Lincoln City News

There were dark storm clouds to the south and north of Ginger Murphy when she called on her crackling cell phone.

Los Angeles-based actor Geoffrey Wade doesn't pretend to be an expert on Abraham Lincoln.

DENNY SIMMONS / Courier Press Cast members of "Lincoln," a new bio-drama centered around the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, run through sound checks on June 4 in preparation for the opening of the show at the Lincoln Amphitheatre.

An estimated 3,000 people turned out at the launch of the Lincoln Rail Splitter Cent in Lincoln City, Indiana last Friday.

Brendan Blanton of Hamilton, Ohio shows off a roll of the 2009 Indiana Lincoln penny depicting Lincoln as a Hoosier teenager reading a book while taking a break from rail splitting, at Lincoln Amphitheater in Lincoln City, Ind.

LINCOLN CITY, Ind. - Nearly 3,000 people gathered at a southern Indiana park for the release of a new penny that pays homage to Abraham Lincoln's years as a Hoosier.

The second of the four 2009 Lincoln Cent reverse designs will be released to the public tomorrow , when the U.S. Mint will hold a launch event in Lincoln City, Indiana to celebrate the new penny.

By Staff Report Originally published 12:00 a.m., May 12, 2009 Updated 11:01 a.m., May 11, 2009 LINCOLN CITY, Ind.

Has the economy curbed your travel plans this summer? If so, you're not alone. Most surveys indicate Americans will be traveling less and seeking ways to help make their travel dollar go further -- which often means not traveling farther.

A collectors' frenzy over the new Lincoln cent will surpass the scramble almost seven years ago for the U.S. Mint's Indiana state quarter, say several area coin dealers.

The United States Mint will present the second redesigned one-cent coin , bearing an image representing Abraham Lincoln's formative years, at a ceremony in Indiana on May 14.

By Staff Report Originally published 11:04 a.m., April 30, 2009 Updated 11:04 a.m., April 30, 2009 LINCOLN CITY, Ind.

By Staff Report Originally published 02:12 p.m., April 9, 2009 Updated 02:12 p.m., April 9, 2009 LINCOLN CITY, Ind.

TELL CITY The ice storm that littered the county with fallen trees and branches Jan.

Let schoolchildren across Illinois try to set a record by simultaneously reciting the Gettysburg Address.

New Play, Postmark and Plaza Mark Lincolna s 200th Birthday in Indiana News Release: From: Spencer County Visitor's Bureau LINCOLN CITY, IND --A tribute to the nationa s 16th president and Spencer County, Ind.a ...

Asked to name our country's 10 greatest citizens ever, any legitimate historian would put Abraham Lincoln first or second on his list.

Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday on Thursday has given Evansville teachers a burst of energy when it comes to teaching their students about the Great Emancipator and Civil War era.

Saturday Lincoln program shares September's Journey of Remembrance Trip from Rockport to New Orleans retraced 1828 odyssey LINCOLN CITY Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial will host a special program Saturday ...