Day: April 30, 2025
Wellness Center closer to construction
By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – When Micki McCarthy looks out of her office window in Graham Medical Group’s Elmwood clinic, she is eager to see one thing sprout on the ag field that stretches to the north. “I’m so excited to see the little wooden posts with the flags,” McCarthy said. “The surveyor posts.”When she sees those, McCarthy will know her efforts and those of many others in the past decade have finally come to fruition in the form of a Community Wellness Center. That reality is growing closer, says McCarthy, who spearheads fundraising for an ambitious project…
Wind developers seek approval by year’s end possible by year
By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post BRIMFIELD – A proposed wind-energy project in northwest Peoria County might receive government approval by the end of this year, according to developers. Permit applications regarding the Four Creeks Wind project are expected to be filed with Peoria County officials late this summer or early this autumn, according to Hanna Franklin. She is a development associate with Houston-based Repsol USA, which oversees the project. “We’ve been here for a couple of years. Now we’re starting to get serious,” Four Creeks Wind Manager Carson Robers said April 23, when he joined Franklin in addressing the Brimfield…
Elmwood unveils Billy the Bison
Painted by art students By MOLLY RICHESONFor The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – Billy the Bison is back on display in front of Elmwood City Hall. The city purchased the 62-inch tall, 100-inch-long bison statue for $2,000 to commemorate Peoria County’s bicentennial celebration. Art classes from Elmwood High School were recruited to design and paint the 100-pound fiberglass mold. Similar statues will be on display throughout Peoria County as part of the recently launched Bison Trek – an online digital platform (bisontrek.peoriacounty.gov) that provides a map of each statue’s location. People can earn digital badges by visiting the artworks.Elmwood’s design was unveiled…
The Weekly Post public record for 5-1-25
Police reports• ELMWOOD – An Elmwood man who drew a gun while he argued with his neighbor was accused of disorderly conduct. Elmwood police were summoned shortly before 3:45 p.m. April 7 to the 100 block of N. Knox St. There, 36-year-old Brian R. Jones admitted he brandished the gun during an argument with Logan N. Sayles, 28, regarding their property line, among other things. Jones had a valid concealed-carry license, according to a police report. He said Sayles pulled out a section of fence Jones erected to block the entry to Sayles’ fence. A witness said he saw Jones…
