The following is a press release from the Missouri Veterans Commission. All seven Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) Missouri Veterans Homes have received Customer Experience Awards from Activated Insights, formerly Pinnacle Quality Insight, for 2025. The Missouri Veterans Homes in Cameron, Cape Girardeau, Mexico, Mt. Vernon, St. James, and Warrensburg have won this award for six…
The Missouri Veterans Commission announced Lindsey Ward as the commission’s first Veterans Suicide Prevention Manager on Friday, December 7, 2024. The following is a press release from the Missouri Veterans Commission. The Missouri Veterans Commission (MVC) has named Lindsey Ward as the Veterans Suicide Prevention Manager. In July, Governor Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 912…
The newly crowned Miss Missouri Teen Bridget Caldwell is already bringing awareness to her Community Service Initiative of “Bridge the Gap Between Youth and Heroes.” Caldwell says she made a visit to the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico on Sunday as a way to start implementing her community service initiative. Caldwell was crowned the 2024…
The Mexico High School hosted a Military Appreciation Night earlier in September. On Monday, September 25, 2023 the night was commemorated with a copy of the student section photo taken by Eric Mattson. The Mexico High School says these honors are part of the Community Outreach component of the workforce development model used at MHS…
Veterans Service Officer Lindsey Ward, stationed at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico, joined the morning show today to explain her job and what services her office can provide to veterans. Her interview is below:
Brian Pursiful, Vice President of the Mexico Veterans’ Home Assistance League, came in this morning to tell us about a new, custom made golf cart that is being donated to the Home. M&M golf carts built the cart and ROBNETT graphic and Tint did the American flag graphics on the cart, all paid for by…
The Missouri Veteran’s Home Assistance League has started an Avenue of Honor project. Kathy Winkelman and Brian Pursifull were featured local guests on AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake Morning Show to share the details.
(Pictured Sarah Bang And Ashlea Burry) The Brick City Buffet and Grill in Mexico will host a Block Party Fundraiser tomorrow (Saturday) from 11-4 for the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico. Ashlea Burry management at the Brick City Buffet and Girl was the featured local guest on AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake…
Aliesha Edwards the administrator at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico was the featured local guest this morning on AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake Morning Show today. Edwards talked about how last week the outdoor visits were made available and also talked about results of COVID-19 testing of employees and staff at…
May is National Military Appreciation Month and provides a chance to thank veterans past and present for their service. Two veterans from the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico Denny Hodges and Jack Riley joined AM 1340 KXEO and the AM I Awake Morning Show today to talk about their time serving the country.
Missouri’s First Lady Teresa Parson and Second Lady Claudia Kehoe put smiles on a few faces in Mexico yesterday. They paid a visit to the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico to visit with veterans through the front windows and by cellphones. The wives of Missouri’s leaders encourage Missourians to check on their elderly family members…
