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Sheriff say crime trends tough to see, but offers tips By BILL KNIGHT

Year-end comparisons are common in January, whether it be finances or crime. Year-end 2017 crime statistics for The Weekly Post area, where the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office is the primary responder, show some differences from 2016, but Sheriff Brian Asbell says patterns are difficult to determine – except for the effect of reduced funding. “Without researching all the identified data to see if there

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• This is not your father’s county jail. Jim Nowlan talks with Sheriff Brian Asbell about changes in the Peoria County jail. Pages 5-6.

were related incidents or outliers, which manipulate the data (for example, if on one night there were 12 acts of vandalism in Brimfield reported), I am just going to generalize,” says Peoria Sheriff Brian Asbell. “Looking at the data, we are all over the place on the stats. [There’s]

no consistency from township to township with exception of traffic citations.” A comparison between 2016 and 2017 numbers shows a handful of changes in a few categories: • Brimfield city and township together went from 15 thefts in 2016 to 12 in 2017; 5 vandalism incidents to 17, 25 accidents without injuries to 40, and 52 traffic tickets in 2016 to 27 last year; • Elmwood city and township together went from 5 acts of

vandalism to 2; • Kickapoo went from 5 drug arrests to none, 57 thefts to 72, and 69 traffic tickets to 26; • Millbrook had 5 domestic batteries in 2016 but just 1 in ’17; • Princeville city and township together went from 12 thefts in 2016 to 8 in 2017, and • Radnor had 2 drug arrests in 2016 but 7 in 2017, 2 thefts in ’16 and 7 in ’17, and 57 traffic tickets in 2016 and just 17 last year; and Continued on Page 10

THIRD TIME A CHARM FOR B.Y.E.

New home for B.Y.E. nearly completed

Watchdog duo pays wild visit to Williamsfield By JEFF LAMPE

WILLIAMSFIELD – Kirk Allen and John Kraft live in east central Illinois, near the Indiana border. But on a foggy Monday night this week, Allen and Kraft made a nearly three-hour trip to Williamsfield to attend a school board meeting. Their presence did not go unnoticed – and seldom does. Before the meeting was over, both Williamsfield School Board president Chuck Ingle and Kraft had made calls to summon Knox County Sheriff deputies to the school. While the deputies were not Allen needed to restore order, Allen and Kraft did make an impact on the meeting and on a recent Williamsfield board practice. That was the goal of their visit, said Allen, who along with Kraft runs a non-profit group they call the Edgar Kraft County Watchdogs. “The reason we showed up is we had people asking us to show up to address the public comment policy inconsistencies,” Allen said. “I’m here because locals were afraid to speak.” That has been a pattern for Allen and Kraft since they started their group in 2011 to “foster Weekly Post Staff Writer

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ELMWOOD – After more than four years of plans that didn’t materialize, B.Y.E. Ambulance Service is almost ready to move into a new headquarters. Flooring, counter tops and other finish work is all that remains to be completed on a new home for B.Y.E., which since 1981 has used a building at 108 E. Hawthorne St. in Elmwood as its base. The new headquarters will be located in two buildings at 807 W. Main in Elmwood: one the former Here We Grow plant nursery store, the other a newly constructed threebay garage with living quarters. B.Y.E. Treasurer Jerry Powers said he hopes the ambulance service can move into the new facility by the end of January. “Everybody I talk to up town says, ‘It’s looking good down there.

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Three larger, more brightly lit ambulance bays are a major feature of B.Y.E. Ambulance Service’s new headquarters at 807 W. Main St. in Elmwood. Photo by Jeff Lampe.

When’s it going to be done?’” Powers said. “Well, we hope to be in there soon.” The B.Y.E. board plans to have an open house at some point this spring to show off the new building, but no date has yet been set. What people will see when that open house is held are more modern, more spacious accommodations for an ambulance service whose equipment and staffing needs have changed over the years. Ambulances, for instance, are

much larger today than they were in 1981 when B.Y.E. built its former headquarters. “When we built that one, the ambulances were a lot shorter, not as wide and we had a lot more room,” Powers said. That will be true once again in the new three-bay garage, which is brightly lit, has larger garage doors and is wider and 10 feet longer than the old facility. “We can pull in and still have Continued on Page 8

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accountability, truth and transparency in our local governing bodies.” While most of the meetings they attend are centered around their home county, they have traveled north as far as Belvidere in Boone County on the Wisconsin border and Harrisburg in Saline County in deep southern Illinois. The Williamsfield visit was a first in the area since the Watchdogs visited a Stark County Board meeting Allen said the impact of their appearances is often not felt until after a meeting is over. But that’s not always the case. “We had a board that refused any public comment and we had them arrested,” Allen said. That was not needed in Williamsfield on Monday, where a trio of sheriff’s deputies waited outside the school until the meeting concluded. And during the meeting Ingle changed – at least temporarily – a fairly new board practice that limited public comment to two minutes, among other things. Allen said that the ac-

tual Williamsfield board policy, which he found online, allows members of the public five minutes to speak. After telling Nancy Warner her time was up, Ingle later allowed her to complete her public comment, which centered on her ongoing divorce and the apparent involvement of board member Brian Howard in a related land acquisition. After public comment ended and the watchdogs departed, the board settled into a fairly workmanlike open meeting during which each vote was unanimously approved. The first item of business was to OK the transfer of $50,000 from the Education fund to the Operations and Maintenance fund. The transfer was made at the request of board member Howard to make up for a likely deficit in the Operations and Maintenance fund. The Board then established an official district record of documents and information associated with the Attorney General’s Open Meeting Act Request for Review. Based on the recommendation of Superintendent Tim Farquer, items in

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question will be placed into a sealed envelope that will be kept at the district office. The board also voted unanimously to make a formal commitment to fund four full-time employees in the school’s PRE-K program, in the event approximately $130,000 in state funding is delayed. Farquer said he hoped for news on the funding by April, but noted that guaranteeing the program means Williamsfield will not have to lay off the PRE-K staff members, as happens in many other districts when funding is uncertain. Currently, 32 children are enrolled in the PRE-K program in two classrooms. In other action, the Board: • Approved following this year’s course offerings for the 2018-19 school year, while also adding six new elements that range from a Knox County CEO Entrepreneurship program to an early morning strength and conditioning program to four Project Lead the Way subjects (Launch, Cyber Security, Medical Engineering and Principles of Engineering).

• Approved renewing membership in the IESA and IHSA. • Approved adding 7th and 8th grade girls basketball teams next year as sanctioned sports. That means coaches will be paid a salary to be determined during collective bargaining. • Voted to start the bid process for the purchase of a new Chevrolet Suburban to replace a Suburban currently owned by the district that has 200,000 miles. • Tabled appointments to a parent-teacher advisory committee. • Heard that students in the school district have boosted their academic performance from an average ranking of 18th in Billtown’s 30-district area to an average ranking of better than 10th over the past three years. • Heard that seven students earned a combined 39 semester hours of dual credit from Carl Sandburg Community College. • Heard that a special meeting focused on school board training will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, from 9 a.m. to noon in the Kutkat Conference Room for training. The next regular meeting is Monday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m.

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Rambling through central Illinois pondering the pain of leaky pipes. uuu For pure theater, no gathering of elected officials in our area can outdo a Williamsfield School Board meeting. Word is the Fulton County Board can also be over the top at times. Having never attended a Fulton County board meeting, I give the nod to the Williamsfield board. Of late, Billtown’s school gatherings can be almost painful to experience. But at the same time, they often proJeff vide quite a specLAMPE tacle – as many noted this week after watching Facebook footage of Monday’s latest meeting. The No. 1 comment heard from people: “What is going on in Williamsfield?” ... The answer to that is too involved for casual conversation. But things have reached a point where the school board should consider selling tickets. Charge $3 per person and donate all proceeds to the theater department. Trust me, I’ve paid more than that for some far less entertaining basketball games. Plus, that’s one way to cut down on public comment. uuu Of course, eliminating public comment should never be the goal of a school board meeting or any

meeting where elected officials gather. And while board president Chuck Ingle no doubt altered Williamsfield’s time limit for public comment in an effort to cut down on drama, he went too far by stating at each meeting that, “Questions, concerns or praises are to be directed to the Board as a whole and may not be put to any individual member of the Board or administrative staff.” Requiring people to be civil makes sense. Limiting the scope of what they can speak about is an infringement of First Amendment rights. As Supreme Court judge Anthony Kennedy once wrote, “The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is beside the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.” ... That very issue is what attracted the Edgar County Watchdogs to Billtown on a foggy night. Watchdogs Kirk Allen and John Kraft made good points during their appearance, but they should not have been allowed to constantly interrupt the proceedings. Public comment is one thing, but unscheduled interjections from the crowd during the regular course of a meeting are out of line. uuu Speaking of free speech, last week’s editorial by Darin LaHood generated numerous responses from readers, few of them positive. Who knew cutting taxes would make so many folks so unhappy? ... Among those displeased by the edi-

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torial was Russell Zerwekh of Elmwood, who emailed, “When I read LaHood’s letter in your paper last week I thanked God for your newspaper. When I threw up after reading his comments it landed on your paper instead of the couch. That was close.” Yep. Puke, puppies and bird cages – newspapers serve as handy receptacles for many messy substances. ... Zerwekh’s comment got me thinking back to when we were potty training our current dog, Bridget. It sure seemed to me Bridget was aiming for this page whenever she had a really nasty deposit. And yes, many of those deposits landed squarely on my mugshot. uuu Parting shot: You know you’ve survived a cold spell when 30-degree temperatures prompt folks to shed layers and head outside with a smile. So it was this Monday when the sun started shining and the mercury soared above freezing. What a welcome change. Given all the record cold, though, it’s a good idea to check your crawlspaces, attics and anywhere else pipes could have frozen. As pipes thaw, damage ensues. Trust me, I know all too well. Thank goodness we have lots of advertisements in these pages for good plumbers! Contact Jeff Lampe at 231-6040 or jeff@wklypost.com

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This is not your father’s county jail

When I was a youngster in days of yore, the sheriff and his wife lived above the 19th Century jail, and the better half served as the matron, preparing the same meals for the inmates downstairs as for her family. Granted, it was a tiny county, but Jim all jails were NOWLAN pretty much the same then – warehouses for detainees caught between law enforcement and their day in court, you might say. I visited recently with Brian Asbell, a 23-year veteran of the Peoria County Sheriff’s Office, who was

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recently moved up to the top job to fill a vacancy. A county of about 200,000, Peoria has probably the biggest such operation south of I-80. Sure, the deputies patrol the rural areas and collaborate with city and state law enforcement. But the biggest job by far is operating the county jail of anywhere from 300-400 inmates on any given day. Asbell’s jail is as much social services agency today as detention center, given the demands imposed over recent decades by drugs, and more recently, by the scourge of opioid addiction. In his mid-40s, the fit, clean-cut sheriff tells me that two years ago his office had about one arrest a month for opioid addiction issues;

this past July, he had 28. Nationwide, opioid overdose caused 62,600 deaths last, more than died from auto accidents and gun homicides combined. Asbell’s deputies now carry Narcan, the fast-acting drug that counters opioid overdoses, sometimes bringing life out of sure death. Opioids are a synthetic painkiller in the same class of drugs as heroin. They can offer invaluable relief to many of the one-third of all American adults (92 million!) who took prescription opioids in 2015, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. About 2 million suffered from prescription substance abuse disorder as a result.

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If you want to be healthy, don’t forget your teeth

When people think about health issues, they often don’t think about their teeth. Dental health is rarely considered a priority, especially among those in rural areas where dental health care providers are not always easily accessible. Even when there is a dentist in town, people often wait until the pain of a toothache crops up before seeking an appointment. Whether it is for reasons of money, time or just the fear of the dentist’s imGordon plements, preHOPKINS ventative care often is ignored. But this attitude can be dangerous. A person’s teeth have a far greater impact on overall health than most people realize. Poor oral health has been linked to cardiovascular problems, including heart attacks and strokes. The primary culprit is bacteria, which can easily spread to other parts of the body, increasing the risk of infections. The condition of a person’s teeth also impacts respiratory health. Respiratory infections can result when bacteria resulting from tooth and gum disease are inhaled into

the lungs. This is especially dangerous for those suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In addition, people with diabetes are more likely to have periodontal disease and are more susceptible to infections overall. Any type of serious infection, including gum disease, can lead to a rise in blood sugar, risking further medical complications. Even something as seemingly inconsequential as a dry mouth can pose a serious problem to dental health and, as a result, overall health. Dry mouth may seem like nothing more than an annoyance, but it can easily lead to tooth decay and infections, so it should never be ignored. A lack of saliva is often a side effect of both prescription and overthe-counter medications. Antihistamines, diuretics and many pain medications are known to cause dry mouth as are drugs intended to treat nausea, epilepsy, anxiety asthma and many other disorders. This is especially problematic in older persons because of the increasing number of medications many seniors take. In addition, cancer treatments like radiation and chemotherapy often lead to dry mouth. Brushing and flossing and using

a dental rinse are obviously vital, but they are not the “be all” and “end all” of dental care. There is simply no substitute for regular visits to a dentist, for check ups and professional teeth cleaning. Don’t wait until you have a problem. In rural areas, access to dental care can be difficult. If there is not a local dental provider, patients will need to make the trek to another town. This may prove difficult for older persons, especially those who do not drive anymore or don't have the stamina for a long drive. One solution is carpooling. Organizations that exist to help seniors should consider arranging for dental appointments for multiple patients in the same day and then taking them together as a group. Information on this subject can be found at websites maintained by the American Dental Association, www.mouthhealthy.org and the Mayo Clinic, www.mayoclinic.org/ or from local and state health departments.

Gordon Hopkins is a native of Nebraska and a graduate of Creighton University. He is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and has worked as a professional insurance investigator. He now writes an award-winning column for The Fairbury Journal-News.

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Peoria County releases December crime reports

The Peoria Sheriff’s Department released its Crime Statistics Report for December for the eight Peoria County townships in The Weekly Post’s circulation area. The data reflect calls where the County was the primary responder. Brimfield city and township together had 1 assault, 1 Driving Under the Influence arrest, 5 accidents with no injuries and 2 traffic tickets. Elmwood city and township together had 1 vandalism/criminal damage to property and 2 accidents with no injuries. Jubilee had no reported incidents. Kickapoo had 1 criminal sexual assault, 1 domestic battery, 9 thefts, 1

incident of vandalism/criminal damage to property, 1 accident with an injury, and 11 accidents with no injuries. Millbrook had no reported incidents. Princeville city and township together had 1 battery, 1 domestic battery incident, 2 thefts, 1 auto theft, 4 incidents of vandalism/criminal damage to property, and 1 accident with no injury. Radnor had 1 burglary of a nonresidence, 1 burglary of a residence, 3 thefts, 1 incident of vandalism/ criminal damage to property, 3 accidents with no injuries and 2 traffic tickets. Rosefield had 1 burglary of a motor vehicle, 1 incident of vandalism/criminal damage to property, 4 accidents with no injuries, and 2 traffic tickets.

Police reports

• The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office on Dec. 28 arrested Donald A. Forrest, 49, of Farmington on a charge of domestic battery. • Becky Colgan, 64, of Princeville on Jan. 6 was arrested for Driving Under the Influence and ticketed for improper lane usage and transported to the Peoria County Jail.

Deer accident

• Jan. 4: Nicholas Hansen of Marquette Heights near the intersection of Princeville-Jubilee and Brimfield-Jubilee Roads in Jubilee Township.

Clarification

• Raymond Maritano, 46, of Brimfield was not arrested on Dec. 30 in Elmwood. He was ticketed for having no valid driver’s license or vehicle insurance at the time.

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This is not largely an inner-city problem, as cocaine use has been. This phenomenon affects all ages, races and social classes. What are drug addictions like? Asbell recalls his days as chief of the jail. A heroin-addicted inmate explained to him: “If you are drowning in water, you will do absolutely anything in the world to gulp air at the surface; same with drug addiction. Simple as that.” Big Pharma and docs are backing off their marketing and prescribing mentalities. But what to do with the 2 million with disorders now, many of whom end up in jail? And the financial crimes that goes along with it? When you run out of prescriptions for opioids, no sweat, they are readily available on the street. When you start to run out of money, you turn to heroin, which is often cheaper. When you run out of money, you turn to robbing family members, strangers, stores, nice houses. Then you end up in jail.

“We can’t arrest our way out of this problem,” says Asbell. “Sixty percent of the people in jail are not bad people. They made bad decisions.” He now sees the jail as the beginning for MAT (medication-assisted treatment) for many inmates. MAT includes withdrawal, treatment with methadone or other drugs, and counseling. Someday, MAT will be required in all jails,” Asbell speculates. “After all, we have a captive audience.” Ideally, Asbell would like a caseworker to follow each released inmate and his or her behavior, just as many hospitals do. The Peoria County jail now also has 24/7 health services, as well as psychological and psychiatric counseling. Staff help inmates get on Medicaid and connect with other social services. I called old friend Tom Dart, sheriff for the more than 5 million residents of Cook County. Tom famously says he operates the biggest mental health facility in the

nation, another major problem among jail inmates. Dart has 6,000 detainees at any time and releases 40,000 back into society each year, more than the entire Illinois Department of Corrections. “Jail is the time to intervene,” says Dart. “Let’s not wait until prison.” Both sheriffs decry the closure some years ago of Illinois mental health zone centers downstate, and MH clinics in Cook. Dart has reopened one of the clinics. Overall, though, there is a woeful lack of beds and services, they say. The efforts of these two law enforcement leaders make sense to me – but who is going to pay for such, and how are our many small counties downstate ever going to provide all these services? We may have to think regional rather than county law enforcement. That would be tricky, to say the least, but we ought to start thinking about it.

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Farmington school board OKs new track By BILL KNIGHT

FARMINGTON – After saving for a rainy day for years, the Board of Education on Monday decided the climate was right to upgrade the District’s track and unanimously voted to spend up to $282,900 this year to renovate the athletic facility. “This will come from a fund we’ve been setting aside for a number of years,” said Board president Kelly Threw. Board member B.J. Oldfield added that the Board and Athletic Director Eric Matthews ensured that the project “has been deeply researched as to different thicknesses, surfaces and longevity.” The Track Surfaces Company of St. Charles, Ill., will handle the construction of the all-weather track. The District picked its proposal over another For The Weekly Post

bid from an Iowa firm, Superintendent Zac Chatterton said. “This is a long-term [solution], as opposed to a short-term fix,” Matthews said. “If we do recommended maintenance – a structured spray application – every five to seven years, like a parking lot, it should last a long time.” In other action, the Board voted 6-1 to request permission from the Illinois State Board of Education to later apply for a waiver from the requirement that full-time nonresident employees pay tuition for their children to attend Farmington schools. Out-of-district tuition could be about $8,000, according to Director of Student Services Toby Vallas, who said he remembered that hurdle when he was first considering a job offer here. The request is not asking

for the waiver, but for the ISBE to let the District apply for a waiver, should the Board decide the move would benefit the school, students, parents and taxpayers. Board members Kay Faralli, Chad Johnson and John Martin expressed some support for the idea. Ron Zessin added that discussion was for another time – that this vote was to simply ask for the ability to request a waiver. Oldfield’s was the only vote against even asking for the right to apply. “It could be a teacher recruitment tool,” Johnson said. “We want the best teachers. I don’t want an obstacle [discouraging applicants].” Conceding difficulties in attracting qualified applicants, Chatterton said, “We have positions that are not filled.” In an unrelated request

Winter a good time to admire trees

Each season brings a different look to the garden, and some plants are uniquely beautiful in winter. That includes trees, says Rhonda Ferree, Horticulture Educator with University of Illinois Extension. “Look for the differences between these trees this winter: oak, maple, and redbud,” Ferree says. “Oaks are the kings of the forest. They soar well above the maples and smaller redbuds. Oaks are majestic in size and texture. “The white and bur oak are most majestic. A white oak will grow well over 100 feet tall in the wild. It has a medium to a coarse texture in winter, but the widespreading branches exhibit a strong, bold appearance. Bur oaks are a bit more coarse in texture and probably even more majestic with massive trunks and stout branches.” There are many other types of oaks, too, adds Frazee, who said a pin oak is By the University of Illinois Extension

much different from the white and bur “Although still medium to coarse textured in winter, a pin oak has a strongly pyramidal habit,” she says. Rhonda says her college classmates called this the 55-mph tree because they could recognize it at highway speeds. “Maples also come in many different shapes and sizes, from the dainty amur maple to the sturdy sugar maple to the weak silver maple,” she continues. “Sugar maples grow 60 to 75 feet tall with a rounded character. They are hard, sturdy trees. Their texture is medium in winter. Notice their beautiful bark, which with age becomes deeply furrowed, with long irregular thick plates or ridges.” “Enjoy looking at trees this winter,” she adds. “Also, notice how terrible the topped trees look. Please do not top trees. It results in very weak, ugly trees.” For more information, visit www.extension.illinois.edu.

for an ISBE waiver, the Board unanimously approved asking the state for permission to not offer lunches during summer school, which runs from 811:30 a.m. four days a week for about 50 students. The District has never provided summerschool lunches. In other news: • Chatterton noted that a comprehensive facilities audit for long-range planning will be presented at the Board’s Feb. 12 meeting; and • the Board accepted resignations by student supervisor Kevin Asbury, Junior High teacher Niccole Buswell and student facilitator Amanda Morse, and approved hiring Ruth Price as a student supervisor.

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Brimfield may participate in solar project By TERRY TOWERY

BRIMFIELD – The Village of Brimfield could soon participate in a new and innovative statewide solar energy project. Jon Carson, managing partner of Trajectory Energy Partners, told the Brimfield Village Board at its regular meeting on Monday that his firm is looking at sites south of the village on Shissler Road. Trajectory is seeking community partners to work with to supply additional energy to Ameren CILCO customers. Last month, the Peoria County Board approved leasing about 20 acres of land around the county jail For The Weekly Post

that will be used as a Trajectory Energy solar site. Carson said at the time his company would create up to 7,000 solar panels in the county providing additional energy needs to Ameren customers. In addition to the proposed Brimfield project, Trajectory is currently working to set up about a dozen community solar projects in the Peoria area, Carson said. The plan is in its early stages and Trajectory is now working with private citizens to lease land throughout the county. The energy firm works with both private and commercial residents and communities, Carson said, and is currently con-

tacting communities throughout the

area to recruit as partners.

“I think we would certainly like

some additional information on

this,” said village President Dan

Fishel. “I, personally, find the idea

intriguing.”

Fishel said he will kick the idea

to the village planning committee,

which can then seek additional in-

formation before offering a recommendation to the entire board. No timeline for the issue was set at Monday’s brief board meeting.

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room to take the cots out,” Powers said. One bay at the Hawthorne building had also been closed for a bedroom and office. There’s no such need in the new facility, which has blue and gray steel siding outside and inside features two bedrooms, an office, a kitchen and a living area alongside the garage. Living quarters have become more important for B.Y.E. as more of its 27 Emergency Medical Technicians hail from outside the immediate area and need a place to stay during their shifts. B.Y.E. runs two crews during its day shift of 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. and two crews during its night shift (6 p.m. to 5 a.m.) “It’s quite often that EMTs stay there nowadays,” Powers said. “And now we will have a place where we can house a crew in a nice facility. So that makes it more enticing.” Also more enticing is the training room, board room and board office, which are housed in the former Here We Grow nursery building. B.Y.E. used some of its savings to purchase that building and the property last fall from Bryan Davis of Elmwood for $150,000, Powers said. Work on the garage and living quarters has been capped at $400,000, Powers said. Payment comes in the form of a loan, which will be paid off over the next 20 years using approximately $28,000 per year from the Elmwood Rural Fire Protection District’s (ERFPD) tax levy. The tax levy was increased this year to provide additional money for B.Y.E. “If donations come in for the building, we’ll pay it down even

A new sign marks the soon-to-be home of B.Y.E. Ambulance Service at 807 W. Main St. in Elmwood.

quicker,” Powers said. Moving to new home will cap a long and sometimes frustrating journey for B.Y.E., which had previously purchased a property on South Knox St. in Elmwood with hopes to build there. Initially, B.Y.E. planned to construct a $300,000 to $350,000 all-steel facility at that site. But when the lowest bid submitted by contractors came in at $590,000, Powers said B.Y.E. had to go back to the drawing board. Eventually, the board deemed that building at South Knox was not in B.Y.E.’s best interests. Then last spring, voters shot down a proposal by the ERFPD to use $1.8 million in bonds to construct a 6,640 square-foot ambulance building for B.Y.E. on farmland just west of Elmwood north of Illinois Route 8. The vote was 282-195 against the bond referendum. At various points, that plan had included the Elmwood Fire Department and B.Y.E. in the same building. The plan changed prior to the spring election.

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But the third time proved a charm for B.Y.E., which moved quickly to finish its new headquarters. Work started in the first week of September when CAD Construction of Tremont started site preparation for the building. Powers said once the concrete slab for the garage and living quarters was poured, “they went to town.” The rest of the work was done by local sub-contractors and by volunteers. “It ended up being more affordable for us and so far (the board) is all very pleased,” Powers said. Powers said B.Y.E. is well on its way to selling the former building and property to Ag-Land FS, Inc. B.Y.E. also plans to list the South Knox lot for sale later this year. Powers said this will be the third home for B.Y.E., which was founded in June of 1973 after the Patterson Funeral Home announced it would discontinue ambulance service. BYE serves Elmwood, Brimfield, Yates City and Williamsfield and keeps one ambulance at the firehouse in Brimfield.

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Elmwood council OKs loans By BILL KNIGHT

ELMWOOD – The City Council on Jan. 4 OK’d a Revolving Loan Fund committee recommendation to approve loans to two local businesses. Jordan’s Service Center will borrow $30,000 to go toward a renovation project to replace fuel pumps with state-of-the-art dispensers equipped with credit-card access and to remodel its convenience store. Jordan’s paid off a previous RLF loan of $20,000, said Economic Development For The Weekly Post

Director/Zoning Administrator Dick Taylor. The other Elmwood merchant benefiting from the fund – originally set up with funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the 2010 tornado that damaged much of the business district – is Toot’s Treats. The West Main Street eatery will borrow $8,000 to go toward replacing its storefront/serving area, plus some counter tops. Elmwood’s Revolving Loan Fund has a balance of more than $70,000, Taylor said. The Council also ap-

proved an ordinance establishing a policy prohibiting sexual harassment, worded based on language provided by the Illinois Municipal League to meet local governments’ obligation to enact such a law, which the General Assembly mandated. In other discussion: • Alderman Andrew Almasi said rising costs require the City to consider an across-the-board increase in fees, from liquor licenses to building permits; • two commercial building permits were issued in December, for Toot’s Treats and the Palace Theater; • Taylor recently met with the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs to discuss issues related to rural retail business and sales; and • Police Chief Aaron Bean said the department in December had 48 reports, 16 traffic stops, 18 warnings, 6 tickets, 4 arrests and 1 Notice To Appear.

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CRIME: Opioid crisis impacts all areas, ages Continued from Page 1

• Rosefield went from 1 theft in 2016 to 5 in ’17, and 16 traffic tickets in 216 to 7 in ’17. (Changes in Jubilee Township’s data were negligible.) “Crime causes are often theories, but across the board, drug addiction is one of the largest influencing factors for property-related crimes,” Asbell says. “Many of the reported thefts we receive are thefts from motor vehicles and these are often underreported. Most property crimes are crimes of opportunity and often [have] multiple victims in a singular event. Thieves will target a specific area and go from car to car, house to house, looking for the opportunity to steal. “In my experience as a detective, most heroin addicts steal from family first, then move to friends and acquaintances, and – once all bridges are burned – the crime becomes more random,” Asbell continues. “Often thefts from motor vehicles and vandalism crimes are juvenile crimes. Kids walking through your neighbor-

hood at night looking for unlocked vehicles or with cans of spray paint. “But I do feel the increasing amount of drug addiction we are seeing in Peoria County is also a major influence for property crimes,” he adds. “The opioid crisis is not an urban problem, nor there is a specific demographic. All ages, races and social classes are affected. Individuals suffering from drug addiction have to feed their addiction, often multiple times throughout the day, or they will get ‘drug sick,’ and obviously it takes money to buy the drug.” As far as traffic citations and accidents, the frequency may be increasing, but patrols are diminished by dwindling resources, so fewer prosecutions result. “Distracted driving, distracted driving, distracted driving!” Asbell says. “Cell phones and distracted driving is far more prevalent (or at least suspected) in many reported accidents. Unfortunately these are hard to prove unless the person self reports or [by] credible witness statements – especially non-injury accidents. [In] serious injury accidents, cell phone usage will be investigated, but these are often hard to prove as well, being evidence from cell phone cannot always be obtained due to the phones’ internal-security features, and then the time element has to be proven. “Citations are down and in my opinion this is directly related to decreased staffing/ budget

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reductions we received in 2017,” he continues. “The Sheriff's Office lost 17 full-time employees in 2017. Both corrections and patrol units are leaner than ever. We are consistently working with reduced staffing, and that leaves little time for proactive traffic enforcement. Less officers increases the employees call-load volume and more often than not, deputies are going from call to call and then trying to manage report-writing from the increased calls whenever there is a break. “In addition to decreased time availability for proactive traffic enforcement, this affects other services we have historically provided,” he says. “Even just ‘routine, random patrol’ has been negatively influenced, building checks, community policing (building relationships/ community involvement), etc. will be limited. More often than not, patrol deputies are clearing one call for service just to go to another and still have more calls waiting. Response times on non-emergency calls can and have been negatively influenced. “The budget has been my ‘Public Enemy No. 1’,” the Sheriff adds. “Unfortunately, there is no end in sight for this problem. Our staffing levels are going to remain bare-minimum for many years or until such time there is a major positive change in the local economy.” Besides commenting on the numbers, financial and crime, Asbell offers advice for the New Year.

“No cell phones when driving!” he says. “And I can honestly say this is not young drivers (16 to 20 years old). Most violators of this are adults, parents, working professionals, etc. – individuals who should know the potential risks. Across the board, intoxicated driving is decreasing. People seem to understand the potential risks to this behavior, marketing and education, convenience of public transportation like Uber and Lyft. But for some reason people still routinely violate distracted-driving laws and unfortunately this is endangering all of us.” Common sense also is recommended to avoid being victimized, Asbell says. “Don’t make a criminal’s job easy,” he says. “Lock your vehicle, don’t leave valuables in cars, yards, front porches, etc. Concealed-carry laws have increased the amount of firearms stolen because many citizens keep firearms in cars. “Guns are the mostsought item in thefts and burglaries because there is a market for these in the criminal society – they can be easily moved or traded for drugs. So invest in a gun safe, don’t leave firearms under the seat or glove box overnight, etc.”

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BRIEFS Farmington senior part of Key Club leaders event FARMINGTON – Farmington High School student Timothy “TJ” Benedict, son of Steve and Ellen Benedict, this month traveled to Miami to take part in the national “Breakthrough through Key Club” event. Benedict was accepted to participate based on his leadership. He’s acting president of Farmington’s Key Club chapter. “Breakthrough” is a service-immersion program teaching the importance of service to people and communities, and stressing the legacy it can have. Benedict is supported by Farmington Key Club and Kiwanis of Canton.

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PRINCEVILLE – The Village Board on Monday approved spending $1,760 for a video surveillance system covering Village property. Talley Technical Services of Monica will install six cameras to provide better security, according to Village president Jeff Troutman. “A while back we noticed a window screen had been torn, and we realized there was no protection between the Village Hall and the water treatment facility,” he said. “So we accepted Talley’s quote, and it’ll have the capability to add more cameras if necessary.” In the brief meeting, Board members also approved a local sexual harassment policy to conform to state requirements, and approved participating in Illinois Bicentennial celebrations. – Bill Knight

Galesburg chorus starts rehearsals for spring GALESBURG – The Galesburg Community Chorus has started rehearsals for its spring concert from 7-9 p.m. Rehearsals, which will continue every Monday evening, take place

Farmington senior Timothy “TJ” Benedict, right, is shown piloting a drone through the Farmington Central High School Research Center, where Superintendent Zac Chatterton, left, confers with school board member John Martin during a “Maker Space” open house last month. Photo by Bill Knight.

in Jay Rehearsal Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, on the campus of Knox College. All are welcome to join, and no auditions are necessary. Dues are $10 a semester, and there is also a $5 music fee. Students are not required to pay dues. The spring concert will take place on Saturday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m. at Central Congregational Church in Galesburg. It will feature Ralph Vaughan Williams’s “Dona nobis pacem” and two movements from a new choral-orchestral work by John Rutter entitled “The Gift of Life.” The Galesburg Community Chorus will be joined by the Monmouth College Chorale and students from Monmouth-Roseville High School for the performance. The concert will be sponsored by Blick Art Materials, OSF Healthcare, the Galesburg Community Foundation, the City of Galesburg, and by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. The Galesburg Community Chorus, directed by Dr. Tim Pahel, is the oldest community music organization in the Galesburg area and is currently celebrating its 73rd anniversary. The chorus was founded in 1945 at Knox College, and the chorus re-

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Elmwood Insurance supports Honor Flight

PEORIA – Elmwood Insurance Services, LLC, a local Pekin Insurance agency in Elmwood, is honoring those who served in our military by supporting the Honor Flight Network, which honors American veterans for all their sacrifices. Elmwood Insurance Services, LLC participated in the annual Tour of Honor Contest sponsored by Pekin Insurance. For every life insurance application submitted, money was donated to the Honor Flight Network which transports veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit and reflect at their memorials. This is a small tribute to those who gave so much. Thanks to the combined efforts of the Pekin Insurance independent agency force, the company donated $20,000 to this cause. In business since 1921, Pekin Insurance offers multiple lines of insurance in Illinois and is represented by nearly 1,500 independent agencies. Visit www.pekininsurance.com to find out more.

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Deer hunting season ends this weekend By JEFF LAMPE

The upcoming weekend marks the final days of deer hunting in Illinois for the 2017-18 season. As of Monday, deer hunters can officially breathe a sigh of relief and get back to their daily lives – or start planning for Oct. 1 and the next deer season. Before then, though, hunters in Knox and Fulton counties can take part in the final late-winter firearm season. The antlerless-only hunt is held Friday through Sunday (Jan. 12-14). Overall, 22 counties are open for the late-winter hunt and another 15 counties are open for the special CWD season. Bow season is also still underway and archers are reminded that they must comply with the requirements to wear blaze orange in counties open to the late-winter gun season. Weekly Post Staff Writer

Through Jan. 8, Illinois archery deer hunters had shot a preliminary total of 56,648 deer, compared to 52,263 for the same period in 2016. Total harvest to date has consisted of 45 percent does and 55 percent males. In the past week, does have made up 59 percent of the total harvest. The top five counties for preliminary archery harvest are: Pike (1989), Fulton (1584), Jefferson (1337), Adams (1243), and Williamson (1134). Turkey permits – here is still time for hunters to apply for the second lottery for 2018 Illinois Spring Wild Turkey Season permits. The application deadline for the second lottery is Jan. 11. Visit the IDNR website at www.dnr.illinois.gov/hunt ing/Pages/TurkeyHunting.aspx. ICF scholarships – Illinois high school seniors can apply by Jan. 19 for

the Illinois Conservation Foundation’s 2018 Conservation Achievement Scholarship program. The ICF awards scholarships to outstanding high school seniors in Illinois who demonstrate effective, voluntary, long-term dedication to the preservation, protection or enhancement of the state’s natural resources. Instructions and the 2018 application form can be accessed through the ICF website at: www.ilcf.org/portal/sponsorship-opportunities. Emiquon event – Spend the day outdoors on a winter Nature Trek at The Nature Conservancy’s Emiquon Preserve near Lewistown from 10 a.m. until 12 noon on Saturday, Jan. 20. Did you know glaciers contributed to the formation of the Illinois River Valley? Learn about how the last Ice Age shaped the present-day landscape.

Participants will meet at the Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon, 11316 North Prairie Road, Lewistown, to begin the tour through the Emiquon Preserve. Information will be presented by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Dickson Mounds Museum staff members. Participants must dress appropriately for the outdoors, provide their own drinks and snacks, and be able to hike comfortably with an elevation gain and across uneven terrain. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. All ages are welcome. More pheasants – The IDNR is extending controlled pheasant hunting seasons at three sites. Hunters can make reservations now for additional hunting opportunities. The three sites with additional controlled pheasant hunting are Eldon Hazlet State Recreation Area in Clinton County, Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish and Wildlife Area in Cass County, and Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area in Franklin and Jefferson Counties. The controlled pheasant hunting season at each site has been extended through Jan. 28. Hunters are reminded that the daily permit fee for controlled pheasant hunting is $30 for resident hunters and $35 for nonresident hunters.

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BRIMFIELD – Gloria W. Sheets, 83, of Brimfield, passed away at 7:47 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, in Brimfield. She was born on July 5, 1934, to Martin and Winifred (Adams) Hewitt. She married David Sheets on July 14, 1956, in Wisbech, England. He preceded her in death on Dec. 1, Sheets 1999. She is survived by two children, Timothy Sheets of Center Point, Texas, and Heather (Brian) Dunne of Brimfield; one sister, Audrey Hewitt; five grandchildren, Timothy (Rebecca) Dunne, Logan Dunne, Kevin Dunne, Meagan (Jordan) Bill, and Sierra Sheets; and one great-grandson, Ryder Bill. She is preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph Hewitt and Martin Hewitt; and one sister, Janet Ackerson. Gloria was a member of the Brimfield Evangelical Free Church and was involved with Child Evangelism Fellowship for many years. A funeral service will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at the Brimfield Evangelical Free Church, with a two hour visitation, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., prior to the service at the church. Burial will immediately follow the service at Brimfield Township Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Brimfield Evangelical Free Church and Child Evangelism Fellowship. To leave online condolences, please visit www.oakshinesfuneralhome.com Oaks-Hines Funeral Home in Elmwood is in charge of arrangements.

Crystal Bedwell

FARMINGTON – Crystal Ann Bedwell, 56, of Bushnell, sister of a Farmington man, died Jan. 4 at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb. Survivors include her husband, Daryl Bedwell; her mother, Mary Ellen Noland of Littleton; daughter Carissa Ann (Justin) Bryant of Sciota; son Curtis (Chelsea) Bedwell of Bushnell; two grandchildren;

This Week’s Obituaries • Crystal Bedwell, 56, Farmington • Audrey Eckman, 83, Kewanee • Leon D. Hamilton, 60, Dahinda • Allen Ray Kelso, 72, Dahinda • Virginia M. Laible, 90, Farmington • Major Landes, 98, Brimfield • Robert E. Mahar, 86, Williamsfield • Thomas Maubach, 88, Edwards • Penelope Meyer, 81, Kickapoo • Frances M. Pilon, 91, Brimfield • Donnie L. Rice, 85, Williamsfield • Russell Rowell, 67, Edwards • Gloria Sheets, 83, Brimfield

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brothers Mark (Teresa) Noland of Farmington and Tim (Paula) Noland of Virginia; her poodle Ellie; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Jan. 10 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Macomb with burial at Glade City Cemetery in Blandinsville. Condolences may be left online at clugston-tibbittsfh.com.

Audrey Eckman

KEWANEE – Audrey “Jean� (Bawn) Eckman, 83, of Kewanee, formerly of St. Louis, and Wyoming died Dec. 25, 2017, at Kewanee Care Nursing Home in Kewanee. Jean was born Aug. 23, 1934, in Peoria to Robert and Jessie (Wilkinson) Bawn. She married Edward Morton Eckman in Sept. 1958 in St. Louis. He preceded her in death on June 23, 1995. Surviving are one son, Brett Eckman and wife, Kelli of St. Charles, Mo.; one daughter, Lucy Archibeque (Eckman) and husband, Michael of Valmeyer, Ill.; five grandchildren, Sean, Lindsay, Bradley, Ryan and Gabriel; one great-grandchild, Preston; two sisters, Gleynafa (Bawn) and Eddie Page and Karen Nunez (Bawn), and several nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her parents. Jean was of the Christian faith, and was a registered nurse. She loved spending time with her family, enjoyed traveling, gardening and animals, especially dogs. A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 13) at Haskell-Hott Funeral Homes in Wyoming. Pastor David Hamilton will officiate. Burial of ashes will

be in Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery in Belleville at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association or the American Nurses Foundation. Condolences may be left online at www.haskellhott.com.

Leon D. Hamilton

DAHINDA – Leon D. Hamilton, 60, of Dahinda, died Jan. 1 at home. Born Feb. 5, 1957, in Peoria, the son of Kenneth and Barbara Ann (Tribbett) Hamilton, he is survived by his father, of Brimfield; son Jason (Christine) Hamilton of Princeville; daughter April (Rich) Scalercio of Coram, N.Y.; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two sisters, Jeanette Norris of Brimfield and Linda (Chuck) Rickey of Chillicothe. He was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara Ann (Tribbett) Hamilton; a sister, Ruth; and a brother, Jim. Cremation was accorded and a celebration of his life was Jan. 5 at Woppers in Elmwood. Condolences may be left online at www.h-p-w.com.

Allen Ray Kelso

DAHINDA – Allen Ray Kelso, 72, of Knoxville, a Dahinda native, died Jan. 6 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. He is survived by his loving wife, Connie Kelso of Knoxville; children Brian (Tammy) Kelso of Carlock and Annette (Bill Belleville) Kelso of East Galesburg; three grandchildren; brothers Wilbur Dean Kelso of Maquon and Roger (Ree) Kelso of Abingdon; sister Pam (Bud) Starnes of Maquon; and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Jan. 9 at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home in Knoxville, with interment at a later date. Condolences may be left online at hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.

Virginia M. Laible

FARMINGTON – Virginia M. (Tiezzi) Laible, 90, of Washburn, a Farmington native, died Jan. 6 at Apostolic Christian Home of Eureka. Born April 2, 1927, in Farmington to Torquato and Camilla (Baccheschi) Tiezzi, she married Elwood Laible on Oct. 8, 1955, in

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OBITUARIES Peoria. He preceded her in death in 2011. Surviving are children Jeffrey Laible of Lincoln, Terry Laible of Washburn and Sherry (Michael) Laible-White of Pekin; grandson Matthew Simpkins; great-grandchildren Mariah and Matthew; and siblings, Elda Graves and Shirley Kellerstrass. A Mass of Christian burial was Jan. 10 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Peoria, with entombment at Resurrection Mausoleum in Peoria. Condolences may be left online at www.deitersfuneralhome.com.

Major Landes

BRIMFIELD – Major Landes, 98, of West Peoria, father of a Brimfield woman, died Jan. 5 at his residence. Survivors include his wife, Ruth (Sanden) Landes; daughter Charmaine (Raymond) Curry of Brimfield, grandson Michael (Robin) Heffron of El Paso, Ill.; greatgrandchildren Olivia and Shelby Heffron, both of El Paso, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were Jan. 9 at Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel, with interment at Parkview Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.Davison-Fulton.com.

Robert E. Mahar

WILLIAMSFIELD – Robert E. Mahar, 86, of Williamsfield, died Jan. 2 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Survivors include his wife, May Lou (Johnson) Mahar; stepchildren H. Duane Kelley of Kewanee and Patricia (Kent) Willard of Bloomington; sister Marge Stevens; sisterin-law and best friend Betty Bowman; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five nieces and nephews; eight great-nieces and nephews; and several greatgreat-nieces and nephews. A public gathering in his memory was Jan. 6 at the Williamsfield

American Legion, with private graveside services at Williamsfield Cemetery, with military rites by the Williamsfield American Legion. Condolences may be left online at www.ruxfuneralhome.com.

Theresa Maubach

EDWARDS – Theresa A. Maubach, 88, of El Paso, Ill., sisterin-law of an Edwards woman, died Jan. 4 at Heritage Health Care in El Paso. She is survived by children Angie Maubach of Minonk and Bonnie (Roger) Funk of El Paso; four grandchildren; brother Sam Mattern of Peoria; sisters Florence Steele of Henry and Clara (Joe) Steele of Kewanee; and sister-inlaw Marge Mattern of Edwards. A Mass of Christian burial was Jan. 10 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Henry, with burial at Calvary Cemetery in Henry. Condolences may be left online at ruestmanharrisfuneralhome.com.

Penelope ‘Penny’ Meyer

BRIMFIELD – Penelope Ann “Penny” Meyer, 81, of Kickapoo, died Jan. 3 in Peoria. Survivors include her husband, Thomas Francis Meyer; children Carol (Rick) Gilles of Brimfield, Royden Meyer of Sparland, and Sheree Davis of Peoria; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and brother Royden (Gladys) Butterfield of Peoria. A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday (Jan. 12) at St. Bernard Catholic Church with a visitation beginning at 9 a.m., with Father James Pankiewicz officiating. Cremation Rites were accorded and burial of ashes will follow at Springdale Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com.

Frances M. Pilon

BRIMFIELD – Frances M. Pilon, 91, of Peoria, mother of a Brimfield man, died Jan. 1 at Buehler Home. Fran’s survivors include children Martin Pilon of Brimfield, Susan

Pilon of Peoria, Daniel (Peggy) Pilon of Milwaukee, Richard (Judy) Pilon of Milwaukee, Gregory (Connie) Pilon of East Peoria, Clifford (Jackie) Pilon of Normal, Kenneth (Suzie) Pilon of Peoria, and Victor Pilon of Peoria; 10 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; and sister, Mary Roberts of Peoria. A Mass of Christian burial was Jan. 6 at St. Mark Catholic Church. Cremation rites were accorded and a private burial of ashes will be at Resurrection Cemetery at a later date. Condolences may be left online at www.wrightandsalmon.com.

Donnie L. Rice

WILLIAMSFIELD – Donnie L. Rice, 85, of rural Woodhull, a Williamsfield native, died Dec. 31 at OSF St. Mary Medical Center in Galesburg. Survivors include his wife, Marilyn (Miles) Rice; daughters Arleta (Gene) Medley of Cambridge and Stacey (Chuck) Caulkins of Woodhull; 4 grandchildren; and 10 greatgrandchildren. A celebration of his life was Jan. 6 at Community of Christ Church in Galesburg, and private graveside services with military rites by the Galva Fusiliers was at Galva Cemetery. Condolences may be left online at www.ruxfuneralhome.com.

Russell Rowell

EDWARDS – Russell Rowell, 67, of Pekin, uncle of an Edwards woman, died Dec. 24 at his home. Survivors include his wife, Mary Lou (Braun) Rowell; sister Leah (Michael P.) Sipka of Pekin; niece Shelly (Chris) Bitner of Edwards; nephew Michael K. Sipka of Pekin; two great-nephews; and one greatniece. It was Russ’s wishes that there be no funeral services. Condolences may be left online at ZeyerFuneralChapel.com.

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AREA CHURCHES BRIMFIELD St. Joseph Catholic Church Father John Verrier 314 W. Clay, Brimfield (309) 446-3275 stjosephbrimfield.org Sat. Confession: 3:30-4:45 pm Sat. Mass: 5 pm Sun. Mass: 10:30 am (10 am in the summer) Daily Mass: Tues.-Fri. 8 am

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod “Preaching Christ Crucified” “Liturgical & Reverential” Pastor Michael Liese 204 W. Clay St., Brimfield (309) 446-3233 Sun. Divine Service: 10 am

Brimfield E-Free Church Pastor Donald Blasing 11724 Maher Road Brimfield, IL 61517 (309) 446-3571 brimfieldefree.org Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am AWANA: Wed. 6:15 pm, ages 3-12

Brimfield United Methodist Church Pastor David Mustain

135 S. Galena St., Brimfield (309) 446-9310 Sun. Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 9 am Thurs. Bible Study: 7 pm

Union Church at Brimfield United Church of Christ Pastor Stephen Barch 105 W. Clay Street, Brimfield (309) 446-3811 brimfieldunionchurch.org Sunday Worship: 9 am Tuesday Bible Study: 6:30 pm First Sunday each month is Communion Sunday (gluten free communion offered)

DAHINDA Dahinda United Methodist Church 1739 Victoria Street, PO Box 14, Dahinda IL 61428 Church phone: 309-639-2768 Email: williamsfielddahindaumc@yahoo.com Sunday services: 9:30 am

DOUGLAS Douglas United Methodist Church Pastor Krey Leesman 484 3rd St. Yates City, IL 61572 (NOTE: Church is actually lo-

cated in Douglas) Sun. worship: 8:30 a.m.

EDWARDS

(309) 830-4259 crossroadselmwood.org Wed. Worship: 7 pm Sun. Worship: 10:30 am

Bethany Baptist Church

Elmwood Baptist Church

7422 N. Heinz Ln., Edwards (309) 692-1755 bethanycentral.org Sun. Worship 8:15 & 11 am Wednesday Awana: 6:15 pm

Pastor TBA 701 W. Dearborn St., Elmwood (309) 742-7631, 742-7911 Sun. School: 9:30 am Sun Worship: 10:30 am, 6 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting: 7 pm

Christ Alive! Community Church Pastor Lance Zaerr 9320 W US Hwy 150, Edwards (309) 231-8272 christalivecc.com Sun. School: 9:15 am Worship: 10:30 am

St. Mary’s Catholic Church Father Joseph Dondanville 9910 W. Knox St., Edwards (309) 691-2030 stmaryskickapoo.org Sat. Confession: 3-3:45 pm Sat. Mass: 4 pm Sun Masses: 7 & 11:00 am Mon. Mass: 5:30 pm Daily Masses: Wed-Fri. 8 am

ELMWOOD Crossroads Assembly of God Pastor Tim Cavallo 615 E. Ash St., Elmwood

First Presbyterian Church of Elmwood Reverend Marla B. Bauler 201 W. Evergreen, Elmwood (309) 742-2631 firstpresbyterianofelmwood.org Sun. Worship: 10:30 am Sun. School: 9:30 am

St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Father Joseph Dondanville 802 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-4921 Sat. Mass: 5:30 pm Sun. Mass: 9 am Tues. Mass: 8 am Tues. Confession: After mass

United Methodist Church of Elmwood Pastor David Pyell 821 W. Main St., Elmwood (309) 742-7221

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elmwoodumc.org Sun. Worship: 9 am, 10:30 am Youth Sun. School: 9 am Adult Sun. School: 8 am

Sunday School: 10:15 am

FARMINGTON

Father John Verrier Legion Road Knox Road 1450 N Williamsfield (309) 446-3275 stjameswilliamsfield.org Sun. Confession: 7:30-8 am Sun. Mass: 8 am (8:30 am in the summer)

First Presbyterian Church of Farmington Reverend Dr. Linda Philabaun 83 N. Cone Street, Farmington (309) 245-2914 firstpresfarmington.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Fellowship: 10:30 am Worship: 11:00 am

New Hope Fellowship Assembly of God Pastor Tom Wright 1102 N. Illinois Route 78 Farmington (309) 231-8076 Sun. Worship: 10 am Wed. Worship: 7 pm

PRINCEVILLE Princeville United Methodist Church Pastor Zach Waldis 420 E. Woertz, Princeville (309) 385-4487 princevilleumc@mediacombb.net Sun. Worship: 9 am

WILLIAMSFIELD St. James Catholic Church

Williamsfield United Methodist Church Pastor Jennifer Lynn Bradford Seder 430 N.. Chicago Ave. Williamsfield (309) 639-2389 Sun. School 9:30 am Hospitality (coffee & finger foods) 10:30 am Sun. Worship 11 am

YATES CITY Faith United Presbyterian Church Reverend Marla B. Bauler 107 W. Bishop St., Yates City (309) 358-1170 Worship: 9 am Sun. School: 10:15 am Thurs. Choir: 7 pm

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ESTATE AUCTION OF 5 ACRES AND RESIDENCE IN GALVA TOWNSHIP, HENRY CO., IL The following 5 acres, with nice brick home and outbuildings, will be sold on location at 21206 N 400 Ave Galva, IL 61434 (located approx. 2.5 miles N of Galva on 17/5 (Center Ave. or Atkinson Blacktop), then east .7 miles on 400 Ave. to property site, on

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24TH, 2018 – AT 10:00 A.M. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: This property consists of 5 acres, a very nice remodeled brick residence, machine shed, 3 grain bins, livestock shed, crib, older residence and other out buildings. The machine shed was built in 1974. It is 60 x 105’ and is open. The livestock shed is newer, measures 54’ x 65’ and is metal sided. The other outside buildings are of average use and stability. The second home on this property was a split level home built in 1980, has a furnace and hot water heater, but has not been updated since it was built. The property has a good 585 ft. well with the pump at 460 ft. and an ample sewer system. A 500 gallon LP tank will sell with the property. RESIDENCE: The 2300 sq. ft. brick home was mostly remodeled in 2008. The kitchen has nice new cupboards, countertops and a new floor. The kitchen also contains a built in laundry closet. The house has a large dining room, 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, a sm. family room with wood burning fireplace, ample closet space with good flooring and paint throughout the house. New copper plumbing was installed in 2008, along with some new windows and doors. The roof was new in 2004. There is a poured floor half basement with inside entrance that has all new windows. The rest is crawl space. The home is also improved with a nice attached 2 stall garage. The furnace with forced central air was installed in 2008 with a secondary heat pump. Nine inches of insulation was blown into the attic to further insulate this home. This is a very attractive home and is move in ready. NOTE: This property has a great country location in the Galva School District and is very desirable as a family home or as a wonderful investment property. There will be an OPEN HOUSE on Thursday, January 25th from 4-6:30 p.m. You may also view this property at other arranged times by contacting the Auction Company below. Terms are 10% down the day of sale with the balance to be pd. in full at closing in approx. 30 days. Purchase is subject to the seller’s approval. See pictures online and our Facebook page.

ALISON HARLAND STRAND ESTATE AND ANNETTE BOEHM – SELLERS FOLGER’S AUCTION SERVICE, INC. (JIM FOLGER AND JIM GIBBS) WILLIAMSFIELD, IL PH. 309-337-2150, 309-879-2373 or 309-368-6314 EMAIL: cat.2009@hotmail.com For pictures, updates and upcoming auctions, visit our website at www.folgerauction.com LIKE US ON FACEBOOK Attorney for seller—Reynolds (Rip) Everett – Galva, IL Ph. 309-932-20011

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N.Illinois was nearly part of Wisconsin By MICK ZAWISLAK

Were it not for the action of an enterprising lawyer 200 years ago, the northern portion of Illinois would have the badger as the state animal and Green Bay Packers as the home football team. Indeed, the shrewd move in 1818 by Nathaniel Pope, the Illinois territory’s delegate in Congress, to relocate the original proposed boundary from the southern tip of Lake Michigan is regarded as a decisive event in Illinois history. The shift meant Chicago, then an unincorporated backwater, became part of the nascent state with a port on the Great Lakes. How Illinois’ northern boundary was designated 42 degrees, 30 minutes latitude was a tactical maneuver that effectively set Wisconsin statehood back 30 years. Pope’s move provided the groundwork for Chicago to become Illinois’ economic juggernaut and turned state politics upside down as the area grew. “This was not a matter of people interested in the Chicago area, it was actually farsighted people who were about to become the leadership in the new state,” said John Reda, associate professor of history at Illinois State University. At the time, construction of the Erie Canal connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes had just begun and Chicago was contemplated as one end of a canal providing a path to the Illinois River and on to the Mississippi. Illinois would be connected to New York and New England via the Great Lakes shipping channels, providing security for the perpetuity of the Union, Pope argued to Congress, and aligning Illinois firmly with the northern states. Even then, “there was the possibility of a civil war,” said Ken Olson, professor emeritus at the University of Illinois. Of The Daily Herald

Congress “wanted to have a water route between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River for shipping supplies and soldiers if needed, since the Ohio River route could become contested,” said Olson, co-author of a new book “Managing Mississippi and Ohio River Landscapes.” Along with giving Illinois access to Lake Michigan, Pope’s border modification raised the population nearly to the 40,000 required for statehood, Olson said in an article he co-authored for the Journal of Earth Science and Engineering. By the time Illinois territory was considering statehood, only the northern border was in question. Kentucky and Indiana already were established and the Mississippi River formed a natural boundary on the west. How did the situation come to be? The genesis was in the Northwest Ordinance Act of 1787 approved by Congress that set guidelines for vast tracts ceded to the new government after the Revolutionary War. At first, the original 13 colonies thought they could simply extend their borders to the west, said Gregory M. Gordon, a history professor at the College of Lake County. “What we call the northern part of Illinois was supposed to go to Connecticut and the southern part of Illinois was supposed to be part of Virginia,” he said. Instead, the Northwest Ordinance set up the framework allowing three

to five areas to apply for statehood on equal footing with other states. Kaskaskia was the capital of the Illinois territory and home to Nathaniel Pope, a Kentucky native who became the first territorial secretary of Illinois and its delegate in Congress. His petition for statehood, presented to Congress in January 1818, was referred to a committee, with the northern boundary to be set. While some communities in the northwest part of the Illinois territory, such as Galena with its lead mining industry were hopping, the northeast landscape was bleak. Chicago “was a nothing place,” Gordon said. “Southern Illinois was where the action was.” According to an article in the Illinois Periodicals Online project, the 1787 ordinance intended for the northern borders of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to be aligned touching the southern tip of Lake Michigan. However, the map used by Congress mistakenly showed the southern shore of Lake Michigan to be about six miles north. And when Indiana became a state, its northern boundary was approved about 10 miles north of the originally intended boundary. Those precedents helped Illinois, as did a sense of urgency. When a slave state entered the union, as Mississippi did in late 1817, there was a push by the North to counter with a free state. Some feared Missouri, a slave territory, would seek statehood and the ensuing national crisis could put Illinois’ bid on hold. Pope took a bold stance. In pushing for a more generous northern boundary, he “got an extra 50 miles,” Reda said. Illinois became the 21st state on Dec. 3, 1818, including an additional 8,500 square miles comprising what now are the 14 counties north of the original boundary line. Wisconsin became a territory in 1836 and for several years protested against the northern Illinois boundary, claiming the southern tip of the lake as the true boundary. In 1840, delegates in northern Illinois meeting in Rockford declared the property properly belonged to Wisconsin. But nothing came of the efforts.

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Public Auction of Household - Miscellaneous Saturday, January 13, 2017 at 9:30 A.M. Sale to be held in the Old High School Gym on Rt. 41 (South edge of Abingdon, IL) Auctioneer’s Note: Clean sale w/ nice furniture

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TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez 1. GEOGRAPHY: What country has a region known as Catalonia? 2. SCIENCE: What do you call an animal that lives part of its life on land and part in the water? 3. HISTORY: When did the Spanish Civil War take place? 4. ANIMAL KINGDOM: A male bird is called a peacock, and the female is called what? 5. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How many colors are in a rainbow? 6. MOVIES: What was the name of the princess in the animated Disney movie “Aladdin”? 7. WEATHER: What is the wind speed at which a tropical storm is designated a hurricane? 8. AUTOS: What was the manufacturer of the Viper car model? 9. U.S. PRESIDENTS: What was first national monument established by President Teddy Roosevelt? 10. MONEY: Whose portrait is on a U.S. dime?

Answers 1. Spain 2. Amphibian 3. 1936-1939 4. A peahen 5. Seven: red, yellow, orange, green, blue, indigo and violet. 6. Jasmine 7. 74 mph 8. Dodge 9. Devils Tower, Wyoming 10. Franklin D. Roosevelt

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NOTICE UNDER ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME ACT STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF PEORIA To Whom It May Concern: Public Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of January 2018, pursuant to "An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State," a Certificate of Ownership of an Assumed Name Business was filed with the County Clerk of Peoria County, stating that Molly Carr and Josh Carr intend to transact, or are transacting business in Peoria County, State of Illinois, under the assumed name GREATER PEORIA RADON TESTING, with the place of business located at 7634 W. Chestnut, Edwards, IL 61528. The true name and address of the owners is: 7634 W. Chestnut, Edwards, IL 61528.

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LEGAL NOTICE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE NINTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF ILLINOIS, KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE VILLAGE OF WILLIAMSFIELD, ) ILLINOIS, ) Plaintiff ) vs. ). No. 17-CH-0061 PENNY L. CARLSON, and ) ALL NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS ) AND UNKNOWN OWNERS, ) Defendants. ) NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgement of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on January 2nd, 2018, the Sheriff of Knox County, Illinois, will on February 1st, 2018, at the hour of 1:00 o’clock P.M. in Room 101, Knox County Courthouse, Galesburg, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described real estate:

To Whom It May Concern:

Common Address: 214 N. Olive Street, Williamsfield, Illinois 61489

Public Notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of January 2018, pursuant to "An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State," a Certificate of Ownership of an Assumed Name Business was filed with the County Clerk of Peoria County, stating that Zack Polen intends to transact, or is transacting business in Peoria County, State of Illinois, under the assumed name ZACK POLEN CARPENTRY, with the place of business located at 814 W. Mound St., Elmwood, IL 61529. The true name and address of the owner is: Zack Polen, 7634 W. Chestnut, Edwards, IL 61529.

Parcel Identification Number: 12-23-158-005 The improvement on the property consists of a single-family residence. Sale terms: 10 percent down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours by certified funds. No refunds. For information call Jordan Newell, Plaintiff’s attorney, at (309) 9322168. The real estate may be inspected prior to sale upon making reasonable arrangements with the Plaintiff’s attorney.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PEORIA COUNTY BETTER BANKS, an Illinois Banking Corporation, Plaintiff, vs. CHRISTINE D. GOSS, STEPHEN M. KELLER, UNKNOWN OWNERS and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

) ) ) ) CASE NO. 17-CH) ) ) )

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given you, Unknown Owners and Nonrecord Claimants, Defendants in the above entitled suit, that the said suit has been commenced in the Circuit Court of Peoria County by the said Plaintiff against you and other Defendants praying for foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to wit: A PART OF LOT ONE (1) IN OAKRIDGE SUBDIVISION, OF PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW1/4) OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER (NW1/4) OF SECTION 25, TOWNSHIP 8 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TOWIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1) THAT IS 100.56 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT ONE (1), AND FROM SAID PLACE OF BEGINNING, RUNNING THENCE EASTERLY ON A LINE PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1) TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1); THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION ALONG SAID EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1), TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT ONE (1); THENCE WESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT ONE (1), A DISTANCE OF 133.46 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT ONE (1); THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE WESTERLY SIDE OF SAID LOT ONE (1), A DISTANCE OF 80.56 FEET; TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE COUNTY OF PEORIA AND STATE OF ILLINOIS Commonly known as 503 W. Garfield Avenue, Bartonville, IL 61607. P.I.N.: 17-25-104-006 That summons was duly issued out of the said Court against you as provided by law, and that the said suit is now pending. Now therefore, unless you, the said above named Defendants, file your answer to the Complaint in the said suit or otherwise make your appearance therein in the Office of the Clerk of the Court, Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois, 324 Main Street, Peoria, Illinois 61602, on or before January 20, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day and a Judgment entered in accordance with the prayer of said Complaint. Jennie Cordis Boswell CORDIS & CORDIS Attorneys at Law 129 N. Walnut Avenue P. O. Box 445 Princeville, Illinois 61559 309.385.4616 (t) 309.385.0054 (f) Attorneys for Better Banks, an Illinois Banking Corporation, Dunlap, Illinois

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with 13 points. Sarah Wherley and Megan Gilstrap each added eight points in the win. Prior to that game, the Lady Farmers returned to live action for the first time since Dec. 18, by stifling non-conference opponent Tremont, 45-28, on the road Saturday. The Farmington defense never allowed the Lady Turks to get into double digits in any of the four quarters. Sprague and Powell each clicked for 10 points, while Gilstrap had six and Cash followed with five. “I was pleased with how the kids came out and competed following a couple weeks with no games,” Farmington coach Jim Noonan said. “We guarded very well and were able to pick up a good road win against a very well coached Tremont team.” On the season to this point for the Lady Farmers, Gilstrap is the scoring leader at 10 points per game. Sprague and Powell follow at 8 ppg. Gilstrap is the rebounding leader at 8 per game, followed by Peckham, Sprague and Powell at 4 rpg. Powell leads in assists with 3.5 per game. Huls comes in at 2 apg. Peckham is the top thief at 3 steals per game. Powell and Sprague are also busy in that defensive category with 2.5 spg, followed by Huls and Gilstrap at 2 spg. Farmington next travels to Bushnell Prairie City today (Jan. 11) for a Prairieland matchup. Elmwood (9-11) topped AlWood 4435 on Saturday at home in a non-conference matchup. A strong first half resulted in a 27-16 lead, and Elmwood played good enough defense in the third and fourth to make the win possible. Montana Ledbetter scored 14 points. Grace LaFollett was also in double digits with 11 and Shelby Glover added seven. The Lady Trojans took the long trip to traditional powerhouse Havana last Thursday and came up just short in a 37-33 setback versus their Prairieland foe. Down 11-7 after the first, Elmwood had a 12-6 second to be up by two at the half. After a third quarter that resulted in a tie, the Lady Trojans could only muster five points in the final period. “Our effort continues to be good, but we just need to execute better down the stretch,” Elmwood coach Marcy Brugger said. Ledbetter was the scoring leader with nine. Taylor Herman followed with eight points. Elmwood’s next game is today (Jan. 11), a road trip to battle with ICAC foe Illini Bluffs. Elmwood

Brimfield (13-7) came up short, 4135, vs. Farmington on Monday. Shooting 15-for-53 from the field (28 percent) and falling behind 24-13 at the intermission made things tough in this meeting of two very good teams. Kamryn Cuevas scored 15 points and had eight rebounds. Mallory Meinke had eight points and Delaney Smith added seven. Prior to that, the Lady Indians’ games scheduled for Jan. 4 and Saturday, Jan. 6 were postponed. Makeup dates have yet to be determined. “Playing a very good team like FarmBrimfield

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ington was bad news with us not playing for four days due to weather postponements,” Brimfield coach Maribeth Dura said. Haley Wallace and Cuevas share the scoring lead at this point in the season, each with 12.5 ppg. Meinke follows at an 8.5 ppg clip. Cuevas is the rebounding leader at 8.9 per game, and Smith comes in at 8.1 rpg. Cuevas and Smith are also the team leaders in steals with 3.5 and 3.1 per game respectively. Assist leaders are Smith (2.8 apg), Wallace (2.7 apg), and Cuevas (2.4 apg). Brimfield next hosts non-conference foe Chillicothe IVC today (Jan. 11). Princeville

Princeville (16-3) fell to Lincoln Trail rival Annawan on the road Monday 6146 in a matchup of two highly-rated state teams. Unbeaten Annawan (17-0) is ranked No. 1 in the latest Class 1A poll by Associated Press voters. Princeville is not in the top 10, but leads all other teams receiving votes. The Lady Princes battled back to be down just 24-21 at halftime and fired in seven 3-pointers overall, but just couldn’t keep up in the third, winding up trailing 44-34 after three. Princeville was down just 34-31 in the third when Lucy Waid went to the bench with her fourth foul. That allowed Annawan to go on a 10-2 run to take control. Annawan’s post player Jayde VanHyfte had 18 of her game-high 27 points in the second half with Waid in foul trouble “Annawan is very good, as we expected,” Princeville coach John Gross said. “We feel we can overcome them down the road with adjustments. Lucy Waid was in foul trouble much of the game, and that hurt us late.” Caitlin Pullen had 23 points for Princeville in the effort. Brinlee Bauman had eight, while Marisa Horton-Meza and Lucy Waid each got six. Waid also had nine rebounds. All Lady Prince players got a multitude of playing time last Thursday in a 61-21 non-conference win on the road over Peoria Heights. The beginning was the end with a 23-2 first quarter. Waid had 16 points, followed closely by Emma Lane’s 15. Horton-Meza and Pullen each scored nine. Princeville defeated Lincoln Trail rival Kewanee Wethersfield last Wednesday at home 53-48. Surviving a 19-10 second period deficit to be down 27-21 at half, the Lady Princes roared back in the third at 17-5 to be up 38-32, and a 16-15 fourth was enough for the win. Waid paced Princeville with 17 points, followed by 11 from Pullen and 10 from Bauman. The Lady Princes next go to Aledo to play in the Lincoln Trail Conference Tournament starting today (Jan. 11).

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had 10 points for Elmwood, which outscored Delavan 17-6 in the fourth quarter. The Trojans also needed to be strong in the late moments of last Friday’s home win over ROWVAWilliamsfield, 59-38. “In the first half they passed through the press effectively and they scored easier layups than anybody else has recently,” Fugitt said. “There’s nobody better than Coach Anderson to come up with a gameplan to take advantage of your weaknesses.” But after making halftime adjustments, Elmwood’s press took more of a toll as the Trojans took control. Guards Jacob Brown and McKinty each had 13 points, while Cooper Hoffmann added 10. Despite a long layoff, Brimfield (10-5) came out hot against ROWVA-Williamsfield Monday in its ICAC Tournament opener. And unlike the last meeting between these two rivals, when the Indians eased up late and the Cougars battled to within three points late, Brimfield maintained a comfortable lead in its 43-29 victory. “We hadn’t played in 10 days and I was a little worried about last night, because we couldn’t practice Thursday and Friday, either,” coach Scott Carlson said. “But we came out and got up by double digits right away.” Brimfield’s game last Friday vs. North Fulton was postponed due to weather, with a tentative reschedule date of Wednesday, Jan. 17. The other major difference between the Brimfield vs. R-W meetings was the play of Brimfield’s 6-foot-5 post player, Brett Novak. “He just dominated,” Carlson said. “He played well in practice Saturday and I told he him when he gets the ball ... he usually throws it out so we can shoot a 3. But I told him to just Brimfield

ICAC Tournament Pairings – At Brimfield Wednesday, Jan. 10 5:00 - Elmwood vs. North Fulton 6:30 - Illini Bluffs vs. R-W 8:00 - Brimfield vs. Delavan Friday, Jan. 12 5:00 - R-W vs. Delavan 6:30 - Illini Bluffs vs. Elmwood 8:00 Brimfield vs. North Fulton

go to the basket.” The message hit home, as Novak shot 8-for-10 on the night and had 15 rebounds, including seven offensive boards. “Maybe I should have told him that a long time ago to just go right to the basket,” Carlson said. “Hopefully we’ll see more of that down the road.” Carlson was also pleased with his team’s defense, which limited R-W’s outside shooting. Tyler Baysingar also had 9 points for Brimfield.

The Farmers (14-2) put together a solid game on both ends of the floor in a 60-43 win over Havana last Friday, coach Jeff Otto said. “Offensively and defensively, that was probably the most consistent game we’ve played,” Otto said. But the Farmers followed that up with a 48-42 loss to Bushnell-Prairie City on Tuesday. Jakob Uryasz had 13 points and Jarod DePriest and Threal Anderson added 12 apiece. Against Havana, Jaden Rutledge led Farmington with 18 points to break out of a recent shooting slump. “He’s been struggling a little bit shooting the ball. They’ve been right there and he’s a good shooter,” Otto said. “The kids have all the confidence in him. I have a feeling in the second half (of the season) he’s going to be a key for us.” Jumping to a 32-15 halftime lead in the game allowed Otto to go deep into his bench, something he prefers Farmington

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at this point in the season. “This is the time of year you’ve got to make sure everybody on the team is engaged in the games and in practice,” he said. “As I’ve gotten older, that’s been more important.” Farmington is home against South Fulton on Friday (Jan. 12).

The Princes (6-9) returned to action Tuesday with an 80-70 loss at Mercer County. Three starters fouled out for Princeville. Talon Smith led with 20 points and Dylan Stalter added 18. Princeville plays Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Kewanee Wethersfield. Princeville

ROWVA-Williamsfield (7-8) dropped two games, falling Monday to Brimfield at the ICAC (43-29) and last Friday at Elmwood (59-38). Early against Elmwood, the Cougars were running strong. After one quarter, the Trojans led just 2119 and R-W was shooting 7-for-9 from the field. But R-W managed only 19 points over the final three quarters and called off its press, while Elmwood kept pressing. “We didn’t pick up in full court because we weren’t hurting them any there and I felt like we need to drop back. That slowed the game down,” R-W coach Bob Anderson told The Register Mail. “But they’ve got good overall size, length and athleticism and it hurt us.” The Cougars had 10 of 17 turnovers in the second half and were outrebounded, 25-10. ROWVA-Williamsfield

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was to resume Wednesday. BRIMFIELD – Vince For Elmwood MonLenzi makes the Elmday – on a night when wood boys basketball outside shots were not team go. falling with consistency So says coach Josh for the Trojans (11-4) – Fugitt and so Lenzi turned in says the scorea strong perbook most formance innights, includside. Along the ing Monday way, the 6when Lenzi foot-3 senior racked up 24 topped 1,000 points and led points for his the Trojans to career at Elma 52-28 victory wood. He is over Delavan now averaging in the first 14.8 points night of ICAC Elmwood senior and 7.8 reTournament Vince Lenzi scored bounds per play. 24 points Monday. game. In other “He’s been games, Illini Bluffs beat the driving force of what North Fulton 61-21 and we’re trying to do for Brimfield topped about the last season and Williamsfield 43-29. Play a half,” Fugitt said. “He

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FARMINGTON – Farmington won the latest battle between two of the top girls programs in the area, topping Brimfield, 41-35, on Monday. Farmington (14-3) used its defense to keep rolling and to overcome 13-for41 (31 percent) shooting, in Monday’s Prairieland matchup. “Any time you hold a team like Brimfield to 35 points, it means the kids defended and rebounded really well,” Farmington coach Jim Noonan said. “I was most pleased with how we were able to circle the wagons and grind out a win against a very Morgan Powell led Farmgood team.” ington with 13 points in The Lady Farmers jumped ahead 14-5 after Monday’s win over Brimfield. Photo by Dave Githe first and 24-13 at agnoni. half, then held steady in the second half. “We handled some in-game adversity and saw the early lead slip away,” Noonan said. Morgan Powell was Farmington’s scoring leader For The Weekly Post

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ROWVA-Williamsfield junior Tucker Sams handles the ball Monday in opening day action of the ICAC Tournament at Brimfield High School. Photos by Collin Fairfield.

consumes so much focus from the defense that it makes things easier for our guards. We’re a better team when we get him going and get him the ball early.” After a strong defen-

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