Day: March 8, 2022

Lady Indians play Thursday at Redbird Arena By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post They prefer to play fast. But Monday night, the top-ranked Brimfield girls basketball team proved they can grind out a game with the best of them. After jumping to a characteristic big early lead, Brimfield (30-4) had to rally late for a 45-42 win over No. 2 ranked Okawville (29-3) at the Brown County Supersectional. As has been the case so many times, senior cousins Ella Lune and Elynn Peterson delivered big plays in the clutch – plays that sealed Brimfield’s first trip to the state tournament…

By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – After interviewing nine candidates for an open school board position last week, the Elmwood School Board selected Jessica Reyling for the board at its Monday meeting. Reyling has three children who attend the school, has lived in Elmwood since 2014 and is employment manager at Liberty Steel & Wire. She was approved by a 5-1 vote. Kevin Windish was the lone dissenting vote. “I just feel like there were better candidates out there,” Windish said. “But I’ll be the first to welcome her and I’m more than happy to work with her.” Reyling…

By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post KNOXVILLE – After sitting for more than half of the third quarter while a once-comfortable lead disappeared, Farmington senior Ethan Evans was ready. As the fourth quarter began, with the score tied 32-32 following a 12-4 run by Knoxville (27-7), Evans was reinserted into the lineup and wasted little time making a difference. In a pivotal three-minute stretch of the fourth, Evans grabbed three rebounds, made three layups and gave Farmington the breathing room it needed to win its first boys basketball regional since 2007. While the Farmers (25-7) wound up winning by a…

By JEFF LAMPE For The Prairie News Steps forward. That’s what Dustin Browning saw from this year’s Stark County boys basketball team. While the Rebels (17-16) did not win a regional title, they did win a regional game for the first time since 2011 and improved on several areas that Browning said should pay dividends in seasons to come. “I’m really proud of our guys this season. Took a big step forward in terms of culture, in that our seniors leave with the program better than when they came,” Browning said. “That is something they can be really proud of when…

By CAROL TOWNSEND For The Prairie News GALVA – The Galva City Council approved a $150,000 appropriation for the 2022 Galva Street program at its latest meeting. Greg Peterson of Bruner, Cooper & Zuck, the city engineer, was present and went over the streets that are to have work done. Crews this year will concentrate on the northwest section with seal coating. Northeast 5th street will be scarified and will see the addition of 4 inches of rock before being primed and sealed. The program is estimated at $133,000 and the city has about $40,000 in Motor Fuel Tax funds (MFT),…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations & Ordinance violations 2-19 – Brooke E. Kramer – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 2-23 – Michael L. Talbot – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 2-26 – Emily F. Fussner – Driving 11-14 mph above limit. 2-26 – Hannah L. Bredeman – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 2-26 – Teresa Hussain – Driving 11-14 mph above limit. 2-25 – Emily A. Hamilton – Driving 11-14 mph above limit. 2-26 – Angelina N. Bender – Driving 15-20 mph above limit….

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Police reports • FARMINGTON – Christopher Morse, 33, of Farmington posted bond on Feb. 8 on an active warrant out of Fulton County for failure to appear in court regarding a charge of driving on a revoked license, according to a Farmington police report. • FARMINGTON – Peyton Orendorff, 20, of Roseville was stopped by police on Feb. 9 for having no rear registration, according to a Farmington police report. After police noticed a number of empty and full cans of…