07/08/2025
📣✨ THE PRINT ISSUE IS HERE! ✨📣
The Back to School edition of *The Lincoln Ledger* is officially out — and the best part? It’s FREE! For the first time ever, this issue is available at no charge as a thank you to our readers and supporters. 💙 Inside you’ll also find an insert with information about a Big Sale happening this weekend at 🎯🦌 Hunter’s Refuge .🙌
🗞️ BIG NEWS: We’ve updated the shape, size and layout of this edition — and did I mention, it’s totally FREE. We’d love to know what you think! Do you like the new format? Should we keep it this way? Drop your thoughts in the comments — what you loved, what you’d want to see next, or even just a 👍 if you picked one up!
Tap ❤️, drop a 💬, tag a friend — your clicks keep local news alive!
Your feedback helps us shape the future of this paper — together. 💬👇
🔹 Pick up your copy at these local businesses while they last:
• All Time Fitness
• Ann & Evelyn’s
• Beard’s
• Carla’s
• Circle N (Star City Food Mart)
• Dalton’s
• Doctor’s Orders
• EO Office
• Farm Bureau
• Floyd’s
• Gardner’s Nursing Home
• Mike’s Place
• Piggly Wiggly
• Rocky Road Cafe
• Scott’s
• Shelter Insurance
• Simple Simon’s
• Smoke Shop
• Speedy Burger
• State Farm Insurance
• Sweet Pea’s
• Village Bakery
• Feed Store
🛍️ While you’re visiting these local businesses, take a minute to look around — you just might spot something you need or something perfect for a friend. Shopping local supports the businesses that support *us.*
📦 If you’d like to distribute papers at your business, let us know! We have a few left and will be making final drop-offs today.
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💬 Looking ahead:
We’re already planning our next print issue to come out in early September, alongside the Lincoln County Fair catalog. If you’ve got a business, event, story, or shoutout you’d like to see in print — please reach out now. Do not let the price stop you. We’ll find a way to make it work for your budget. This paper is for everyone.
📸 ALSO COMING IN SEPTEMBER:
We’re kicking off a **Back to School Funny Photo Contest!**
Yes, we all love the perfect first-day-of-school pics — but for this contest, we want the *real* ones.
👟 The missing shoes
😅 The bedhead
🥣 The cereal chaos
🚪 The “we tried our best” moments every parent knows
It can be organic or staged.
We’ll feature the winner in our next print edition!
📅 On the first day of school, we’ll post a comment thread for entries — or you can send your funny photo via DM or email to **[email protected]**.
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💛 A huge thank you to every advertiser, contributor, and reader who helped make this issue possible. After everything — the hard drive crash, tech failures, and uphill seasons — bringing this print issue to life was a major personal win, and a big one for our community too.
🔜 Go visit one of the amazing local businesses carrying this edition, grab your copy, tell ‘em we sent ya …and know you’re part of something amazingly beneficial to our community. 💙🌟