Mexico Public Schools Communications Director Christine Harper was the featured local guest on AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake Morning Show today. Christine talked about registration, immunizations and athletes needing to get physicals for their first practice.
(The first day of school starts on August 25th)
A New Florence man is dead after crashing his car during a police chase in Montgomery County early yesterday morning. [Sunday] According to the crash report, 53 year old Thomas Penn was being pursued by deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and traveled off the left side of the road, overturning multiple times. Penn…
A Mexico Volleyball player signed her National Letter of Intent to continue her athletic career at Westminster College this afternoon. [Wednesday] Payton Bledsoe says she will strive to be a positive player on the court at Westminster. Bledsoe also says she will not be taking this opportunity for granted. Bledsoe will be working towards a…
The Miller County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a teacher in the School of the Osage District for having sexual contact with students. According to the department, investigators received complaint yesterday evening [Wednesday]. The children involved were interviewed by a forensic interviewer and with the cooperation and assistance of the school district, evidence was collected related…
Girls action at the 94th Annual New Franklin Tournament wraps up tonight. At 5:30, Bunceton with Prairie Home plays Westran for seventh place, at 6:00 Sweet Springs and Pilot Grove will battle for third place and at 7:00 Sturgeon and Fayette will vie for the consolation. The championship game gets underway at 7:30 with the…
A Callaway County judge is sentencing a Mexico man to five years in prison for possession of a controlled substance. According to court records 45 year old Michael Gary Hicken admitted to possessing methamphetamine after a Callaway County Sheriff’s Deputy found Hicken asleep in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that had been parked at…
Randolph County Sheriff Mark Nichols is warning people about a scam circulating in the area. According to the sheriff someone posing as a representative from the IRS is calling and advising that if you don’t pay a certain amount of money, a warrant will be issued for your arrest or the IRS is going to…
