A new bill approved in the Missouri Senate yesterday (Thursday) would excuse older residents in the state from jury duty.
The bill would allow anyone age 75 or older to ask a court to get out of jury duty.
A judge would need to grant the request.
The legislation will now be sent to the Missouri House of Representatives.
The Mexico Area YMCA will be hosting a Senior Expo tomorrow (Thursday). About 35 vendors will be on hand and over 200 seniors are expected to attend the event. Free seminars, health screenings, exhibits, and drawings for door prizes will be available. It starts 9 and runs until noon at the Mexico YMCA located at…
Work to repair street patches will have two residential streets closed in Mexico on Monday. Beginning at 7:00 Monday morning, the 100 block of West Maple and the 800 block of North Olive Streets will be closed for 24 hours.
Three teachers in the Mexico School District were the recipients of cash from the Webber Family of Pharmacies this (Monday) morning. It is the second year the Webber’s are honoring 5 teachers in the Mexico School District with $1,000.00 that is matched by $1,000.00 each by the Commerce Bank in Mexico. The awards were started…
The Webber Family of Pharmacies will be honored at the 35th Annual Commerce and Industry Dinner tomorrow (Tuesday) evening in Mexico. The Mexico Chamber of Commerce and the City of Mexico will honor the business that opened its doors 43 years ago, going from 2 employees to 26, and expanding to 3 pharmacies in the…
A Springfield, Missouri woman is in serious condition after hitting a deer in Ralls County Saturday morning. According the Highway Patrol, 25 year old Tosha Reed was northbound on Route H when she hit the deer and ran off the east side of the road, overturned and hit a utility pole. She was taken by…
ARRESTS: Mexico Public Safety reports the arrest of 46 year old William J. Rieger yesterday (Monday) for a probation/parole warrant. CAR ACCIDENTS: A Mexico man taken to the hospital after hitting a utility pole yesterday (Monday) afternoon. According to the Mexico Public Safety accident report it happened on Clay Street at South Olive when…
