SEVERAL FIRES KEEP AREA FIREMEN BUSY SUNDAY

 

Area firemen were busy Sunday with at least five reported fires in Bond and Fayette County.  High winds and dry conditions Sunday may have contributed to the severity of these fires. 

 

Mulberry Grove Firemen responded to a brush fire call Sunday afternoon in the western edge of Fayette County.  According to Fire Chief Dwight Volkmar, residents were burning a small brush pile when strong winds caused the fire to spread.  The fire caused no property damage, but covered approximately 10 acres of ground.  Firemen were on the scene for about two hours. 

 

Greenville Firemen received a brush fire call Sunday afternoon on Harnetiaux Road west of Woburn.

 

Mulberry Grove Firemen provided mutual aid with a tanker truck, to the Vandalia Fire Department Sunday afternoon at a field fire in western Fayette County.

 

Keyesport Firemen were dispatched Sunday evening to a grass fire in the southwestern edge of Fayette County.  According to Assistant Fire Chief Mark Schmitt, residents were burning trash and the high winds blew the fire out of control and into adjacent timber.  Mulberry Grove Firemen provided mutual aid with a tanker truck and brush truck.  Firemen were on the scene for about an hour.

 

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Greenville Firemen were dispatched Sunday night to a report of a house fire on Taylor Street in Greenville.  According to Fire Chief Bill Johnston, the man and wife were home at the time of the fire but both escaped without injury.  The cause of the fire appeared to be an electric space heater.  There was no structural damage to the single-story home but there is an estimated $10,000 damage due to smoke.  Firemen were on the scene for about one and a half hours.

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HIGHLAND COMPANY HELPS ST. LOUIS CHURCH

 

In August of 2007, lightning struck the St. Alphonsus Rock Church on Grand in St. Louis. Much of the interior was damaged by fire and water, but the Catholic Church has been working hard to reopen their doors. The church called on a company in Highland to help with some restoration.  We spoke with Barbara Wicks who told us the church organ, that was originally placed in the church by Wick’s Company, went through a major restoration process.  Wick’s Organ Company in Highland was founded in 1906 so this was one of the earlier organs made. The style that was designed at that time is returning and Wick’s was very excited that the church asked them to help in the restoration.  The organ has been assembled and then disassembled to be taken over to the church. St. Alphonsus Church is hoping to have the organ back in the church by April 12, Easter Sunday.

 

 

 

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PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS NEW BUILDING

 

A public hearing from the Greenville Zoning Board will be held Tuesday March 17, at 7:00 PM at the Greenville Municipal Building.  The Board will consider a request from Jeremy Mosley, of Ramsey, to construct a building on an empty lot in the 900 block of Franklin Avenue.