Mexico FFA Chapter hosted the Area 4 Battle of the Chapters tonight (Wednesday) at Plunkett Park. More than 250 FFA members representing a dozen area chapters participated in team building exercises like smash ball and grab the cup. Canned food was also collected to donate to local food pantries.
Several officials from a Monroe County Church were arrested on Friday after being accused of participating in a $1.2 million pandemic relief loan fraud scheme. The fraud scheme took place at Faith Walk Ministry in Paris. Visiting minister Kenneth Sparks III, lead minister Harold Long, and church administrative assistant Mya McClain are among those charged,…
The Mexico Senior Center is announcing the suspension of congregate meals and activities as of today (Monday) until March 31st. Senior centers in Missouri are adapting their meal service amid coronavirus concerns. Centers in Paris, Columbia, Fulton, Owensville, Fayette, Glasgow and California are all suspending their congregate meal programs through the end of March as…
An investigation is ongoing after reports of threats at the Fulton City Hall on Tuesday night. Police responded to City Hall on 18 West 4th Street around 9:16 Tuesday night for a call of a bomb threat, and a person with a gun. Officers say no explosive devices or a person with a gun was…
The Jefferson City School District Board of Education has decided to fire Tammy Ferry, a woman accused of transferring files with sensitive and private student data to a personal Google Drive account without authorization. In its final decision the school board found the “disclosure of the District’s files containing confidential student information to her personal…
Audrain County Presiding Commissioner Alan Winders and Audrain County Associate Commissioner Tracy Graham were featured local guest on the KXEO and the KWWR morning shows today. Alan and Tracy talked about the future of the hospital in Mexico. Plus Highway 54 could be going to four lanes.
