PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - After numerous attempts to gain access to public records at the Edgar County Airport, with nothing but resistance and improper denials, there comes a point when enough is enough. John Kraft advised the board during the study session meeting last week that Mr....
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Timeline of Airport Events – Your Public Officials In Action This is the timeline of events and the actions of (mainly) Chris Patrick, Jimmy Wells, and Adonna Bennett since November of 2012. It doesn’t paint a pretty picture of these public officials (present...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - Timeline of Events as we know to be true: -Summer of 2010? During purchase of 229HT, Chris Patrick asks Rusty to let him buy the plane and fly it for him. Rusty politely declines. Chris is on Citizens Bank board. This is the...
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) - It has taken non stop diligence to keep digging and forcing the issue on what appears to be a very clear attempt at concealing the truth, and covering up the illegal activities of those who were running the Airport, which would be the...
PARIS, IL (ECWd) - In another display of complete failure of the Illinois Attorney General's Office with timely responses to alleged violations of both the Open Meetings Act and the Freeedom Of Information Act, they have taken almost 11 months to render an opinion on something that...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Chris Patrick's statement of "I'm in charge and frankly I don't give a damn" was not seen in good light in the Attorney General's office. They looked at the facts and determined without any doubt that Chris Patrick and the Edgar County Board...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - Keeping in tune with the past eight or nine months, the Edgar County Airport manager, Mr. Jimmy Wells, has once again "misled" the very people that employ him. With the amount of "misinformation" and "inconsistencies" coming out of his office, you would think he...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - During the Special Edgar County Board meeting this morning at the Kreckman Building, Mr. Dale English was recommended by Chairman Ben Jenness as a replacement to the District 3 seat vacated by the resignation of Chris Patrick. The Board concured with his recommendation...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - If you want to know why we have what we have as a society at any given time, all you have to do is know your history. When it comes to local government and corruption, to include disregard for any rule...
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) - In responding to the Attorney General's office regarding two Open Meetings Act complaints filed against the Edgar County Board and the June 12, 2013 meeting, where the former board member and chairman Chris Patrick decided to eject a citizen from the meeting, the...
