EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - One of the most basic rules of Public Meetings is the fact that secret ballots are not authorized and are a violation of the Open Meetings Act. 2011 PAC 17959 - Edgar County ETSB (911) Secret Ballot The Illinois Appellate Court has ruled that...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - While preparing several emails to send off today, I ran across the Illinois Procurement Code. This is the code the Capital Development Board, where the money for the new High School comes from, uses to determine conflicts of interest, among other things. It...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In a letter dated January 28, 2013, received through a FOIA request from IDOT, it seems that more and more people with college degrees cannot read and comprehend certain documents, rules, and statutes - or they intentionally try to  avoid talking about...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - During the Special Edgar County Board Meeting this afternoon, a motion was made and seconded to terminate the lease of RSB Aviation, Inc. immediately. A unanimous vote approved the motion. Mr. Bruner then made a motion to: "To formulate a new business lease agreement...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - There has been a notice published in the Paris Beacon News for a Special Meeting of the Edgar County Board. This special meeting is for the purpose of "Taking action on RSB Aviation, Inc. Lease" It will be held at 1:00 P.M. in the...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The long awaited video from the Edgar County Airport Board Meeting is online. There are several issues you should be aware of prior to viewing this video: - This meeting turned into an illegal county board meeting the second Chris Patrick decided to open his trap...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - As most of us are already aware, there is a new high school being built just north of Paris. With this school construction comes alot of contractors, contracts, and more specifically - concrete. While most of the discussions on conflicts of interest have...
With his day of judgment swiftly approaching, former Edgar County State's Attorney Michael McFatridge's petition to the United States Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari was DENIED on January 22, 2013. The writ of certiorari in this instance was asking for the United States Supreme Court...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - After several concerned citizens asked about our local school districts and  their notices of hearing on tax levy, we decided to check into the situation. We referenced this issue in this article. Here is what the Truth In Taxation says about publication of...
CLARK CO. (ECWd) - **A MESSAGE FROM SHERIFF JERRY PARSLEY** I have received multiple private messages inquiring about my stance on the recent firestorm of gun control issues coming from Washington D.C. and Springfield IL. In addition I have spoken with many people asking my position regarding this...
