Jefferson City Mayor Carrie Tergin announced a mandatory evacuation order for all areas north of the Missouri River today [Wednesday] due to impending flooding.
The order will go into effect at 5:00 and will continue until it is lifted by Tergin or the city council.
The area closed to all but local traffic at 3:00.
Tergin also declared a state of emergency within the city until further notice.
The river is expected to crest at 32.4 feet by Friday morning.
After every Mexico City Council meeting the following morning a representative from the council updates KXEO listeners. This morning Mexico City Councilman Chris Williams talked about a discussion from last night’s meeting where he asked about policy changes from Mexico Public Safety and first responders to medical calls during the COVID-19 pandemic and a possibly…
Six people were injured in a rollover crash at the 117 mile marker on interstate 70 yesterday afternoon. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred as a vehicle driven by 31 year old Demetres Washington attempted to pass another car on the right, and the vehicles collided. Washington lost control of the…
C2C reports packed rooms and a large group of a diversified audience from the Mexico community participated in the community discussions held over the last 48 hours. C2C a collaboration of the Tyronn Lue Fund and Partner for Rural Impact (PRI) hosted four community conversations at the Mexico Housing Authority Community Room on Tuesday, February…
Wins for both the Mexico Boys and Girls basketball teams in a doubleheader tonight (Tuesday). The Mexico Lady dogs picked up their first win of the season in dominating fashion 58-31 over Kirksville. Three bulldogs with 13 points included Raigan Playter, Regan Smith, and Logan Blevins. The Lady bulldogs are now 1-3 overall and 1-1…
Mexico Public Information Director Marci Minor has provided the latest news in the district to KXEO listeners twice a month for the past several years. Minor has recently turned in her resignation and has accepted a new position in Marketing in the private sector. Marci gives her final update as Mexico Public Information Director in…
Tough night for the Community R-VI Trojans last night as they lost a ball handler early and struggled with pressure from Cairo. Turnovers hurt the Trojans as well, but Coach Shotten said a little adversity right now isn’t necessarily a bad thing with Districts just weeks away, hopefully the loss allows the team to refocus….
