The Menard News

07/12/2025

Another round is headed our way.

FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Urban and small stream flooding caused by excessive
rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of west central Texas, including the following
counties, Concho, Menard and Schleicher.

* WHEN...Until 715 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 418 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. This will cause urban and small stream
flooding. Up to 1.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1.5 inches are expected
over the area. This additional rain will result in minor
flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Menard, Paint Rock, Eden, Eola, Fort Mckavett, Millersview,
Lowake, Ivie Reservoir Near Concho Park Marina, Live Oak,
Us-83 Near The Menard-Concho County Line, The Intersection Of
Us-87 And Ranch Road 2134, Vick, The Intersection Of Us-83
And Ranch Road 765, Camp Sol Mayer, The Intersection Of Us-83
And Highway 29, Adams, The Intersection Of Us-190 And Ranch
Road 2084, The Intersection Of Us-83 And Ranch Road 1929 and
The Intersection Of Ranch Road 1929 And Ranch Road 2134.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

07/11/2025

VOLUNTEERS, THIS IS YOUR TIME!

Training to help with disaster relief, including mud out, is happening Saturday morning, 8 to noon at the Methodist Church in Menard.

✔️Lunch will be provided if you call in and leave a message that you are attending.
✔️The class will certify you as a disaster relief responder with Texans on Mission, which coordinates the disaster relief ministries of multiple churches and denominations.
✔️Call this number to-
> leave your headcount for attending in the morning
> ask any questions
325-396-2452

✔️The class is open to any adult who desires to learn how to help and will include the basic disaster relief training plus the specifics of mud out.
✔️After lunch, two or three houses will be mudded out by the team.

✔️Even if you can't help now this training will be valuable for the future.

✔️You can just show up in the morning for training, they just can’t guarantee lunch without telling them today.

325-396-2452

Please share this info far and wide so we can get to work for our people!

07/10/2025

The Menard Volunteer Fire Department is closing for the evening. If you need supplies from them, you can call Tyler Wagner at 456-4797 and he will help you.

07/10/2025

Menard Volunteer Fire Department has totes of cleaning supplies available free to whoever needs them! Stop by the station!

07/10/2025

We ran out, but just restocked as of 12:30

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Need bleach for flood cleanup? Grab some free on the porch at the news office. If it runs out, we’ll get more.

Cleanup buckets- full of cleaning supplies, free. There are more next door at the Methodist church.

Need humidifier snd/or fans? Stop by the Methodist church next door- they are loaded and ready.

What can we help you with?

With the fund we started via Menard Youth Initiative, we’re able to buy groceries for 2 families last night, along with pet food, and have several more to tend to today.

If you want to donate at the link below, we are grateful. It all stays local. But right now we will continue to do what we can on the giving side of things.

There are many resources to help! If we can’t help you we’ll find someone who can.

https://gofund.me/8607acfc

07/10/2025

Come see Erin with the CVCOG on the courthouse lawn.

So many resources she can help with- LOTS! Seriously, she can hook you up with anything flood related.

She will be here until 2:00 today, Thursday.

07/10/2025

Urgent Republic Update!
Today is the day for trash pick-up for those that missed Tuesday.
Your address MUST be on the list with City Hall to get special pick up today. After the truck leaves today, there will be no pickup until Tuesday. Call 325-456-4796 immediately if you did not add your address to the list yesterday.

07/09/2025

Menard City Hall will be closed until further notice. To get your address on the list for missing trash pickup on Saturday or to request a replacement poly cart due to flooding call 325-456-4796. No payments can be made at this time, the computer systems are down. Hold payments until the office is reopened, hopefully next week.

07/08/2025

Wednesday, July 9- Update on the Republic Trash Update…
If your trash pick up was missed was on Tuesday because you were waiting for Saturday- please contact city hall to have your address put on the list of missed trash customers. Leave your cart out at the curb, Republic will be sending a truck to get missed cans BEFORE Saturday. Not sure what day the pick-up will happen, but it wil be during the week, worked around their regular schedule for other towns.

Tuesday, July 8- Update on Republic Trash Services- they are 100% fully operational and actually ran the Menard route, today. Republic will be providing replacement poly carts (for those lost in the flood) at no charge to the customer before the next scheduled trash run on Tuesday, July 15th. Call City Hall at (325)456-4796 to add your name to the list if you are missing a cart or dumpster.

07/08/2025

Reminder!

Even if you don't think your flood damage qualifies for potential relief, PLEASE log it with the TDEM as it will benefit the county to have as much documented as possible. Here is the link:

https://damage.tdem.texas.gov/

If you need help completing the report online, please go see County Clerk Christy Eggleston at the courthouse, or to City Hall during business hours. Those offices have both been trained on how to fill out the report.

If you do not require assistance filing out the report but do need internet access, Menard Public Library is open Mon-Thurs, 10-5 and Friday 10-2.

Link takes you to the same website as the scannable QR code we posted yesterday.

Texas Division of Emergency Management Individual State of Texas Assessment Tool Surveys

07/08/2025

Please share your flood related photos and we will include several in this week's newspaper.

Be sure to include the location, date, and approximate time of day.

If you are not the original photographer, please include who is.