The District Champions are now crowned in high school football after a host of games last (Friday) night. South Callaway moving on after defeating Brentwood 35-20. The Hallsville Indians are District Champions after upending Christian O’Fallon 40-27. Blair Oaks continues to dominate beating Buffalo 35-7. The Mexico Bulldogs lose to Lutheran St. Charles 42-14. The […]
A Mexico man is recovering from moderate injuries after an accident in Audrain County this (Saturday) morning. According to the highway patrol it happened just after midnight on Route J north of Bean Creek. 26 year old Devin C. Middleton went off the road and hit several trees. He was taken by ambulance to SSM […]
The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office is reporting the arrest of a Vandalia man with the help of their K-9 after a traffic stop. According to the department they stopped 40 year old Carl Eugene Nevills III along East Liberty in Mexico on Thursday afternoon for a traffic violation. The man was reportedly giving inconsistencies and […]
The Mexico Bulldogs had the 2019 season come to an end with a 42 to 14 loss to St. Charles Lutheran in the Class 3 District 4 District Championship game on the road tonight (Friday). The Bulldogs would give up 2 touchdowns to Lutheran and trail 14-0 after the first quarter. Mexico would march down […]
The Mexico City Council and the Mexico Board of Education will be discussing candidate filing dates at their meetings next week. City Council will have two seats to be filled in the 2020 general election. Mayor Ayanna Shivers and Council Member Steve Nichols have terms ending in April. For the Board of Education, Board President […]
Columbia Police are asking for the public’s help in locating evidence related to missing person Mengqi Ji Elledge. Landowners and hunters in rural areas in Boone, Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Moniteau, Cooper, Howard and Randolph Counties are asked to remain vigilant. Police ask that anyone that sees or finds anything suspicious to contact authorities. Detectives have […]
CALLS FOR SERVICE: Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service yesterday (Thursday): A suspicious vehicle on Quantico Road. A scam on North Coal. A fight in progress on Mars. A stealing or theft at 4820 South Clark. Shots fired reported on North Jeffries towards North Coal. CAR ACCIDENTS: A 2 car accident […]
The Mexico Bulldogs are on the road in as the underdog again tonight when they go for a Class 3 District 4 Championship against Lutheran St. Charles. The 5th seeded Bulldogs have beaten higher seeds in the bracket the last 2 weeks. They took out the 4th seed Wright City 40-6 in week one. They […]
University of Missouri officials announced today [Thursday] that Pickard Hall, one of the original buildings on the quadrangle, will be demolished due to lingering and unacceptable levels of radioactivity. According to University officials, a professor conducted experiments involving radium in the early 1900s in the hall. The experiments continued for around 20 years in the […]
Governor Mike Parson toured an upcoming bridge project in Callaway County this afternoon. [Thursday] According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the bridge on Route D over Interstate 70 is 56 years old and beyond repair. The project will cost more than $1.5 million to replace. The bridge is part of Parson’s “Focus on Bridges” […]
