Thursday August 4, 2016 Vol. 4, No. 22
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COZY CORNER
By JEFF LAMPE
PEORIA – A 26-year-old Brimfield man had been treated and released from OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in the two days before he was found dead in a Peoria convenience store, Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll said. On Monday, Jason Cody Gilles was found by a store clerk unresponsive in the restroom of the Circle K at 2427 W. Northland Ave., according to Ingersoll. He was pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m. Ingersoll said a review of records shows Gilles was seen in the emergency room at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center on Sunday (July 31) for an overdose of Fentanyl, a powerful opiod painkiller, and Benzodiazepine, a sedative. He returned to St. Francis early Monday (Aug. 1) for substance abuse withdrawal symptoms. Gilles had reportedly arrived at the
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BRIMFIELD – Immediately after an executive session that lasted a relatively breezy 40 minutes, Brimfield’s board of education appointed a new member. Unanimously, without comment, and almost inaudibly, the board filled the spot held since 2002 by Maribeth Dura with Brent Graham. “Who?” whispered several members of the audience. Three people had applied for the vacancy created when Dura resigned in June to coach the high school girls basketball team. One of them was her son, Connor. Another was Daniel Kelch of Kelch Turf Farms & Landscaping. Both were present for the public meeting and face-to-face interviews during the executive session. Dura had expressed his interest in a brief letter to board members. Kelch’s letter to the board also outFor The Weekly Post
Cozy Corner’s Ronda Harris, left, helps customers, left to right, Megan Kraft, Mary Little and Lacey Fishel, as co-owner Jean Kinzer, right, returns to her sewing area. Photo by Bill Knight
New store offers antiques & more By BILL KNIGHT
WILLIAMSFIELD – Area quilt, crafts and antique buffs don’t have to drive to Galesburg or Peoria anymore, as a new shop opened here last week offering all that and more. Open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, for now, Cozy Corner is a warm retail outlet with hardwood floors above For The Weekly Post
which more than a dozen vibrant quilts hang from racks. The quilts are surrounded by items such as a small roll-top desk, a handsome cabinet, cupboards with knick-knacks and green Depression glassware, a cedar chest with other curios, plus cards, sunglasses and assorted crafts. “They’re pretty much our own craftContinued on Page 2
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Applicants sought for Habitat house By JEFF LAMPE
ELMWOOD – Habitat for Humanity is seeking applicants who are interested in living in a new home scheduled to be built in Elmwood in 2017. In the wake of the successful Habitat for Heroes build completed in 2015, Habitat for Humanity is again partnering with the Elmwood community to provide an affordable home for a hard-working family. Unlike the last Habitat-reWeekly Post Staff Writer
lated build in Peoria, there is no stipulation that applicants must have military service. “We’re looking for anybody who wants to live in Elmwood and be a part of the community,” said Diana DeSoto, family services director for Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Peoria Area. “We’re looking for hard-working families who
meet the HUD maximum income guidelines which are on our Website (www.habitatpeoria.org). DeSoto said that includes public employees, teachers, emergency medical technicians and firefighters – all of whom are welcome to apply. The family selected will sign a 20-year, interest-free mortgage on the house, which will be built on 402 Mound St. A vacant house currently occupies that lot Continued on Page 13
Antique Allis Chalmers tractors were on display during Princeville’s Summer Harvest festival on July 23. Photo by Collin Fairfield.