Mexico Public Safety Report 1/20/23
Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service yesterday (Thursday):
- Suspicious person on South Union
- Non-injury accident at West Monroe & Kentucky
- Fight at North Washington & West Love
Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service yesterday (Thursday):
Missouri Governor, Eric Greitens, is wanting to move his criminal trial up more than a month from the scheduled date. According to court records, the official motion has not yet been filed, however the Governor wants the trial moved to April 3, from the original May 14 date. He is also requesting a bench trial,…
The annual Kiwanis Pancake day in Mexico will be held tomorrow (Saturday) at the Mexico United Methodist Church. Money raised from the event goes towards two fifteen hundred dollar scholarships given to seniors at the Mexico High School. As well as many youth organizations in the Mexico area such as the Boys and Girl Scouts,…
Boone Hospital has resumed normal operations after going into lock down the night of Thursday, August 10, 2023. According to a spokesperson for Boone Hospital the hospital went into lock down after Boone County Joint Communications received a call from an individual threatening the hospital. Boone hospital said the threat was not credible, however all…
The minimum wage in Missouri will officially go up starting today (Wednesday). The minimum wage goes from $8.60 to $9.45, and will raise each year until it reaches $12 per hour in 2023. This was enacted through a voter-approved initiative in 2018. Missouri is not alone with the minimum wage increase, 24 states and 48…
The Old Pharmacy Ceramic Shoppe at 101 West Monroe in downtown Mexico held their ribbon cutting this (Friday) afternoon and received their first dollar of pure profit from the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce.