PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After accepting Jerry Griffin's resignation, the county board appointed Tom Tuttle as interim Airport Manager. More info to follow...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - For the second time in the past 18 months, and in a move reminiscent of what we reported in September of 2014, when we wrote about the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") calling a work stoppage on all work related to the Edgar County Airport grant...
Springfield, IL. (ECWd) - There comes a point and time when we simply have to bring things back down to the basics and educate the population as to what is true and what is not. The propaganda machine in politics is used by both sides of...
EDGAR CO., IL. (ECWd) - When you look at people and how they conduct themselves in their quest for political power, you must take into consideration the actions from their past that may reflect on how they will act once elected. When we look at candidate Randy...
Charleston, IL. (ECWd) - Students, staff, and residents held a rally at Eastern Illinois University last week to protest and demand that Governor Rauner pass the budget and provide the much needed funds promised to EIU and other schools in the state. Sadly, missing from the...
Illinois (ECWd) – It has now been over three weeks since our first communication with Auditor General Frank Mautino's office regarding his questionable spending of campaign funds. (First article here) The longer he is silent, the more it is looking as though he truly has...
Coles Co. (ECWd) - Tonight at the Lakeland College Board meeting there is an Agreement and Release document for Vice President Raymond Rieck, who signed a resignation notice February 1st, 2016, as well as the Agreement and Release document on that same day. What is interesting with...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - On the agenda for the upcoming Edgar County Board Meeting, February 10, 2016, is item number 17, "Accept Resignation of Jerry Griffin, Airport Manager." Other items to be acted on include, but are not limited to: appoint an interim Airport Manager advertise for an Airport...
LERNA, IL. (ECWd) - In a brief Special Meeting of the Village of Lerna Board of Trustees, held at 2:00 p.m. today, the trustees appointed a new village president. After roll call, the (new) unconditional resignation of Don Pearcy was read aloud, and each of the trustees...
EDGAR CO., IL., (ECWd) - Below are the sample March 2016 ballots for Edgar County broken down by party. These came from the Edgar County Clerk a couple of days ago. They are not broken down by precinct, which is what you will get when you go to...
