NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Misdemeanors& Felonies1-13 – Criminal Felony – Cassel O. R. Taylor – Domestic battery/harm/1-2 Preconvictions. Incidents & AccidentsStark County1-13 – Stark County Sheriff’s Office was notified a 25-year-old man was hit in the leg by a moving vehicle while trying to help a stranded motorist stuck in a ditch 5 miles south of Bradford. The unidentified vehicle driver left the scene. The accident is under investigation. 1-13 – Authorities responded to a possible domestic battery and criminal damage to property incident in the 200 block of N….

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • YATES CITY – A 15-year-old Yates City boy was taken into police custody after he used a knife to threaten a family, according to authorities. A few weeks later, the boy was accused of damaging and flooding his cell at a juvenile-detention facility. The initial incident happened about 6:30 p.m. Dec. 15 at a residence in the 300 block of E. Bishop St., according to a Knox County Sheriff’s Office report. Officers responded to a report of a knife-wielding boy approaching a family and suggesting…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic Citations &Ordinance Violations1-3-24 – Alecia D. Dozard – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. Misdemeanors& Felonies12-13-23 – Criminal felony – Riley D. McLean – Aid/abet/possess/sell stolen vehicle and theft between $500 – $10,000.12-16-23 – Criminal felony – Shawn L. Hall – Aggravated assault of a police officer.12-23-23 – Criminal felony – Stephanie A. Jennings – Aggravated battery. Peoria County Report1-16-24 – Carl P. Porter, 46, of Wyoming was arrested at 5:30 p.m. and accused of deceptive practices and financial exploitation of an elderly/disabled person between $300…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police reports • FARMINGTON – A Galesburg man was accused of multiple crimes and received hospital treatment after he forced his way into a Farmington woman’s residence, according to authorities.Farmington police were summoned about 8:45 p.m. Jan. 9 to the 500 block of W. Fulton St. There, an officer found Timothy D. Bishop, 32, shaking inside a vehicle parked in the 37-year-old victim’s garage.Bishop said he was having a panic attack, according to a police report. The victim said she returned home to find Bishop had broken…

Rambling through central Illinois, impressed that the forecasters were close to correct on this storm but pondering what happened to El Nino? • • • We’re heading into another busy election season, which means the Mayor of Oak Hill’s pearls of wisdom will be lived out on a daily basis. As in, “Why tell the truth when a lie will do?” I mention this because some politicians continue to falsely claim that China is the biggest foreign landowner in the U.S. Some people hear this claim and think it might be true. Well, it’s not. Canada owns the most U.S….

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – Here comes the sun. Or here comes to Princeville a solar-energy project, to be more accurate. During its meeting Jan. 3, the Village Board authorized Trajectory Energy Partners to transform a 17-acre plot in northwest Princeville into a 2-megawatt solar farm. Construction is expected to begin late this year and finish in early 2025, according to Kiersten Sheets, a Trajectory project-development manager. “I personally think it’s going to be a big benefit, a big asset to our village,” said Jeff Troutman, the Princeville village president. The solar array along West North Street near…

By JOHN A. BALLENTINEFor The Prairie News TOULON – The Toulon City Council heard that almost all of the unfinished business agenda items are in progress during a meeting on Jan. 8. Giffin Engineering Representative Justin Reeise provided an update on the unsewered community planning report grant. The city is waiting for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to complete its process for construction and a start date. Reeise said the project, impacting northwest residents of Toulon, will likely be done in the spring or early summer. There was no update about engineering plans for Toulon’s water mains. Two local contractors…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports• MAPLETON – Public-safety representatives rescued someone who was lost and injured in woods north of Mapleton. The unidentified male telephoned for help about 3:45 a.m. Jan. 2 in the 9300 block of W. Lake Camelot Drive, according to the Logan-Trivoli Fire Protection District. He had fallen in the woods and injured his leg.Drones and a computer application helped firefighters and Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputies locate the victim about 5 a.m. He was carried to the road in a basket, then was transported to…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Incidents & AccidentsStark County1-3 – Bryan P. Desch, 42, Peoria, was ticketed for driving on a revoked driver’s license. He was issued a notice to appear in court.1-4 – Gene Gill, rural Wyoming, reported criminal damage to property. He reported the discovery of a broken window in his tractor and holes poked in the oil and air filters. The incident is under investigation.1-5 – Dylan M. Wates, 24, Kewanee, was taken into custody by the Stark County Sheriff’s Office and arrested on two outstanding Henry County…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic Citations &Ordinance Violations12-18 – Lisa D. Westefer – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.12-18 – Daniel R. Zarate – Speeding 35+ mph over the limit.12-23 – Madison L. Schwigen – Speeding 26-34 mph over the limit.12-24 – Jeffery G. Whitehead – Speeding 35+ mph over the limit. Misdemeanors& Felonies10-7 – DUI – Douglas G. Beeler – Driving under the influence of alcohol & unlicensed.10-27 – DUI – A.J. Thomas Jr. – Driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol BAC .08 and…