IDOT Audit Report 13-27-001 – Re: Chip and Seal Private Driveways
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - On April 29, 2013, the Illinois Department Of Transportation issued it’s final determination letter in reference to the private driveways that were chipped and sealed using…
Advisory You Say? Part 2
At some point the good people of this county are going to wake up and demand accountability from their elected officials and to the use of their tax dollars. I…
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…
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…
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…
IL Dept of Revenue says: Tax Edgar Cemetery Farmland
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Good news finally coming out of the Edgar County Assessor’s Office. They will follow the law (somewhat of a unique idea in Edgar County) and assess…
Kevin Trogdon Ousted from Mass Transit Board
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Monday morning, during a county board study session, Kevin Trogdon was asked by the chairman to resign from the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District Trustee position. The reason…
Prohibited Appointments to Mass Transit Trustee .
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Jerry Lowery (Elected Clark County Board), Kevin Trogdon (Elected Edgar County Board), and Craig Smith (Elected Mayor of Paris), are currently appointed Trustees to the East…
TORT Fund and the Edgar County Board
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - At the September 2012 Edgar County Board meeting, we were informed the board was not going to transfer the $71,100 from TORT fund to general fund.…
Dear Mr. Brad Young,
EDGAR CO. - Prior to embarrassing yourself in public again, I would encourage that in the future you get the facts pertaining to any accusation you’re going to make, as tonight you…
CERWD Aug 2012 Meeting Video
After attending the August meeting of the Clark Edgar Rural Water district we can reaffirm the need to have elected officials instead of blind appointments from County Boards. It’s evident…
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…
Illinois Policy Institute Press Release .
EASTERN ILLINOIS - 8/28/2012 PRESS RELEASE from the ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE MEDIA CONTACT: Diana Rickert Diana@IllinoisPolicy.org or (312) 607-4977 Eastern Illinois counties earn low marks in government transparency audit…
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…
Illinois False Claims Act and Edgar County ETSB –
EDGAR CO. - After spending more than 14 months asking the Edgar County Board and the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB or 911) to recover payments for claims…
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…
1 Year OLD !
On the 1 year anniversary of the Edgar County Watchdogs, I would like to extend our gratitude for all of the citizens who provided tips to us and those who…
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…
Mass Transit District Update –
EDGAR CO. – The East Central Illinois Mass Transit District held a regularly scheduled meeting today, July 10, 2012. No information was released as far as the on going investigations.…
Property Taxes and Assessors
EDGAR CO. - At a time when property taxes increased by over 100% for some property owners in Edgar County, the Edgar County Watchdogs are still finding property where no…
Former Edgar County States Attorney Michael McFatridge a Cocaine User?
EDGAR CO. - 7-9-2012 Added Jack Eckerty Deposition Part 1 7-5-2012 More updates at the bottom of the page… Considering the murders of Dyke and Karen Rhoads have yet to…
Mass Transit Employees & Contracts – .
EDGAR CO. - Our investigations uncover more misdeeds in the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District. I took the time to read the “Local Mass Transit District Act”, which deals…
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…
Free Driveway Anyone? .
EDGAR CO. After receiving several tips on our hotline concerning Paris Township using Public Funds to pave (chip and seal) the private drives of several homeowners, we decided to check…
