Vermilion County

19 Jun Bill Ingram to resign from Catlin Planning Commission, remain on Vermilion Co. Airport Authority –

Posted at 10:05h in feature, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 5 Comments

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - During their monthly meeting this morning, the Vermilion County Airport Authority Board of Commissioners met in open session. During public comment time, I informed the board of their requirement to follow state law in regards to qualifications of office of commissioners. "No person...

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11 Jun Commissioner Myers resigned from the Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority

Posted at 11:18h in feature, IDOT, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Within days of our article explaining that 4 of the 5 Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority Commissioners were disqualified from serving in that capacity, Commissioner Jonathan Myers made the correct and honorable decision to resign from the Board of Commissioners. Now if the...

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07 May Wind Turbine Blade Broke in Vermilion Co., IL. –

Posted at 07:38h in feature, Invenergy, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 0 Comments

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FITHIAN, IL. (ECWd) - This morning a reader sent us this photo of a broken wind turbine blade in Vermilion County, Illinois. This turbine is located just south of the abandoned Hartke home, and north of Fithian, Illinois on Illinois Route 49 in Vermilion County. For those...

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06 May Update: Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority: Two Commissioners fail residency requirement –

Posted at 22:36h in feature, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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VERMILION CO., IL. (ECWd) - We previously reported that 4 of the 5 commissioners cannot hold the office of Airport Authority Commissioner in Vermilion County because they are members of the governing body or an officer or employee of a municipality, a county, or any other unit...

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30 Apr Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority; 4 of the 5 Commissioners disqualified –

Posted at 11:24h in feature, IDOT, Vermilion County, Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - The Vermilion County Regional Airport Authority has five commissioners appointed by either the county board chairman or the mayor of Danville. The Authority operates under the Airport Authorities Act. Section 5 of the Airport Authorities Act lists qualifications, or disqualifications, of commissioners of...

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07 Mar U.S. Rep. Tim Walz confused about who his constituents are….and what about Marron?

Posted at 21:17h in feature, Invenergy, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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MINNESOTA (ECWd) - LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Who is your representative working for?  Chances are they may be confused about a few things...

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29 Aug School District closes building citing financial concerns then purchases additional property –

Posted at 22:07h in feature, Hoopeston Area School District #11, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 6 Comments

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HOOPESTON, IL. (ECWd) - Updated Scribner's error on the dollar amount the school claimed it would save. The Hoopeston Area School District #11 closed its Honeywell elementary school earlier this year citing financial concerns and alleging it would save the district close to 250k annually. Their official website...

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27 Aug Vermilion County Board Chair Mike Marron “called out” by local Danville Resident

Posted at 21:48h in 102nd District, 110, feature, IL State Reps, Vermilion County by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 3 Comments

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DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Mike Marron "called out" by local Danville Resident. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="237"] Mike Marron pic from campaign flyer[/caption] Mr. Mike McClain wrote to the News Gazette about his perspective on Vermilion County Board Chairman, Mike Marron.  This was published in the August 25th, 2017...

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27 Jul State Representative Chad Hays fails to disclose income.

Posted at 11:43h in feature, Illinois General Assembly, Vermilion County by Kirk Allen & John Kraft 1 Comment

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Vermilion Co., IL. (ECWd)- For years we have said we must fix things at the local level before we can ever expect to fix anything at the state level.  That is because it is the local public officials who end up becoming State Representatives. If they can't...

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08 Jul Trifecta of Wind Turbine Terror: Blades Snap, Flames Crackle Nacelles & Whole Turbines Drop

Posted at 10:23h in feature, Vermilion County, Wind Turbine by John Kraft & Kirk Allen 1 Comment

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Safety: Snap, Crackle, and Drop Master Resource Lisa Linowes 19 June  2017 Wind turbine safety had an ugly three weeks. During the late hours of May 31, a turbine blade at NextEra’s Breckinridge Center in Oklahoma (in-service since August 2015), broke off near its base and was thrown to the ground – snap. [caption...

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