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He was killed while trying to assist with apprehension of a fleeing suspect.

Nicholas Weist was killed in the line of duty on April 29, 2022.

Unusable land at the Knox County Landfill is getting a new purpose. The Knox County Board approved an option agreement with Ameresco Solar Land Holding to have solar arrays set up on around 45 acres of land. The space is considered brownfield land, unusable because of the potential presence of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants. Bob Bondi, the Infrastructure Committee Chair, says that the land was unusable and this turns it into something taxable for the county. "Land that we otherwise couldn't use or couldn't be used for farming or anything else for, literally, c...

The project is expected to be complete in 2025

The Knox County Board approved granting American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Oneida Telephone Exchange to expand fiberoptic internet service to Rio. Former County Board member David Amor, who know serves as the Broadband Coordinator for the county, detailed some of the logistics of the grant to the board Wednesday night. "Oneida Telephone is submitting a proposal to the State of Illinois' Connect Illinois funding program for a total project cost of $4.5 million and is asking the county for a $500,000 matching grant to add to their own investment as their local match component of tha...