Mexico Public Safety Chief Susan Rockett stopped by the AM 1340 KXEO and the AM I Awake Morning Show to discuss Halloween Safety.
Drunk driving, avoiding sex offender’s houses, and costume safety all discussed in the interview.
District play in high school boys basketball continues. Last night, Hallsville beat Macon and Mexico fell to Kirksville which sets up a Hallsville – Kirksville championship game tomorrow night. Father Tolton beat Blair Oaks and Fatima handled Fulton with the Trailblazers now meeting the Comets tomorrow night for the championship in Westphalia. Warrenton beat Fort…
A Paris agriculture teacher is named the Rural Educator of the Year by the Missouri Association of Rural Education. Josh Bondy, FFA advisor and 15-year veteran at Paris High School found out about the award after being called into the superintendent’s office. Bondy is in his 19th year of teaching overall.
Construction of a commercial solar farm in Mexico has been given a green light. A public hearing was held during Monday night’s Mexico City Council meeting. After the public hearing the Mexico City Council voted to approve a request from Envoy Solar, LLC and Mark Korman, LLC for an additional use permit to construct the…
A University of Missouri research team is being awarded grants to study vascular disease in Type 2 diabetics. The more than $6 million National Institutes of Health grants will allow the team to research how vascular disease develops in people with Type 2 diabetes. The team received two separate grants, one will test a plant-based…
The Mexico High School will have a new athletic director at the start of the next school year. Travis Blevins will be stepping into the role as well as being an assistant principal at the high school. Blevins will be taking over for the retiring Jeff Anderson.
The Mexico School District says its finances are in good shape, with fund balances between 10 and 15 million dollars. During a recent “Let’s Talk Finance” forum, Superintendent Troy Lentz told parents and community members the district is operating above its target reserves and plans careful deficit spending to return to normal levels. Residents discussed…
