Mexico Schools Not In Session Thursday February 18th
In an email from the Mexico School District, “School will be CANCELLED for Thursday, February 18 due to continued inclement weather and hazardous road conditions”
In an email from the Mexico School District, “School will be CANCELLED for Thursday, February 18 due to continued inclement weather and hazardous road conditions”
Six new COVID-19 cases and six recoveries being reported by the Audrain County Health Department as of 3:00 this (Tuesday) afternoon. Active cases remain at 154 with 111 of those in Mexico, 16 in Vandalia and 12 in Centralia. There have been 1,535 total cases and 37 deaths since the pandemic began. Yesterday’s (Monday’s) report…
A Mexico man was injured in a single car crash in Boone County on Saturday. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 20-year-old man was driving a 2013 GMC Sierra on Route Z, north of St. Charles Road, at about 2:20 a.m., when he traveled off the right side of the road. He then overcorrected…
The suspect in the shooting on Mcbaine Avenue in Columbia on Wednesday is now in police custody. 31 year old Phillip Anthony Lawson was arrested yesterday (Wednesday) on Kennedy Drive in Moberly. Lawson is facing charges of First Degree Assault, Armed Criminal Action and Unlawful Use of a Weapon.
Local law enforcement is reacting to the passage of Amendment 2 legalizing the use of medical marijuana. Audrain County Sheriff Matt Oller says in law enforcement circles the concern is the potential for the opening of more black markets with home grow operations. Oller says Missouri Law enforcement is new to the concept of legalized…
CALLS FOR SERVICE: Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service yesterday (Wednesday): A suicidal subject on Fairground Road. Stealing and thefts at West Boulevard and at 4820 South Clark. Threats on the corner of North Clark and Monroe at 1010 East Liberty. Fireworks on West Breckenridge.
An additional charge was filed yesterday (Thursday) against a Fulton man accused of child sex crimes. 35-year-old Robert Stuart is now charged with one count of misconduct involving a child under 15, plus six counts of possession of child pornography. Stuart was arrested at his house on Tuesday, September 26 and taken to the Callaway…