NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police Reports • PRINCEVILLE – An additional misdemeanor-battery charge has been filed against a Princeville art teacher accused of touching students inappropriately. Anthony R. Johnson, 46, of Mackinaw was accused of lifting a female and placing her in a garbage can in May at Princeville Junior-Senior High School, according to a Peoria County Circuit Court document filed Oct. 4. Johnson appeared in court that day in Peoria regarding the other three charges. He was booked Aug. 25 into the Peoria County Jail and was released the…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violation9-26 – Mark J. Guthrie – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.9-26 – Gladys Y. Ramos – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.9-27 – Janice L. Miller – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.9-27 – Aaron J. Gallup – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.9-27 – Viviana G. Calderon – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.9-28 – Andrea E. Poole – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.9-28 – Brandon J. Collier – Expired registration.9-30 – David J. Zoril – Driving 21-25 mph above limit..Incidents & Accidents9-25 – Christopher J….

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police Reports• ELMWOOD – A rural-Elmwood woman has been accused of stealing.Megan M. Miller-Vicary, 39, is scheduled to appear Oct. 11 in Peoria County Circuit Court on a misdemeanor-theft charge filed Sept. 8. The Peoria County State’s Attorney’s Office accused Miller-Vicary of taking a trail camera that belonged to Kevin Windish. The incident happened on or about June 16. Windish, of rural Brimfield, was arrested and released from jail Aug. 28 in connection with a no-stalking order that has since been dismissed.As of last week, the…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post SHERRARD – Time was, shooting 5 over par on one hole might have sent Tanner Wake into a funk. Not any longer. Not after four years of working hard to hone his golf game with one goal in mind. The Elmwood senior overcame a disastrous hole on Sept. 27 to shoot a 6-over round of 78 to top 85 other golfers in the Class 1A regional held at Valley View Club in Cambridge. “You just have to stay out of your head,” Wake said. “I hit my next drive pretty straight, bogeyed that hole and…

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post ONEIDA – From the ROWVA-Williamsfield perspective, its football showdown against Stark County couldn’t have begun more perfectly. But as the game progressed, so did the imperfections. Stark County twice matched R-W touchdowns, then took a lasting lead in the fourth quarter of a 24-14 victory Sept. 29 at Bill Adams Field. R-W fell to 5-1 overall and 4-1 in the LincolnLand Conference small division ahead of a trip Friday night to Rushville-Industry. Stark County remained undefeated (6-0, 5-0) and secured a playoffs berth. Adrian Manzano-Garcia’s 29-yard field goal with 8:49 remaining in the game gave…

By PHIL JOHNSONFor The Weekly Post The Brimfield girls volleyball team swept Prairieland Conference rival Lewistown 25-15, 25-23 at home last Thursday. “It’s always good to come out on top against a conference rival like Lewistown,” Brimfield Coach McKenna Weaver said. Wins now gain extra importance as coaches were to submit their postseason seeding picks by noon today. Regionals start Oct. 23. The Lady Indians (12-7) used a balanced attack that included six kills and 11 digs from Chloe Fabry, six kills from Lauren Wiesehan and 12 assists from Whitney Smith, who also served one ace. Bailey Grunow and Anja Nelson…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – Some decorated Elmwood-Brimfield cross country runners have spent fine careers without ever winning a race. Not so Isaiah Hill. The senior ground his competition into submission Saturday to win his third straight race and, in the process, helped boost the E-B boys to a first-place finish at the Elmwood XC Invitational. Hill responded to a challenge by Eureka’s Carson Lehman in the final mile by racing past his competitor up the hill alongside the lake at Maple Lane Country Club. Hill finished first in 15:14 – 20.7 seconds ahead of sophomore runnerup Elijah Teefey…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post MACOMB – Given the way the football game played out, it was fitting Farmington closed the scoring in last Friday’s win over Macomb with a defensive touchdown. Hunter Darsham returned an interception 33 yards to cap Farmington’s 26-8 win at Macomb. The victory kept the Farmers (6-0, 5-0) unbeaten atop the LincolnLand large division and guaranteed a playoff spot.“Defensively we played really well. I felt it was our most complete game defensively,” Farmington Coach Toby Vallas said. “They have some very talented skill guys and I think we did a better job of reading our keys…

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post WILLIAMSFIELD – The village is to contract with a new overseer for its water system, although an in-house alternative might assume that job eventually. TEST Inc. of Bushnell is to be paid $500 monthly to visit the Williamsfield water plant each week, maintain the reverse-osmosis system and keep up with government-mandated paperwork. TEST provides the same function for other west-central Illinois municipalities. Village trustees approved the expense Monday night. Village President Robert Johnson said the length of the contract hasn’t been finalized. The village’s current water-treatment operator, Larry Lawson of Oneida, is retiring. He was…

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly PostPRINCEVILLE – A judge directed two Princeville High School seniors to avoid one of their classmates at least until they all graduate. Stalking-no-contact orders Peoria County Circuit Judge Lisa Wilson issued Sept. 28 prohibit the two male juveniles from encountering Noah Guzman at most places, including his residence and his Princeville workplace when he’s there. The two can attend school with Guzman and can visit his workplace in his absence. Guzman, who is at least 18, accused the boys of taking and/or sharing photographs of him partially unclad in a closed stall in a school restroom…