Day: January 18, 2023

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…