BREAKING News
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Mexico Authorities Respond to Natural Cover Fire on 4th of July
Mexico first responders were called to assist with a natural cover fire in the 2300 block of Fairground Road on Saturday. The issue occurred around 12:25 p.m. when responding personnel found a flame moving quickly through tall, dry grass. The fire was extinguished before damaging any other personal property, but burned about one acre of…
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MHS Parking Lot Resurfacing Begins Today
Crews will begin resurfacing the student parking lot at MHS Today as part of ongoing campus improvements. chool officials say the parking lot will be closed during the work, and anyone visiting the campus is asked to use caution and avoid the construction area. The project is aimed at improving facilities for students, and administrators…
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Independent Stave Donates to Emergency Communications Group
on Friday, Independent Stave Company in New Florence donated more than $2,000 to Audrain Emergency Communications Incorporated to help strengthen emergency communications across mid-Missouri. The $2,053 check was presented during AECI’s annual Field Day, where amateur radio operators test emergency communication capabilities. Company representative Josh Plank says the donation reflects Independent Stave’s commitment to supporting…
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Kansas City Man Dies in Lake of the Ozarks Drowning
A 25-year-old Kansas City man has died after drowning at the Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the man entered the water Saturday night near the five-mile mark of Lick Branch Cove but never resurfaced. Troopers recovered his body Sunday morning. The Morgan County coroner pronounced him dead Saturday night. Investigators…
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Fire Quickly Contained at Stephens College Dorm
A fire at a Stephens College dormitory was quickly contained Sunday morning, according to the Columbia Fire Department. Crews responded to an automatic fire alarm at an unoccupied dorm on Melbourne Street just after 9:25 a.m. Firefighters used thermal imaging cameras to locate the fire inside a second-floor air-handling unit and extinguished it before it…
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Two Injured in Stoutsville Golf Cart Crash
Two women were injured Saturday night when a golf cart overturned south of Stoutsville, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the cart ran off the right side of the road and flipped over. A passenger in her mid-50s suffered minor injuries and declined treatment at the scene. The driver, a woman in her early…
Audrain County News
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Mexico Authorities Respond to Natural Cover Fire on 4th of July
Mexico first responders were called to assist with a natural cover fire in the 2300 block of Fairground Road on Saturday. The issue occurred around 12:25 p.m. when responding personnel found a flame moving quickly through tall, dry grass. The fire was extinguished before damaging any other personal property, but burned about one acre of…
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MHS Parking Lot Resurfacing Begins Today
Crews will begin resurfacing the student parking lot at MHS Today as part of ongoing campus improvements. chool officials say the parking lot will be closed during the work, and anyone visiting the campus is asked to use caution and avoid the construction area. The project is aimed at improving facilities for students, and administrators…
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Independent Stave Donates to Emergency Communications Group
on Friday, Independent Stave Company in New Florence donated more than $2,000 to Audrain Emergency Communications Incorporated to help strengthen emergency communications across mid-Missouri. The $2,053 check was presented during AECI’s annual Field Day, where amateur radio operators test emergency communication capabilities. Company representative Josh Plank says the donation reflects Independent Stave’s commitment to supporting…
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Mexico Man Held Without Bond After Two Police Pursuits in One Morning
A Mexico man is in custody after leading an officer on a pursuit twice yesterday {Wednesday} morning. Probable cause statements say that at around 2:12 a.m. Wednesday, an officer tried to pull over 24-year-old Dontavis K’Patrick Aaron for a modified exhaust and for running multiple stop signs in the Muldrow and Jackson Street area, before…
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Multiple Fireworks Shows Canceled After Vendor Bankruptcy
Several Fourth of July fireworks displays across the region have been disrupted after multiple communities say they hired the same Springfield-based vendor that later went bankrupt. Mexico, Missouri’s Noon Lions Club Firework show has been Canceled and also been added to the growing list of communities experiencing issues tied to the same vendor. Osage Beach…
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Mexico Man Arrested After Burglary Investigation
A Mexico man is facing multiple charges after police say he was connected to an overnight burglary. The Mexico Public Safety Department says officers responded Wednesday morning to a reported burglary in the 600 block of Summit Street. Investigators identified 31-year-old Jeremy Bell as a suspect. Later that afternoon, officers located Bell with the help…
Latest Sports
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Mexico Scholar Bowl Set to Begin National Campaign
After their recent win the NCMC championship, the Mexico Scholar Bowl Team finished their final preparation for their National Tournament campaign. The Bulldog team qualified for the big dance back in January by finishing third in the tournament at State Fair Community College, and is one of 320 teams teams competing. Mexico may face familiar…
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Mexico claims District Baseball Title
The Mexico Bulldogs claimed their first District Championship in 12 years Wednesday when they beat Fulton 3-2. The Dawgs allowed a run in the top of the 7th to tie the score at 2-2, and then got a leadoff single from Gatlin Denham, and a one-out single against a drawn in infield from Colton Dickey…
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Morning Sports
In Highschool Baseball The Mexico Bulldogs battled through a wet and soggy Monday night in Mexico and came away with a 3-2 victory over the Winfield Warriors in the opening round of district baseball play. Mexico ace Brady Fox turned in a complete-game performance on the mound for the Bulldogs, recording all 21 outs while…
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Morning Sports
in College Softball Mizzou softball (20-18, 4-5 SEC) took home an 8-5 road victory over Missouri State (15-18, 4-8 CUSA) last night, in Springfield. Freshman Abby Carr threw 4.0 innings in a start, while going 3-4 from the plate with two RBIs. She was also named SEC freshman of the Week. Senior Courtney Donahue recorded…
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Morning Sports
IN THE NHL the St. Louis blues fell to the San Jose Sharks 5-4 Adam Gaudette scored the game-winning goal with just 21 seconds remaining in regulation to snap the Blues’ three-game winning streak. in MLB The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 3–1 in their home opener Kyle Isbel (KC): Hit a two-run…
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Mexico and Moberly both pick up wins in baseball
IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Mexico picked up an 11-1 win over Eldon on Friday. Eldon scored first in the top of the first, but Mexico came back with 11 unaanswered runs. It started with a Kaden Benne walk to force in a run to tie the score after one. The Bulldogs took control in the…
