Posts Tagged ‘valmeyer’
Mixed bag on mask optional schools
As local schools are settling into a new “mask optional” policy, mixed reactions are surfacing. The change was a result of Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow issuing a temporary…
Read MoreRuling sparks school changes
With Sangamon County Circuit Judge Raylene Grischow having issued a temporary restraining order regarding Illinois COVID procedures in schools, districts across the state are rethinking tpolicies. Grischow issued her ruling…
Read MoreRollover crash in Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded about 2 p.m. Saturday to a rollover crash on Woodland Ridge at Bluff Meadows Drive in Valmeyer. Upon arrival, a Valmeyer police officer observed an SUV on…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash near Valmeyer
The Valmeyer Police Department responded shortly before 1:30 p.m. Friday to a motorcycle crash on Bluff Road just north of Limestone Lane. The motorcyclist, a 68-year-old man, sustained only minor…
Read MorePost-Thanksgiving COVID spike arrives
Monroe County Health Department Administrator John Wagner predicted the area would see an increase in COVID-19 cases shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday. He was right. On Friday, Monroe County reported…
Read MoreCombine fire north of Valmeyer
The Valmeyer Fire Department responded shortly after 3:40 p.m. Monday to the report of a combine on fire north of Merrimac Road. The location of the fire was though to…
Read MoreFriday crash on Fountain curve
Emergency personnel responded about 2:05 p.m. Friday to the report of a crash on Bluff Road at Fountain Road. The initial report is there were no injuries among the vehicle’s…
Read MoreTuesday night crash on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded about 10:40 p.m. Tuesday to a single vehicle crash in the area of Bluff and HH Roads near Valmeyer. Initial reports were that the vehicle, a truck,…
Read MoreValmeyer parish turning 100
From fish fry Fridays to “The Bell” that has moved with the parish from old to new Valmeyer, St. Mary Catholic Church has been a staple of Monroe County. To…
Read MoreMonroe County gains residents
Results from the 2020 census were released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday, which Illinois and other states will use to redraw congressional district maps. Of all the counties…
Read MoreMotorcycle crash south of Valmeyer
Emergency personnel responded about 2:15 p.m. Monday to the report of a motorcycle crash in the area of Bluff Road at Baer Road just south of Valmeyer. The motorcyclist was…
Read MoreFire destroys hay barn near Maeystown
The Maeystown, Valmeyer, Prairie du Rocher, Columbia and Waterloo fire departments responded shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday to the report of a fully engulfed large hay shed fire on a…
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