Edgar County Airport

27 Apr Edgar County Board mulls giving County Airport to City of Paris –

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Board study session held on April 25, 2016, the board discussed several options they are contemplating with the county airport. develop zoning for the airport annex the airport into the City of Paris give the airport to the...

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21 Apr FOIA Abuse? . . . or Truth Seeking –

Posted at 09:58h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 10 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - In our continued efforts to provide absolute truth to our readers, we must once again point out inaccuracies in how a certain local publication prints quotes by Farnham, Edgar County Board Member, without fact-checking them. The quote used was in relation to the...

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13 Apr Edgar County Board talks Zoning –

Posted at 08:20h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - On the heals of the decision by IDOT-DA to halt all state and federal funding of the Edgar County Airport due to grant assurance violations (lack of zoning), the board has started talking about zoning for the airport. Mark Isaf, Edgar County...

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12 Apr No Federal or State funds for Edgar County Airport –

Posted at 14:36h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Watchdogs are pleased with the recent developments in relation to the Edgar County Airport. From all appearances, outside agencies are finally forcing Edgar County to come into compliance with the established law. On April 5, 2016, the Illinois Department...

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11 Mar Edgar Co. Board member Mike Heltsley still having truth problems –

Posted at 14:05h in Back Door Deal, Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - During discussion of the Edgar County Airport grant application at this past Monday's county board study session, Mike Helstley is quoted in the Prairie Press with this wonderfully researched statement: ""This not only affects us," said Heltsley, noting many Downstate airports are...

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10 Feb “Good Ole Boys” derail vote on Airport Main Hangar lease extension –

Posted at 12:43h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Board Meeting this morning, the board heard public comments as required by the Open Meetings Act. One of the commenters was a local attorney who stated he was representing "several individuals" who desired to bid on leasing the main...

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10 Feb Tom Tuttle appointed interim Edgar County Airport Manager –

Posted at 09:31h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After accepting Jerry Griffin's resignation, the county board appointed Tom Tuttle as interim Airport Manager. More info to follow...

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09 Feb Edgar Co. Airport – IDOT – Division of Aeronautics suspends airport grant work for second time in 18 months –

Posted at 22:01h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - For the second time in the past 18 months, and in a move reminiscent of what we reported in September of 2014, when we wrote about the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") calling a work stoppage on all work related to the Edgar County Airport grant...

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08 Feb Edgar County Airport Manager Resigned –

Posted at 13:32h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On the agenda for the upcoming Edgar County Board Meeting, February 10, 2016, is item number 17, "Accept Resignation of Jerry Griffin, Airport Manager." Other items to be acted on include, but are not limited to: appoint an interim Airport Manager advertise for an Airport...

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02 Feb Edgar County – Why did Board Member Charles Mike Heltsley write the letter?

Posted at 10:35h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Over the past several days, many people have asked why Charles Mike Helstsley would have written such a letter to the so-called editor of the Prairie Press. He went from claiming everything the county board did was lawful (LOL), to being proud of...

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