Posts Tagged ‘valmeyer’
Valmeyer 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…
Read MoreSpeeding Corvette stopped on I-255
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department caught up to and pulled over a blue Chevrolet Corvette that was reported to be speeding “well over 100 miles per hour” on Bluff Road…
Read MoreJacob Kohnz | Obituary
Jacob E. “Jake” Kohnz, 86, of Valmeyer, died April 23, 2021, in St. Louis. He was born April 28, 1934, in Valmeyer, son of the late Jacob A. and Techla…
Read MoreServices set for teens killed in crash
The Dupo school community is mourning the deaths earlier this week of three teens in a crash near Valmeyer. Emergency personnel responded about 2:25 p.m. Tuesday to a rollover crash…
Read MoreSaturday night crash on Bluff Road
Emergency personnel responded about 10:40 p.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash in the area of 6330 Bluff Road south of Valmeyer. The vehicle involved was a pickup truck that had…
Read MoreBrush fire near Valmeyer
The Valmeyer Fire Department responded shortly before 3:20 p.m. Saturday to the report of an out of control brush fire at 2419 Falcon Place northeast of Valmeyer. The fire was…
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