By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post BRIMFIELD – How you gonna keep ’em down on the farm after they’ve seen a giant turtle?For some Brimfield High School students, that question might be answered in about 20 months.Brimfield Spanish teacher Madison Henson is to lead an 11-day field trip in June 2026 to Ecuador. The journey to the Spanish-speaking country is to include Quito, the Ecuadorian capital, with a side trip to the nearby Andean Cloud Forest. The highlight, however, might be a flight to the Galapagos Islands, in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles west of the South American mainland. The…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports Traffic Citations10-7 – Brock A. Simpson – Uninsured vehicle and expired registration.10-7 – Thomas M. Leverette – Canceled/revoked/suspended registration.10-10 – Olivia P. Winter – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-16 – Gamaliel Benitez – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.10-16 – Kyle J. Bird – Disregard stop sign.10-18 – Darius A. McGill – Unlawful possession of cannabis. Misdemeanors &Felonies10-16 – Felony – Brant R. Knowles – Burglary, theft and criminal trespass to state land. Incidents & AccidentsStark County10-13 – A single-vehicle accident was reported to the Stark…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • FARMINGTON – A four-hour incident between law-enforcement representatives and a Farmington man ended with his arrest regarding an apparent domestic-violence case. Farmington police officers were summoned about 6:45 p.m. Oct. 11 to an apartment in the 600 block of E. Fort St. There they saw and heard Ryan L. Sweet, 35, argue with a 44-year-old Farmington woman and saw him throw a 12-pack of soda pop at her as she was leaving, according to a police report.The victim told officers Sweet squeezed her so…

Time was I lost sleep leading up to opening days of duck, pheasant and deer season. Not so much anymore. But I expect some wakeful evenings ahead of me as the Nov. 10 start of trapping season draws near. For all the raccoon lovers out there, stop reading now. Don’t bother emailing about how bad it is to trap, shoot or otherwise dispatch of coons. Maybe they do no harm in your fantasy world. The same is not true in reality. Yes, little raccoons are very cute. But even they are a formidable foe. The things a raccoon can figure…

WYOMING – The Wyoming City Council is worried about the condition of a building at 104 E. William St. The façade of the downtown building has for many years been unstable and requires repair or restoration. Shortly after Curry’s Pizza moved into the building a few years ago, the façade began to show that it was unstable and could possibly collapse onto the street and sidewalk below. Curry’s Pizza relocated to a new building but fear of a collapse remained to such an extent that barricades have been in place for years. Marcus Wilson, formerly of Kewanee, purchased the problematic…

TIF grant to pay for half of improvements By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – A former doctor’s office in downtown Elmwood is being converted to another medicinal purpose – this one for the mind and soul, perhaps. The Elmwood Center for the Humanities is scheduled to open sometime next spring at 120 W. Main St., according to its primary organizer. Elmwood-area resident Bill Seipel said the center is to feature an art gallery-museum, arts-related classrooms and a coffee shop. “I want to see this turn into a place where somebody can go in the daytime and appreciate the art…

By JOHN A. BALLENTINEFor The Prairie News WYOMING – Quietly, the Stark County law enforcement vehicles loaded with police personnel rolled into position on the evening of Oct. 11 in downtown Wyoming. A combined force of law enforcement officers wound up arresting two people and recovering a cache of drugs, weapons and stolen goods. Law enforcement included Stark County Sheriff Steven Sloan and deputy sheriffs, the Toulon, Wyoming and Bradford police departments, the Wyoming Fire Department, the Stark County Ambulance Service, the State of Illinois Secretary of Police bomb squad, the Peoria Police Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit and the Henry/Stark…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic Citations9-29 – Karl E. Griffin – Speeding 26-34 mph over the limit.10-10- Stephanie Garza – Driving 15-20 mph above the limit.10-14 – Samantha N. Reatherford – Driving 21-25 mph above the limit. Misdemeanors &Felonies6-8 – Criminal felony – Charles D. Slightom Jr. – Failure to register a new residence in three days. Incidents & AccidentsStark County10-7 – Payton M. Rose, of rural Kewanee, reported her 2018 Dodge truck with a homemade trailer was stolen. The incident remains under investigation but the vehicle was later reported…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post KEWANEE – The Princeville boys cross country team defended its Lincoln Trail Conference title last Thursday at Midland Golf Club. The victory came by the tightest of margins as the 17th-ranked Princes edged Annawan-Wethersfield, 30-31. Four Princeville runners finished in the top 10 to earn all-conference honors, led by senior Tucker Sennett, who was third in 16:37. The other all-LTC runners were junior Taylor Hess (5th, 16:54), sophomore Jacob Bosch (6th, 17:16) and freshman Hunter Keyster (7th, 17:23). Sophomore Collin Bowers (14th, 18:14) was the fifth runner for Princeville. “Hess, Bosch, Keyster and (freshman Michael)…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports• PRINCEVILLE – A Princeville man admitted guilt regarding an apparent domestic-violence incident. Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched about 11:15 a.m. Oct. 4 to a residence in the 6000 block of Illinois Route 90. A telephone call from a 10-year-old indicated Marco A. Pequeno Jr., 40, was beating up an unidentified person, according to a redacted sheriff’s-office report. Accused of unlawful restraint and domestic battery/bodily harm, Pequeno was transported to the Peoria County Jail. But he was deemed unfit medically to be confined,…