Day: January 12, 2022
Of ‘green’ pipelines, Bama beat & Comanches
Rambling through central Illinois, rect, pondering a pipeline. • • • A sizable group of landowners from Knox and Henry counties jammed into the Knoxville American Legion hall Tuesday morning to hear information about a proposed Heartland Greenway carbon sequestration pipeline. The proposed 1,300-mile pipeline would transport CO2 emissions from ethanol plants to a subterranean spot in Christian County. Somehow spending all the money to pump CO2 across state lines into Illinois will allow ethanol from plants in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota to be sold to a wider, greener market including California and beyond. Somehow, by cutting…
Entrepreneur encouraged
Williamsfield senior Beard assisted with new business By SIDNEY STIERS For The Weekly Post WILLIAMSFIELD – A new program designed to encourage young entrepreneurs has helped Hayden Beard, 17, open Beard’s Feed Store at 105 W. Gale St. A senior at Williamsfield High School, Beard is vice president of the Williamsfield FFA Chapter and the president of the Williamsfield Town & Country 4-H Club. Beard also works for his family’s farm, raising black angus cattle and farming row crops. He loves the outdoors, hunting and fishing. In the summer, you can find him in the show barn, showing cattle and sheep….
Elmwood OKs water, garbage fee increases
By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – At the latest meeting of the Elmwood City Council, Alderman Nathan Brunnelson said water and sewer rates will go up 3 percent to stay current with inflationary rates. Garbage and recycling rates are to increase as well, to $18.96 per month. A handout provided shows the following monthly water service charges approved by the council: • First 1,000 gallons – $16.15 per month. • Next 2,000 gallons – $4.20 per 1,000 gallons. • Next 3,000 gallons – $3.99 per 1,000 gallons. • Next 5,000 gallons – $3.76 per 1,000 gallons. •…
The Weekly Post public record for 1-13-22
NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Police reports • HANNA CITY – Sandy Jimenez, 53, of Hanna City was charged on Jan. 4 with DUI alcohol, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s report. • HANNA CITY – Daniel Dotzert, 36, of Hanna City was charged on Jan. 5 for accidental injury/death, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s report. • HANNA CITY – Matthew R. Church, 20, of Hanna City was charged on Jan. 10 for domestic battery/bodily harm, according to a report from the Peoria County Sheriff’s…
