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Individuals appearing before the bench for the April 8 and April 11 felony and traffic calls in Edgar County Circuit Court included:
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-Kyle N. Carter-Alvis, 25, Kansas, appeared in …
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By Suzanne Williams
swilliamsprairiepress@gmail.com
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4/23/19
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Healthcare, especially mental health service, will have a new look in about a year.
Representatives of Horizon Health and the Human Resources Center of Edgar and Clark Counties gathered briefly …
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By GARY HENRY
ghenry@prairiepress.net
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4/23/19
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CHRISMAN – The future for a pavilion in Chrisman’s Centennial Park appears bleak.
Commissioner Rodney Wolfe reported during the Monday, April 15, city council meeting a large hole has …
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By GARY HENRY
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4/23/19
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It’s a new day for the Paris Wal-Mart Supercenter.
After an extensive period of remodeling featuring a new flooring surface and other in-store features, employees and management held a brief …
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By GARY HENRY
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4/23/19
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The Edgar County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) agreed to a 5 percent increase to help the county offset emergency dispatching costs.
ETSB is responsible for managing the local 911 …
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By GARY HENRY
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4/23/19
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The Paris Union School District 95 school board seated its new members Monday, April 15. All four incumbents — Amy Isaf, Cindy Mathis, Kevin Knoefel and Steve Eitel were re-elected.
Paris 95 …
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By Nancy Zeman
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4/23/19
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HUME — A retiring Shiloh school board member was honored for 12 years of service during his final board meeting Monday, April 15, at the Unit 1 board of education meeting.
Dana Hales, who is …
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By Nancy Zeman
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4/23/19
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What is generally a routine matter generated some discussion during the April 10 Edgar County Board meeting.
The agenda item was appointing Susan Saxton, Roger Stanley and Ray Young to terms on …
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By GARY HENRY
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4/16/19
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Students who attend the Alternative Learning Opportunities Program (ALOP) being offered by Paris Union School District 95 may participate in graduation if they choose to do so following action by the …
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BY NANCY ZEMAN
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4/16/19
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Two Paris residents face multiple counts of the most serious felony drug charges possible in Illinois.
Dawn M. Ordiway, 34, and Owen D. Hawkins, 36, appeared in custody April 4 and both were …
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By Suzanne Williams
swilliamsprairiepress@gmail.com
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4/15/19
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Teachers and fulltime employees in Crestwood Community Unit School District 4 may continue to send their children to the school even if they do not reside in the district, following action by the …
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By NANCY ZEMAN
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4/15/19
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CHRISMAN – A plan for halving what Chrisman schools pay for electricity was presented to the Unit 6 board of education during the Thursday, April 12, board meeting.
Nick Finney and Josh Morgan …
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By GARY HENRY
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4/15/19
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The Edgar County Board has scheduled a special meeting April 22 to decide if the five-year contract for the seven-township service area is awarded to the Edgar County Special Service Area Ambulance …
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By GARY HENRY
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4/15/19
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Paris City Council candidate Jacob DuCharme wants the public to know he took running for office seriously and his failure to respond to written questions mailed by The Prairie Press to Paris city …
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By GARY HENRY
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4/15/19
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The Paris 95 school district is putting the finishing touches on the new strategic plan for the district, the board of education heard during its April meeting Monday, April 8.
The first draft of …
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BY NANCY ZEMAN
nzeman@prairiepress.net
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4/15/19
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Warm days early this week put the Paris City Council in a spring mode.
Street and parks commissioner Jerry Branson announced facilities at Twin Lakes Park will officially open Memorial Day …
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By NED JENISON
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4/15/19
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Individuals appearing before the bench for the March 25 and March 28 criminal and traffic calls in Edgar County Circuit Court were:
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-Kaden Garner, 18, Paris, appeared in custody. He …
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By Suzanne Williams
swilliamsprairiepress@gmail.com
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4/8/19
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The Edgar County Sheriff’s Department reports two more people have been arrested thanks to a tip called to the department.
About 4:20 p.m. Friday, March 29, the department received a call …
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Special to The Prairie Press
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4/8/19
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A tip provided to the Edgar County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the apprehension of three people wanted on warrants.
The information given to the department Thursday, March 28, was about the …
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By GARY HENRY
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4/8/19
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Several law enforcement agencies joined forces March 21 to do compliance checks of registered sex offenders living in Edgar County.
The purpose of the checks is to make sure registered sex …
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By GARY HENRY
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4/8/19
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