Day: July 26, 2023

Rambling through Wyoming, before ending vacation far too early. • • • We were hiking a scenic back-country trail last week at Yellowstone National Park when I saw a big brown hump off in the distance. Binoculars confirmed it was a sleeping bison, which was no surprise since there were bison everywhere during a wonderful three-day visit to the park. At one point, a medium-sized bison barged ahead of cars to cross a one-lane bridge in the middle of a road construction zone – to say nothing of the regular bison-induced traffic jams as they crossed roads or just stood…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations7-10 – Jessica I. Joos – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.7-11 – Dusiyantkumar A. Patel – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.7-11 – Patricia Lynn Adams – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.7-11 – Aubri J. Stahl – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.7-14 – Ryan S. Higgins – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-15 – Courtney A. Carrier – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-16 – Dameian B. Decker – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.7-16 – Jose M. Valentin – Driving 15-20…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Farmington man dies in motorcycle crashBARTONVILLE – A Farmington man was killed in a single-motorcycle accident in Bartonville.Jordan T. Marinich, 34, of West Fort Road was pronounced brain dead at 2:26 p.m. July 12 at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. He was transported there after the crash about 10:30 a.m. July 10 in the 2500 block of S. Kickapoo Creek Rd., according to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood.A passerby came upon the accident and contacted rescuers. Marinich arrived at…