The Mexico Board of Education will be in session tonight (Tuesday). Some of the items on the agenda include an attendance report, also the board will be discussing a letter of support for the hospital buyout in Mexico from SSM Audrain to MU Health Care. The meeting starts at 7 and will be held at […]
A Hallsville High School Senior is the winner of this year’s Student of Ethics award for the Columbia region of the Better Business Bureau. Ralph Waltz won the award, which provides two thousand five hundred dollars toward college or trade school expenses. Past winners of the award selected Waltz based on his essay, community service, […]
The Mexico Bulldogs girls softball team will be at home tonight (Monday) for a non-conference game against the Centralia Panthers. Hayley Mills will get the start for the Bulldogs after missing a game last week with shoulder soreness against the Hannibal Pirates. Varsity starts at 5:30 with JV to follow. The St. Louis Cardinals with […]
A trial date has been set for a woman accused of killing her 14 year old disabled daughter in Maries County. Tracy Ellis is charged with second degree murder and endangering the welfare of a child resulting in the death of Ashlyn Ellis. First responders arrived at a house fire on March 17 and found […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a police pursuit preceded a crash on Highway 54 in Cole County that killed three people yesterday [Sunday] afternoon. Troopers report Demarius Rubin was being pursued in a vehicle stolen a few minutes before the crash. He reportedly crossed the median and hit a vehicle carrying Bernard and Marilyn […]
September is National Suicide Prevention month and many schools in the area are looking to provide extra mental health support for their students. Mexico Public Schools Information Director Marci Minor was the featured local guest on the AM I Awake Morning Show on AM 1340 KXEO today (Monday) and says they are trying to be […]
ARRESTS: Mexico Public Safety reports the arrest of 29 year old Amy L. Black on Saturday, September 14th an Audrain County Warrant. Public safety arrested 21 year old Christifer E. Brown yesterday (Sunday) on a Pike County Warrant. CALLS FOR SERVICE: Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls over the weekend starting on Friday, […]
Over forty two thousand dollars will go to cancer research after the Relay for Life in Audrain County that took place over the weekend. 16 teams went around the Mexico Square on Saturday, with the most money being raised by the Mexico Go-Getters who collected fifteen thousand, four hundred and forty four dollars. The total […]
The Kansas City Chiefs are now 2-0 after defeating the Oakland Raiders 28-10 yesterday (Sunday). The Raiders jumped out to a 10 point lead before the Chiefs exploded for 28 points in the 2nd quarter alone. Patrick Mahomes completed 30 out his 44 passes, for a total of 443 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Chiefs […]
A new statue is now in place on the campus of Missouri Military Academy following a dedication ceremony Saturday as part of MMA’s Homecoming festivities. The statue is of former Academy President and cadet Col. Charles R. Stribling who spent more than 75 years in dedicated service to the Academy. The statue stands atop a […]
