Friendship Christian Church in Centralia will be having a ground breaking ceremony and service this Sunday, September 30th just six months after a fire destroyed their building.
Pastor Jed Angell says they are in the design phase currently and hope to have contractor bids back in three weeks.
The church site is located at 2045 State Highway EE and construction on the new building is expected to begin soon.
Two Van-Far Ambulance District crew members seriously injured in a head on collision remain hospitalized in Columbia. The Van-Far Ambulance District announced yesterday (Sunday) that EMT Leslie Dahl and paramedic Jason Bostic are in stable condition. Dahl and Bostic were seriously injured in a July 4th accident when an SUV driven by 43-year-old Terri Rucker…
Two more residents throw their hats in the ring for the April general election. Yesterday (Thursday), Johnny C. Loveless filed for Mexico City Council and Jennifer Gore filed for the Mexico School Board. Loveless joins Steve Haag in running for the two open seats on the council and Gore joins Dusty Blue, Todd Yager, and…
Over nine hundred thousand dollars in scholarship money will be awarded to Mexico High School seniors at a ceremony this morning. The exact amount tallied as of yesterday (Thursday) was nine hundred one thousand, six hundred seventy nine dollars and forty nine cents. This years Mexico High School Class has 194 graduates. The scholarship awards…
Work on the Highway 54 bridge over West Fork Cuivre River east of Highway B in Audrain County is essentially complete. The highway, reduced to one lane with traffic signals controlling traffic all summer, is now open according to MoDot. Audrain Road 725 has reopened as well, although there is still some clean up to…
A Centralia native is being named the new public information officer for the City of Columbia. City Manager John Glascock announced today (Wednesday) that Sydney Olsen will take the position, effective March 22nd. Olsen received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from Mizzou in December of 2018 and will be responsible for planning and implementing communications…
The city of Mexico is changing its police recruiting and hiring approach. Mexico Public Safety Chief Susan Rockett joined AM 1340 KXEO and the AM I Awake Morning Show with Matt Pilger to talk about some new hiring and recruiting approaches in Mexico.
