Day: November 5, 2021

Aupperle earns honor from ag group By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Prairie News TOULON – Eldon R. “Bud” Aupperle has dedicated his life to advancing the Future Farmers of America program from the national to the local levels. His association with FFA began in 1946 when he joined the FFA at Fairbury Township High School as a freshman. It was then that his Ag teacher and FFA teacher, Robert Maurer, significantly influenced Aupperle for the rest of his life. “We had a super fantastic Ag teacher. I became very active in FFA although I had three brothers [Elias, Willis…

By JEFF LAMPE For The Prairie News OREGON – Despite running her best race ever on the challenging new sectional course here, Stark County senior Ashley Orrick narrowly missed advancing to the Class 1A state cross country meet last Saturday. Orrick placed 29th out of 148 finishers overall in 21:31 on the 3.1-mile course for the Lady Rebels, who placed 12th as a team. Alex Welch (64th, 18:54), the first SC boys runner to compete in a sectional, also ran well, but missed advancing to state Saturday at Detweiller Park in Peoria. “Ashley ran her best race ever on this layout…

Traffic citations & Ordinance violations 10-17 – Kavon A. Russell – Unlawful possession of cannabis. 10-30 – Hunter C. Easterberg – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 10-26 – Juan A. Amperez-Ruiz – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 10-25 – Paulo Castro – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 10-25 – Timothy L. Postin – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 10-31 – Melanie G. Sadowski – Operating an uninsured vehicle, failure to signal and driving on a suspended license. 10-25 -Veronica Sierra Mejia – Speeding 26-34 mph over limit. Felonies & Misdemeanors 10-29 – DUI Traffic – Gavin J. L. Abbott –…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Elmwood man subdued with taser by deputies ELMWOOD – Peoria County Sheriff deputies used a taser to subdue an Elmwood man on Oct. 23 after he became combative with officers. Police responding to a domestic situation in the 300 block of N. Pleasant St. found Michael M. Overend “yelling and bleeding from his head,” according to an Elmwood police report. Overend said he had smashed his phone against his head before beating his head on the wall. A female said she…