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.
For Labor Day, the Drive sober or Get Pulled Over campaign is back on. Law enforcement will be on heightened lookout for impaired drivers from now until September 5th. Zero tolerance is the expectation; more officers will be on the roads with the aim of drastically reducing impaired driving.
Audrain Community Hospital is receiving a designation from the American College of Radiology. In a social media post today (Thursday), the hospital says they have been designated a lung Cancer Screening Center. The designation is a voluntary program that recognizes facilities that have committed to practice safe, effective diagnostic care for those at the highest…
The Mexico High Academic team is on the way to Reston, Virginia to compete in the 2024 PACE National Scholastic Championship. Team members Camden Williams, Carter Blackburn, Christian Frederickson, Dylan Reid, Lucita Gleeson and two coaches departed the Mexico High School at 2:45 Thursday morning and will fly from Lambert Airport to Detroit, then from…
A member of Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler’s staff will be in Mexico on January 27th. The staff member will visit the Audrain County Courthouse in the Farnen Family Community Room, from noon until 1, meeting with local residents and assist Missourians experiencing problems with a federal agency.
Yet another winter storm is causing several schools and business’s to be closed today (Thursday): Starting off with the Mexico Public Schools,St. Brendan in Mexico, and The Williams Center Mexico Head Start. Centralia Head Start and Centralia R-6. The Centralia Senior Center, Community R-6 in Laddonia. Fulton Public Schools snow routes only. Hallsville, Moberly Head…
A stress crack in the pipeline is the cause of the massive natural gas explosion in Audrain County last month. The explosion happened north of Mexico on March 3rd. A report was filed by Energy Transfer Partners the owner of the Panhandle Eastern Pipeline with the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The report was…
