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NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Galva ReportOfficer dispatched:6-1 – to a vehicle repossession taking place in the 300 block of NE 1st St.6-1 – While patrolling, officer located a large piece of metal in the roadway in the 1000 block of SE 2 nd St. It was removed.6-2 – three times to the 00 block of SW 4th St. for a loud-music complaint. The complaint was unfounded after officer observed the music was playing at a reasonable volume.6-2 – to the 100 block of NW 8th Ave. for a verbal domestic…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • PEORIA – A local man was accused of impersonating a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy, including pulling over a driver and destroying his license. Dennis Walker, 43, was charged June 4 with false personation of a police officer in connection with an incident that happened May 27 in the 5800 block of W. Plank Rd. in Bellevue, according to the Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office. The victim said Walker was driving an unmarked Ford Explorer with red and blue lights mounted on the dashboard…

June 20 th from 10 – 2 the village of Bishop Hill will be filled with excitement and musicduring the annual Midsommar Festivities. We’ll have a variety of craft, activities andbooths in the village park. Village businesses will have yard games set up for visitors toplay during the day. The Creative Commons will have a chainsaw artist performing.This is a free performance. Just bring a lawn chair and be ready to have fun! Sponsoredby the Geneseo Community Foundation. If you have any questions, contact Kathy atVasaArchivist@gmail.com or 309-927-3898.Schedule:10 am – “It’s not Magic, It’s Science” by Dr. Dean Campbell, Bradley…

The Weekly Post and The Prairie News will not publish a June 11/12 edition. We will be taking our annual summer vacation this week. Our offices will be closed from Friday, June 5 through Thursday, June 11. We will resume operations and our offices will be open, as normal, on Friday June 12. The Weekly Post deadline for advertizing will be Monday, June 15 at noon for the for the June 18 edition. The Prairie News advertizing deadline will be Tuesday, June 16 at noon for the June 19 edition. Thank you for your readership.

By ANDY LATORAFor The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – Chad Gardner likely reached his pitch count Monday night at the Princeville Board of Trustees meeting at Village Hall. Gardner, Princeville’s superintendent of public works, updated the board on the progress of projects underway in the village. The update was lengthy, but for good reason. Gardner had been absent from the twice-a-month board meetings for a bit since he’s also the softball coach at Princeville High School. Since the Lady Princes’ season concluded recently, Gardner was available to provide information on the progress of, for example, the village’s wastewater treatment plant and…

By CAROL TOWNSENDFor The Prairie News GALVA – A crowd of about 150 concerned citizens from Galva and the surrounding area filled half of the Galva High School gym Monday to hear more information on a proposed carbon-dioxide sequestration project. Among the items the crowd heard was a recommendation by Mat Schnepple, the director of the Henry-Stark County Office of Emergency Services, to place a moratorium on the project proposed by Lapis Carbon Solutions and the Big River Resources ethanol plant. Under the proposed plan, an estimated 725,000 metric tons of CO2 per year for the next 12 years would be…

Galva ReportOfficer dispatched:5-25 – to the 00 block of SW 4th St. for a trespassing complaint.5-25 – to the 600 block of N. Center Ave. for an animal neglect complaint.5-25 – to the 00 block of SW 4th St. for a civil standby to retrieve property.5-25 – to the 00 block of SW 4th St. for a loud noise complaint.5-26 – to the 400 block of SE 4th St. for a reckless driving complaint. Officer was not able to locate suspect vehicle.5-27 – to the 900 block of W. Division St. for a disturbance complaint. As a result, Luke Rawlings,…

By The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – Summer is drawing near, and so is the smell of grilling pork chops and the taste of festival food. The area’s festival season starts Saturday, June 6, when Elmwood holds its Strawberry Festival. The 38th annual food fest in Central Park returns many similar features. At the center of it all is a wide variety of sweet strawberry treats, kids activities, a car show, a food tent, craft vendors, a quilt show and live music in the bandstand. New this year will be Hot Wheels drag races for kids during the car show. The car…

Ameren rates rising, but Farmington has no Homefield edge By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post FARMINGTON – While Ameren Illinois is raising its prices for electricity, the City of Farmington’s alternative supplier still can’t compete. Ameren’s announced rate of 11.3 cents per killowatt hour effective June 1 is lower than the rate of 11.89 cents per kWh that the city receives from Homefield Energy of Collinsville. As a result, Farmington residents in the city’s electric aggregation program are reminded they can opt out of deals with Homefield at any time. To opt out, call 1-866-694-1262 and have your 10-digit Ameren account…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • PRINCEVILLE – A Princeville man was arrested twice in as many days following disturbances at a local business. Siddharthsinh B. Jadeja, 36, was jailed following both incidents, which took place at the BP gasoline station at 614 E. Main St., according to heavily redacted Peoria County Sheriff’s Office reports. One incident happened about 12:30 p.m. May 3, the other about 6:45 p.m. May 4. A non-arrest gas-station incident that apparently involved Jadeja happened shortly after 7:15 p.m. May 2. A woman indicated she was…