CALLS FOR SERVICE:
Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service yesterday (Thursday):
A suspicious person on South Western and at West Jackson.
A disabled vehicle on the corner of North Calhoun and Love.
A natural gas odor at Quail Hill Road.
Threats on South Elmwood Drive.
A suspicious person at East Anderson.
A burglary in progress on Eastholm.
A surprise announcement and presentation was made at the Mexico High School Sports Complex on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Mexico Cheerleading coaches Linda Malott and Dionna Wieberg presented Mexico High School Activities Director Brandon Schafer with a plaque. Mr. Schafer was selected as Administrator of the Year by the Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Administration. Mr. Schafer…
Former Mizzou head football coach Gary Pinkel is launching a foundation called G.P. M.A.D.E. Coach Pinkel announced the launch last (Wednesday) night and said the foundation will provide support and research with lymphoma and leukemia and help youth with physical, social, and economic challenges through mentoring and scholarships. Pinkel also announced the foundation’s board members….
A first-of-its-kind event for the United Way of Audrain County will be taking place in Mexico tonight (Thursday). United Way of Audrain County board member Mackenzie Smith says it is called the Power of the Purse. Tickets can be purchased at the door at the Audrain County 4H Center in Mexico.
Power is now restored to the MU campus after a widespread outage yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon. A spokesperson for the University says around 15-20 buildings lost power around 4:40, due to a trip in the line at the Conley Avenue power substation. Multiple people were trapped in elevators across the MU campus during the outage, no…
A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after an arrest for attempting to steal a car and assaulting the owner with a machete. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says they responded to the 700 block of Demaret Drive about 7:15 last (Sunday) night, found 35 year old Manuel Grajalez-Lopez attempted to drive off in a…
Several events will be happening at Mexico Parks this weekend and next week. Mexico Parks and Recreation Department Supervisor Brooke Jameson stopped by AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake Morning Show today as the featured local guest. Jameson talked about the final concert in the park next week and the final movie in…
