Fact Checking / Responsible Reporting – County Airports and Zoning
…Board Member Heltsley’s inaccurate comment that “This not only affects us . . . many downstate airports are located in areas without zoning.” After reading Henry’s article, a FOIA request…
Jo Ann Reed – Cahokia’s Commonfields Water District Order of Protection Denied –
…We had one of those type of public officials here in Edgar County try the same thing and was quickly swatted down by the Court (read about Mike Heltsley here)…
Airport still hot topic at Edgar County Board Meeting –
…in Illinois history, and similar conduct typical of the “good-ole-boy” system formerly in place at the airport. Heltsley is a has-been as a county board member, former airport board members,…
Edgar County Board mulls giving County Airport to City of Paris –
…for the county. Heltsley asked bout annexing the airport into the City of Paris – “to make it easy”. Zuber acted a bit confused, trying to place the blame on…
It’s National Sunshine Week and Prairie Press published anti-Sunshine letter –
…a clipping of part of Heltsley’s letter published in the Prairie Press” He is apparently upset with this (State Rep Candidates Jim Acklin and Randy Peterson would impose FOIA fee…
Edgar Co. Board member Mike Heltsley still having truth problems –
…with this wonderfully researched statement: ““This not only affects us,” said Heltsley, noting many Downstate airports are located in areas without zoning.” Really? With minimal research conducted this morning, looking…
“Good Ole Boys” derail vote on Airport Main Hangar lease extension –
…its own control and management of the airport. County Board Member Mike Heltsley should come out against this push and write another letter to the editor, as it places a…
Edgar Co. Board Member Heltsley admits he cannot prove claims –
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – We tried to verify Edgar County Board Member Mike Heltsley’s claims of “utterly useless spending and diminished services” in his recent letter to the editor. Guess…
Edgar Co. Airport – IDOT – Division of Aeronautics suspends airport grant work for second time in 18 months –
…Heltsley’s “utterly useless spending” comment in a recent letter of his. The utterly useless spending was the Edgar County Board actually going to court to try and tell a Judge…
Edgar Co. Board’s Heltsley utterly useless spending and diminished services –
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – In our final responsive dispatch to Mike Heltsley’s wild-eyed, angry letter to the “editor”: “A prime example was John Kraft picking on Dan Bruner’s short speech…