R-W outscores Princeville 55-40 By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – ROWVA-Williamsfield Coach Grant Gullstrand wasn’t expecting his football team’s game against Princeville to last almost 2 hours, 45 minutes. Princeville coaching counterpart Jon Carruthers wasn’t expecting the teams to combine for 95 points. Nor perhaps for his second-string quarterback to pass for 292 yards and four touchdowns. R-W junior tight end Talan Hull wasn’t expecting to have much room to maneuver on offense. But Hull and his teammates can expect a lot more attention after a 55-40 victory Sept. 15 at Tom Bruna Field. The LincolnLand Conference small-school triumph…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post YATES CITY – An answer for some of Yates City’s water woes is on the horizon, thanks in large part to grassroots work by village trustees to obtain funding. The Village of Yates City was recently selected to receive a $871,310 Community Development Block Grant for public infrastructure. With this grant and a previously awarded forgivable loan from the Illinois EPA, Yates City has secured $1,271,310 of funding. Money will be used for the construction of a secondary water source for the village that was mandated by the state several years ago. “The hard work of…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police Reports• EDWARDS – A mother and son were arrested following a domestic disturbance at an Edwards residence. Peoria County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched about 4:30 a.m. Sept. 12 to the 10100 block of W. Edwards St. There they found Mandy L. Engel, 39, and Gabriel J. Engel Rynearson, 21. Both said they pushed each other during a dispute that involved another person, according to a sheriff’s-office report. Engel and Engel Rynearson were accused of domestic battery and transported to the Peoria County Jail. Engel Rynearson…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violation9-6 – Ryan C. Fong – Speeding 26-34 mph over limit.9-7 – Brooke E. Chandler – Speeding 35+ mph over limit.9-7 – Jose D. Morales-Rivera – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.9-17 – Valteua D. N. Morris – Operating a vehicle with suspended registration.9-17 – Timothy M. Ramont – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.9-18 – Dana N. Eble – Leaving the scene and unlicensed.Misdemeanors &Felonies9-14 – Christopher M. Morrow – Domestic violence – Two counts of domestic battery and interferring with reporting domestic violence.Incidents…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Traffic citations &Ordinance violation8-31 – Wyatt H. McCormick – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.8-31 – Kareem C. Dixon – Speeding 26-34 mph over limit.9-1 – Estela P. Carr – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.9-1 – Cody J. Leech – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.9-1 – Micah K. Reader – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.9-2 – Peggy A. Lewis – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.9-3 – Rebecca J. Sutton – Operating an uninsured vehicle.9-3 – Skylar M. Sauer – Operating an uninsured vehicle.9-3 – Michael C. Dougherty…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police Reports• PEORIA – A Trivoli-area man who was being held in the Peoria County Jail was found dead there last weekend, according to authorities.Erick C. Luncsford, 33, was pronounced dead at 12:33 a.m. Sept. 9 in a cell, Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood stated in a news release Monday. About one hour before Luncsford was declared deceased, he was found unresponsive, not breathing and with no pulse, according to Harwood. Resuscitation was attempted. An autopsy was inconclusive and is pending additional study. Harwood’s office and…

Farmington runs past W. Hancock By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post FARMINGTON – Anybody who says Farmington is a passing football team need only have attended last Friday’s game to see the difference between pass happy and win happy. Visitor West Hancock airs it out as much as anybody in prep football, launching 46 aerial attempts last week alone. And while Farmington will throw it, the larger goal for the Farmers is just to win. Last week, the road to a 45-20 LincolnLand Conference large-division victory for the Farmers was on the ground. That’s where running back Jack Wheelwright racked…

By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Prairie News TOULON – After going two years without a health clinic of its own, Stark County is expected to again have a multiservice clinic by late fall.Stark County has been without a medical clinic since the 2021 closing of Aunt Martha’s Health Center, which had operated in Toulon since 2008. A partnership between The State Bank of Toulon, the Stark County Health Department, First Choice Healthcare and Onero Rx, Inc.-Local Health, Inc. will bring the new clinic to Stark County for available local healthcare. The new clinic will be located in the former…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations &Ordinance violation8-18 – Matthew G. McCauley – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.8-21 – Joshua R. Petty – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.8-21 – Laura J. Everhart – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.8-21 – Randal A. Richardson – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.8-22 – Zachery L. Hunter – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.8-26 – Jeffrey A. McNaught – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.8-26 – Raechel A. Pfahl – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.8-26 – Michelle L. Miller – Driving 15-20…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty.Police Reports• PRINCEVILLE – A Princeville man was transported to a Peoria hospital after his hand was caught in machinery at a local food-processing plant. The accident happened about 8 a.m. Aug. 21 at Seneca Foods Corp., 606 S. Tremont Ave. The 37-year-old victim, who wasn’t identified by name, was replacing a shield on a dried-pumpkin-seed auger when it caught his right hand, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. Someone freed the victim’s hand from the auger, which was not shut off, per protocol, the…