Month: January 2023

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations 1-14 – Rosalie J. Bohannon – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.1-11 – Cody J. Addicks – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.1-23 – Mina E. Granado – Operating an uninsured vehicle.1-14 – Carlos Fernado Baltazor Aguirre – Speeding 26-34 mph over the limit. Incidents & AccidentsStark County1-5 – A two-vehicle accident occurred on 1100N near the intersection of 1100E. Drivers involved were Foster Andrews, 72, of Warrenton, Ga., and Donna R. Weir, 61, of Castleton. No injuries were…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Princeville man keeps woman’s mislaid wallet• PRINCEVILLE – A Princeville-area man was accused of taking a wallet after it was mislaid at a local business. The wallet contained about $1,500, according to its owner. Zachary D. Poole, 28, was arrested in connection with the incident, which took place about 7:45 p.m. Jan. 5 at Dollar General, 1107 N. Santa Fe Ave. in Princeville. A shopper said she left her orange Coach wristlet wallet on a shelf by mistake after she loaded…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post The next two weeks look rugged for the Brimfield girls basketball team. In a five-game stretch starting tonight vs. Lewistown, Brimfield will also face sixth-ranked Havana (Jan. 23), West Central (Jan. 26) and Elmwood (Jan. 30). If any team is ready for such a stretch, it’s the Lady Indians (16-6), who are fresh off a 2-1 showing at Kewanee’s MLK Tournament that included Monday’s 46-38 loss to Geneseo, the ninth-ranked team in Class 3A. Despite playing most of that game without two of its top seven players and with senior Elly Doe at 50 percent due…

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post KICKAPOO – Suspected drug overdoses at a Kickapoo-area gasoline station led to a three-vehicle accident this week in which a Peoria woman was killed. Jeremy E. Perry, 43, of Hanna City was accused of three felonies Tuesday in connection with the incident – aggravated fleeing and eluding, and two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, according to Peoria County State’s Attorney Jodi Hoos. An arrest warrant for $1 million was issued for Perry. Additional charges are expected next month after a grand jury considers the case, according to Hoos. Miriam Schmid, 43, died in…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Incidents & AccidentsStark County 1-9 – Israel Retamoza, 19, Wyoming, was cited for not having a valid driver’s license, driving with no insurance and having a non-valid vehicle registration. 1-13 – Rachel W. Newton, 46, LaFayette, was arrested on a Henry County warrant for failure to appear on the original charges of driving without insurance and for depositing material on a roadway. Unable to post $100 cash bond she was extradited to the Henry County Jail. 1-14 – Gregory G. Whittaker,…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Police reports • EDELSTEIN – Ice was a factor in two two-vehicle accidents that took place within about 45 minutes of each other at the same location south of Edelstein. No injuries were reported in either accident. Both took place Jan. 5 on Illinois Route 40, about one-quarter mile north of Hallock Hollow Road. About 8 a.m., Angela M. Janey of Bradford was driving a 2005 Pontiac Vibe south on Route 40 when the vehicle began to slide, according to a…

Rambling through central Illinois, gauging how much per hour it would take for me to drive a school bus. • • • The cartoon page will be changing again, and this time not by our choice. Mike Marland, the artist who draws R.F.D., will retire on Jan. 30. So his final cartoon should be in our Feb. 2 issue. Marland told The Daily Cartoonist website that, due to arthritis, he has been creating R.F.D. using Photoshop since August of 2020 and misses drawing the strips with pen and paper. Marland’s strip has been syndicated by King Features Weekly Service since…

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – There’s a new sheriff in town. Well, a new sheriff’s deputy in town, to be precise.Vince Cogdal took over last week as the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office regular representative on Princeville byways. He succeeded Gabe Martinez, who moved to another assignment. Cogdal introduced himself to the Princeville Village Board during its meeting Jan. 3. He’ll be the usual officer on duty five days a week, under a renewed contract the board approved last month. That deal reduced regular coverage from seven days a week. “He’s just learning the village and said he’s very…

By JOHN A. BALLENTINEFor The Prairie News TOULON – The end of the sewer saga is in sight. At the Jan. 9 Toulon monthly council meeting, City Engineer Zach Knight said, “Our lift station is finally going to be here on Wednesday [Jan. 11] and I confirmed that with Stark [Excavating]. They intend once it’s delivered to basically complete the installation. Piping and electrical hookups will be done and the next huge step after that will be the startup.” Water will be sent into the lift station to test the pumps and controls. This step is still being scheduled, Knight…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations12-30 – Jubilee A. Sundell – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.12-30 – Jeremy L. Schmuhl – Driving on a suspended license, registration expiration, and operating an unisured vehicle.12-31 – Mercedez M. Smith – Speeding 26-34 mph above limit.1-7 – Haden T. Lucas – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.1-7 – Joseph J. Kaufmann – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.1-7 – Mercedez M. Smith – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.1-3 – Justin J. Hash – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.1-7…