PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Video from last night's Paris Tigers Homecoming football game. Introduction of Homecoming Court (1st Video), Paris Marching Tigers Band performing the National Anthem (2nd Video), their entrance prior to the game, and the Halftime Show (3rd Video): https://youtu.be/FtBSTt0nxxA https://youtu.be/sehf2ZaSWJM?t=10 https://youtu.be/8FtCR1WYjAk . ...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Watch it here: https://youtu.be/Bb4wgM5N9VE . <...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - Below are the employment agreements for the Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service, NECAS, which were signed at the last meeting without the issue ever being placed on an agenda, nor voted on during a meeting. The employees signing the agreements are: David Craig ...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - The Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service, a public body created thru Intergovernmental Agreements, has posted the agenda for Thursday's meeting. It now appears they are wanting to comply with the Open Meetings Act for this meeting (and hopefully future meetings), and to "reaffirm"...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) This just occurred about 3 miles south of Paris, Illinois on Illinois Highway 1. It appears a deer hit the van on the left, front side, which activated the van's airbags. Edgar County Special Service Area Emergency Medical Services, Edgar County Sherriff's Department, Paris Community...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - The Open Meetings Act ("OMA") is clear when it specifically requires that a closed session, (one that is properly closed and closed for one of the enumerated exceptions to an open meeting) shall have a verbatim recording either by audio or video. Read...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - During the July 24, 2018, Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service board meeting, the board voted to increase the pay, thru "shift wages," of three EMTs: David Craig $600 per week Tommy Elliot $500 per week Vickey Johnson $450 per week It was a...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - During its July 17, 2018, Special Meeting, the Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service ("NECAS") discussed several items in Executive Session. Among those discussions were: An "ultimatum" presented to the NECAS by Carle Regional EMS (this will be the subject of a future article) ...
CHRISMAN, IL. (ECWd) - During tonight's monthly meeting, the Northern Edgar County Ambulance Service ("NECAS") Board approved and signed employment agreements with its employees. The item was not on the agenda for discussion or vote, as the Open Meetings Act requires, and when I asked for a...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - In a minor derailment last night, six cars of a train came off the tracks in Paris, Illinois just west of the Route 133 (Jasper Street) and Jefferson Street intersection. The western-most rail appears to have slipped with several cars coming off the...
