Traffic citations & Ordinance violations 2-10-20 – Brandon S. Atchley – Unlicensed. 2-10-20 – Brandon S. Atchley – registration light. 2-10-20 – Cathy F. Townsend – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 2-10-20 – James D. Pettigrew – Driving 11-14 mph above limit. 2-9-20 – Predear Hall – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle. 2-9-20 – Crystal G. Crotts – Registration expiration. 2-10-20 – Rickey L. Morrison – Disregard official traffic control device. 2-10-20 – Kent C. Bates – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 2-11-20 – Jonathan M. Jackson – Speeding 26-34 mph over the limit. 2-11-20 – Marianne E. Masters –…

NOTE: Charges are merely an accusation. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Police reports • FARMINGTON – Antwuan L. Alexander, 37, of Farmington was charged on Feb. 11 for failure to appear in court related to driving on a revoked license, according to a Peoria County Sheriff report. • FARMINGTON – Arnold Reed, 70, of Farmington was charged on Feb 14 for DUI drugs and improper lane usage. • FARMINGTON – A Feb. 6 Peoria County Sheriff report said a 26- year-old Farmington woman was the victim of a hit and run after…

By JEFF LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer A flashy record and a beefed-up schedule led the Princeville and Farmington boys basketball teams to No. 2 seeds heading into next week’s start of postseason play. Princeville (26-3) is favored to win a Class 1A regional on its home floor while Farmington (19-7) is at Class 2A Rushville. Of the two, Princeville’s path looks tougher. “If you look at our regional, I would argue it’s the toughest one in the area and maybe even in the state,” Princeville Coach Jeff Kratzer said. “To be honest, I think both regionals (including Galva), are absolutely loaded.”…

Brimfield, Princeville advance By VICTOR LAMPEWeekly Post Staff Writer Regional joy turned to sectional frustration for the Brimfield and Princeville girls basketball teams on Tuesday. First the good news. Both fifth-ranked Princeville (30-4) and Brimfield won Class 1A regional championships last week. The Lady Princes defeated Stark County last Friday, 47-25, to win the ROWVA Regional. That was Princeville’s third regional in the past four seasons.  Brimfield went to double overtime to earn its fifth straight IHSA plaque, topping Annawan, 53-31, for the West Central title. But things were much tougher on Tuesday at the Havana Sectional. In the first game,…

Rambling through central Illinois, smiling broadly because – even when it snows a few more times – the worst of winter is behind us By Jeff Lampe Well, the exciting possibility of electric buses for our local schools will have to wait. In a sensible decision, a portion of the money from the Edwards Settlement fund will go toward Hollis School District and the City of Pekin for electric buses. Williamsfield, author of the Central Illinois Bus-2-Grid Initiative application that received $882,000, will not get funded since awards were focused on those areas closest to the Edwards Power Plant. ……

Second major Princeville fire in last seven months PRINCEVILLE -Despite a blaze that summoned fire departments from all over central Illinois, Country Feed & Supplies store will be open again very soon – albeit at a new location. The Village of Princeville will allow business owners Nathan and Lindsay Wineinger to set up a temporary storage container at a village-owned lot across from the store. Beyond that, Nathan Wineinger said they could be moving back into their building at 116 E. Spring St. within two weeks. Plans to open a restaurant are delayed indefinitely, though, Nathan Wineinger said.  Lindsay Wineinger…

By JOHN A. BALLENTINE For The Weekly PostELMWOOD – The Elmwood City Council approved transferring its Tax Increment Financing (TIF) accounts from Farmers State Bank to Elmwood’s Morton Community Bank at its Feb. 4 meeting. Council members noted that Fred Paige, one of the developers of the new subdivision, is also an officerat Farmers State Bank. Transferring the TIF accounts to MortonCommunity Bank would avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest in having the TIF accounts with the developer. Council members stressed that there has been no impropriety, but the council has decided to avoid any question of having…

Oscar winner speaks to fine arts students By JEFF LAMPE Weekly Post Staff Writer WILLIAMSFIELD – It’s been a cool week for the Williamsfield Schools. First came a late January visit by Academy Award winner Tami Lane, a Peoria native who spoke to Williamsfield fine arts students and brought with her an Oscar they could hold. Then came Monday’s decision by the Williamsfield School Board to approved a $1.68 million HVAC project, which will bring air conditioning units to the entire school campus. Peoria Metro Construction submitted the lowest of six bids. The other five bids were for $1.749 million…

By John A. Ballentine The Stark County Elementary School Parents’ Club, in conjunction with the Stark County Education Foundation, will hold the 9th Annual Fundraiser Dinner and Auction Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Orwig Auction and Event Center, in Toulon. “We’ve stopped doing a number of small fundraisers so that we could do one big fundraiser,”said SCESPC Chair Nicole Mercer. “The students don’t have to sell wrapping paper and such, now.” Stark County Educational Foundation President Jerry Klooster explained, “The air-conditioning is the focus of the Parents’ Club fundraiser this year, but in addition, the Stark County Educational Foundation, which…

Traffic citations & Ordinance violations2-1-20 – Justin Lee Pratt – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle.2-1-20 – Justin Lee Pratt – Transportation of alcoholic liquor.2-1-20 – Kenneth J. Jezierski – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle.2-5-20 – Jerry D. Wilson – No valid registration.2-5-20 – James M. McCune – Driving 15-20 mph above limit. 2-5-20 – Lisa M. Stoner – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle.2-5-20 – Rebecca L. Johnson – Operating an uninsured motor vehicle.2-6-20 – April M. Hart – Passing a school bus while loading/unloading.1-8-20 – Wesley J. Cozad – Driving 11-14 mph above limit.2-8-20 – Phyllis J. Barringer – Registration…