saturday

Feb 17 Patients see Lincoln doctor's retirement as forced

LINCOLN — Patients of a popular Lincoln doctor said they were upset to learn of his retirement this month after he complained in October that Memorial Health System unfairly suspended him for failing to keep up with a new electronic medical-record system.

Feb 17 Report: Illinois third-most corrupt state in nation

Illinois is the third most corrupt state in the nation, according to a University of Illinois study released Wednesday. The study, which looked at public corruption statistics and data the U.S. Department of Justice has gathered since 1976, also listed Chicago and its surrounding metropolitan area as the most corrupt federal district in the country.
Feb 17 At UIS, transition smooth for home-schooled students

Should the flags be lowered

for Whitney Houston?

Mt. Pulaski Courthouse Celebrates Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
Sat., Feb. 11  (Noon - 4 pm) - FREE refreshments
 
New 2009 Lincoln Pennies will be given away
Feb 9 Madigan, state attorneys general secure $25 billion settlement with nation's 5 largest banks
Feb 7 Illinois winter so far is 6th warmest on record
Feb 7 Employment rate for Illinois teens at lowest point in 42 years

Feb 6 Elmore wants out of Harris trial - Says client made incriminating statements to cellmate

Feb 6 Lincoln Daily-News On-line:  Mount Pulaski Legion hosts Friday night wrestling, Pro Epic style
              Lincoln Daily-News On-line: Photo album

 Feb. 5 VFW Post 777 Pancakes & Sausage breakfast  Super Bowl Sunday - (7 - 1) VFW Hall

Feb 4 BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Hilltoppers hang on for win at Midwest

Feb 4 Pro Wrestling - Fri., Feb. 3rd, 2012 www.prowrestlingepic.com
Mt. Pulaski American Legion Hall - Fun for all the family
Individual & tag-team matches - bruises, swellings, red marks and bloody noses attest to their competitive efforts

Jan 31 Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce Ag Committee offering scholarships
Jan 31 Illinois Nuclear reactor loses power, venting steam to relieve pressure
Jan 31 Dollars & Fries - Mt. Pulaski woman is finalist in $25,000 McDonald's constest

Jan 31 Pythons Wiping Out Everglades Mammals, Report Says- Snakes 'Wreaking Havoc' On Ecosystem

Jan 31 Be on alert: problematic weed moving into Illinois
Jan 28 Lincoln Daily News On-Line Pro Wrestling - Fri., Feb. 3rd, 2012
Jan 30  Mount Pulaski to vote on buying electricity as a community - Decatur Herald-Review
Jan 29 Digital recording of 7 million insect specimens begins - Scientists at the Illinois Natural History Survey in Champaign,
part of the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois, are getting ready to digitize biological collections to make them more
accessible to researchers and the public.

               INHS Insect Collection - Illinois Natural History Survey
Jan 28 Beason murder trial at standstill over legal costs

Jan 28 Lake Decatur has recovered to nearly normal winter level

Jan 28 Hands-on anatomy: Teacher lets parents share in examination of animal organs
Jan 28 Teacher: No pay, we'll still teach - My View: An education crisis that never should have happened
Jan 27 Cartoonist Chris Britt booted by SJ-R
Jan 27 Harris brothers' trial and attorneys hang in limbo
Jan 26 Hilltoppers defuse Bullets, rise to first in Sangamo - It’s turning into a magical basketball season for the Mount Pulaski Hilltoppers.
Jan 26 U.S troops killed in action have a last ally
Jan 25 International campaign finance: How do countries compare?
Jan 22 Foley helps Mount Pulaski topple Delavan
Jan 22 Illinois Debtors Thrown In Jail: Lisa Madigan Working To Stop Debt Collector Arrest Warrants
Jan 22 Visitors to Ill. historic sites down slightly - Mt. Pulaski Historic courthouse visits were up
Jan 22 Route 66 tourism good for central Illinois communities

Jan 20 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Hilltoppers handle Athens

Jessica Awe had 26 points as Mount Pulaski routed Athens 65-38 during a Sangamo Conference game Thursday.

Jan 18 Boys Basketball: Civic Memorial tops Hiltoppers at buzzer

LITCHFIELD — Drew Emerick hit a 15-foot jumper at the buzzer to lift Bethalto Civic Memorial High School past Hillsboro 40-39 in Monday’s second game at the Litchfield Invitational boys basketball tournament.
Jan 18 Report: Young adults making gains under health-care law

SI: Jan 16, 2012 Did This Man Really Cut Michael Jordan? - For years the NBA Hall of Famer has claimed that his high school coach underestimated his talent as a sophomore. Clifton (Pop) Herring, whose life has been a struggle since then, tells a different story

Jan 13 Exclusive: Doctors cheated on radiology exams
Jan 12 EPA: Power Plants Main Global Warming Culprits
Jan 12 Supreme Court keeps church job-bias disputes out of court, but leaves unanswered questions
Jan 12  Astronomers:  Planets easily outnumber stars - 100,000,000,000 planets in Milky Way
Jan 11 A look inside Springfield's newest culinary training facility - Lincoln Land Community College
Jan 9  Poor, but feeding the rich
Jan 9  No Child Left Behind's promise falls short after 10 years
Jan 7 Moody's gives Illinois lowest credit rating of any state
Jan 7 Lincoln Daily News: Mike Maniscalco - Lincoln & Logan County Development Executive Director talks to Mt. Pulaski Rotary
            Lincoln Courier: Posted Previously:  The Lincoln and Logan County Development Partnership is in the running for a
            $99,000 federal grant that would be used to create a centralized business incubator.

Jan 6 Park service outlines long-term plan for Lincoln Home site

The National Park Service’s vision for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site includes extensive rehabilitation at the core of the site

Jan 6 Logan County police agencies receive military Humvees

LINCOLN — The Lincoln Police Department and Logan County Sheriff’s Office are better equipped to handle emergencies in tough terrain and extreme weather thanks to a military surplus program.

Jan 6 Area residents welcome January warm spell

With the sun shining and temperatures approaching 60 degrees - continues to be an unusually mild winter.

Jan 6 Repairs planned at Sugar Creek Covered Bridge

The Sugar Creek Covered Bridge — 185 years old and believed to be the oldest surviving covered bridge in Illinois
Jan 5 Little surprise: December comes in at 9th-mildest ever

Jan 5 Feds grant Illinois $186 million for high-speed rail

Jan 5 This week travelers coming in off Interstate 55 began supporting local schools through a 1 percent sales tax that applies to convenience items, among other things. The new sales tax will produce much-needed revenue for schools and a reduction in property taxes for area residents.
Jan 4 Could Chrome overtake Internet Explorer in the browser wars?
Mount Pulaski ends 175th year with New Year's Eve gathering
Jan 3 Sears - 79 Store Closings - none in Illinois
Jan 3 Illinois grappling with younger veterans' needs
Jan 3 Amtrak reduces fares in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri
Jan 3 New website showcases area veterans' stories
Jan 3 Medicaid payment backlog cripples supportive living centers
Jan 3 Controversy grows over proposed sand mine near Starved Rock
Jan 3 Congress Sends the Wrong Message - Autos preferred over mass transit
Jan 2  LDN - Photos of the Year:    Album 1       Album 2       Album 3       Album 4
Jan 2 Assessment identifies health issues in Logan County

Mt. Pulaski VFW Post 777 on 25th annual Christmas giving to veterans at Vonderlieth

Lincoln Daily News: Mount Pulaski ends 175th year with New Year's Eve gathering

Lincoln Courier: Mount Pulaski concludes 175th celebration

 

2011 Mt. Pulaski Community Christmas Cantata


CHRISTMAS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY