Edgar County

09 Dec County Board Member Farnham says Nancy Zeman misquoted him in article –

Posted at 16:17h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Edgar County, IL. (ECWd) - After talking to Edgar County Board Member Karl Farnham this morning prior to the December County Board Meeting, he stated that Nancy Zeman misquoted him in PP article we wrote about last week entitled "Farnham Makes Things Up, Prairie Press Prints...

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06 Dec Kansas, Grandview, Buck Township Property Tax Relief

Posted at 12:29h in Buck Township, Edgar County, feature, Grandview Township, Kansas District 3, Kansas Township, Kansas Village Board by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The Multi-township board made up of Kansas, Grandview, and Buck Townships held their board meeting yesterday.  One of the key items on the agenda was the passage of the tax levy for next year. Next year's levy was reduced by 10% in...

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05 Dec Nancy Zeman Reporting False Information –

Posted at 10:05h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 16 Comments

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - Not that this is anything new, we just thought we would point out the faulty reporting on the front page of the December 3, 2015 edition of the local weekly, Prairie Press. Zeman, who is no stranger to local news, decided to run...

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04 Dec Alan Zuber and Bushue Human Resources Contribute to Violating County Board Bidding Requirements –

Posted at 23:28h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - It wasn't much more than a year ago when the Edgar County Board, finally, after significant prodding, realized there was a legal requirement to place its insurance contracts out for bid. This requirement is codified in state law. At least three times...

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04 Dec Karl Farnham Makes Things Up – Prairie Press Prints It –

Posted at 14:11h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 4 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Karl Farnham came up with some pretty good excuses, the problem is they are not true. Well, one thing was true, that a lawsuit would have been filed if Sheriff Wood would have been reappointed to the ETSB board. Other than that, everything...

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24 Nov Christmas Tree Delivered to Edgar County Courthouse (Video) –

Posted at 12:31h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - This morning, I spotted the Christmas Tree being delivered to the Edgar County Courthouse lawn. It was cut from a yard on South Main Street in Paris, and later installed on the courthouse lawn, south side. It took two cranes and several people to...

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16 Nov Clark-Edgar Rural Water Votes to shut off water to the I-70 Weigh Station –

Posted at 20:51h in CERWD, Clark County, Clark Edgar Water District, Edgar County, feature, Governor, Illinois Comptroller by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Clark-Edgar Rural Water District - (ECWd) - At tonight's regular meeting, the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District voted to shut off the water meters located at the State Police Weigh Station on I-70, and also the Lincoln Trail State Park Picnic Area - effective immediately. This is due...

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12 Nov Edgar Co. Board Meetings – Hot Topic: Elected Official Health Insurance –

Posted at 10:30h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Published November 12, 2015 - If you relied on local media to report the happenings in respect to county business, you would have missed a very important issue this month - health insurance for county elected officials. Previously we have reported on board...

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03 Nov Tay Smith's Lawsuit v. Paris Beacon News Tossed Out by Judge –

Posted at 14:36h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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Paris, IL. (ECWd) - That lawsuit filed after Taylor Smith left the Paris Beacon News was dismissed on all counts - with leave to refile. In the Order, the Court determined Smith plead no Causes of Action on any of the three Counts. Smith's Complaint contained Counts complaining...

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31 Oct Edgar County Sheriff Jeff Wood should arrest himself –

Posted at 14:21h in Attorney General, Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County Sheriff Department, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - In past articles I wrote about Board Member Karl Farnham collecting insurance payments in violation of law,  Board Members Mike Heltsley and Alan Zuber collecting "opt-out" payments in violation of law, State's Attorney Mark Isaf collecting the opt-out payments and previous...

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