Month: January 2021
New laws for 2021
Minimum wage up to $11 per hour By JEFF LAMPE Weekly Post Staff Writer Despite COVID-19 restrictions that limited the Illinois General Assembly to four…
Elmwood school board extends bus leasing
By BILL KNIGHT For The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – The Board of Education on Monday reached an agreement with Midwest Transit Equipment, based in Kankakee,…
Unified Mid-County coop unlikely
By JEFF LAMPE Weekly Post Staff Writer WILLIAMSFIELD – An all-sports MidCounty sports coop for students from ROWVA, Galva and Williamsfield high schools appears very…
The Weekly Post public record for Dec. 17
NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Canton man leads police on chase…
2nd graders get Xmas gifts from teacher’s family
By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – Second-graders in Elmwood Grade School got an unexpected early Christmas present on Monday courtesy of a…
The Weekly Post public record for Dec. 10
NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Car wreck claims life near Routes…
Of inspiration from Farmers and the NFL
Rambling through central Illinois, thankful there is an NFL cracker to savor in this COVID-19 desert. The last thing The Farmer heard that fateful day…
Elmwood ups water/garbage rate 3 percent
By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – The City of Elmwood will be raising water/sewer, and garbage rates for the upcoming year….
