Posts Tagged ‘monroe city’
Field fire near Monroe City
The Valmeyer and Maeystown fire departments responded about 3 p.m. Friday to a field of corn stubble on fire in the area of 4963 Baum Road. The fire was near…
Read MoreHuckabay & Baum bats a part of county history
An old family tradition has survived the Great Depression and everything between then and now: homemade baseball bats. Though hard to come by now, Huckabay & Baum bats were made…
Read MoreWork continues on conversion of old schoolhouse into museum
It is a slow and steady process, but plans to convert the former Monroe City schoolhouse into a museum in new Valmeyer are starting to take shape. “We’re getting closer,”…
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