Smoke and heat damage is being reported to a home in the 1600 block of Country Place Court in Mexico after a fire yesterday (Sunday) afternoon.
Mexico Public Safety went to the fire around 2:35 and found heavy smoke and fire in the back of the home.
The living room suffered extensive damage.
No injuries were reported.
The Mexico Dollar Tree on South Clark Street has had to push back its grand opening this (Thursday) morning. According to a member of the stores management team the sewer in the vacant building next door has backed up inside of their store. Store members and a Roto-Rooter truck were at the store working to…
CALLS FOR SERVICE: Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service yesterday (Thursday): A road closing on the corner of Harwood and Abat. A suicidal subject at Emmons. Leaving the scene of an accident on the corner of Hendricks and Park. Sexual exploitation of a juvenile at Mars. A report of animal abuse…
The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man they found hiding in the crawl space of a home on Sunday. According to the department, deputies received information that 42 year old Robert Gibson of Columbia was at a residence on the 1500 block of County Road 276 after they were called a disturbance. During the…
The Special Olympics of Missouri will not host a Polar Plunge in Mexico this year. Susan Stegman, Vice President of Development for the Special Olympics of Missouri, says interest in the event in Mexico has been waning in recent years. Additionally, SOMO has no one in the staff position to plan the plunge. Stegman says…
The Mexico High School Academic Team reports another successful fundraiser over the weekend. The 13th ranked MHS Academic Team hosted a trivia night on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The goal was to raise $4,500 in order to send several members of the team to Virginia later this summer to play in a national competition. Head…
Ninety-five students or staff in the Mexico school district are in quarantine this (Wednesday) afternoon, according to the district’s COVID-19 dashboard. There are also 3 new positive cases in the district.
