KANSAS, IL. (ECWd) - A few weeks ago, the Kansas School District Superintendent, Mr. Chris Long, requested a portrait from George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, Museum, and Gardens. When he received it, he was pleasantly surprised. Large enough to hang on a wall and beautifully framed! The...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - While driving though town today I noticed a crew working on the exterior of the Paris Beacon News building. It appears as though the green Vitrolite has been separating from the building due to its age and the extreme weather the past couple...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - At the September 2012 Edgar County Board meeting, we were informed the board was not going to transfer the $71,100 from TORT fund to general fund. This comes on the heels of a question I presented to the board during the August...
BROCTON, IL. (ECWd) - This month's Brocton Town Council meeting was fairly uneventful in light of the fact that a citizen has filed two lawsuits against the council members. William "Bill" Webber has taken the extraordinary step of filing for a temporary restraining order against the council to...
EDGAR CO. - ECWd - The Illinois Attorney General has determined that further inquiry is necessary in reply to my letter, in which I spelled out the potential violations of the Open Meetings Act by the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District Trustees during their August 20, 2012 monthly...
Our Pledge of Allegiance at every County Board meeting means nothing if we don’t understand what it means and blatantly ignore the very pledge they recite every month. In the Pledge of Allegiance we all pledge allegiance to our Republic, not to a democracy. "Republic" is...
There is a cornfield fire 3 miles east of Brocton, IL. There were several fire departments from surrounding communities called out to help fight this fire. The cause is unknown at this time. Video below: ...
I only dream of being able to pen a report with such meaningful statements as that of DANIEL J. O’HERN, SR.,Retired Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey and PROFESSOR PAULA A. FRANZESE, Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law. They provided...
EDGAR CO. - Cole Lewis, one of the "Kansas 6", has entered a plea of Guilty in a Class 4 felony of Aggravated Battery with Great Bodily Harm. This was a negotiated deal, the two Class 1 felonies of Home Invasion and Residential Burglary were not pursued. He...
EDGAR CO. - Prior to embarrassing yourself in public again, I would encourage that in the future you get the facts pertaining to any accusation you're going to make, as tonight you clearly made an ass out of yourself. While enjoying a dinner out with my wife tonight Mr....
