Edgar County Board

31 Jan Edgar County Airport: Inconsistencies in excuses for plane crash…

Posted at 07:27h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - As I was cleaning out old boxes and filing papers today, I came across some notes from a "TIPS" meeting I attended last October in Springfield. One of the items mentioned by the IDOT - Div of Aeronautics was that there was funding...

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29 Jan Edgar County Board Study Session – ETSB’s Troy Eads contradicts himself –

Posted at 11:28h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Troy Eads, Chairman of the Edgar County ETSB (911) took this time to address the Edgar County Board on what Kirk Allen presented at the January Edgar County Board Meeting. He begins by apologizing for some of the information provided at the last...

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15 Jan Still Trying – County Board meeting 1-14-15

Posted at 20:26h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - About 5-6 years ago I asked the County Chairman, Jim Keller, if an effort could be made to work towards improving our Telecommunications as it relates to 911 and our ISO score attributed to that specific entity.  That scoring is directly tied...

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28 Dec New Illinois Laws for January 1, 2015 –

Posted at 19:26h in Edgar County Board, feature, Governor by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - I have attached the list of new and changed laws from the IL. GA website. A couple changes that interest us include: ---HB 4208 - Expands county ethics laws to include people appointed by members of county boards Section 5. The State Officials and Employees...

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23 Dec Edgar County Board Study Session – 12-22-2014 (Video) –

Posted at 21:12h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held a Study Session at the Highway Department on Dec. 22, 2014. Among the topics discussed were: - talked about receiving undated information for the airport grant from the engineer? and that the county board would have to approve any...

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12 Dec Who can you trust? Those who ignore, or those who report…

Posted at 20:51h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - If you were to attend a county board meeting one day, then read the local paper the next, you might be shocked depending on which paper you read. In this case you would be shocked by both papers!  One for the content...

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11 Dec Edgar County Board meeting 12-10-2014 –

Posted at 08:28h in Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held its regular December meeting yesterday. Among the things acted on were: Appointed the new Supervisor of Assessments - Approved the new committee appointments of board members (click here). One thing to note, is that Heltsley has been appointed to the...

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09 Dec Lisa Madigan failing in her Statutory Duty –

Posted at 19:08h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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SPRINGFIELD, IL. (ECWd) - THIRTY months ago, the Edgar County State's Attorney sent a letter to the Illinois Attorney General asking for advice and opinion on a potential conflict of interest on a Sheriff and/or Deputy Sheriff sitting on the Edgar County Emergency Telephone Systems Board. The...

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07 Dec When a pilot is not a pilot…

Posted at 20:18h in Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, Letter to the Editor by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Letter to the Editor……………………… When a pilot is not a pilot… Yesterday, I followed a vehicle down Paris’s main street and noticed the license plate on the rear of the vehicle. What caught my attention was the absence of the colorful sticker issued by the Secretary of...

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01 Dec Video: Edgar County Board Organizational Meeting –

Posted at 19:11h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - The Edgar County Board held their mandatory organizational meeting today, December 1, 2014. During the meeting the Board voted and passed the following: -  County Clerk Griffith presided over the meeting until a Temporary Chairman was elected by the board. -  Ben Jenness was nominated...

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