Edgar County, Illinois (ECWd) - Published Tuesday, October 13, 2015 @ 2149 hrs. Early this afternoon, JD Kesler tendered his resignation from the Edgar County Airport Advisory Board. It was "effective immediately". He sent the following email at 3:11 p.m. to Edgar County Board Chairman, Jeff Voigt, to the...
Edgar Co. (ECWd) - It has been reported in the local paper that the county board plans on reappointing the entire ETSB (911) board. If they do that, it once again shows this county board has no interest in ever holding anyone accountable for the criminal...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - For the past several years, as far back as the records I have will show, that County Board Member Karl Farnham has been stealing receiving compensation far in excess of what he is lawfully entitled to receive. Every month, at least back...
Yesterday I attended the Honey Bee parade in Paris, IL. A local person walked by that I knew and when I simply said hi, how is it going?, the response was “I don’t like the #$%@ you post”. I asked, you mean the truth? The...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - The reporting on Randy Peterson's candidacy by the News-Gazette, which reported Peterson's '03 DUI arrest as having "a preliminary blood test said he had a blood alcohol content of 0.156, as detected by a portable breath alcohol test device"Â while it may...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - In May, we ran an article referencing fines paid to the Teacher's Retirement System by our local school districts. Data provided by TRS showed a fine for several D95 employees, one of which was Mr. Whitacre. District 95 Superintendent, Connie Sutton, insisted that...
For Immediate Release Contact: Mark Shelden September 23, 2015 217-493-8543 Brad Halbrook, former State Representative and Republican from Shelbyville, will be announcing his intention to be a candidate for the 102nd State Representative District at a series of press availabilities and events on Thursday, September 24, 2015....
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - The issue with the conflicts of interest on the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board started over three and a half years ago when we first became aware of the situation. At that time, Sheriff Motley and Deputy Burgin were both...
Edgar Co., IL. (ECWd) - Conflict of Interest - More news you heard here first, and most likely nowhere else - Edgar County Sheriff Jeff Wood cannot serve on the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board ("ETSB") or ("911 Board") due to a conflict of interest between...
Paris, IL. (ECWd) - September 19, 2015 A line of thunderstorms moved thru Paris early this morning, leaving tree damage in its wake. No reported injuries - these pictures taken on North Central Ave. [gallery ids="24042,24043,24044,24045"]...
