Day: March 9, 2022
Elmwood native Shoop promoted to colonel
By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post As if the honor wasn’t enough, being promoted to colonel earlier this year comes with an added bonus for Elmwood native Kyle Shoop. After spending the past few years working a desk job in the Pentagon and handling money matters, Colonel Shoop will soon be doing what attracted him to the military in the first place: flying. “I work on budgetary things here, and it’s been interesting to see how the sausage gets ground,” Shoop said Monday from his Pentagon office. “But I’m glad my permanent assignment is not in this field. I’d rather…
Elmwood council OKs sealcoating
By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – The Elmwood City Council approved having sealcoating and fog coating done on numerous city streets at its March 3 meeting. The board approved the work for $120,691, which is broken down in parts of $109,719 for the contractors and $10,972 for engineering costs. Fog coating is, according to an online description, “an application of a specially formulated asphalt emulsion (a thin liquid oil) to an existing asphalt pavement surface. A fog coat seal gets its name from its spray application sometimes referred to as ‘fogging’.” “I explain it as an oil…
Brimfield girls are state champions
Schedule assisted Brimfield Schedule assisted Brimfield By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post NORMAL – Moments after Brimfield walked off the Redbird Arena floor with its Class 1A trophy, Winnebago and Quincy Notre Dame battled for a Class 2A title. Brimfield had already played both title contenders this season, routing eventual champion Notre Dame (73-49) and losing to Winnebago in the State Farm Classic title game (57-42). No question, the Lady Indians were a battle-tested group. After going unbeaten in last year’s COVID-shortened season, Brimfield opted to take on larger schools this season, many of them ranked. Coach Maribeth Dura said…
