The Edgar County Board meeting was held on January 11, 2012. Among other things, the board action included: bill payments, tabled the vehicle purchase request by the Sheriff, approved reasonable rules for the public session. They also discussed the road construction that will occur on the...
Time for the public to march on the courthouse lawn and demand accountability. On behalf of the Edgar County Watchdogs, I have to say I am sorry! Our reporting on the ambulance "purchase" by Dee Burgin had a huge error and we need to ensure a...
From the United States Postal Service: For information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the vandalized/destroyed mailboxes in the Kansas area during the evening of Sunday, January 15, 2012. Related story here. ...
Since video doesn't lie, it's pretty clear that the Chairman of the 911 board, Dee Burgin, oh wait, he voted himself off so is he really the chairman? For the sake of this story and since he clearly "thinks" he is the Chairman, let's take a...
A Sad Story – Not a Fairy Tale Once upon a time there was a need for an ambulance service in Edgar County, and POOF (well, not quite that quickly…), it was done. For many years the People in the land around Paris were cared for...
According to reports there has been two separate incidents in which an explosive device was placed in mail boxes in both Edgar and Clark Counties. Two nights in a row there have been mail boxes blown up by what appears to be homemade bombs. Sunday night just north of...
Sorry I Missed Getting MY House Roofed, Too! Remember the good old days when not-for-profit organizations and government entities could get work done by the Paris Work Camp crews? Of course there were rules and regulations and a prison guard accompanied them. After the Work Camp...
Latest Discovery at Jail: Just the Latest in Inept & Illegal Activity  We could hold this story until we get more information, but decided to share what we have now, with an ending of “stay tuned for more developments…” Improper use of power and authority is...
A tactical move to undo an illegal action at the December 5, 2011 Edgar County 911 Board meeting backfired at the next 911 Board meeting when elected Chairman, Dee Burgin, inadvertently voided his chairmanship. The intent was to void the secret ballot action to elect...
Over 6 months ago we requested minutes from the 911 board pertaining to the hiring of Craig Smith, a local attorney and current Mayor of Paris. We knew when it happen it was illegal, but no one would listen. The 911 board approved payment of an...
