Edgar County

28 Sep Edgar County Deputy Dee Burgin & Sheriff Jeff Wood Defending Federal Lawsuit –

Posted at 11:57h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 21 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Once again we see Dee Burgin's name in a Federal Court docket for alleged violations of a person's civil rights.  With that, it also brings into it the Sheriff and the County. "Plaintiff, ROBERT FULLERTON, by and through his attorney, brings this action...

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25 Sep Edgar County Motions To Dismiss Lawsuit v. RIDES Mass Transit District –

Posted at 19:21h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, RIDES-MTD by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - A little over a month ago, RIDES Mass Transit District ("RIDES-MTD") filed suit naming Edgar County Treasurer Don Wiseman as Defendant seeking the $152,000.00 + they believe should have been paid to them after the claimed dissolution of the East Central Illinois...

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22 Sep Edgar County Sheriff Department being sued…..again –

Posted at 11:12h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 6 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - Most in Edgar County know the history of the Edgar County Jail and its living conditions.  From the days of Karl Farnham being the Sheriff and being sued for its condition to today, the lawsuits continue. According to the Federal Government, since...

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22 Sep Just a little hint as to what we have been doing lately –

Posted at 07:55h in Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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17 Sep Winnebago County Purchasing Director Sally Claassen Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Stealing More Than $400,000

Posted at 09:56h in Edgar County, feature, US Department of Justice, Winnebago County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 2 Comments

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Winnebago County - (ECWd) - According to the FBI press release, "Claassen used her position as the approved for payments from Winnebago County to vendors to steal approximately $368,137 from the County.  Claassen further admitted in the plea agreement that from April 15, 2014 to July 1,...

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16 Sep Edgar County Airport Zoning Commission Postpones Recommendations (video) –

Posted at 08:58h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, FAA, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - We received tips that the Edgar County Airport Zoning Commission did not provide a draft copy of the airport zoning policy they were proposing to pass in advance of the meeting. Without the proposed ordinance being provided in advance, nobody knew which questions...

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15 Sep View All Post In Chronological Order (By Year) –

Posted at 08:47h in Edgar County, feature, General by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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We made this post for a project we are working on, but decided our readers might enjoy seeing how our activities and writing style have changed over the years. There are a few months not listed (and those will be linked in here when I figure...

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07 Sep Fact Checking / Responsible Reporting – County Airports and Zoning

Posted at 22:40h in Edgar County, Edgar County Airport, Edgar County Board, feature, IDOT by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On August 27, 2016, Gary Henry reported that Robert Howrey stated "IDOT estimates approximately half of the county-owned airports in Illinois are not zoned." He also stated "IDOT was not willing to acknowledge de facto zoning existed because of FAA rules, which...

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25 Aug Dad of Kidnapped American Says Doctors Without Borders Left Daughter to Be Raped & Tortured By ISIS

Posted at 19:09h in Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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"The Girl Left Behind" The story of Kayla Mueller’s torture and death at the hands of ISIS is a devastating one. According to the NY Daily News, Kayla traveled to Aleppo, Syria, in 2013 with her boyfriend, Omar Alkhani, to help install hospital equipment. Alkhani was a contractor for...

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25 Aug Edgar County Judge Denies Retrial In Fred Cox Sex Assault Case –

Posted at 09:42h in Brocton, City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Court heard Motions for Retrial yesterday in the case of Fred Cox, who was convicted by a jury last December, but whose sentencing was delayed due to inclement weather this past February, and delayed further when DNA results became available. We...

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