Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

29 Mar Jamie Trogdon terminated from Edgar County Sheriff Department –

Posted at 20:43h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After the March 24, 2020 Edgar County Board Special meeting, and following our reporting of the Edgar County Sheriff Administrative Assistant, Jamie Trogdon's, alleged fudging of time cards (which Sheriff Wood claims "it's not like we all haven't fudged our time sheets...

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28 Mar Bellmont Mayor’s alleged felonious activities caught on camera –

Posted at 10:33h in feature, Wabash County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) - Use of public property for personal gain. Not even 5 weeks after Gary Lance swore to uphold (video here) the Constitution of the State of Illinois, he chose to violate the very document he swore to uphold. That is what is alleged against Bellmont,...

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27 Mar COVID-19: Jasper Co. State’s Attorney charges man with Reckless Conduct for violating Doc’s medical advice –

Posted at 19:28h in feature, Jasper County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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Newton, IL. (ECWd) - The Jasper County State's Attorney issued a Press Release today indicating a man was charged with Reckless Conduct, a Class A Misdemeanor, after he allegedly ignored medical advice to self-isolate and therefore showed a willful and wanton disregard for the safety of...

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27 Mar Bellmont Mayor locked Trustees out of Village Hall –

Posted at 11:57h in feature, Wabash County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Bellmont, IL. (ECWd) - Bellmont, Illinois Mayor Gary Lance was appointed to fill the vacancy created by a resignation on February 18, 2020. According to Village Trustees (and verified on a phone call I had with him), one of his first actions was to change the locks...

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26 Mar Video: Bellmont Mayor to reporter: “Maybe I outta get out and jist whip yer ass” –

Posted at 21:40h in feature, Wabash County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 15 Comments

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Bellmont, IL. (Wabash County) - (ECWd) - While preparing for an article today, I ended up going to Bellmont, Illinois, a small town in Wabash County with a population of less than 300 residents. I was threatened by the Mayor and then he called the 911 to...

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25 Mar Army Announces Voluntary Recall of Retired Soldiers for COVID-19 Response

Posted at 20:09h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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The U.S. Army is reaching out to gauge the interest of our retired officers, noncommissioned officers and Soldiers who would be willing to assist with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic response effort should their skills and expertise be required. These extraordinary challenges require equally extraordinary solutions and...

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25 Mar We are working on our website – please be patient

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We are working on our website - please be patient...

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25 Mar IDPH now asking for more detailed hospital bed information on COVID-19 cases.

Posted at 17:15h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Illinois (ECWd) - Yesterday we published this article regarding which numbers to trust coming from the Governor and the State.  There are plenty of questions not getting answered, and considering we are seeing governments trample people's rights during this State emergency declaration, we must demand transparency. The...

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25 Mar Algonquin Township Road District – Terminated employee Nick Chirikos to get nothing!

Posted at 13:55h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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McHenry Co. (ECWd) - With a flurry of reporting on terminations that took place on day one of Andrew Gasser's taking office as the Algonquin Township Road District Highway Commissioner, many insisted those terminations were without merit and political yet provided nothing to support such claims...

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24 Mar FCC shuts off shock-jock’s four St. Louis area AM radio stations –

Posted at 18:03h in feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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St. Louis, IL. (ECWd) - Bob Romanik is a convicted felon, former police chief, former candidate for Illinois State Rep, and now former radio station owner - thanks to the Federal Communications Commission's decision earlier this year. Incidentally, it was his being a convicted felon that got...

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