Two Perry teens are recovering from serious injuries following a one car accident in Ralls County during the afternoon hours of Sunday, Apr. 20, 2025. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on MO 154 at Jefferson Street in Perry when a vehicle driven by a 17-year-old Perry boy ran off…
A Holliday teen was taken by survival flight to the University Hospital in Columbia following a two-car accident in Monroe County during the evening hours of Sunday, June 2, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Missouri 154, 5 miles west of Perry. A vehicle driven by a 17-year-old…
Foreclosure proceedings may move forward on Noble health facilities in Audrain, Montgomery and Ralls Counties following a bankruptcy hearing held on Thursday, May 9, 2024. Judge Norton of the Bankruptcy court granted the Motion of Central Bank of the Midwest to begin Foreclosure proceedings on the hospital building in Mexico and clinics in Montgomery and…
A Mexico woman has minor injuries following a two-car accident in Ralls County during morning hours of Monday, February 19, 2024. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on Highway 154 in Perry. A vehicle driven by 35-year-old Michelle R. Borders of Perry failed to yield while making a left turn and was hit…
Audrain County Sheriff’s deputies and Perry Police find man who fled from deputies on Thursday. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, a deputy stopped a white Ford F-150 pickup Thursday afternoon on Highway 54 east of Mexico. As the officer approached, the pickup fled and during the ensuing pursuit, the driver threw baggies…
Former Missouri State Representative Sam Leake of Perry has died. Leake was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives in 1988 and served until 2000, serving as the chair of the agriculture committee. Following his terms in the House, Leake served as Chairman of the Tax Commission from 2000 until 2006. Leake died early yesterday…
Five people are facing drug related charges after a search warrant was served in the 400 block of East Orange Street in Mexico yesterday (Thursday) morning. During the search warrant Methamphetamine, and Heroin was found by members of the East Central Drug Task Force, Audrain County Sheriff’s Department and Mexico Public Safety. Those arrested include…
Cleanup continues in and around Perry after 90 mph winds caused considerable damage late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Utility crews from neighboring areas are in Perry helping restore power and some power has now been restored, however it is being done in stages. The Perry Baptist Church is providing hot meals for lunch…
Storms that roared through central and northeast Missouri Friday night into early yesterday (Saturday) morning cause considerable damage in western Ralls and eastern Monroe counties. According to the National Weather Service in St. Louis, straight line winds were responsible for structural damage, uprooted trees, and downed power poles and lines. The damage path is estimated…
The only grocery store in Ralls County will remain open. Owners of Hickman’s IGA in Perry have sold the business to Jordan and Megan Branstetter, who start learning the ropes of the business this month before taking ownership June 28th. The Branstetters plan to carry on the Hickman’s name and IGA affiliation, and are thinking…
The Monroe County prosecutor is looking to revoke the probation of a convicted sex offender that was arrested in Audrain County recently. According to court records Prosecuting Attorney Talley Kendrick Smith filed an order in Monroe County District Court to order 71 year old Ronald David Leake to serve a one-year term in the Monroe…
Over seven thousand dollars in donations has been raised by two Mexico residents to spread awareness for Multiple Sclerosis. David Dragoo and Michael Myers cycle in the Bike MS of the National MS Society each year to help raise funds to for research and help those with the disease. This year’s ride that was originally…
The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development has invested over $2.75 million to improve the City of Perry’s wastewater treatment facility. The city will use a nearly $1.35 million loan and a $1.4 million dollar grant to upgrade the aging system that was constructed in the 1960s. The system does not currently meet the…
The Ralls County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying someone suspected of poaching a deer in the area of Highway M early yesterday [Sunday] morning. According to the sheriff’s office, a witness reported seeing an 80s or 90s model white truck with no bed and no license plates. The vehicle left…
