In an effort to use one icon to represent Monroe, Monroe Main Street and the City of Monroe are slowly incorporating the majestic clock tower of the historic Green County Courthouse in advertisements and on letterheads.
The logo may work, but the clock it depicts does not.
The clocks in the tower of the Green County Courthouse have been out of commission for quite some time.
After 117 years, wear and tear on the mechanisms have allowed the hands to slip.
"The outside hands are no longer able to hold themselves in place," County Clerk Mike Doyle said.
"A few years back," there was an attempt to fix the south side, he said.
But the difficulty to adjust the clocks are several-fold.
For one thing, the hands need to be adjusted from the outside, and that task requires a crane to be driven on the lawn and sidewalk, which tears up the grass and breaks the concrete.
The bigger problem is the lack of available parts and a qualified person to do the repair work and replace worn out parts.
Doyle said the courthouse clocks have problems similar to the ones faced by the middle school clocks. Two new parts were ordered to fix the school's clocks, but one broke immediately. The school is waiting for warmer weather to fix the second one.
"Ice builds up in the winter and jams the motor," Doyle said.
An electric motor inside the courthouse tower turns all the clock hands at the same time. The original mechanics of the clock were weight driven.
As of 6:50 last night, however, all four faces were relatively on time.
They're just not something you'd want to set your watch by.
Hunters at airport can keep deer this year
New DNA rules may give hunters a reason to help Monroe Municipal Airport officials keep the runways clear of wildlife that threaten the safety of aircraft landings.
The DNA has cut back its money for testing Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and for off-setting the cost of processing the deer for the food pantry, said Jeff Wahl, an employee at the airport.
Rob Driver, Monroe Airport operator, said that when hunters on airport land had to give their deer to the food pantry, he couldn't get people to hunt the land.
But hunters this year can keep their deer, said Driver, who keeps a list of expert hunters on hand for the job.
Wahl said the number of turkeys is becoming "just as bad as the deer." Wahl estimated about 200 turkeys in one flock one evening, while counting a herd of deer.
"There were so many turkeys, I couldn't count the deer," he said.
The logo may work, but the clock it depicts does not.
The clocks in the tower of the Green County Courthouse have been out of commission for quite some time.
After 117 years, wear and tear on the mechanisms have allowed the hands to slip.
"The outside hands are no longer able to hold themselves in place," County Clerk Mike Doyle said.
"A few years back," there was an attempt to fix the south side, he said.
But the difficulty to adjust the clocks are several-fold.
For one thing, the hands need to be adjusted from the outside, and that task requires a crane to be driven on the lawn and sidewalk, which tears up the grass and breaks the concrete.
The bigger problem is the lack of available parts and a qualified person to do the repair work and replace worn out parts.
Doyle said the courthouse clocks have problems similar to the ones faced by the middle school clocks. Two new parts were ordered to fix the school's clocks, but one broke immediately. The school is waiting for warmer weather to fix the second one.
"Ice builds up in the winter and jams the motor," Doyle said.
An electric motor inside the courthouse tower turns all the clock hands at the same time. The original mechanics of the clock were weight driven.
As of 6:50 last night, however, all four faces were relatively on time.
They're just not something you'd want to set your watch by.
Hunters at airport can keep deer this year
New DNA rules may give hunters a reason to help Monroe Municipal Airport officials keep the runways clear of wildlife that threaten the safety of aircraft landings.
The DNA has cut back its money for testing Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and for off-setting the cost of processing the deer for the food pantry, said Jeff Wahl, an employee at the airport.
Rob Driver, Monroe Airport operator, said that when hunters on airport land had to give their deer to the food pantry, he couldn't get people to hunt the land.
But hunters this year can keep their deer, said Driver, who keeps a list of expert hunters on hand for the job.
Wahl said the number of turkeys is becoming "just as bad as the deer." Wahl estimated about 200 turkeys in one flock one evening, while counting a herd of deer.
"There were so many turkeys, I couldn't count the deer," he said.