Author: John Kraft & Kirk Allen

08 May UPDATE: Home invasion and beating

Posted at 18:21h in Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Kansas Village Board by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO - Late this afternoon, the watchdogs have learned the Edgar County Sheriff Department has officially assumed (as of today) the investigation of the home invasion and beating in Kansas, Illinois. Apparently the Sheriff received the same hand written letter that was sent to the...

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08 May Home Invasion and Beating in Kansas, Illinois

Posted at 15:22h in Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Kansas Village Board by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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KANSAS, IL - There was a home invasion and beating in Kansas, Illinois last week. The victim identified 3 of the 5 or 6 perpetrators (who are all between 17 and 19 years old). The city police officer, Gary Cash, has done nothing to effect an arrest. Some...

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07 May Report: District 95 School Board Meeting 5-7-2012

Posted at 19:51h in District 95, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS,IL– District 95 School Board Meeting May 7, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. During the District 95 school board meeting, Tom Davis read a prepared statement, referencing the August 15, 2011 meeting, in which he clarified the decisions surrounding the hiring of a Superintendent. During audience to visitors,...

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06 May Luxury Car Entitlement (911)

Posted at 21:09h in 911 Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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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 to our money. Little things like luxury automobiles, payment for meetings not attended, ever increasing...

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30 Apr Is District 95 searching for a new Superintendent yet?

Posted at 21:05h in District 95, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL - I had almost forgot about this issue until it was recently brought to my attention again. At the August 15, 2011 District 95 School Board Meeting, Chuck Hand asked whether the part time contract with Connie Sutton would be limited to 1...

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25 Apr Comments We’ve Received

Posted at 08:37h in feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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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 why you call your site the "Edgar County Watchdogs" but only focus on Paris schools and city...

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20 Apr Update: Edgar County Civil Suit

Posted at 10:17h in Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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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 officers and one other member of the sheriff’s staff resulting from an August 20, 2008 incident. ...

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15 Apr People of Paris receive refund from Roger Eddy

Posted at 20:52h in City of Paris, feature, IL State Reps by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, ILLINOIS - We discovered and first posted on illegal campaign donations by the City of Paris. Our second article on the subject was a little more in-depth. The answer we received from City officials was "well, he's done a lot for the city" with no response...

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14 Apr Edgar County Board Meeting Comments – April 2012

Posted at 18:39h in Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO. – The Edgar County Board held a meeting on April 11, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. in the Edgar County Courthouse. If a person relied on the trusty Paris Beacon News for information pertaining to the Public business of the county, they would be completely misinformed....

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14 Apr TORT Fund or SLUSH Fund

Posted at 14:23h in District 95, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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EDGAR CO - TORT Fund or Slush Fund For those of you that pay property tax, have you ever wondered why we pay so much compared to other parts of the country? One reason is explained in detail below.  The General Assembly established an extraordinary tax for funding...

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