EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Statement from Edgar County Sheriff Ed Motley's official facebook page: I, Edward B. Motley having been elected to the office of County Sheriff in the County of Edgar aforesaid, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR, that I will support the Constitution of the United States and...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a regularly scheduled meeting on January 9th at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse. During this meeting they appointed Karl Farnham Jr. to the ETSB (911) Board for another term and hired a new ESDA Director. There was...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - I’d like to illustrate a point by telling you a story. Once upon a time, there was a driver of a car. This driver was a young teenager. Well actually, it was probably an old fart like me in a beat up old...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - "Ensuring Open and Honest Government" That is the statement on the Illinois Attorney General website - it is there for a reason. The Freedom Of Information Act and Open Meetings Act are two of the primary statutes that compel public bodies to meet in...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In a surprise move, Ben Jenness declared the Airport Board meeting canceled for failure to post an agenda 48 hours in advance as required by law. After a couple quick questions from citizens in the standing room only croud, it was obvious there...
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 "real estate owner financed" property deeded with a warrantee deed, in which Edgar County is on the...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Just a reminder for those interested, there is an Edgar County Airport board meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 6:00 P.M., at the airport. Some topics that will be discussed in public session are: 1. Who is Illini Community Development (Newman, Illinois) and why were...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In a previous article, we briefly discussed the Housing Commissioners lack of response to questions submitted in reference to certain funds and how the money was spent. These questions were originally sent on September 11, 2012 - almost 4 months ago! We...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Possible School District Consolidation Following several inquiries into possible school consolidations, I had a meeting with the District 4 and District 95 Superintendents along with some email exchanges that included the PCHS Director, to discuss their planning of possible consolidation of the school districts. For...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - After a failed Motion to Dismiss, the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District trustees determined it was in their best interest to cut their losses and provide the documents requested . This should have happened in the beginning, but it appears the trustees would...
