By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post In an otherwise rough week for the Elmwood boys basketball team, senior Andrew Marincic provided a bright spot by topping 1,000 points for his career in last Friday’s 50-38 loss to Illini Bluffs. “It’s awfully impressive to get to 1,000 points with the fact you played one-third the games as a junior,” Coach Josh Fugitt said after Marincic led Elmwood with 21 points. Fugitt said the Trojans (12-10) competed much better against Illini Bluffs than in last Tuesday’s 66-45 loss to Peoria Christian. “Turnovers and offensive rebounds did us in against Peoria Christian, but…

By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post This spring will bring at least three bridge replacement projects to the Peoria County portion of The Weekly Post circulation area. One of the projects is already underway, another has been limited to one lane for the past few months and another has yet to break ground. The largest and most costly project involves the Illinois Route 8 bridge near Edwards, which carries the road over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks. That bridge was closed in the summer of 2018 after an inspection found that a concrete pier had deteriorated. The pier was…

By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post PRINCEVILLE – The Princeville School Board on Jan. 20 approved a 2022-23 district calendar that shows an Aug. 16 first day of school for students. Other significant dates in the calendar include a Nov. 23-25 Thanksgiving holiday; Dec. 21-Jan. 3 winter break; April 3-10, 2023, spring break; May 21, 2023 graduation; and a May 24, 2023, final day of school (if no emergency days are used). The board also heard that a light pole was downed at the baseball diamond during a recent wind event, which also took down a flag pole at the…

By LORI HEROLD For The Weekly Post BRIMFIELD – Just recently finished with construction of its new building, Brimfield Family Dentistry located at 232 E. Knoxville St. in Brimfield is already expanding. The original building, whose renovation was completed last April, has a new addition to the west. The expectation is that it will be finished in March or April. Dr. Clint Martin said this had been planned from the get-go. “Our goal has always been to function with two dentists as soon as the practice would support it because we are then able to extend our hours and continue to…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Police reports • ELMWOOD – Agnes S. Garner, 39, from Elmwood was charged on Jan. 24 for failure to appear in court with fee, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s report. • ELMWOOD – Brian E. Walker, 56, of Elmwood was charged on Jan 29 with DUI alcohol, according to a Peoria County Sheriff’s report. • BRIMFIELD – Dylan J. Snider, 29, of Brimfield was charged Jan. 24 for domestic battery/physical contact, according to a Peoria Sheriff’s report. • FARMINGTON –…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Traffic citations & Ordinance violations 1-21 – Steven J. Cordle – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 1-21- Quinton A. Maes – Operating an uninsured vehicle. 1-24 – Jonathan Cid – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 1-21 – Kristin A. Woodbeck – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 1-23 – Daniel L. Peterson – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 1-23 – Cammille S. Gaspard – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 1-26 – Logan M. Thayer – Driving 21-25 mph above limit. 1-26 –…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Felonies & Misdemeanors 1-14 – Domestic violence – Julie B. Weir – Two counts of domestic battery. 1-19 – Felony – Jason R. Musselman – Nine counts of child pornography. 1-24 – Felony – Brittany R. Lopez – Possession of meth, illegal insurance cards, display false insurance card, unlicensed, operating an uninsured vehicle, mufflers, registration light and display plate attachment. Incidents & Accidents Stark County 1-17 – A two-vehicle accident occurred on Route 78 north of 300N. The drivers involved were…

By JOHN A. BALLENTINE and JEFF LAMPE For The Prairie News TOULON – Jason R. Musselman, of Toulon, faces nine felony charges of possession of child pornography following a Jan. 21 hearing in the Stark County Courthouse. After the hearing, Musselman was released from custody when $25,000 was posted – 10 percent of the bond of $250,000 set at the hearing. Conditions of Musselman’s release are that he must wear a GPS tracking monitor device, have no contact with minors, not use the Internet and surrender his passport. Musselman, who is married and has two children, has retained private counsel, attorney…

Sports fanaticism fascinates me. What makes somebody paint their face and wear a ridiculous outfit in public? What makes people jump through tables after coating themselves with mustard? We call these folks diehards, yet in most other walks of life, such behavior could be cause for institutionalization And that’s just for the outward displays of fanaticism. Worse yet are the inner ragings a loss can trigger. Every fan base thinks they have it bad – even Cowboys backers claim hardship, which is ridiculous. Cubs fans once had the market cornered on angst, but no longer. In the NFL, 12 teams have…

R-W’s Anderson reaches milestone By JEFF LAMPE For The Weekly Post WILLIAMSFIELD – In high school, Bob Anderson could score with the best of them. The third-leading scorer in Williamsfield history, Anderson averaged more than 26 points per game as a junior for a Billtown basketball team that played in the same sectional as eventual 1964 state champ Pekin. But it was during his senior year that Anderson had a eureka moment that has stayed with him longer than his long-range jump shot. Somehow that year, Williamsfield scheduled a home game against Chicago Farragut. Going in, Anderson judged that a Chicago…