SYRACUSE — At approximately 11:33 a.m. this morning, Monday, Sept. 19, the Syracuse Police Department responded to a report of a possible explosive device lying in the grass near the Goodwill donation box. The box is located near 203 E. Pickwick Drive.

Aloysius R. “Al” Meinert, 85, Pierceton, passed away at 3:10 p.m. Sunday, July 3, 2016 in his residence. He was born Jan. 12, 1931 in O’Fallon, Miss. to Aloysius A. and Honora E. (McLaughlin) Meinert.