NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic Citations9-11 – Marguerite I. Ashwood – Suspended registration.9-14 – Jennifer L. Moody – Uninsured vehicle, expired registration, failure to yield on private drive and improper traffic lane usage.9-14 – Amanda L. Hight – No valid registration.9-24 – Hannah L. Houchin – No valid registration.9-25 – Reeve L. Winkler – Disregard stop sign.9-25 – Marselle A. Dunn – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.10-1 – Braden M. Clark – No valid registration, uninsured vehicle and seatbelt required.10-3 – Amy Frank – Uninsured vehicle and no valid registration.10-4…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post FARMINGTON – Some games you just survive. Last Friday was one of those for the Farmington football team, which found itself in a 14-point hole against Macomb before touching the ball on offense.From there, the Farmers did just enough right to hand the Bombers a first loss, 26-20, in overtime. The victory gives No. 2-ranked Farmington (6-0, 5-0) a firm grip on first place in the LincolnLand Conference large division headed into Friday’s crossover game against resurgent Annawan-Wethersfield.“I think there was a little hangover from the Elmwood game,” Farmington Coach Toby Vallas said in reference…

By MOLLY RICHESONFor The Weekly Post WILLIAMSFIELD – The Williamsfield Village Board swore in its third treasurer in the past year at Monday’s meeting, welcoming April Bouchez. Bouchez, also a member of the Williamsfield School Board, replaces Linda Baker. She resigned from the job in September after eight months in the position. Baker was hired Jan. 6 to replace longtime Treasurer Mary Rice, who resigned three days earlier. Rice and Board President Robert Johnson differ regarding the circumstances. Rice said she was forced out of the job. Johnson said she resigned rather than learn the new computer systems. Baker summarized her…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports• BELLEVUE – A Farmington man was injured in a two-vehicle crash near the Peoria international airport. Gerold L. VanMiddlesworth was driving an eastbound 2013 Dodge Ram pickup truck about 6:15 a.m. Sept. 26 on Illinois Route 116 at Airport Road when his vehicle was struck by a 2020 Toyota Sienna driven by Zhu Xinguang of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report stated. Zhu was turning from westbound Route 116 to southbound Airport Road. VanMiddlesworth said he had a green light to…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post Harvest is going very well across central Illinois. Dry conditions and mature crops have many farmers well ahead of the normal pace. Yields have so far been generally good, with most of the state’s corn and soybean crop rated good or excellent. But as is often the case in agriculture, there’s always something to foul up a perfect fall. This year that something is low commodity prices, with typical per-bushel cash payments on Tuesday around $3.90 for corn and $9.85 for soybeans delivered to an elevator.That’s a far cry from the $7 per bushel of…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports• PEORIA – A fugitive who sparked a massive manhunt in northern and western Peoria County last month returned Monday, this time under arrest. Victor E. Farris, 45, of Cincinnati was booked into the Peoria County Jail shortly before 10 p.m. He is accused of aggravated vehicle hijacking, kidnapping and unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle. Peoria County Sheriff’s Office representatives traveled Monday to Albia, Iowa, to take Farris into custody. Farris was arrested Sept. 16 in Albia after he fled the Peoria area,…

When hundreds of people sit in a steamy hall for more than three hours, you know the subject matter is compelling. Or at least you know the crowd feels strongly about the subject. So it was on Sept. 17 in Brimfield’s American Legion hall, where more than 250 gathered for a presentation on the negative aspects of wind turbines. The event was organized by Dan Heinz of Kickapoo, who has spearheaded a grassroots group called No To Peoria County Windmills. Heinz became involved after learning about two wind farms proposed for Peoria County, one of which borders his family farm…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Traffic Citations 1-27 – Criminal felony – James S. Harlan – Retail theft and criminal damage to property.7-25 – Criminal felony – Raphyll L. Jordan – Manufacturing/delivering cannabis 30-500 grams. Incidents & AccidentsStark County9-1 – Christopher M. Schmitt, 50, of Little Canada, Minn., was involved in a single-vehicle accident occurred on 1700N near the intersection of 1700E at 6:16 p.m. Schmitt was traveling west on 1700N when he reportedly did not see the stop sign and locked up the brakes before dropping his motorcycle and skidding to…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • PEORIA – An Edwards woman appeared to avoid injury from a single-vehicle accident northwest of Peoria. Elizabeth J. Burtker was behind the wheel of a 2022 Buick Enclave that was turning from westbound Grange Hall Road onto southbound Orange Prairie Road shortly before 2:15 a.m. Sept. 8 when a deer jumped onto the pavement from the west. Burtker swerved to avoid the deer, but the vehicle struck a stop sign on the south side of the intersection, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office…

One thing you do not want to see this time of year is a kettle of turkey vultures soaring low over your deer-hunting spot. Yet that was the scene greeting me Saturday morning in Knox County, northwest of Oak Run. That and swarms of flies and the smell of death. Before the day was over, we located two rotting deer corpses along the small creek that runs through the farm. Based on the smell, I suspect there are a few more corpses out there, but finding two was depressing enough. Other deer hunters and landowners in Illinois have been experiencing…