EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Monday morning, during a county board study session, Kevin Trogdon was asked by the chairman to resign from the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District Trustee position. The reason for the request was because that position is statutorily incompatable with the county board position. He did resign...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Redmon, Illinois Redmon, Illinois is a small municipality on the west side of Edgar County. It is not unlike any other small municipality with the exception of certain members of the town council who think they can do as they please. The most...
EDGAR CO. - Below is the Specimen Ballot for Edgar County. A key questions I would encourage those of you in the CERWD to consider is: 1.  For those in the CERWD:  "Shall The Trustees of the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District Be Elected Rather Than Appointed". A YES vote...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Jerry Lowery (Elected Clark County Board), Kevin Trogdon (Elected Edgar County Board), and Craig Smith (Elected Mayor of Paris), are currently appointed Trustees to the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District - in violation of the law. I have been asking the...
 1965. Think about what's happening here and now while listening to this.  http://conservative50plus.com/blog/classic-rewind-1965-if-i-were-the-devil-warning-for-a-nation-paul-harvey/ ...
PARIS, IL. - Having lived in several countries for extended periods of time; some friendly and some not so friendly, I still remember the saying our Drill Sergeants taught us in basic training: "Stay Alert, Stay Alive!" It is those four words that should stick in everyone's...
KANSAS, IL. (ECWd) - A few weeks ago, the Kansas School District Superintendent, Mr. Chris Long, requested a portrait from George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, Museum, and Gardens. When he received it, he was pleasantly surprised. Large enough to hang on a wall and beautifully framed! The...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - While driving though town today I noticed a crew working on the exterior of the Paris Beacon News building. It appears as though the green Vitrolite has been separating from the building due to its age and the extreme weather the past couple...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - At the September 2012 Edgar County Board meeting, we were informed the board was not going to transfer the $71,100 from TORT fund to general fund. This comes on the heels of a question I presented to the board during the August...
BROCTON, IL. (ECWd) - This month's Brocton Town Council meeting was fairly uneventful in light of the fact that a citizen has filed two lawsuits against the council members. William "Bill" Webber has taken the extraordinary step of filing for a temporary restraining order against the council to...
