Mexico Man Arrested for Shooting a Handgun In Roadway A Mexico man is facing charges after being arrested for unlawful use of a weapon last night (Thursday). Mexico Public Safety says they responded to the 300 block of North Clark in reference to a report of gunshots just after 9:30 last night. An investigation and…… Continue Reading
Thirty Year Veteran Teacher With Mexico Public Schools Announces Retirement
Thirty Year Veteran Teacher With Mexico Public Schools Announces Retirement A veteran teacher with the Mexico Public Schools will be retiring at the end of this school year. After 30 years with Mexico, Dave Okenfuss is calling it a career. Mr. Okenfuss is the Marketing and Personal Finance Instructor at the Hart Career Center. He…… Continue Reading
First Year Teacher Coming to Mexico High School
First Year Teacher Coming to Mexico High School The Mexico Public Schools is announcing a new teacher will be joining the district for the 23-24 school year. Devon Scott will be joining the Mexico High School team teaching PE. He comes from Cape Girardeau and it will be his first year of teaching. Scott has…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man and Child Injured in Audrain County Accident
Mexico Man and Child Injured in Audrain County Accident A Mexico man and child have serious injuries following an accident in Audrain County on Saturday, April 29th. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol accident report it happened when a vehicle driven by 26-year-old Michael M. Marks swerved to miss a deer, crossed the center of…… Continue Reading
Mexico School District Welcomes New Teacher At McMillan Early Learning Center
Mexico School District Welcomes New Teacher At McMillan Early Learning Center Brooke Bowen will be joining the McMillan Early Learning Center for the 23-24 school year as a Kindergarten teacher. She currently teaches Kindergarten at Wellsville-Middletown R1, and has two years of international experience in the Dominican Republic. Bowen is in her 14th year of…… Continue Reading
Audrain County R-VI FFA Chapter is Golden
Audrain County R-VI FFA Chapter is Golden The Audrain County R-VI FFA Chapter in Laddonia have plenty of honors from the 85th annual FFA convention that wrapped up in Columbia at the Hearnes Center last week. The chapter was named a Gold Emblem Chapter and ranked 6th out of 355 chapters in the State. The…… Continue Reading
Sause Brings Home State Medal to Mexico High School
Sause Brings Home State Medal to Mexico High School Mexico High School’s William Sause brought home a medal after competing in the MSHAA State Speech and Debate Tournament over the weekend. Sause finished 6th in the State of Missouri in Storytelling. Also qualifying for the tournament for Mexico was Mia Moeller in Dramatic and the…… Continue Reading
Vandalia Man Injured In Audrain County Vehicle Accident After Suffering Medical Condition
Vandalia Man Injured In Audrain County Vehicle Accident After Suffering Medical Condition A Vandalia man is recovering from moderate injuries following a one-car-accident in Audrain County on Saturday morning. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on US 54, one mile west of Laddonia when the driver of a vehicle. 40-year-old Dustan W. Pease…… Continue Reading
Thunderstorm Causes Hail Damage In Mexico
Thunderstorm Causes Hail Damage In Mexico Storm damage is being reported in several places of the listening area following a thunderstorm yesterday (Thursday) afternoon that brought golf ball sized hail. In Mexico, the license bureau on North Abat had damage to siding on the back of the building. Several residents on Savannah Court and Curtis…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man With Moderate Injuries In Audrain County Accident
Mexico Man With Moderate Injuries In Audrain County Accident A Mexico man is recovering from moderate injuries following a one-car accident in Audrain County last night (Tuesday). According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on US 54 westbound, just south of County Road 964. A vehicle driven by 30-year-old Joshua H. Benton went off…… Continue Reading
