Edgar County

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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29 Dec Who are we and what do we do?

Posted at 16:20h in Clark County, Edgar County, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 5 Comments

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Edgar Co. (ECWd) - The last several years have been a life changing experience for me as it relates to our work.  An experience that has invigorated my love of country and a burning desire to fix what is terribly broken in this state.  Our work...

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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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17 Dec Update on Theresa Smith: accused of elder abuse for stealing $168,000+ from mom

Posted at 17:11h in City of Paris, Edgar County, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Here is an update on the Theresa Smith arrest for abusing the elderly, and is reported on WCIA, Channel 3 (here). PARIS -- An area family was upset about their mother being robbed, so they did something about it. Their investigation ended in...

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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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12 Dec Theresa Smith arrested on two felony financial exploitation charges –

Posted at 18:52h in Edgar County, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On December 11, 2014, Theresa Michelle Smith, 55 years old, turned herself in on warrants issued out of Edgar County for two felony counts that include: Case Number: 14-CF-191 -Financial exploitation of elderly/disabled $300 - $5,000 -Financial exploitation of elderly/disabled $100,000 + No further information is...

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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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02 Dec Staples & Paperclips – Educating our future!

Posted at 10:02h in College of DuPage, Edgar County, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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DuPage Co. (ECWd) - While researching other matters pertaining to the College of DuPage, I came across a rather humorous set of minutes.  Humorous because  it is clear our higher educational institutions not only understand the law, but actually apply it properly. Humorous because our own State's...

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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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29 Nov Sigel Township road commissioner facing multiple felony charges –

Posted at 14:20h in Edgar County, feature, Shelby County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 4 Comments

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Shelby Co. (ECWd) - Sigel Township Road Commissioner is facing multiple felony charges, ranging from multiple felony theft charges, to Official Misconduct. (Click here for list of charges) We are still gathering records, but based on what we have been informed of, it appears to have to...

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