Cougars softball improves to 7-3 By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post ROWVA-Williamsfield softball began this week by extending its winning streak to four games. Ava Landon struck out 10 Peoria Christian batters Monday in a 5-1 road victory. Landon walked one and allowed six hits. On offense, Landon was 3-for-4 with two singles and a triple. The Cougars (7-3) scored three times in the fifth inning to break a 1-1 tie. Izzy Nelson’s single drove in a run. The others scored on an error and a wild pitch. On April 6, R-W swept a doubleheader from Galva, 10-1 and 16-1. Taylor…

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – A new Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputy is set to patrol Princeville regularly. Deputy Shawn Yarger introduced himself to the Princeville Village Board during its meeting April 1. Yarger has been specializing in serving eviction notices for the county, according to Village President Jeff Troutman. But Yarger appears to have a background in community policing. Troutman said Yarger once patrolled nearby Medina Township, among other places. “I think he’ll be OK,” Troutman said. “I’ve known him for years. He knows a lot of people in Princeville already, too.” Yarger probably will begin his…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports• ELMWOOD – A Pekin man was accused of drunken driving after his vehicle crashed into a residence south of Elmwood.Owen N. Emert was driving a northbound 1996 Dodge Dakota pickup truck about 2 a.m. April 2 in the 1900 block of N. Cramer Rd. when he failed to negotiate a curve. The truck left the roadway and crashed through a metal-wire fence before it struck the residence, per a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The front end of the truck came to rest in…

Rambling through central Illinois, warmed by crazy ideas that will never come to fruition and saddened by others that will. • • • The covered wagon trail that is Illinois Route 78 north of Shissler Road may soon get much-needed attention. Or not. Calls to engineers have not yet yielded answers, but based on the stakes, signs and paint on that stretch of road, my guess is a bridge project will soon be underway. We’ll have more details next week. … Among my favorite late-night sounds is the “hoo-hooing” of barred owls in town. So it was with amazement I…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations3-24 – Matthew A. Senders – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.3-29 – Cheryl L. Himlin – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.3-29 – Dylan T. Collins – Driving 11-14 mph above limit. Incidents & AccidentsStark County3-21 – A two-vehicle accident occurred on Route 17 north of County Road 900E. Drivers involved were Mia S.K. Hamilton, 18, Wyoming, and a 16-year-old rural Wyoming teen.According to the report, Hamilton said she was driving behind a Chevrolet pickup truck when a large group of deer appeared in…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post WILLIAMSFIELD – After three months of impassioned speeches and heated words, cold, hard facts spelled an end to a proposed 20-acre solar array next to Benjamin-Doubet Park.The Williamsfield Village Board heard Monday at its monthly meeting that petitions circulated in Williamsfield against the solar array generated 359 signatures from people age 18 or older. Those signatures constitute 96 percent of the village’s 371 registered voters, said Kyle Gibbs, one of several residents who gathered signatures. “The results were very overwhelming,” Gibbs told the village board. “Do what you said you would do last month. Ask for…

Farmington will not install Flock cameras By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post FARMINGTON – The Farmington City Council on Monday opted to not pursue a contract with Flock Safety for license-reading cameras in town. On Feb. 19, Mayor Kenn Stufflebeam cast the deciding vote in deciding to purchase three Flock cameras for $12,750 apiece. But the acquisition was contingent on a review of the contract.On Monday, Stufflebeam indicated he was less than happy with the deal. “It turns out we don’t own these cameras,” Stufflebeam said. “When our agreement is up they come and take them back and they can raise…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports • PRINCEVILLE – A Creve Coeur woman was arrested after she was accused of firing a gun outside a Princeville-area residence. Jessica R. Dunn, 39, was transported to the Peoria County Jail following the incident, which happened about 5 p.m. March 24 in the 5000 block of W. Streitmatter Rd. Almost the entire Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report about the incident was redacted. According to jail records, Dunn initially was charged with aggravated assault/use of a deadly weapon, possession of a firearm without a…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police reports• DUNLAP – A 13-year-old boy brought a stolen, loaded gun to a Dunlap school last week to show it off to friends, according to authorities. The unidentified student at Dunlap Valley Middle School was being held in the Peoria County Juvenile Detention Center after he was taken into police custody March 19. He was accused of burglary, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a stolen firearm. A school-resource officer received word the boy might have a gun at school, according…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations 1-3 – Bryan P. Desch – Driving on a revoked license and registration light.3-4 – Amy D. Busboom – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. Misdemeanours &Felonies3-1 – Criminal misdemeanor – Leslie D. Troutwine – Criminal trespass to a building (Toulon Methodist Church) and theft less than $500.3-2 – Criminal misdemeanor – Michael C. Dougherty, Jr. – Retail theft of less than $300 (Toulon Dollar General). Incidents & AccidentsStark County3-4 – A single vehicle accident was investigated on 1700E between the S. Valley…