Ten Years Of Deceit – Part 5
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - “I was referred an inquiry from the County Board to investigate…” “To Investigate” If a person is “truly” going to investigate something don’t you think the…
Ten Years Of Deceit – Part 4
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The $43,000 On page 2 of Mark Isaf’s opinion, he talks about the county board authorizing payment of $43,000 worth of bills incurred by the ambulance…
Ten Years of Deceit – Part 3
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Purchase Agreement vs. Service Agreement To better understand some key statements made by the auditor and those made by the State’s Attorney, you need to first figure…
Ten Years of Deceit – Part 2
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - As mentioned in in this article, I tried for months to meet with Mr. Isaf on these issues since I knew when the facts came out they would…
Ten Years Of Deceit – Ambulance “Purchase” -
Words from Sir Walter Scott: “Oh! what a tangled web we weave When first we practice to deceive.” During a search for information on the Certificate of Deposit gifted to…
Seek Justice……..for ALL!
Many can see and understand the ongoing situation Chris Patrick has, and it’s creating quite a concern for a lot of people, specifically those that have either been directly impacted…
My God, Where Does It Stop?
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Conflicts of Interest – Self Serving – Violation of Rights – Lies and Total Disregard for the Law! Former Sheriff Tim Crippes and his Conflict of…
Now From the United States Supreme Court!
In commenting on a Federal penal statute in which a contract was declared unenforceable the following text was expressed by the US Supreme Court, emphasis added! “The statute is thus…
From the Illinois Supreme Court!
Had I found this information yesterday I would have definitely included it in the coverage of the states advised potential Conflict of Interest for Chris Patrick found here, here and…
Clarifications on Key Points – The Rest of the Story
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - It is encouraging to see so many of the recent issues of public concern finally showing up in the local paper, as we have been hammering…
County Board Study Session 1-7-2013 -
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - “We Need To Get The County Off This Note” In a surprise (to us) move, Jeff Voight mentioned the need to figure out the situation with a…
Delusional? Pathelogical? Suggestions Welcome!
A delusion is a belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary Although non-specific concepts of madness have been around for several thousand years, the psychiatrist and…
Deputy Dog and His Side Kick Dee
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Is Ex-Deputy Dee Burgin hurting for cash? He just dropped the price of his house $30,000.00 and is now threatening to sue the county for more of your tax dollars. So…
Dee Burgin – Justice Update!
As so many of us know, this county has had more than its fair share of illegal activity and corruption and from all indications it appears to be a breeding ground…
Convicted by a jury from now to eternity!
EDGAR CO. - As the word of a settlement being reached with Dee Burgin, Terry Rogers, and the county insurance company swirls over their Civil Rights conviction, it’s pretty clear…
CERWD – E911 – Kansas 6 – Driveway Update –
EDGAR CO - There are several items to report around the area and we will lump them into one article. Clark-Edgar Rural Water District It appears that not one of…
Edgar County Board Meeting – “What really happened”
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Just in case you missed reading in other local publications what really went on at the county board meeting this month, here are some comments and…
Dignity Part V .
EDGAR CO (ECWd) - Farnham, Crippes, St. Clair, Hopper, Burgin, Ball, Rhoads, and the beat goes on! From ignoring felony crimes to covering them up, it’s very clear the history of…
Dee Burgin was “Let Go” today
EDGAR CO - We have just received information that Dee Burgin is no longer a Deputy in the Edgar County Sheriff Department. This comes after the 30 day appeal period…
Dignity? Part II
Dignity? Part II Can anyone honestly claim former Sheriff Tim Crippes should not be charged with official misconduct in relation to the attempted cover up of the jailers who were…
Crimes Outweigh Justice in Edgar County
The former Charleston, IL City Planner, Jeff Finley, was charged last month with embezzling over $22,000 from Code Enforcement Officials between 2004 and 2008. The indictment outlines he wrote checks to himself as electronic payments to…
Immunity Denied – Burgin/Rogers ruling .
EDGAR CO. - Rule 50 Motion Denied Judge McCuskey denied the defendants Rule 50 motion in an order dated today and entered final judgment in the amount of $70,000.00 for…
Still Chairman of 911?
EDGAR CO. - Deputy Dee Burgin remains as the 911 Chairman in spite of losing the Federal Civil Rights case against him. And of course, if he can continue working in…
Civil Suit Verdict – GUILTY! – Burgin & Rogers
EDGAR CO. - Another black eye to Edgar County under the watch of former Sheriff Tim Crippes. “After a 4 day jury trial, the jury returned a verdict of the strip search in…
Update: Fed Civil Rights Suit
EDGAR CO - On May 18, 2012, a final pretrial order was entered and filed in US District Court, Central District of Illinois in regards to a Federal Civil Rights Lawsuit…
Luxury Car Entitlement (911)
EDGAR CO – Let’s talk about bad decisions by the ETS Board this time. It appears we have, at least in the ETS (911), an entitlement mentality when it comes…
Fast and Furious……Edgar County Style!
EDGAR CO – Many of you may be aware of the federal gun running scandal that has become known as Fast and Furious. A federal operation where our own government…
Comments We’ve Received
EDGAR CO. - Some comments we receive deserve recognition for one reason or another. Below is one we received a couple days ago: “Message: I am just curious as to…
Update: Edgar County Civil Suit
EDGAR CO. – Emergency Protective Order / Preliminary Injunction Filed Back on March 22, we posted an article about a civil law suit filed against several Edgar County law enforcement…
Sworn Deputy Ignores the law
Although the meat of this story pertains to our Edgar County ETSB (911 Board), we can’t overlook the fact that a sworn officer of the law is the Chairman of…
