NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations &Ordinance violation8-4 – Andrea E. Poole – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.8-5 – Mercedes M. Williams – Operating uninsured vehicle.8-6 – Shatiqua S. Stone – Registration suspended & opearting uninsured vehicle.8-11 – Hannah E. Soberinsky – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.8-13 – Mason P. Geeseman – Speeding 35+ mph over limit.8-15 – Kiera K. Stuckey – Registration expired.8-20 – Montana L. Walters – Unlawful possession of cannabis, unlicensed & head lamp use.8-20 – Nikole L. Walters – Unlawful possession…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Police Reports• ELMWOOD – An Elmwood man was arrested for drunken driving after he backed his vehicle into a house, according to authorities.Elmwood Fire Department personnel found Cole Z. Taylor, 36, asleep behind the wheel of a blue 2018 Lincoln MKZ about 6:45 a.m. Aug. 11 at a residence in the 300 block of W. Peoria St. The garage door and adjacent siding were damaged, according to a sheriff’s-office report.Taylor said he was parked in his driveway when something made his car reverse across the roadway…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations &Ordinance violation8-4 – Bradley A. Davis – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-29 – Melvin D. Rodriguez-Espinoza – Driving/Operating a non-highway vehicle.8-2 – Mohammed S. A. Megdad – Speeding 26-34 mph over limit.8-6 – Gerry L. Rohn – Speeding 26-34 mph over limit.8-6 – Shawn L. Hall – Driving on a suspended license & operating an uninsured vehicle. Misdemeanors &Felonies7-28 – Domestic Violence – Jacob D. Tramutolo – Domestic battery / physical contact.8-5 – Domestic Violence – Roger E. Hochstetler…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Iowa couple foundasleep near Billtown WILLIAMSFIELD – A Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputy found an Iowa couple sleeping in a sport-utility vehicle parked in the middle of a road north of Williamsfield. The deputy was called about 5:15 a.m. July 11 to Knox Highway 24 and Illinois Route 180, where the gold Volvo SUV was parked on a curve. The occupants, a 71-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman, said they were lost and out of gasoline and had a dead battery…

Rambling through central Illinois, thankful to live in the heart of sweet-corn country. • • • Not that this is news, but we had it good with Jesse White in office – and not just because of his fun-to-watch tumblers. New Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has decided that requiring people to have appointments will make things run smoother at driver services facilities. “This is sort of the first major step in implementing the rest of our modernization goals,” Giannoulias said. Appointments can be made by visiting the secretary of state’s website at ilsos.gov or by calling (844) 817-4649….

By JOHN A. BALLENTINEFor The Prairie News TOULON – Toulon City parks could see an upgrade if a $750,000 grant application is approved. The council met Monday for a special meeting and voted 4-2 to use the $750,000 to refurbish Toulon’s city park and add a splash pad for children. An alternate site for the grant money were the city’s baseball fields, located east of the Stark County High School property. After discussion, the council approved directing the grant money from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, if awarded, to the city park. Connie Jacobson, Art Nutzhorn, Brandon Simpson and…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations &Ordinance violation7-15 – Michael E. Chizmar – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-16 – Raife A. Hammons – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.7-21 – Aaron M. Harmon – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-21 – Scott T. LaFore – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-22 – Christopher M. Morrow – Operating uninsured vehicle, unlicensed, and no valid registration.7-25 – Morgan Dee Ann Miller – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-26 – Nathan Scott Qatoum – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-26 – John C….

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Peoria man a suspect in Farmington crimesFARMINGTON – Authorities are investigating whether a Peoria man is connected to a spate of recent vehicle burglaries and thefts in Farmington. Cameron A. Puryear, 20, was arrested in connection with a Farmington vehicle theft that resulted in a police chase of more than 100 mph. Peoria police apprehended Puryear about 3 a.m. July 20 near Glen Oak Park in the city’s East Bluff neighborhood.A vehicle reported stolen the previous day from the 200 block…

Rambling through Wyoming, before ending vacation far too early. • • • We were hiking a scenic back-country trail last week at Yellowstone National Park when I saw a big brown hump off in the distance. Binoculars confirmed it was a sleeping bison, which was no surprise since there were bison everywhere during a wonderful three-day visit to the park. At one point, a medium-sized bison barged ahead of cars to cross a one-lane bridge in the middle of a road construction zone – to say nothing of the regular bison-induced traffic jams as they crossed roads or just stood…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations &Ordinance violations7-10 – Jessica I. Joos – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.7-11 – Dusiyantkumar A. Patel – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.7-11 – Patricia Lynn Adams – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.7-11 – Aubri J. Stahl – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.7-14 – Ryan S. Higgins – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-15 – Courtney A. Carrier – Driving 15-20 mph above limit.7-16 – Dameian B. Decker – Driving 21-25 mph above limit.7-16 – Jose M. Valentin – Driving 15-20…