Road Closure North of Laddonia May Cause Delays for Two Weeks After Labor Day MoDOT says a two-week closure of U.S. 54 is scheduled following the Labor Day holiday as work continues on the intersection of U.S. 54/Missouri19/Route J, just north of Laddonia. A detour will be in place directing traffic over Missouri 154 to…… Continue Reading
Hope for Area Hospitals is Tenuous Last spring, after the closure and lay off of 181 hospital staff, Platinum Team Management of Texas took over Noble Health in Mexico and the Callaway Community Hospital in Fulton. Callaway is scheduled to re-open in Fulton by September 21st with full emergency room and inpatient services, but Platinum…… Continue Reading
Shane Bridwell Charged With Five Felonies Wednesday Prosecutors charged Mexico man, Shane Bridwell, Monday with five felonies for allegedly taking advantage of an elderly couple. Court records show he was issued a summons to appear yesterday (Wednesday). Bridwell moved in with the couple’s granddaughter in 2019 and began stealing from them in 2020. Money first…… Continue Reading
School Enrollment, Advising, Safety Awareness is Up School enrollment in the area seems to be booming. Columbia Public Schools are up a record 669 students and State Tech in Linn is also up a record breaking 8%. Mexico 59 School District added 49 new students since May. With their district’s board of education approval, Moberly…… Continue Reading
Soybean Festival Promises to be a Good Time Friday and Saturday This morning we spoke with Marissa Lightsey and Reagan Mudd, both from the Mexico Jaycees Soybean Festival this weekend. It looks like this year should be fun. They’ve brought back the carnival and added more variety and craft beers to the beer garden. There…… Continue Reading
Steve Haag Discusses Mexico City Council Meeting 8/22/22 Mexico residents will see a lower property tax levy and city employees could see a slightly larger paycheck following last night’s (Monday) meeting of the Mexico City Council. With assessed property valuation up nearly sixteen million dollars from last year, the council approved a tax rate of…… Continue Reading
Fire at Robnett Automotive Could Have Been Much Worse Robnett Automotive just south of Mexico on Route JJ, suffered significant damage to the main shop from a fire Friday night. A vehicle caught fire several hours after the shop had closed for the night. An alarm system, nearby neighbors and area firefighters helped to minimize…… Continue Reading
Mexico Public Safety Responds to Fire on North Washington Friday On Friday, Mexico Department of Public Safety responded to the 700 block of North Washington regarding a residential fire. The first arriving officers were notified of smoke in the front bedroom. The fire was extinguished with moderate damage to the bedroom, and light smoke throughout…… Continue Reading
New MU Urgent Care Served Dozens on First Day MU Health Care’s new Urgent Care clinic opened yesterday and dozens of patients showed up needing care. The Clinic brings back doctors familiar to the Mexico area and provides potential contact with more than 600 doctors in more than 80 specialties. Mexico’s new urgent care clinic…… Continue Reading
Noble Health Under Investigation by Two Branches of the Department of Labor Noble Health, the most recent owners of the Audrain Community Hospital and Callaway Community Hospital, is now the focus of at least two federal investigations. In Callaway, state inspectors deemed conditions to be so poor as to endanger patients, skimping on surgical supplies…… Continue Reading
