Month: December 2021

By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Prairie News TOULON – Progress on a new sanitary lift station, or the lack thereof, was a hot topic…

Outpouring of support for Jacob Look By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post BRIMFIELD – The tragic death of senior Jacob Look has generated an outpouring…

Three local county sheriffs retiring By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post The law enforcement scene is changing rapidly across the country – and locally. All…

By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – The Elmwood City Council approved the purchase of a refurbished street sweeping machine during an abbreviated…

By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post WILLIAMSFIELD – Masks are not going away anytime soon in Williamsfield schools, but Superintendent Tim Farquer said efforts are…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Man threatens to ‘set his dog’…

Farmington, Brimfield boys battle back from injuries, sickness to win By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post The tragic death of area player Jacob Look overshadows…

BRIMFIELD – Tragedy struck the Brimfield basketball team Tuesday with the death of senior Jacob Look. “It’s a big loss for us,” Brimfield Coach Kevin…

Lady Indians ranked first in Illinois in AP Class 1A girls hoops poll By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post Polls mean nothing real when it…

My frame of reference for Tuffy Bowen of Farmington has always been too narrow. To me, Bowen is the guy who caught two bass weighing…