The Champ Clark Bridge over the Mississippi River is now closed due to flooding.
The bridge connects Missouri to Illinois on U.S. 54, and closed at 10 last (Sunday) night according to the Missouri Department of Transportation.
Officials say they have been working to keep the road open as long as possible, and there is no time-frame as to when the bridge might reopen.
Bright Futures Mexico is hosting the annual luncheon for adult lunch buddies tomorrow (Wednesday). Lunch buddies are adult volunteers that eat lunch with students in the Mexico school district, often acting as mentors for those students. They also have a special guest speaker, the founder of Bright Futures USA, CJ Huff. Huff started Bright Futures…
Mexico Public Safety Department reports responding to 14 incidents of vehicle slide-offs, crashes, and stranded motorists in the 24-hour period prior to 8am this (Wednesday) morning. According to Mexico Public Safety as of this time there have still been no injuries from these incidents. Area residents are still encouraged to minimize travel and drive slowly…
The Mexico Bulldogs lost 27-0 to the Centralia Panthers in the Highway 22 rivalry on Friday night. Centralia’s offense put up 278 yards on 47 plays. Including a 61-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Cullen Bennett on the first play of the game. Mexico’s Tyson Carr recorded an interception in the second half. The Bulldogs…
Columbia Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire at a residential building at 1207 Larch Court this (Tuesday) morning. According to officials they responded to a two story building at around 4:39 this (Tuesday) morning where heavy fire and smoke was coming from both levels of the structure on one side….
Calls for service Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service on Wednesday, May 21, 2024: Assault without injury on East Holt. Peace Disturbance at West Street. Trespassing on South Olive. Sexual assault at Grove. Domestic physical incident at Fairground Road/Buchanan. Domestic verbal incident on Josephine.
This years Tyronn Lue Community Day of Service in Mexico is being put on hold. According to the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce due to COVID-19 precautions, they are considering a spring celebration for the annual Ty Lue Day of Service. It was originally scheduled for November 24th.
