ECWd - Over the past three years we have time and time again identified why it is so important for the citizens to get involved and properly vet their candidates for elected office, as well as hold them accountable when they get into office. This article is a...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Introduction: A lot has been said lately on why we think there are problems in local governments, especially the local governments in Edgar County, and our methods of exposing what we see wrong. In this article I am going to attempt to explain...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The newest edition of the Disclosure News Magazine will be delivered mid-week. I don't have the exact date yet, but I will personally load the heavy bundles of papers into the back of the watchdog truck and drive them back up to...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - During the December Vermilion County Board meeting, the agenda listed Mr. Mike Blazer, the attorney for Invenergy, as giving an update on the sound study they have been working on. What follows is a run-down on what he stated during over 40...
DANVILLE, IL. (ECWd) - Last month I requested all records relating to the subject of GIS in an effort to determine if anyone besides us had complained of the no-bid so-called professional services contract for GIS service for Vermilion County. What I received was an incomplete response,...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - During the November CERWD Trustee meeting, there was considerable discussion dealing with a "fracking" company attempting to purchase bulk water from the water district. Something must have happened with IDOT that revealed a water hose connected to a fire hydrant, then running...
OLIVER, IL. (ECWd) - During the October meeting of the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District (CERWD) the Engineer Firm Representative, Bob Colvin of Francis Associates in Paris, talked about the awarding of another contract to B & T Drainage. During that conversation, Bob stated that he had talked to...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - The Airport Committee of the county board met at 12:30 p.m. today and recommended the name of Dale Barkley as interim manager for the Edgar County Airport. The Edgar County Board held a special meeting at 1:00 p.m. today to appoint Dale Barkley...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - During the Edgar County Board meeting this morning, the board accepted the resignation of Jimmy Wells, the Edgar County Airport manager. Mr. Wells has been the center of questionable actions for more than a year now and he decided to resign his...
REDMON, IL. (ECWd) - We attended the Redmon trustee meeting tonight to figure out why Mayor Jim Cooper still insists he is the Mayor of that village. According to what he told the Paris Beacon News, he moved into his new home at 11396 Blackhawk Drive,...
