Traffic citations &Ordinance violations5-18 – Kayleb D. Nevarez – Speeding 26-34 mph over limit. Misdemeanors &Felonies3-4 – Anabelle E. Twomey – Felony – possession amount of a controlled substance.5-14 – Damian J. Carroll – Felony – Felon in possession of ammunition /body armor. Incidents & AccidentsStark County5-14 – Joseph M. Vische, 56, Metamora, cited for speeding 80 mph in a 55 zone and issued a court date.5-15 – Corey L. Jones, 31, Brimfield, was arrested and issued two citations including speeding 75 mph in a 55 zone and possession of adult use cannabis by a driver. He was also issued…

Police reports• KICKAPOO – Both drivers were injured in a two-vehicle head-on crash west of Kickapoo.Michelle L. Goble of Peoria Heights was driving a westbound 2024 Nissan Kicks about 3:45 p.m. April 28 on U.S. Route 150 near Philander Chase Lane when her vehicle collided with an eastbound 2018 Audi Q3, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The other driver was Valy Slagel of Peoria. He said Goble’s vehicle swerved into his lane. Goble said she was distracted because she was trying to prevent an important paper from flying out one of the vehicle’s open windows. Slagel complained…

Police reports• DOUGLAS – Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies intended to arrest one person recently in Douglas but ended up arresting two. Shortly before 8:15 p.m. April 15, the deputies visited a residence in the 400 block of Third St. to take Tonley S. Seabloom, 51, into custody. She was cited for disorderly conduct and harassment through electronic communications. A sheriff’s-office report did not go into detail about those charges. During her arrest, Seabloom said she had bruises from a physical altercation a few days earlier with Toby C. Jones, 52, who resides at the same address. Seabloom had a…

Police reports• KICKAPOO – An Elmwood woman required a hospital trip after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a trailer parked near Kickapoo. Whitney D. Cantu was behind the wheel of an eastbound 2022 Toyota Corolla shortly before 1 p.m. April 16 in the 11400 block of U.S. Route 150 when the vehicle struck the 12-foot Pace American enclosed trailer, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s Office report. The trailer was tethered to a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado parked along the south shoulder and partially in the traffic lane, the report stated. The vehicle and trailer belonged to a lawn-care…

By JEFF LAMPEFor The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – When Micki McCarthy looks out of her office window in Graham Medical Group’s Elmwood clinic, she is eager to see one thing sprout on the ag field that stretches to the north. “I’m so excited to see the little wooden posts with the flags,” McCarthy said. “The surveyor posts.”When she sees those, McCarthy will know her efforts and those of many others in the past decade have finally come to fruition in the form of a Community Wellness Center. That reality is growing closer, says McCarthy, who spearheads fundraising for an ambitious project…

By NICK VLAHOSFor The Weekly Post BRIMFIELD – A proposed wind-energy project in northwest Peoria County might receive government approval by the end of this year, according to developers. Permit applications regarding the Four Creeks Wind project are expected to be filed with Peoria County officials late this summer or early this autumn, according to Hanna Franklin. She is a development associate with Houston-based Repsol USA, which oversees the project. “We’ve been here for a couple of years. Now we’re starting to get serious,” Four Creeks Wind Manager Carson Robers said April 23, when he joined Franklin in addressing the Brimfield…

Painted by art students By MOLLY RICHESONFor The Weekly Post ELMWOOD – Billy the Bison is back on display in front of Elmwood City Hall. The city purchased the 62-inch tall, 100-inch-long bison statue for $2,000 to commemorate Peoria County’s bicentennial celebration. Art classes from Elmwood High School were recruited to design and paint the 100-pound fiberglass mold. Similar statues will be on display throughout Peoria County as part of the recently launched Bison Trek – an online digital platform (bisontrek.peoriacounty.gov) that provides a map of each statue’s location. People can earn digital badges by visiting the artworks.Elmwood’s design was unveiled…

Police reports• ELMWOOD – An Elmwood man who drew a gun while he argued with his neighbor was accused of disorderly conduct. Elmwood police were summoned shortly before 3:45 p.m. April 7 to the 100 block of N. Knox St. There, 36-year-old Brian R. Jones admitted he brandished the gun during an argument with Logan N. Sayles, 28, regarding their property line, among other things. Jones had a valid concealed-carry license, according to a police report. He said Sayles pulled out a section of fence Jones erected to block the entry to Sayles’ fence. A witness said he saw Jones…

Rambling through central Illinois, eagerly awaiting May, the finest month until November. • • • After a dry spell, we’ve had some real nice rain. And now, with warmer weather forecast for this week, bring on the morels. Not little ones, either. The big yellows should be up soon. Mushroom pictures are already popping up all over the Internet. Much better is to get into the timber and to find them there. The ones you find in person taste a lot better than those on Facebook that leave a bitter taste in the mouth. … Speaking of wet stuff, we…

By JOHN A. BALLENTINEFor The Prairie News WYOMING – A 51-year-old Wyoming man was arrested April 15 for one count of possessing and receiving child pornography and one count of child pornography distribution. David Dwight Shallenberger was taken into custody and transported to the Bureau County Jail. Wyoming Police Chief Jim Tiller and Galesburg Police Officer Eryn Pearson were the arresting officers. At a hearing on April 17 in Stark County Circuit Court, Judge Paul E. Bauer ruled that Shallenberger was to be released with a GPS monitoring device. The state had submitted a petition of non-release from incarceration.The Galesburg…