Posts Tagged ‘valmeyer’
Motorcycle 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…
Read MoreTuesday injury crash near Valmeyer
A woman was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash in the area of 2520 State Route 156 near Brian Lane just east of Valmeyer about 5:20 p.m. Tuesday. The female…
Read MoreBear sightings continue out of area
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police and Monroe County Sheriff’s Department responded to multiple reports of a large bear seen roaming through rural backyards last Thursday morning between…
Read MorePostseason time for prep sports
For the first time in more than 14 months, the Illinois High School Association will be handing out state hardware. COVID restrictions resulted in spring sports being canceled entirely last…
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