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Once filled with graffiti, Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine is getting a makeover
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ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – A few weeks ago, vandalism struck the Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine once more. Now, construction crews are working to get it cleaned up. For many, cleaning up and renovating are necessary steps to preserve the historical statue.
The site of spray-painted cement is now filled with dark gray plaster. Fixing up the vandalism is only part of the construction crew’s plan for the site along the Mississippi.
“You admire Mary in the sunset,” said Paul Dodd, an O’Fallon, Missouri resident.
Dodd said he spent many years admiring Our Lady of the Rivers, from the rides along the river to his drives on River Road.
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“The beauty of creation” were the words his family member Dustin Runyon used to describe the monument.
“It’s pretty. I wish I would’ve brought a camera,” Runyon said.
The prominent piece in Portage Des Sioux is what brought Dodd out there. Dodd and Runyon were surprised by what they saw.
“All the graffiti looks like something bad did happen here,” Dodd said.
The condition of the shrine was a lot worse just a few weeks ago. Finally, organizers with the Our Lady of the Rivers Shrine have been working with JTW Restoration Services to clean up the site.
“I don’t know whether or not they can get that cleaned off or not,” Dodd said.
Red smears from the graffiti remained, which the clean-up crews have been working to fix since Monday. However, benches held in place by bricks and old cracked cement plaques will also soon be replaced.
Organizers for the shrine said every 10 years, they try to do a restoration. With how bad the graffiti had gotten, this one was challenging.
Dodd said in addition to ongoing problems with vandalism, rising flood waters also create wear on the historic site. He said even with most of the graffiti gone.
“It’s a sad situation, but it’s bad everywhere,” Dodd said. “Even in a small community, you’d think that wouldn’t happen here.”
The historic site dates back nearly 70 years. The statue was constructed after fears of flooding surrounded the community. It was coined as the protector; the Virgin Mary watches over the flood-prone community.
“You see Illinois on the other side, the River Road, I’ve been up and down that many years, many times,” Dodd said.
According to the restoration crew, it’s expected to be completed in the next two to three weeks.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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