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Chillicothe — Heavy rains in northern Illinois have caused creeks and streams there to fill up and feed into Illinois River basins, said Chuck Schaffer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln.

LINCOLN — Did she say yes? Ross Green decided only a few weeks ago to propose to his girlfriend of two years, Jena Epping, during the Lincoln Art and Balloon Festival balloon glow, using a balloon co-owned by his father.

Two women were attacked near a Lincoln bike trail over the weekend and police said they think the victims were randomly chosen.

The second Lincoln attack on Monday happened near Riley Elementary School. This prompted Lincoln Public Schools to lock down the school.

CHICAGO----Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'A' rating to Lincoln National Corporation's issuance of $300 million of 5-year senior notes due August 2012. The Rating Outlook is Stable.

Iowa school board elections are Tuesday, Sept. 11. The Keokuk School Board has four vacancies with differing length of terms on the ballot. The Daily Gate City is publishing replies from the 11 candidates in alphabetical order on consecutive days for the three different lengths of terms.

Since 1968, the federal government has mandated that tires should be replaced when the original tread has worn to a depth of 2/32-inch. Even without a tread depth gauge, it's easy to measure this depth with a penny stuck in the tread. If part of Lincoln's head is covered by the tread, your tires are within the legal limits.

LINCOLN — Did she say yes? Ross Green decided only a few weeks ago to propose to his girlfriend of two years, Jena Epping, during the Lincoln Art and Balloon Festival balloon glow, using a balloon co-owned by his father.

American Trailer & Storage, Inc., of Kansas City announced that it has acquired the transportation and portable storage rental fleets of Trailer Sales, Inc., Trailer Leasing, Inc., and Warehouse on Wheels in Lincoln, which forms the beginning of American Trailer & Storage’s new operation in Nebraska and Iowa.

Authorities in Lincoln County are seeking information on a burglary that took place sometime during the overnight hours on Thursday at a Town of Merrill church.

Lincoln County deputies are investigating and are requesting the public s help to determine who damaged road signs in the Town of Skanawan on Wednesday afternoon.

You can clamp down on any fears you might have had about the future of one of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s hallmark research centers after it lost its founding director earlier this year.

Hoping to do away with waiting lists of prospective students, the College of Hair Design is planning to open a second Lincoln campus, school officials announced.

MAHOMET – The Mahomet Village Board on Tuesday will consider changing the zoning on a lot across the street from Lincoln Trail Elementary where a developer wants to build condominiums. The board will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. at its administrative building. Mahomet's Plan and Zoning Commission tied 2-2 in its vote as to whether to recommend changing the lot's zoning from single-family ...

PEORIA — The best way to view Tuesday morning’s total lunar eclipse is simply to stand outside and look at the sky. “Make sure the weather’s clear,” said Heather Stanley, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lincoln.

Wayne Hardin is a man on a mission. Hardin, who was head coach at both Navy and Temple, is waging a campaign to fill Lincoln Financial Field for Friday's season opener between the two schools.

LINCOLN — The Kearney High softball team went 0-3 at the Lincoln Public Schools Tournament Saturday.

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BUCYRUS — Lincoln Avenue Church of Christ, 400 Lincoln Ave., will give away clothing, cleaning supplies and food to those who were affected by the recent flood, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday at the church.

Three people who attempted to steal items from a Target store in St. Cloud, Minn. Sunday afternoon didn't get away with any merchandise, but still got a ride to jail. Police arrested the suspects, all from Las Vegas, Nev., after receiving information that at least one of them was using shoplifting tools inside the store at 125 Lincoln Av. SE. The suspects were stopped while driving on the 100 ...

In connection with New York City Opera's upcoming production of Richard Danielpour's Margaret Garner , with a libretto by Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison based on her novel Beloved , the Lincoln Triangle Barnes & Noble on Manhattan's Upper West Side is presenting a free discussion of the work on September 10.

NEWARK -- Lucas Sanchez of Englewood said immigrant rights and the Iraq war were among his reasons for braving Saturday's daunting heat at a peace rally in the city's Lincoln Park.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville a grant to create workshops focusing on Abraham Lincoln.

Marcus Tegtmeier turned a few heads at Yia Yia s Tuesday night when he zipped by on his blue bike.

Lincoln Park Bancorp announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company intends to repurchase up to 5% of its issued and outstanding shares, or up to approximately 41,780 shares.

Be sure to keep hydrated, fairgoers. National Weather Service forecasters say today should be sunny and hot, with a high near 98. With the heat index, it could feel more like 105 in the Lincoln area.

Monday, Aug. 27Michael Bolton performs at the American Music Theatre, 2425 Lincoln Highway East, Lancaster. 8 p.m. $70. 397-7700.Tuesday, Aug. 28View the art of the baseball card at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design's gallery, 204 N....

LINCOLN Beatrice s Lady Orange softball team got its season off to a solid start, going 3-0 and winning their pool in the Lincoln Public Schools Tournament Saturday.“It was a great way to start the year against some tough competition,” Beatrice coach Dennis Dodge said.Beatrice opened with a 4-3 win over Lincoln North Star.North Star took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a single and double, but ...

LINCOLN Beatrice s Lady Orange dominated the Class A-dominated field in winning the Lincoln East Kickoff Golf Tournament at Highland Golf Course in Lincoln Thursday.The Lady Orange won the team championship with a 343, 32 strokes better than runner-up Fremont, which had a 375.Host Lincoln East was third at 378.Beatrice coach Darrel Hoffman said it was hard to believe the Lady Orange could play so ...

*Rapper 50 Cent will team with the cable network Starz next month to promote the Sept. 11th release of his new album, “Curtis.”

The summer's road construction in the city of Sidney is drawing to an end. The Sidney Public Works Department replaced 600 feet of cast iron water main on Lincoln Avenue, which had been in the ground since 1916, according to Terry Meldahl, director of Public Works.

Aspers' Danny Dietrich III became the fourth 358 sprint driver to win features at both Lincoln and Trail-Way Speedway this season when he took Saturday's 20-lap feature at Lincoln.

LINCOLN The Columbus High and Lakeview softball teams opened their seasons at the Lincoln Public Schools Tournament Saturday.

LINCOLN A 6-3 win over Omaha Skutt highlighted a 1-2 showing for the Fremont High softball team Saturday in the Lincoln Public Schools Tournament at the Doris Bair Softball Complex.

The Fremont High Softball team dropped its first double-header of the season Friday night with 5-1 and 3-0 losses to Lincoln Southeast at Christensen Field.

The Republican Party was founded primarily on the issue of the abolition of slavery. And it was under a Republican president, Abraham Lincoln, that slavery was abolished and civil rights established for African Americans.

LINCOLN — Lincoln College leaders say its new community education program is part of a broader effort to strengthen the college’s role as a resource to the Central Illinois region.

Fred Rahmer scored a win in the 410 sprints before rain halted racing at Lincoln. Aug 27, 2007 — Fred Rahmer scored his 153rd career Lincoln win in the first of two 20-lap features for 410 sprints at Lincoln Speedway on Saturday night.

LINCOLN -- Despite going winless a year ago, the Lincoln Wolves have felt a buzz during preseason practice this year.

In six days, the Nevada football team, in its white-over-blue jerseys, will jog out of its locker room and onto the Memorial Stadium turf in Lincoln, Neb., where it will be greeted, so to speak, by a sea of 85,000, screaming, red-clad Nebraska fans.

The day Dr. Leslie Halpern discovered her calling was the day a woman walked into the emergency room at Lincoln Hospital in the Fort Apache section of the Bronx, her face slashed with a box blade.

Spc. Tyler R. Seideman, a 20-year-old former Lincoln High School student, died Wednesday in Iraq.

Galatasaray moved to the top of the Turkish Super Lig after maintaining their 100% record with a 1-0 win over Ankaragucu on Sunday.The Istanbul-based side moved ahead of city rivals Besiktas on goal difference thanks to Lincoln's 22nd-minute strike.

WORCESTER - Something needs to be done about Lincoln Square. Next month city officials are hoping to figure out just what that something should be.

Authorities identified the man who was struck and killed by a train Friday night as William Geoffrey Erck, 21, of Lincoln.

Nevada Irrigation District board member R. Paul Williams has owned 46 acres of land between the cities of Auburn and Lincoln for 42 years.

STOCKTON - The times are changing for Lincoln High football.

A Harrisburg woman has been indicted on charges that she falsely reported the sexual abuse of a child to Lincoln County authorities.

Lincoln County soon will introduce a discount card program to help consumers cope with the high price of prescription drugs. The county has signed a contract to make free prescription drug discount cards available under a program sponsored by the National Association of Counties. It offers an average savings of 20 percent off the retail price of commonly prescribed drugs. The cards, which will be ...

Freshmen, welcome to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. University officials anticipate that you are the biggest, smartest, most diverse group UNL has seen in recent years. You made a good choice coming here. Work hard. Make us proud. The university probably won't know official enrollment numbers for the 2007 fall semester for at least a week.

Cutting-edge and contemporary are not often words used to describe Lincoln, but appearances can be deceiving. Lincoln has a thriving art scene, and several innovative shows are opening this fall. The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, 12th and R streets Kicking off three new exhibitions this semester, the Sheldon provides plenty of reasons to stop by for a visit.

Theaters in Lincoln and surrounding areas are getting ready for a new season of show productions for the public, and there is a definite aura of anticipation all around. "We're excited about everything," said Chris Rook, TADA Productions' associate managing and musical director.

In Fox River Grove, Spring Creek overflowed its banks and filled the intersection at Lincoln and Hillcrest avenues, as well as a small park near and a vacant lot across the street.

In Fox River Grove, Spring Creek overflowed its banks and filled the intersection at Lincoln and Hillcrest avenues, as well as a small park near and a vacant lot across the street.

Nathan Hoppe’s finesse game began turning into a timid brand of tennis that was getting the Lincoln Northeast senior in trouble. So Hoppe switched gears in the final game of his No. 1 singles championship match against Jeremy Jank of Hastings on Saturday.

The 2007 Lincoln Saltdogs are mere mortals compared to the Super Saltdogs of last year. That could be the key to a happier playoff performance this week.

The 13th annual fall seminar series offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Grassland Studies will feature topics ranging from ethanol’s effect on cow-calf producers to the effects of grassland management on birds.

A metal worker helping build a Hy-Vee at 84th and Holdrege streets fell to his death Saturday. Randy A. Fryar, 38, of Papillion was 30 to 35 feet in the air and had taken off his safety restraints to move when he fell, Lincoln Police Capt. David Beggs said.

College students, welcome to Lincoln. Those of you at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, it’s time to get your minds back in focus for the first day of classes (we hope your alarm worked this morning).

The 2007 One Book — One Lincoln selection committee has decided the best book for this year’s communitywide read is “The Worst Hard Time” by Timothy Egan.

For the 20th consecutive year, a study of 106 cities ranks the rates paid by Lincoln Electric System customers among the lowest in the U.S.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)--U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns has approved closing 10 federal Farm Service Agency offices in Nebraska and has notified Congress.

SPRINGFIELD -- A Twin City-based Civil War re-enactment band will play at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield just before the flag is lowered for the evening on Tuesday.

LINCOLN — Daren Friedman of Forrest pulled away from the pack at the halfway point of the race to claim the late model feature Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway.

LINCOLN — Lincoln College leaders say its new community education program is part of a broader effort to strengthen the college’s role as a resource to the Central Illinois region.

Lincoln Industrial, a Harbour Group company, completed the acquisition of Lincoln Helios (India), Ltd. (LHI), Jeff Fox, Harbour Group's chief executive officer, announced. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Relatives of 87-year-old Earl Meiler say the Amherst resident returned home safely Friday evening. Relatives claim Meiler had been missing since he went for a drive on Thursday night at 7 p.m. He was last seen in a 2002 Silver Lincoln Towncar.

The Lincoln MKX is a solid, if pricey, offering in the mid-size luxury crossover SUV market.

Supporters of a former Lincoln resident who is an activist in Rhode Island gathered today to hold a solidarity march and vigil.

A metal worker is dead after falling while working at a grocery store construction site in Lincoln.

A Lincoln family now has a new home to call their own.

Charlie Ruud, who was 11-3 with a 3.63 ERA during the American Association regular season, will start for the St. Paul Saints tonight in their playoff opener in Lincoln, Neb. Justin Lord is scheduled to pitch for the Saints in Tuesday's Game 2 in Lincoln. Game 3 and Game 4 (if necessary) are scheduled for Thursday and Friday at Midway Stadium. Lincoln won 12 of the 19 regular-season games between ...

OCEANSIDE ---- Brooke Tobia has spent the last couple of months preparing for what she calls her "dream job," teaching algebra to eighth graders at Lincoln Middle School.

The Village of Lincoln is working to develop a vision statement as one of the first steps toward a strategic plan.

LINCOLN — Daren Friedman of Forrest pulled away from the pack at the halfway point of the race to claim the late model feature Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway.

Police say 38-year-old Randy Fryar of Papillion fell about 30 feet to his death after taking off his safety restraints to move. Dan Hill, the safety officer for Moen Steel Erection says work continued after Fryar fell. Hill says Fryar's brother was there and saw the fall.

The 13th annual fall seminar series offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Center for Grassland Studies will feature topics ranging from ethanol’s effect on cow-calf producers to the effects of grassland management on birds.

A metal worker helping build a Hy-Vee at 84th and Holdrege streets fell to his death Saturday. Randy A. Fryar, 38, of Papillion was 30 to 35 feet in the air and had taken off his safety restraints to move when he fell, Lincoln Police Capt. David Beggs said.

LINCOLN — Rain may have put a damper on the Lincoln Art and Balloon Festival’s balloon events, but drier weather arrived just in time for the downtown art show.

HODGENVILLE, Ky. -- Larry and Judy Sivley peered into the dirt-floor, one-room log cabin and marveled that such a place was the cradle for the 16th president of the United States.

NORMAL, Ill. (AP) - A central Illinois library is 1 of a select few across the country getting a special exhibit on Abraham Lincoln. Illinois State University's Milner Library is hosting "Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation."

COLUMBIA, S.C. First-grade teacher Gwen Rodgers taps a white board to move around virtual pennies. Another tap and she can connect to Internet sites about copper and President Abraham Lincoln. One more tap, and Rodgers can pull up a pop quiz to see if her students are paying attention.

Lincoln Police say a man confronted three children and tried to grab one of them.

Jon Camp remembers exactly what time it was — 12:15 in the morning. He and the rest of the Lincoln City Council had listened to hours of testimony about whether the city should keep its ambulance service privatized or let the fire department take it over.

For Lincoln, outscoring Mount Zion 14-0 in the fourth quarter was not enough as the Railsplitters fell in their season opener.

NEWARK -- Lucas Sanchez of Englewood said immigrant rights and the Iraq war were among his reasons for braving Saturday's daunting heat at a peace rally in the city's Lincoln Park.

Host Lincoln Land College won four matches Saturday en route to taking first place in the round-robin Lincoln Land Invitational. The Loggers defeated Fort Scott 30-17, 30-25, 30-21 in their first match before capturing a 30-16, 30-13, 30-23 win over Florissant Valley.

TULLAHOMA, Tenn. - Chris Bishop's 2-yard touchdown run and two-point conversion had given host Tullahoma a three-point lead over Lincoln County late in Saturday's game.

Parts of Lincoln Railway Station removed during renovation work look set to end up in museums.

Spc. Tyler R. Seideman, a 20-year-old former Lincoln High School student, died Wednesday in Iraq.

As the wings of Lincoln-Way North High School are starting to become visible from Harlem Avenue, District 210 is beginning groundwork to build another high school on the other side of the district.

This house at 746 Van Buren Ave. in Lincoln Heights is selling for $44,900.

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- Lincoln-Way Central made certain its long trip was well worth it by rallying for one of the greatest comebacks in school history with a 30-27 overtime victory against East St. Louis on Saturday.

MANITOWOCAs the two top girls tennis players in the area, Manitowoc Lincolns Lauren Lukas and Roncallis Elissa Halla have built a competitive rivalry.

WEST BEND Alex Becka finished 15th, two spots ahead of Ryan Keehan, as Manitowoc Lincoln was able to group its five scoring runners less than a minute apart to finish fourth at the Jamie Block Memorial Cross Country Invitational on Saturday.

LINCOLN -- Despite going winless a year ago, the Lincoln Wolves have felt a buzz during preseason practice this year.

Lincoln-Way Central made certain its long trip downstate was well worth it, rallying for one of the greatest comebacks in school history with a 30-27 overtime victory at East St. Louis on Saturday.

SPRINGFIELD -- A Twin City-based Civil War re-enactment band will play at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield just before the flag is lowered for the evening on Tuesday.

As I wait for the light to change at the corner of Cary Parkway and Kildaire Farm Road near my home, I sometimes pass the time counting the Mercedes, Lincoln Navigators and Range Rovers that whiz by.

When Katrina floodwaters overcame his home, swamped his neighborhood and carried away his new Lincoln, Johnnie Montgomery, then 82, decided...

Players on the North Lincoln football team say they've kept their focus after teammate Mackenzie Lynch was critically injured in a car accident this month. Coach Matt Beam isn't buying that. "These kids want to be tough on the outside, but inside they're hurting," Beam said. "You can tell just by how many parents have asked me to talk to their kids to boost them up a little. This has been really ...

A young Lincoln man died Friday night after being struck by a cargo train passing through the city, according to police.

SPRINGFIELD -- A Twin City-based Civil War re-enactment band will play at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield just before the flag is lowered for the evening on Tuesday.

Extending proper handshakes and creating spreadsheets are some of the many basic and advanced real-world business skills learned by Kathleen Johnson’s middle-school Future Business Leaders of America students at Logan and Lincoln Middle Schools.

There’s no shortage of Lincolnites to play the part of a bitter, middle-aged cowboy with a permanent seat at the neighborhood bar. Of seven people who showed up Saturday for auditions at Gere Library, local independent film director Mark Thimijan was planning to cast four.

Two recent studies suggest Lincoln firefighters are paid well compared to their counterparts in other cities, but the city gets a lot of bang for its buck.

Jon Camp remembers exactly what time it was — 12:15 in the morning. He and the rest of the Lincoln City Council had listened to hours of testimony about whether the city should keep its ambulance service privatized or let the fire department take it over.

For Lincoln, outscoring Mount Zion 14-0 in the fourth quarter was not enough as the Railsplitters fell in their season opener.

LINCOLN — Rain may have put a damper on the Lincoln Art and Balloon Festival’s balloon events, but drier weather arrived just in time for the downtown art show.

HODGENVILLE, Ky. -- Larry and Judy Sivley peered into the dirt-floor, one-room log cabin and marveled that such a place was the cradle for the 16th president of the United States.

LINCOLN COUNTY BLUEGRASS AND GOSPEL SING: 1 to 6:30 p.m. Free. Featuring The Freemans, Tribute Quartet, Steadfast, New Creations, Bound and Determined and Change of Heart. Mud River Dam Recreation Area. Call 824-5205 or 824-7748.

Rose Ellen Young Gruhn, 85, of Lincoln, died Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 at the Lincoln Community Nursing Home. She was born May 3, 1922, near Spencer, Iowa , a daughter of John and Carrie Smith Young. On May 6, 1938, in Knoxville, Iowa, she was married to Forrest “Jack” Gruhn, who survives of the home.

The Rhythm Road: American Music Abroad program is again taking a group of Jazz at Lincoln Center musicians on tour to promote live jazz, this time to Mali, India and China.

Police are investigating a robbery that they say took place at the U-Stop on North 27th street.

A Lincoln female is recovering after Police say her boyfriend assaulted her.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -The past is part of the present at Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- The past is part of the present at Nebraska. Four years after his firing, Frank Solich is far from forgotten. Off the field, fans continue to argue the merits of...

LINCOLN, Neb. – The past is part of the present at Nebraska. Four years after his firing, Frank Solich is far from forgotten. Off the field, fans continue to argue the merits of Solich's dismissal. On the field, players recruited by Solich remain major contributors.

HODGENVILLE, Ky. -- Larry and Judy Sivley peered into the dirt-floor, one-room log cabin and marveled that such a place was the cradle for the 16th president of the United States.

Fathers 4 Justice climbed the Lincoln Memorial last week. Matt O’Connor, their founder, tells the fight isn’t over

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- State patrol investigators descended on the Nebraska State Fair on its first day, protecting carnival visitors from rigged games and rogue ride operators.

A scrolling marquee on Lincoln Way East in Chambersburg has created a stir in the community. It is advertising personal information about area residents -- including personal finances.

A young Lincoln man died Friday night after being struck by a cargo train passing through the city, according to police.

SPRINGFIELD -- A Twin City-based Civil War re-enactment band will play at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield just before the flag is lowered for the evening on Tuesday.

Lincoln grabbed a goal in each half to earn a comfortable three points against a poor Accrington at Sincil Bank. City were pegged back in the first 15 minutes but then took control and there was only ever likely to be one winner.

Here they'll go again. Lincoln and Warrensburg-Latham are scheduled to maintain their early-season soccer rivalry at 10 a.m. today in Warrensburg. "They're always fired up to play us and it's always a good game," Railers coach Tim Stuckey said. "It'll be a really tough match for both of us."

PRAGUE, Okla. (AP) - A Prague teenager has died after an accident early today at a rural Lincoln County intersection. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 18-year-old Edward Siaz died in the 2-vehicle collision that happened about 1:05 am at the junction of 2 county roads southeast of Prague.

Associated Press - August 25, 2007 9:35 AM ET PRAGUE, Okla. (AP) - A Prague teenager has died after an accident early today at a rural Lincoln County intersection.

LINCOLN -- Despite going winless a year ago, the Lincoln Wolves have felt a buzz during preseason practice this year.

A former church which dates back to the 16th Century and sits near Lincoln cathedral is to be sold off.

DE PERE A trio of second-half drives stalled deep in De Pere territory and Manitowoc Lincoln came out on the short end of an 18-7 score in the Ships 2007 season opener on Friday night.

VALE - For the second time in two weeks, Maiden High came out in the second half playing much better than it did in the first. The good thing for the Blue Devils was - this time - they came away with the victory.

Spc. Tyler R. Seideman, a 20-year-old former Lincoln High School student, died Wednesday in Iraq.

Lincoln National Corp. negotiated its way through this week's volatile short-term-debt market by going long. The Philadelphia life insurance and investment management company sold $300 million in five-year notes, some of which will be used pay off short-term debt - known as commercial paper - maturing this month and next.

All eyes will be on the Lincoln boys soccer team as a prime candidate for the state Class AA title this fall. The Patriots finished third last year, with Pierre winning the title, 3-1 over Aberdeen. Both the Governors and Golden Eagles are expected to be in the mix again.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville a grant to create workshops focusing on Abraham Lincoln.

SPRINGFIELD -- A Twin City-based Civil War re-enactment band will play at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield just before the flag is lowered for the evening on Tuesday.

Lincoln police are looking into how an 8-month-old Lincoln boy, recovering from a skull fracture Friday at an Omaha hospital, was injured.

HODGENVILLE, Ky. -- Larry and Judy Sivley peered into the dirt-floor, one-room log cabin and marveled that such a place was the cradle for the 16th president of the United States.

Lincoln-Way East quarterback Blake Hammond felt as if he had run 100 yards, but it was really 74. Hammond's 74-yard touchdown run in the second quarter put an early exclamation point on the host Griffins' 14-6 victory against visiting Providence on Friday night in Frankfort.

NEW YORK -- Of the four choreographers commissioned to create short works for the Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festival this summer, only Merián Soto chose to present her dancers on a more-or- less conventional stage.

The signs started appearing in the second quarter that Grand Island found a hole in the middle of Lincoln High’s defense. With the Links focusing on stopping Islander halfback Mike Tomlin on the outside, fullback Curtis Hudiburgh started seeing more handoffs.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- The NCAA has suspended three Nebraska baseball players for trading bats for store credit.

Spc. Tyler R. Seideman, a 20-year-old former Lincoln High School student, died Wednesday in Iraq.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- The NCAA has suspended three Nebraska baseball players for trading bats for store credit.

Lincoln police are looking into how an 8-month-old Lincoln boy, recovering from a skull fracture Friday at an Omaha hospital, was injured.

The job goes to Niles Ford, who was most recently the deputy fire chief for the Fulton County, Ga., Fire Department.

The Nation -- Here is how things work today at the top levels of the party of Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower.

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) is close to announcing a Senate campaign if Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) opts not to run for reelection, according to the Lincoln Journal-Star. Kerrey, now serving as president of the New School, told trustees at the university to prepare for his departure. “I am more and more certain that Chuck is not going to seek reelection, and my intention is to make my ...

Peter Jacobsen wants his golf clubs back. The PGA Champions tour player is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the return of a set of Titleist clubs he uses on the tour, and three other bags of clubs with sentimental value. The older clubs included a set he used at Lincoln High School and at the University of Oregon.

The Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society is doing its part to plan a birthday party for one of Illinois' finest.

On Friday, March 10, Christian rock fans were treated to a powerful night of praise, worship and music. Lincoln Brewster put on a concert at the Turlock Community Theatre that kept fans out of their s...

The registration deadline is at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14 at for Lincoln County Middle School Volleyball. There are a limited number of positions, so only the first 24 players are guaranteed a spot.

More than 40 Northwest authors will be featured for the third event in the 2007 Oregon Author Fair Series, taking place from noon to 3 p.m. in the public plaza next to Bob's Beach Books in Lincoln City.

The 2nd annual Lincoln City Plein Air Art Festival, which will be held Oct. 6 and 7 in the Historical Taft District of Lincoln City on SW 51st Street, is seeking volunteers for numerous positions.

Lincoln City Cultural Center will be a "happening" place this coming weekend according to Elizabeth Black, board president. "It's a weekend of firsts," she explained. "Friday Aug. 24, 7 p.m., we host the opening ceremony for 'Eyes Wide Open' on the human cost of war."

The Lincoln City Career Tech High School is in a constant state of evolution, according to several staff members. This year, the school has expanded its offerings to keep up with the demands of students, according to Project Instructor Christopher Thompson.

Area historian and journalist Steve Long of Zoarville will present a program on “The Assassination of Lincoln and the Pursuit of Booth” Saturday at 10 at the J.E. Reeves Home and Museum in Dover. The program is free. Light refreshments will be served.

The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Southern Illinois University Edwardsville a grant to create workshops focusing on Abraham Lincoln.

Carolinas HealthCare System will open a primary-care medical office in west Lincoln County near the intersection of N.C. Highway 27 and Shoal Road.

A 76-year-old woman was found dead Thursday afternoon in her home at 2526 A St., Apt. 1. Jim Peschong, assistant chief of the Lincoln Police Department, said officers were suspicious at first because they found a lot of blood at the scene.

Pioneer High School's varsity girls volleyball team easily won their season opener at Lincoln High on Thursday night, sweeping all three sets, 25-15, 25-9 and 25-14.

Rescue personnel work to free Jonathan Bergstrom, 20, Marshfield, from his car Thursday after his eastbound vehicle went over the center line and collided with a propane truck traveling west at about 8:30 a.m. on Highway H, west of Marshfield in the town of Lincoln.

A 76-year-old woman was found dead Thursday afternoon in her home at 2526 A St., Apt. 1. Jim Peschong, assistant chief of the Lincoln Police Department, said officers were suspicious at first because they found a lot of blood at the scene.

The company that donated the bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln in Richmond has lost its tax-exempt status. The United States Historical Society was removed this week from the Internal Revenue Service's list of organizations eligible to receive tax-free contributions. An IRS spokesman said he could not disclose details. Martin J. Moran, president of the Historical Society, also declined to discuss ...

Associated Press - August 24, 2007 9:14 AM ET GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - A Great Falls woman died when she lost control of her vehicle on Montana Highway 200, east of Lincoln.

LINCOLN A long day of golf ended with a second-place finish for Fremont High Thursday in the Lincoln East Kickoff Tournament at Highland Golf Course.

A Lincoln man was one of 14 U.S. soldiers killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed Wednesday during a nighttime mission in northern Iraq. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

He was a good athlete and student, happy and active, and wanted to build a log cabin with his best friend when they got home from Iraq. (Northwest Arkansas Times)

LINCOLN -- Despite going winless a year ago, the Lincoln Wolves have felt a buzz during preseason practice this year.

A Great Falls woman died Wednesday when she lost control of her vehicle on Montana Highway 200 east of Lincoln. Bobi Jo Hayes, 44, who also lived in Missoula, died at the scene, said Lewis and Clark County Deputy Coroner Ray Vonada.

The two places are about an hour and a half’s drive apart, in Kentucky. The first will be remindful of other historic houses you’ve visited—the portraits, the furnishings and ornaments original or of the period, the displayed clothing and porcelain, the docents with the guided tour, the gift shop.

A night for music lovers and good deeds — that's what the Lincoln Foundation's Evening of Jazz means for Louisville. Tomorrow night at the Bomhard Theater in the Kentucky Center, The Deep Blue Organ Trio, a Chicago-based classical jazz combo featuring guitarist Bobby Broom, Hammond B3 organ artist Chris Foreman and drummer Greg Rockingham, will perform.

LINCOLN -- Despite going winless a year ago, the Lincoln Wolves have felt a buzz during preseason practice this year.

An ensemble of musicians separated by oceans and thousands of miles will perform together this weekend for the first time, having composed music layer by layer with sound files exchanged over the Internet.

Tomorrow evening is Film Night at Tanglewood , with the Pops Esplanade Orchestra led by John Williams; Sunday afternoon the orchestra plays an all-Gershwin program under Keith Lockhart's baton. . . . Wednesday at the Hatch Shell, Charles Ansbacher leads the Boston Landmarks Orchestra in Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" and Nkeiru Okoye's "Journey of Phillis Wheatley." . . . Tomorrow night ...

SHEBOYGAN New conference, same result for the Manitowoc Lincoln girls volleyball team.

UPDATED: 3:48 a.m. CT, August 24, 2007

Dan Young/Marshfield News-Herald

Planners OK Lincoln Blvd. rehab

HODGENVILLE, Ky. -- Larry and Judy Sivley peered into the dirt-floor, one-room log cabin and marveled that such a place was the cradle for the 16th president of the United States.

SPRINGFIELD -- A Twin City-based Civil War re-enactment band will play at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield just before the flag is lowered for the evening on Tuesday.

About 90 Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers are headed back to Lincoln for a welcome at the Guard’s air base after more than 18 months on active duty.

A 34-year-old Lincoln man has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting his 11-year-old daughter, and the girl’s grandfather also is suspected of molesting her.

Ken Mitchell was watching TV when a big explosion hit and the lights went out. Lightning had hit his home at 5001 N.W. Sixth St. It was a little after 10 p.m. Thursday, and his wife, Pam, had just gone to bed.

HAMLIN — A woman killed her daughter and then herself in Lincoln County on Wednesday evening, said State Police Cpl. B.M. Greenlee. The mother apparently shot her teenage daughter in the head with a shotgun, then killed herself with the same weapon, he said.

Add another laurel for Lincoln University's veteran track and cross-country coach, Cyrus Jones. Jones, 63, the Lions' coach since 1974, will be inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's Hall of Fame on Dec. 18 at the organization's annual convention in Phoenix.

Judith Elaine Gerken, 60, of Lincoln, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2007, at Research Medical Center in Kansas City. She was born Oct. 1, 1946, in St. Louis, a daughter of Roy A. and Frieda E. Wunderlich Moeller. On Dec. 12, 1964, in St. Louis, she was married to Willard Gerken, who survives of the home.

LINCOLN – While the high school football season won’t officially start until next week, the atmosphere at Lincoln High School Thursday night rivaled that of a regular season game.

LINCOLN, Neb. | Nebraska’s volleyball team got its dream season and perfect ending a year ago. Now what?

LINCOLN -- Despite going winless a year ago, the Lincoln Wolves have felt a buzz during preseason practice this year.

MANITOWOC -- Nick Rapisarda scored a pair of goals and set up two others to lead Manitowoc Lincoln to a 7-2 win over Two Rivers in a non-conference soccer match, played in intermitent showers at the Manitowoc Public School District soccer complex.

Lawyers arguing a Lincoln, Neb., drunken driving case are debating whether a police officer could have smelled alcohol from inside a drive-through window.

MISHAWAKA -- The road between Charles Street and Ballard Avenue is closed after NIPSCO officials said a gas main was hit on Lincoln Way, the Mishawaka Police Department said.

Investigators said that they hope the driver of a Lincoln Town Car may provide information that will help determine who killed 7-year-old Devon Epps.

Thanks to a strong performance by its industrial park, the Lincoln Airport reversed its fortunes to the tune of nearly $240,000 this year. For its fiscal year that ended June 30, the airport earned more than $187,000 from direct operations, compared with a nearly $52,000 loss in fiscal year 2006.

A 21-year-old Lincoln man was cited on suspicion of theft by receiving stolen property when police found a sports pad from Memorial Stadium in his pickup.

About 90 Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers are headed back to Lincoln for a welcome at the Guard’s air base after more than 18 months on active duty.