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Quincy Airport receives $1.1 million grant for snow removal equipment

By Charmaine Little | Oct 8, 2020

Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field Airport has received more than $1 million in federal funds for a snow removal machine.

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Central Illinois police departments cite troubles in hiring minority officers amid nationwide civil unrest

By Charmaine Little | Oct 6, 2020

The struggle to hire minority officers continues in Central Illinois amid conversations of police brutality and African Americans.

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Carlinville among schools on nude image site, probe uncovers

By Charmaine Little | Jul 13, 2017

Carlinville High School is making statewide news after being found on an “Image Board” list that solicits inappropriate images such as nude photos, the Edgar County Watchdogs reported recently.

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Carlinville clerk called on to resign over FOIA requests

By Charmaine Little | Jul 12, 2017

One of the co-founders of the Edgar County Watchdogs is calling on Carlinvlle City Clerk Carla Brockmeier to resign because she allegedly refuses to respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests.

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Possible nepotism, lack of bidding alleged in Effingham ambulance deal

By Charmaine Little | Jul 11, 2017

Effingham County has signed an agreement with an ambulance company that is connected to the county board chairman without including other ambulance providers in its bidding, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) allege.

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Sheriff shuts down Stark board meeting after talk with oversight group

By Charmaine Little | Jun 22, 2017

The Stark County sheriff stopped a county board meeting after it failed to follow the protocol of a special meeting recently, the Edgar County Watchdogs (ECW) reported on their Illinois Leaks website.

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Illinois State Police award says it all for telecommunicator

By Charmaine Little | Jun 21, 2017

Cheryl Miles knows how to handle stress.

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Jersey County multiplier unchanged from previous year

By Charmaine Little | May 21, 2017

Jersey County's equalization factor, also called a multiplier, remains at 1.000 for taxes to be paid this year, according to the Illinois Department of Revenue.