Coles County

29 Jul Coles County Sheriff Rankin – Under budget third year in a row.

Posted at 14:57h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County Sheriff, Coles County States Attorney, feature, Mattoon by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 0 Comments

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Coles (ECWd) - Sheriff Rankin's first year in office had a budget in place from his predecessor.  Rankin is in the 4th year of his term, which means he has presented three budgets that he has operated under that are now audited.  During those three years,...

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29 Jul Coles County – $326.71 an hour! Oh wait, why not $1,306.62 for zero hours of work?

Posted at 13:31h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 3 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - There are times when you find things being done by County Board members and public officials that simply put you back in your seat in total disbelief.  This is one of those cases. According to payroll records, the Coles County Board has established...

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26 Jun Barry Wolfe, former AAU girls basketball coach pleads guilty to sexual abuse of minors –

Posted at 21:24h in Charleston, Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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COLES CO., IL. (ECWd) - Defendant Barry Wolfe appeared in Coles County Court today for a hearing and entered a Guilty Plea to 4 counts of sexual abuse of a minor. He plead guilty to the following: 2017CF420, Count 9 - Criminal Sexual Assault / force, Class...

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13 Jun Petition for Quo Warranto filed in Coles County –

Posted at 15:47h in Coles County, Coles County States Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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COLES Co., IL. (ECWd) - Two Coles County residents, Rex Dukeman and Robb Perry, filed a Petition for Leave to File Quo Warranto Complaint. This revolves around the authority, or alleged lack thereof, of the County of Coles and its Supervisor of Assessments Office and their "contracting"...

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01 Jun Former AAU Coach charged with 42 Felony Counts of sexual abuse files Motion to Change Venue –

Posted at 21:52h in Clark County, Coles County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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CHARLESTON, IL. (ECWd) - During today's scheduled Hearing, Barry Wolfe, the former AAU Girls Basketball Coach from Martinsville, Il. appeared in custody and filed several Motions, one of them to Change Venue (move the trial to different court), a Motion to Suppress Statements, and a Motion...

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18 Apr East Oakland Township free storage leads to finger pointing – it backfires

Posted at 20:28h in Coles County, feature, Oakland by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - East Oakland Township board members and Road District Commissioner were recently called out for allowing the illegal parking of personal property inside the Township Buildings.  Those actions were in violation of the law and once exposed we understand they removed all the...

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29 Mar Reader used GovPlates.com – Photo of Mattoon School District Vehicle –

Posted at 09:17h in Coles County, feature, Mattoon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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MATTOON, IL. (ECWd) - We have to wonder why this Mattoon School District vehicle was parked for an extended period of time, out in the countryside, for no apparent reason. Anybody? A local reader used govplates.com to identify the vehicle and now calls out Mattoon Community Unit...

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17 Mar Breast grabbing Darrel Cox and others pushing misinformation for Coles Co. Sheriff Candidate

Posted at 17:35h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 8 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - Once again we must set the record straight and educate those who don't know the truth about those trying to persuade your vote.  This appears to be that final push to influence local elections by using their voice which they expect people to...

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17 Mar Coles County Sheriff race- Local publication clarifications in order

Posted at 16:37h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - Yep, it's that time of year when those wanting votes tend to get snaired by their own words. Proverbs 6:2 comes to mind. In this case, the article in the paper today about the Coles County Sheriff's race needs some clarification as there are...

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17 Mar Coles County – Letter to Editor filled with known lies – Actually makes the case FOR change!

Posted at 13:10h in Coles County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Coles Co. (ECWd) - In the time of electronic access, we now have the opportunity to research, fact check, and publish information at a pace that most people never imagined. That being the case, we are still amazed at the number of people who read something...

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