EDGAR CO. (ECWd) -               Motoring down the highway, who among us hasn’t experienced the obnoxious odor of fresh road kill? The worst experience I recall occurred late one hot and sunny July afternoon; with windows down of course. I was a teenager back then. There...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In our previous article, we said we would do a comparison of the photos Bennett gave the county board and the photos I took, using my own time and money because nobody else would help me (those are the words she used...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - What an embarrassment she is to herself and to the elected officials of Edgar County. The display of self-promotion and the praising of Chris Patrick, who like her, have a very personal agenda in the affairs of the Edgar County Airport, drives...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - The Ford-Iroquois Public Health Department (FIPHD) has a problem with understanding the requirements of the Illinois Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act (OMA). Through information obtained during recent FOIA requests, we have identified an alleged illegal meeting on the part...
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 public equipment, personnel, and funds. We originally reported on this issue a little over 10 months ago...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Some interesting comments, reminiscent of a Pelosi-Hitleresque regime, came out of the public session of the April 17, 2013 Edgar County Board meeting. We know that the attempt at "not having a business in the main hangar" was prearranged prior to the airport and...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - There have been news reports stating that the Illinois Attorney General's Office will not pursue charges against employees of the FIPHD. In an effort to confirm these reports, I contacted the AG's press secretary and asked a couple of questions, and here are the...
IROQUOIS CO. (ECWd) - In a complaint filed on June 3, 2011 in the U.S. District Court, Central District, Iroquois County Sheriff Deputy Shon Johnson was the named defendant in a lawsuit claiming violations of Mr. Corey Kilgore's constitutional rights under the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board meeting on April 17, 2013 lasted over 2 hours. We will report on some of the major items discussed during that meeting in seperate articles. Our first topic is the Airport discussion portion, As you may have read in...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Ben Jenness and Mike Heltsley resigned from the Edgar County Airport Advisory Board today in the aftermath of the vote at the county board meeting. Karl Farnham Jr. and Jeff Voigt were their immediate replacements to the board. I guess we are in a...
