CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - How long has it been . . . 1 year? 2 years ? since Yargus resigned as park district attorney - and Charity Murphy, the Clark County Park District Executive Director, cannot seem to update the FOIA Officer information on the park district's...
CLARK COUNTY, IL. (ECWd) - When I was first informed of this, I initially thought there was no way any public body would even think of this. This board is turning into a freak-show. Wouldn't the world be a much better place if you could silence...
CLARK COUNTY, IL. (ECWd) - Amazing things happen when you sit down and read the laws applicable to the local government that you are a board member of. This simple concept is foreign to Ron Stone, Joe Ewing, Glen Kuehnel, Terry Stepp, and their attorney, Lorna...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - The Clark-Edgar Rural Water District, whose customers pay one of the highest water rates in the State of Illinois, will more than likely see another increase in rates. On the agenda for their April 21, 2016 board meeting is discussion and a vote...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - I'd take the job for half that! Charity Murphy, Clark County Park District Executive Director, claims that 4 hours of time spent answering an FOIA request cost the park district "at a minimum" of $1,100.00. Wow! Get the shovel, it's getting deep...
SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - Marshall, Illinois Alderman Warren LeFever traveled to Springfield to give oral testimony at the Illinois House of Representative Judicial-Civil hearing this afternoon. It was for HB4630, seeking to amend the Open Meetings Act with the language of: Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Open Meetings Act. Requires that...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - Kathy Ramsey, former Clark County, Illinois Circuit Clerk plead guilty on Wednesday to Class 3 Felony Official Misconduct. The negotiated plea consisted of "2nd chance probation" - which means that if she follows her probation as instructed, the charge will be dismiss...
CLARK CO., IL. (ECWd) - They want you to pay your taxes, but fail to report their own income. So goes the Clark County Park District and its Board of Commissioners who cannot seem to keep their own employees violating the law. Long story short: Park Director Charity Murphy decides...
CLARK Co., IL. (ECWd) - On February 24, 2016, the State Fire Marshall’s Division of Petroleum and Safety conducted an on-site inspection of the Clark County Park District’s fuel dispensing station at Mill Creek Park. You can look-up the inspection at the State Fire Marshall's website...
Obituary for Jeremy James Baston Jeremy James Baston, age 27, of Westfield, IL passed away on Tuesday afternoon, March 15, 2016 in Vermilion County, IL the result of an automobile accident. He was born January 20, 1989 in Mattoon, IL, the son of LeRoy Jr. Baston...
