Month: April 2023
The Prairie News public record for 4-28-23
NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations4-19 – Chandra B. Bond – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.4-19 – Jacqueline K. Sturgis – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.4-19 – Tiffany R. Altorfer-Short – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.4-21 – Kevin J. Johnson – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.4-21 – Hansaben P. Patel – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.4-19 – William C. Gross – Disregard an official traffic control device.4-18 – Mornessah C. Johnson-Hicks – Speeding 35+ mph over the limit. Incidents & Accidents4-18 – A…
The Weekly Post Public record for 4-27-23
NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Police reports• MAPLETON – A Hanna City man died last week after the motorcycle he was riding struck a deer.Todd Sweet, 51, was pronounced dead at 11:23 p.m. April 17 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. The accident happened about 5:30 a.m. April 15 in the 10600 block of Lancaster Road north of Mapleton. According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, Sweet was transported to St. Francis in serious condition. Despite emergency and critical care, his condition continued to…
The Prairie News public record for 4-21-23
Traffic citations &Ordinance violations 4-4 – Bradley J. Arbeiter – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.4-4 – Kevin D. Elgin – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.3-28 – Brooklyn M. Carlton – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.4-13 – Alecia D. Dozard – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.4-15 – Kaitlyn E. Silvaggio – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.4-15 – Kylie J. Stabler – No valid registration.4-17 – Ryan M. Shirley – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.4-6 – Jennifer M. Nighsonger – Speeding 26-34 mph over limit.4-8 – Jeremiah D. Starbuck – Speeding 35+ mph over limit.4-11 – Samuel P. Rees – Speeding 26-34…
The Weekly Post public record for 4-20-23
NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Brimfield driver injured in three-vehicle accident• BRIMFIELD – A driver from Brimfield suffered significant injuries in a three-vehicle chain-reaction collision. The accident happened about 3:30 p.m. April 13 in the 16600 block of U.S. Route 150 southeast of Brimfield. According to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, Bailey Elwell was driving an eastbound 1978 Ford pickup truck when he looked at the speedometer, then hit the back of a stopped 2003 Buick LeSabre. That vehicle struck a 2005 Ford Escape that had…
Of elections, the Easter Beaver & another pipeline
Rambling through central Illinois, eager for a night in the tent – on a fully inflated air mattress, mind you. • • • Efforts to accomodate voters in every way imaginable are out of hand. Consider that on April 4, people across Illinois cast ballots at polling places. But because we are waiting until April 18 for mailed-in ballots from absentee voters, we still don’t know some election results. Is there any wonder people question the validity of results? Simple solution: Make the cutoff date for absentee ballots two weeks ahead of the election date. That way we can have…
Fast Cougars
R-W boys top Princes at Galva meet By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post ROWVA-Williamsfield’s boys track team won the eight-team Dale Collis Invite last Thursday in Galva, finishing one place and 12 points ahead of Princeville. Jack Cordle led a strong showing for R-W, placing first in the 100-meter dash in 11.56 seconds and taking second in the 200 in a personal record 24.23 and in the 400 with a PR of 55.78. R-W’s other top performer was Brody Bledsoe, who placed first in discus with a PR throw of 135 feet, 7 inches and second in shot put (PR, 44-3.75)….
R-W softball tops Peoria Christian 10-2 with big 5th inning
By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly PostA six-run fifth inning gave ROWVA-Williamsfield a 10-2 softball victory over Peoria Christian on Monday.With the game tied 2-2, the Cougars (6-2) had RBI in the fifth from Ava Landon, Madison Nelson, Avery Rigg, Riley Smith and Layla Woertz. Pitcher Landon allowed three hits and struck out 10 over seven innings. On April 8, R-W scored twice in the seventh inning to win the second game of a doubleheader against Galva, 10-9. Maddy Nelson was 5-for-5 with a home run as the Cougars had 19 hits. In the first game against Galva, freshman Riley Smith struck…
Brimfield board set
Billtown school board still uncertain
By NICK VLAHOSand JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post While two elections contested on April 4 are decided, one remains to be finalized for The Weekly Post area. In Farmington, Kenn Stufflebeam won as mayor with 235 of 283 votes cast, or 83 percent of the tally. Stufflebeam outdistanced Chadric J. Zessin who had 48 votes. In Brimfield, Rachel Blodgett, Nick Butterfield and Constance Monk will serve together on the Brimfield School Board. The three won open board seats in the election April 4. Blodgett, Butterfield and Monk joined incumbent Katie Kappes among winners. Kappes, appointed to the board in 2021, defeated Natalie…
The Weekly Post public record for 4-13-23
NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Brimfield man killed in motorcycle accident• OAK HILL– A 22-year-old Brimfield man was killed April 8 in a motorcycle accident at the eastern edge of Oak Hill. Clayton Mullens was pronounced dead at 4:24 p.m. at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood. Mullens was transported to the hospital following the wreck, which happened about 3:45 p.m. in the 17000 block of Illinois Route 8. According to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was…
