Edgar County

08 Jan Redmon, IL Barn Fire (video) –

Posted at 19:41h in Edgar County, feature, Featured, Grandview Township, Paris Fire Department, Redmon by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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REDMON, IL. (ECWd) - At approximately 4:30 p.m. today, there was a barn fire a couple miles east of Redmon, Il. at the intersection of Edgar County C.R. 800E and 1200N, according to the East Central Illinois Emergency Alerts Facebook page.. The barn was a total loss. Responding...

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05 Jan Fire Dept responds to Paris Family Restauraunt fire –

Posted at 19:17h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature, Paris Fire Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Paris Family Restaurant, on Illinois Highway 1 south of Paris, caught fire this evening, January 5, 2019, and the Paris Fire Department, Paris Police Department and the Edgar County Special Service Area Ambulance are currently on site. Video clips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyv8-fzGp0o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtOumPkpn4s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWBVBks7mfs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMxViBueurM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7I_U93XtGw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ziOJkrI_g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZUn8R6KS5I . ...

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27 Dec Edgar County wins $154,000.00 lawsuit, Watchdogs’ opinion validated –

Posted at 10:31h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, Featured, RIDES-MTD by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After more than five years of arguments and two years of legal wrangling, RIDES Mass Transit District loses lawsuit designed to extract more than $154,000 from the residents of Edgar County by claiming they were owed funds left over from the defunct...

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22 Dec Edgar Co. Sheriff Jeff Wood failed to properly report campaign donations –

Posted at 09:35h in Edgar County, Edgar County Sheriff Department, feature, Featured by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The "Jeff Wood for Sheriff" campaign apparently submitted at least one false or incomplete D-2 Report to the Illinois State Board of Elections, this one in October of 2018. Wood reported zero campaign donations for the duration of this 2018 campaign cycle, while...

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27 Nov Death Threat found in Paris High School restroom –

Posted at 19:25h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature, PCHS, School Boards by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Just weeks after a previous alleged threat, a note was found on the wall of a restroom stall at the Paris High School this afternoon. The threat (click here to read) states: "F*ck school just wait intell Dec 12 you all died its...

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26 Oct Court grants Edgar County’s Motion to Dismiss v. RIDES Mass Transit –

Posted at 21:51h in Edgar County, Edgar County Board, Edgar County State's Attorney, feature, RIDES-MTD by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – A hearing was held on October 25, 2018, in Coles County for the RIDES Mass Transit District’s lawsuit against Edgar County filed in August of 2016. (here) Judge Glenn heard arguments from Edgar County and from RIDES and later granted dismissal of RIDES'...

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25 Oct Edgar County 911 Coordinator’s contract tabled for now…

Posted at 08:37h in 911 Board, Edgar County, Edgar County Board by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Several years ago we wrote about how the Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board ("ETSB") gave its only employee an illegal contract. They are attempting another contract when they have no authority to issue a contract according to state law. We will have more...

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16 Oct Clark-Edgar Water District postpones vote on Trustee pay increases again…

Posted at 07:07h in CERWD, Clark County, Clark Edgar Water District, Edgar County, feature by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 2 Comments

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OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - During last night's Clark-Edgar Rural Water District Board of Trustees meeting, the agenda item for increasing pay of elected trustees was tabled at least for one more meeting for the stated reason of obtaining another legal opinion on several questions; 1) if...

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08 Oct Two vehicle accident briefly closed Route 1 in Paris –

Posted at 13:16h in City of Paris, Edgar County, feature, Paris Fire Department by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - At about 12:30 this afternoon, a two-vehicle accident briefly closed Illinois Route 1, on the south end of Paris at the Main and Monroe intersection. Paris Police Department stated that two people were taken to the Paris Hospital for what appeared to be...

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08 Oct 7-0, first time in five decades – video:

Posted at 10:47h in Edgar County, feature, PCHS by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Paris Tigers have reached a 7-0 record for the first time in more than 50 years (reportedly since 1963). Friday night the Paris Tigers beat out the Olney Tigers in a come-from-behind 42-27 victory. The entire game, in two parts, can be viewed...

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