Mexico Chamber Of Commerce With List of Top Employers In The Area The Mexico Chamber of Commerce is releasing a list of the areas top employers. According to the chamber’s website, SSM Audrain Hospital employees the most with 425. Coming in next is True Manufacturing with 415 employees. Then the Mexico Public School District with…… Continue Reading
Fulton Man Arrested After Domestic Disturbance With Knives
Fulton Man Arrested After Domestic Disturbance With Knives A Fulton man is Callaway County jail facing multiple charges after an arrest last (Tuesday) night involving a domestic disturbance with a knife. According to the Fulton police it happened at a house in the 200 block of Sycamore. Raymond Bryson Jr. was arrested after reportedly threatening…… Continue Reading
Dog Dies In Jefferson City House Fire
Dog Dies In Jefferson City House Fire An improperly installed and maintained wood burning stove the cause of a fire at a Jefferson City house last (Tuesday) night. Jefferson City Fire Department went to the 900 block of Jackson Street after a neighbor reported the fire. The house was under renovation and no one was…… Continue Reading
Truman State University Professor Arrested For Patronizing Prostitution
Truman State University Professor Arrested For Patronizing Prostitution A Truman State University professor in Kirksville is suspended after being arrested for a misdemeanor count of patronizing prostitution. According to court records university police received a tip that 57 year old, Barry Cole Poyner had been harassing male Truman students for sexual contact as well as…… Continue Reading
Suspect On The Loose After Firing Shots At Ashland Police Officer
Suspect On The Loose After Firing Shots At Ashland Police Officer The search is on for a suspect who investigators say fired three shots at an Ashland Police officer last (Tuesday) night. It happened just after 11pm, and according to the Ashland Police Department the officer was in his vehicle and tried to stop a…… Continue Reading
Candidate Filing Opens For April General Election
Candidate Filing Opens For April General Election Candidate filing opens this (Tuesday) morning for seats open on the board of education and city council during the April 7th, general election. In Mexico on the city council 2 seats are open, with Mayor Dr. Ayanna Shivers and council member Steve Nichols terms expiring. The Mexico Board…… Continue Reading
Former University Of Missouri Athletic Director Working With Humanitarian Efforts In Southeast Asia
Former University Of Missouri Athletic Director Working With Humanitarian Efforts In Southeast Asia Former University of Missouri Athletic Director Mike Alden is working to make people’s lives better in southeast Asia. Since retiring as MU Athletic Director in 2011, Alden says he has been building a micro-financing program in Vietnam. Along with his humanitarian efforts…… Continue Reading
Armed Robbery At Columbia Steak ‘n Shake
Armed Robbery At Columbia Steak ‘n Shake An armed robbery at a Steak ‘n Shake in Columbia last (Sunday) night is under investigation. According to police 2 people entered the store, sat down and ate a meal. After finishing the meal, a man displayed a handgun at the register while demanding money, and then both…… Continue Reading
Winter Weather Cause Of Fatality In Callaway County
Winter Weather Cause Of Fatality In Callaway County The first major snow storm this winter is the cause of one fatality, and multiple accidents on Missouri roads. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol the fatal accident happened on Highway 94 and Route C in Callaway County yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. A vehicle slid off the road…… Continue Reading
Mexico Woman Drives Into Creek
Mexico Woman Drives Into Creek A Mexico woman is recovering from injuries after driving her vehicle into a creek yesterday (Tuesday) morning. According to Mexico Public Safety an alert citizen noticed a vehicle in a creek with the driver still inside in the area of Huntingfield Road and Teal Lake Road around 11:55. 85 year…… Continue Reading
