EDGAR CO - Let’s talk about bad decisions by the ETS Board this time. It appears we have, at least in the ETS (911), an entitlement mentality when it comes to our money. Little things like luxury automobiles, payment for meetings not attended, ever increasing...
PARIS, IL - I had almost forgot about this issue until it was recently brought to my attention again. At the August 15, 2011 District 95 School Board Meeting, Chuck Hand asked whether the part time contract with Connie Sutton would be limited to 1...
HUTSONVILLE, IL - I thought we could quit writing about Roger now that he is no longer in office, but the information keeps flowing. A few weeks ago, we published a couple of articles (here and here) on illegal campaign donations by the City of Paris...
EDGAR CO - Many of you may be aware of the federal gun running scandal that has become known as Fast and Furious. A federal operation where our own government has permitted the illegal sale and transportation of weapons across our borders in the hands...
EDGAR CO. - Some comments we receive deserve recognition for one reason or another. Below is one we received a couple days ago: "Message: I am just curious as to why you call your site the "Edgar County Watchdogs" but only focus on Paris schools and city...
EDGAR CO. - Emergency Protective Order / Preliminary Injunction Filed Back on March 22, we posted an article about a civil law suit filed against several Edgar County law enforcement officers and one other member of the sheriff’s staff resulting from an August 20, 2008 incident. ...
PARIS, ILLINOIS - We discovered and first posted on illegal campaign donations by the City of Paris. Our second article on the subject was a little more in-depth. The answer we received from City officials was "well, he's done a lot for the city" with no response...
Although the meat of this story pertains to our Edgar County ETSB (911 Board), we can't overlook the fact that a sworn officer of the law is the Chairman of that board. For over a year we have pointed out numerous illegal expenditures by that board,...
EDGAR CO. – The Edgar County Board held a meeting on April 11, 2012 at 9:00 A.M. in the Edgar County Courthouse. If a person relied on the trusty Paris Beacon News for information pertaining to the Public business of the county, they would be completely misinformed....
EDGAR CO - TORT Fund or Slush Fund For those of you that pay property tax, have you ever wondered why we pay so much compared to other parts of the country? One reason is explained in detail below. Â The General Assembly established an extraordinary tax for funding...
