In opening statements in the Lynlee Renick murder trial this (Monday) morning her lawyers are blaming Ben Renick’s death on Lynlee’s ex-boyfriend Michael Humphrey. The murder case against Lynlee is being heard in Boone County. The nine women and five men on the jury, including alternates, were brought in over the weekend from Clay County….
Two Mexico youth are headed to Fort Zumwalt North High School in O’Fallon for the Elks District Hoop Shoot. Matai Holman won the 10-11 boys division with 18 of 25 attempts and Jace Brown won the 8-9 boys division with 19 of 25 attempts. The District Hoop Shoot is January 8th at 1:00 p.m.
Sewer work will have part of South Western Street closed on Wednesday. According to Mexico’s Public Works Department, the 600 block of South Western will be closed through Wednesday night and should reopen Thursday, December 9.
Residents and visitors to the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico are enjoying a unique Christmas tree in the facility’s main lobby. This year, the theme of the tree is Tractor Braggin’ Rights and it is adorned with toy tractors and merchandise from a variety of manufacturers. Community members and local implement dealers either donated or…
Christmas at Ty-Land in Mexico will be taking place on Saturday, December 11th from 1pm to 4pm. The event will feature Christmas crafts, a candy cane walk, face painting, snacks and a holiday backdrop for pictures. It is free and open to the public. Ty-Land is located at 110 West Jackson Street.
Local optometrist Dr. Carl Abbott joins AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake Morning Show once a month to talk about eye safety issues. Today’s topics included Christmas tree safety, and how to get kids to keep their glasses on.
ARRESTS: Mexico Public Safety reports the arrest of 22 year old Taylor D. Davis on Saturday, December 4th for 2 Audrain County warrants. 29 year old Daniel R. Womack arrested yesterday (Sunday) for 2nd degree domestic assault. 45 year old Amy M. Sparks arrested yesterday (Sunday) for a Granite City, Illinois warrant. CALLS FOR…
A Newark, Missouri man has serious injuries following a crash in Audrain County on Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 37 year old Jeremy Thomas was driving a truck along MO 15 at Route T when he hit a guardrail and the truck overturned. The truck was totaled in the accident and…
The Missouri Tigers football team will play Army West Point in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas on December 22nd at 7pm. Mizzou went 6-6 on the season and has advanced to its 35th all-time bowl game. Army is 8-3, on the year with one regular season game left play on…
A preliminary hearing for a former substitute teacher in Mexico accused of child sex crimes is scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday) at the Audrain County Courthouse. 51 year old Randall R. Gibboney was arrested on August 23rd by Mexico Public Safety for Third Degree Child Molestation with a child less than 14 years old, invasion of…
Mary White Littrell and Bobette Balser Wilson were our guests yesterday on Public Perspectives, talking about ongoing restoration efforts at Simmons Stables and their old fashioned Christmas At The Stables coming up December 12th.
The Mexico Middle School wrestlers brought home first place hardware after wrestling at the Capital City tournament yesterday (Saturday) in Jefferson City. Medalist: 1st Place Evan Blair Brayden Arnold Kyler Carr Evin Ford Grant Walker Travis Shramek 2nd Place Carlos Juarez Matt Prater Kayleigh Wiecken Matt Pfeifer 3rd Place Nathan Hartegan Evan Wilson Brixton Goerne…
The Mexico High School boys wrestling team opened up their season at the Pleasant Hill tournament yesterday (Saturday): Head Coach Gayle Adams says with only 8 varsity guys in the lineup and putting 5 in the finals the guys did great.. When we get everyone in the lineup we are going to be pretty tough…..
The Mexico boys and girls Bulldogs basketball teams were both victorious tonight (Saturday) and are the 2021 Montgomery County tournament champions. The Mexico Lady Bulldogs started off the night with a 45-36 victory against the Montgomery County Lady Wildcats. Riley Thurman led all scorers with 14 points. Mya Miller put up another double digit performance…
A large crowd braved the cold wind in downtown Mexico for the Joy To The World holiday parade this (Saturday) morning.
