EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – The Edgar County Board held a regularly scheduled meeting on January 9th at 9:00 a.m. in the courthouse. During this meeting they appointed Karl Farnham Jr. to the […]
Edgar County Board Meeting 1-9-2013
County Board Study Session 1-7-2013 –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – “We Need To Get The County Off This Note” In a surprise (to us) move, Jeff Voight mentioned the need to figure out the situation with a “real estate […]
Airport Board Meeting Topics for Jan 8, 2013 – 6 P.M.
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Just a reminder for those interested, there is an Edgar County Airport board meeting on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 6:00 P.M., at the airport. Some topics that […]
Chris Patrick Reading Comprehension 101
After sitting through the County Highway meeting today, I would like to say I am surprised, but I guess nothing surprises me anymore. I presented the entire board with copies of the […]
The Truth is Amazing!
After extensive research, and cross referencing a vast amount of documentation, I found it absolutely amazing to see what I had written in this article because of what we now have discovered […]
That Pesky Thing Called Truth!
Its amazing to see how the tide shifts from day to day and week to week in Edgar County. In past articles we have covered what appears to be an excuse of the […]
Hanger Access Blocked – FOIA for Financial Records Denied
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Torturous Interference With Business In another attempt at infringing on the rights of RSB Aviation to conduct their business, Mr. Jimmy Wells, Edgar County Airport Manager, decided it […]
Does Someone Have a Problem with the Truth?
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – During the last county board gathering at the highway department, I was asked that instead of throwing rocks I should come up with some ideas that help the […]
Breast Feeding or Something Bigger?
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – In a time in our country when more and more personal rights are being violated, as evident by none other than 4 former Edgar County employees, it’s disgusting […]
No milk for your child here!
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Just when you think you have seen it all, up jumps the devil and assures you there is more to come! Asinine Behavior -Utterly Stupid or Silly Intelligence […]
ECHA: Credit Card Use For Spouses –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – “Public Funds” Public funds, property or credit shall be used only for public purposes (Il. Const., Art. VIII, Section 1 (a)). Time and time again, we run into […]
Edgar County Housing Authority – “No Action taken” –
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – We have been looking at the Edgar County Housing Authority (ECHA) for over six months now, trying to get a feel for how they are using the Public […]
Public Funds for Private Gain- Mayor Craig Smith
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Update: We previously covered in detail, to include the entire record pertaining to Craig Smith’s use of public funds with the city credit card for a seminar that […]
Mayor Smith – Do As I Say, Not As I Do!
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – Cover-up, hide, lie and deny, it’s apparently the path chosen by a select few public officials in many places. Why is it so hard to simply do the […]
IL Dept of Revenue says: Tax Edgar Cemetery Farmland
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Good news finally coming out of the Edgar County Assessor’s Office. They will follow the law (somewhat of a unique idea in Edgar County) and assess the farmland […]
Dept. Of Revenue: Tax the Transfer Station!
PARIS, IL. (ECWd) – This article will explore our local property tax system, and the efforts our local elected and appointed public officials and former public officials go to in order to […]
CERWD – Defendant in FOIA Lawsuit .
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Clark-Edgar Rural Water District under Illinois Attorney General Investigation and is Defendant in Lawsuit. Freedom of Information. 5 ILCS 140. This is the very idea that keeps government […]
Kevin Trogdon Ousted from Mass Transit Board
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Monday morning, during a county board study session, Kevin Trogdon was asked by the chairman to resign from the East Central Illinois Mass Transit District Trustee position. The reason for the […]
More illegal use of Public Credit……Covered up?
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.” – Benjamin Franklin Step 1. Elected officials take an oath of office! An oath to follow the laws of the […]
Prohibited Appointments to Mass Transit Trustee .
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Jerry Lowery (Elected Clark County Board), Kevin Trogdon (Elected Edgar County Board), and Craig Smith (Elected Mayor of Paris), are currently appointed Trustees to the East Central Illinois […]
Deputy Dog and His Side Kick Dee
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Is Ex-Deputy Dee Burgin hurting for cash? He just dropped the price of his house $30,000.00 and is now threatening to sue the county for more of your tax dollars. So when times […]
TORT Fund and the Edgar County Board
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 […]
Brocton Town Council Meeting 9-12-2012 .
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 […]
Guilty Plea – Class 4 Felony
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 […]
Dear Mr. Brad Young,
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 […]
Convicted by a jury from now to eternity!
EDGAR CO. – As the word of a settlement being reached with Dee Burgin, Terry Rogers, and the county insurance company swirls over their Civil Rights conviction, it’s pretty clear certain people […]
CERWD – E911 – Kansas 6 – Driveway Update –
EDGAR CO – There are several items to report around the area and we will lump them into one article. Clark-Edgar Rural Water District It appears that not one of the trustees […]
$24,428,035.86 MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT!
EDGAR CO. – $24,428,035.86 MILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT! After attending now three meetings at the Clark-Edgar Rural Water District, I can’t come up with an adjective that reflects what we have seen. […]
Nitpicking?? Thank You!
EDGAR CO – Our recent Fox in the Hen House article lead to an accusation of Nitpicking and the more we thought about it, the more we realized the importance of a […]
Edgar County Board Meeting – “What really happened”
EDGAR CO. (ECWd) – Just in case you missed reading in other local publications what really went on at the county board meeting this month, here are some comments and a video […]
