The Mexico Senior Center will be open tomorrow [Friday] after an electrical issue forced an evacuation today. [Thursday]
According to center director Ione Bickell, a transformer blew during lunch service and the building was evacuated out of an abundance of caution.
The issue was corrected within a few hours.
Two fatalities are being reported in a crash on Route 24 east of Moberly during the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 30, 2024. According to the Randolph County Emergency Management Office a head-on collision between two semi trucks has Route 24 at County Road 1450 closed for several hours while crews are cleaning up….
The Mexico Board of Education meets in regular session Tuesday evening. On the agenda, a review of the self-evaluation instrument the board has worked on, approval of the school calendar for the 2023-24 school year, and approval of personnel. The Board will adjourn into executive session following the regular meeting to discuss personnel. The meeting…
Truckers across the country are stopping and shutting down their trucks in protest of the U.S. House of Representatives passing HR4 on Thursday. HR4 was originally penned to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration for 5 years. Truck drivers are concerned about Amendment 79, which would require motor carriers to only have to pay drivers on…
Over 1,000 households left without power this (Thursday) morning after a winter storm passed through the area overnight. In Columbia 419 customers of Columbia Water and Light were without power. The outage originated on North West Boulevard at around 4:49 this (Thursday) morning. Multiple streets were affected by the outage including West Business Loop and…
