Village passes ordinance By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post BRIMFIELD – Brimfield took one step closer to a 12-acre community solar project on Monday when the Village Board voted 5-1 in favor of an ordinance establishing regulations for solar installations. If three other hurdles are cleared, a proposed Jubilee Solar project on the east side of the village could generate up to $41,000 per year in benefits for the school district and an additional $5,500 for local taxing bodies according to the developer, Trajectory Energy Partners. Timing of the decision led to the lone dissenting vote cast by Trustee Paul…

By NICK VLAHOS For The Weekly Post HANNA CITY – At least five vehicle-burglary cases were reported recently in the Hanna City area, according to the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office. Locations in Hanna City included the 400 block of N. Lakeshore Drive, the 200 block of N. Runkle St., and two in the 300 block of N. Phil Gould Drive. All incidents were reported the morning of July 21. One Phil Gould Drive resident reported three vehicles burglarized, according to the sheriff’s office. Among missing items were pocket knives and a pair of sunglasses valued at $700. Another resident of that block…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Peoria woman survives Kickapoo kayak trip EDWARDS – For hours on July 23, police and friends searched for Dawnn R. Chapman of Peoria, who went missing after she was left to kayak in Kickapoo Creek near Edwards. But Chapman eventually turned up at a Kickapoo gasoline station, where she walked after her kayak overturned, she said. About noon, Chapman, 28, drove to Illinois Route 8 and Taylor Road, parked her vehicle and launched her kayak, according to her boyfriend’s report to…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations & Ordinance violations 6-28 – Robson D. Newbold – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 6-28 – Detrik L. Hendee – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 6-30 – Aisha M. Uzzardo-Butler – Transportation of alcohol/passenger. 7-3 – Natasha L. Johnston – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 7-3 – Jennifer B. McLemore – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 7-2 – Jadin K. Gillan – Speeding 35+ mph over limit. 7-5 – Amos E. Anderson – Unlicensed and driving 15-20 mph above…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Elmwood woman, daughter hurt in crash KNOXVILLE – An Elmwood woman and her teen-age daughter sustained injuries in a two-vehicle accident July 4 in Knox County, where a woman was accused of drunken driving. The accident happened about 10:45 p.m. July 4 on Illinois Route 97 near U.S. Route 150 east of Knoxville. According to the Illinois State Police, a 2010 blue Chrysler van driven by Brittney Thomas, 29, of Galesburg was headed north on Route 97 when it failed to…

Galva’s Freedom Fest is among the many local events scheduled for the July 4 weekend. The three-day Freedom Fest culminates Monday, July 4, with a fireworks show at dusk by Pyrotecnico at the Galva Park District. Prior to that there is a busy slate of events (highlighted in the schedule at left) in Galva, with activities for all ages and plenty of food, including Messiah Lutheran Church hosting its 30th annual pork chop supper July 3 from 5-7 p.m. at Wiley Park. Sandwiches are $4, add chips and drink for $1. Rain location is at the church. The band High…

By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post Gov. JB Pritzker will find out Nov. 8 whether spending millions to pick his Republican foe was a good idea or not. Unofficial results show State Sen. Darren Bailey (R-Xenia) won the Republican gubernatorial primary held Tuesday. With 58 percent of the vote counted, Bailey led a crowded Republican field with 56.9 percent of the vote. Jesse Sullivan was at 15.9 percent and Richard Irvin was running third at 15.5 percent. Pritzker, who won easily on the Democrat side, spent heavily on ads for Bailey in the primary, a practice that seems certain to…

By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post FARMINGTON – The Farmington School Board approved an amended budget and other items for the 2022-23 school year. Among those were increasing meal prices: $2.75 for Pre-K to Grade 8 lunch; $2.95 for high school lunch; 35 cents for milk; $1.90 for breakfast. The board also approved Inter-State Studios as district photographer, a Physical Restraint and Isolation Reduction Plan, Mobex Laboratory for on-site testing and Heart Technologies for technology services. Bid requirements were waived to hire Helm Mechnical to install a new indoor airflow unit. The motion for a $5,000 donation to Light Up…

By NICK VLAHOS For The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – After a gap of about a year, a member of the Rice family again is managing the Princeville Aquatic Center. Landon Rice of Princeville assumed the part-time position in mid-June, according to Village Trustee Teresa Gilroy. She leads the committee that oversees the village-owned swimming facility, located at 620 Princeville Ave. Rice is heading into his senior year at Knox College in Galesburg, where he is a defensive lineman on the football team. For about a decade through last year, the aquatic-center manager was his father, Nate Rice, who also is a…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations & Ordinance violations 6-23 – Christian A.D. Brady – Seat belt required. 6-27 – Rosendo Vargas – Unlicensed, operating an uninsured vehicle and driving 11-14 mph above limit. 6-24 – Gustavo Munoz – Driving 11-14 mph above limit. 6-24 – Karina A. Rivas – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 6-24 – Charles P. Fischbach – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 6-27 – James C. Ernst, Jr. – Driving on a revoked license and driving 15-20 mph above limit. Felonies…