Chamber of Commerce volunteers worked with the Monticello Downtown Network Committee to prepare and hang flowering baskets around Monticello’s town square.

Each year, our Monticello Downtown Network committee members plan and develop new improvements and additions to the Historic Downtown Commercial District.

In 2021 MDN was responsible for adding the large mural located on the building at the southwest corner of the square. Plans for 2022 projects will be announced soon.

Around 6:20 PM, Sunday evening, this photo was taken of a confirmed rotation near the Drew Memorial Hospital/UAM area.

This rotation specifically is the reason that tornado sirens were sounded. (more…)

Drew Central Schools will be closed today,  due to a power outage which is expected to last all day.

School will reopen tomorrow as normal.

Students should complete AMI Day 7 assignments or the next one in the packet if Day 7 has already been completed.

Of course,  countywide appreciation goes out to law enforcement and city/county road crews, who kept everything as “operable” as possible.

Contrary to rumors, there was no damage to the roof of Monticello Fire Station #2, near the UAM campus.