Month: April 2025
The Prairie News public record for 4-25-25
NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations4-14 – Rita Ann Krause – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.4-18 – Dacota M. Hanson – Operating an uninsured vehicle and expired registration.4-20 – Bryce L. Schwerbrock – Operating an uninsured vehicle. Misdemeanors &Felonies4-12 – Felony Class 2 – David D. Shallenberger – Child pornography/possession/moving DPTN. Incidents & AccidentsStark County4-4 – Andrea C. Domingo, 21, of Toulon was involved in a deer-related vehicle accident on Illinois Route 93, approximately one-half mile east of 950 E. No injuries were reported but estimated damage to…
The Weekly Post public record for 4-24-25
Police reports• YATES CITY – A Yates City man who called law-enforcement authorities to complain about a neighbor’s music level was wanted regarding an illegal-drugs crime. A Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched about 11:15 p.m. March 24 to a residence in the 100 block of E. Main St. Joshua L. Lopeman, 44, and another resident said the neighbor was playing loud music at all hours of the night, according to a sheriff’s-office report. While the deputy was speaking with the neighbor, it was discovered Lopeman was wanted in Fulton County for failure to appear in court and for…
Deer disease in Peoria Co.
Sick whitetail tests positive for CWD By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post The bad news that deer hunters and recreational landowners in Peoria County had long expected finally arrived over the weekend, when the state announced a sick 2-year-old deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The deer came from a location 5 miles west of Edwards and 4 miles northeast of Trivoli, just west of Eden Road. In other words, way too close to home. The CWD diagnosis is bad for many reasons. The neurological disease, which is akin to mad cow disease, is always fatal for deer. CWD…
Billtown lays off 6
Deficit leads board to RIF employees By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post WILLIAMSFIELD – It could have been worse. Instead of laying off all 10 district paraprofessionals as planned, the Williamsfield School Board voted Monday night to let go of four. Board President Chad Goff suggested the modification. The teacher’s-aide reductions, coupled with laying off two food-service workers, would help culminate the district’s paring of at least a $500,000 deficit, according to Goff. “Our expenses for the month were $98,000. Our payroll was $414,000 for the month,” Goff said in front of about 20 attendees, many of them paraprofessionals. “In order…
Prosecutor says money a motivation in Maquon murder case
By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post GALESBURG – Money might have been a primary motivation for a woman accused of murdering the former Maquon police chief, according to prosecutors. Tens of thousands of dollars were withdrawn from bank accounts Richard Young shared with Marcy Oglesby, Knox County State’s Attorney Ashley Worby said Monday. Worby made that accusation in court during a motion hearing in Oglesby’s case, which is scheduled to go to trial next week. Oglesby’s name was added to the accounts about the time Young is believed to have died from poisoning, in October or November 2021, according to Worby….
The Weekly Post public record for 4-17-25
Police reports• PEORIA – A Farmington man was accused of stealing a purse from a woman at a Peoria warehouse-club retailer. The incident happened about 4:15 p.m. March 29 at Sam’s Club, 4100 W. Willow Knolls Drive. Security-camera video revealed a man grabbed the yellow purse from a shopping cart, then fled as a passenger in a silver 2014 Chevrolet Impala, according to a Peoria Police Department report. A Peoria officer traced the vehicle’s license plate to Farmington. A Farmington officer identified the suspect as 46-year-old Jonathan L. Halverson. The Farmington officer arrested Halverson about 7 p.m. and transferred him…
Newcomers elected
Farmington elects 2 ex-teachers to board By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post There will be two new faces on the Farmington School Board, and a few other newcomers also won election on April 1. In the vote for the Farmington Board of Education, newcomer Ann Riccioni was top vote-getter, with 566 ballots cast with her name on them. Incumbent Keith Deppermann was next-highest, with 515 votes, and newcomer Allison Smith won the third spot with 424 votes. Both Riccioni and Smith have experience teaching in the Farmington school district. They outpaced incumbents Dustin Blunier (350) (350 votes) and Daniel Gorsuch (328),…
Troutman elected in Princeville
By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – The race for Princeville village president was unusual, according to both candidates. But the result wasn’t unusual at all. For the third consecutive time, Princeville voters chose Jeff Troutman to lead their village government for four years. Unofficial results from the election April 1 had Troutman receiving 118 votes (56%) and challenger Rick Pope, a village trustee, receiving 93 votes (44%). During and after the campaign, Pope and Troutman said they weren’t going to let it affect their years-long friendship. Pope suggested one of his main motivations to run was to give Princeville…
Elmwood touts ‘Trojan Way’
By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – When you give free T-shirts to elementary school students for a photograph, it’s wise to wait until the day of the picture to hand over the shirts. That savvy strategy was among the many steps that made last week’s latest celebration of “The Trojan Way” a success. After donning new orange shirts emblazoned with The Trojan Way logo, the entire Elmwood Elementary School assembled on the football field last Friday morning to form in the shape of an “E” for a picture.“The Elementary Parents Club had the idea of providing shirts as a…
The Weekly Post public record for 4-10-25
Police reports• BELLEVUE – Princeville and Toulon men were among four people arrested for multiple crimes following a traffic stop in Bellevue. Shortly before 3:15 p.m. March 25 in the 200 block of S. Main St., a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy noticed a southbound 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix that had no license plates. Among those inside the vehicle were Ronald L. Potter Jr., 38, of Princeville and Charles D. Slightom, 42, of Toulon. A sheriff’s-office report about the incident was heavily redacted. Potter was accused of fleeing and/or eluding an officer, having no vehicle registration and possessing another person’s…
