Day: June 4, 2025

Summer is not officially here, but festival season is starting Saturday, when Elmwood holds its 37th annual Strawberry Festival. Elmwood’s food fest in Central Park will look much the same as in years past, featuring a wide variety of sweet strawberry treats, kids activities, a car show, a food tent, craft vendors, a quilt show, a 5K race and live music in the bandstand from the River Valley Big Band and the Aristocrats. The event opens with the 5K and a pancake breakfast at the firehouse starting at 6 a.m. Festival food is served until 5 p.m., but the sooner you…

Maquon murder case headed to bench trial By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post GALESBURG – A bench trial, not a jury trial, has been scheduled for late June for a woman accused of murdering the former Maquon police chief. Marcy Oglesby waived her jury-trial right Monday during a hearing in Knox County Circuit Court. Oglesby was implicated in October 2022 regarding the death of Richard Young, whose decomposing body was found that month in a Maquon storage locker. Numerous hearings and rulings have happened in Oglesby’s case since then. But until the hearing Monday in front of Judge Andrew Doyle, a…

By MOLLY RICHESONFor The Weekly Post BRIMFIELD – The Brimfield Village Board on Monday heard a proposal from David Knight, president of Illinois Solar Services, on the possibility of adding a solar field for the water-treatment facility as well as panel installation for the village hall building. Knight said the switch to solar power for those two facilities alone would lower the village’s electric bill from an approximate $1,850 per month to $59 per month. Illinois Solar Services would partner with Oberlander Electric out of Mossville to complete the project. Knight said the total cost for the water-treatment facility would be…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post FARMINGTON – A rough piece of road in Farmington will get smoothed over this summer.The Farmington City Council on Monday accepted a $313,727 bid from C&G Concrete Construction of East Peoria for a complete rebuild of Oak Street. The bid was lowest of two received and was 14.2% below the original engineer’s estimate of $365,242.50. Laverdiere Construction Inc. of Macomb had the other bid, $332,727.18. Farmington will use Motor Fuel Tax money to pay for the project, which should start soon.“They’re ready to go,” Farmington Mayor Kenn Stufflebeam said after signing bid documents following the meeting….

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post PEORIA – A Peoria hospital neglected a Brimfield man who disappeared from the facility and was missing for five months before he was found dead, a lawsuit claims. The family of Logan Dunne is seeking at least $50,000 in damages from Carle Health Methodist Hospital, according to a lawsuit filed May 27 in Peoria County Circuit Court. That’s almost two years to the day Dunne was admitted involuntarily to Methodist – May 29, 2023. Dunne was being treated for mental-health issues and for Type 1 diabetes. The lawsuit asserts Methodist employees knew Dunne wasn’t taking…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports Traffic citations &Ordinance violations5-25 – Teresa R. Wilkins – Suspended registration and uninsured vehicle.5-25 – Scot J. Mincey – Unlawful possession of cannabis.5-31 – Antonio Parangueo – Driving 21-25 mph above limimt.6-2 – Jarred M. Stevens – Expired registration and disregard stop sign. Misdemeanors &Felonies5-28 – Katelynn A. Perrine, driving under the influence with a blood alcohol content over .08 and improper lane usage. Incidents & AccidentsStark County5-25 – Chet D. Gillespie of rural Toulon reported hitting a deer on Route 17 north of 900E….

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • FARMINGTON – A traffic stop in Farmington led to two people being detained.Margaret E. Venzon, 50, of Farmington was driving a 2006 Nissan Titan a police officer pulled over at 9 p.m. on May 14 near Main Street and Barlow Road. The vehicle’s driver’s-side taillight wasn’t working, according to a Farmington police report. A check revealed Venzon’s driver’s license was suspended. Also revealed was an outstanding Fulton County warrant for Venzon’s passenger, 61-year-old Dennis C. Kingsley of Farmington. He was wanted for driving with…