The cause of a grass fire in Mexico has been determined to be fireworks.
Mexico Public Safety responded to the area of Amelia Drive and Cardinal just after 7pm on Sunday, June 30, 2024.
Responding personnel found fire moving into a field in the area.
The fire was extinguished after burning about a tenth of an acre.
No injuries were reported.
And no personal property was damaged.
An 2 car accident involving an ambulance from the Mexico Ambulance District is being reported by Mexico Public Safety. According to the accident report it happened at Northwestern at West Love Street just after 9:30 yesterday (Wednesday) morning. Police say an ambulance driven by 63 year old Steve Nichols of Mexico was going eastbound on…
Crimestoppers is offering a five hundred dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect involved with the attempted abduction of a child yesterday (Tuesday) in Jefferson City. The incident is still under investigation where a male suspect attempted to accost a female juvenile near the intersection of Hayselton and Allen Drive. The…
CALLS FOR SERVICE: Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service yesterday (Tuesday): A traffic slide-off on South Elmwood Drive. A fraud at North Craig. An assault with no injury on North Grand. A careless and imprudent driver at Howell Manor Court. A scam on Fieldcrest. Threats at South Washington. A stealing or…
The Mexico High School will kick off fall sports with several special events Friday, August 11, 2023. Mexico High School Athletic Director Brandon Schafer says it all starts at 10pm. The home run derby takes place at the Gallup Field and the midnight scrimmage at Hawthorne Heights. Entry is $1 or a bottle of Gatorade.
The Boone County Sheriff’s Department has arrested 23-year-old Collin Q. Knight of Hartsburg for first-degree-murder and armed criminal action. The homicide happened Friday evening just south of Ashland in the 18000 block S. Old Route A. Emergency crews responding to a 911 call located a 52-year-old man deceased in the home. The identity of the…
Mexico FFA Chapter members freshman Landon Love, sophomore Derek McBride, and FFA advisor Austin McBride were the featured guests on the AM 1340 KXEO and the AM I Awake Morning Show today. They are fresh off a trip to the FFA National Convention that was held in Indianapolis, Indiana last week. The group talked about…
