Mizzou Urgent Care Clinic in Mexico to Open Next Tuesday The new Mizzou Urgent Care clinic in Mexico will open next Tuesday, August 16th. It will provide convenient and cost-effective care for those needing urgent, but not life-threatening medical treatment including X-rays, lab services, breathing treatments, IV hydration and medications, and services for asthma and…… Continue Reading
Tri-County Care Center to Survive In a follow-up to a story published August 3rd that is truly good news: Baptist Homes and Healthcare Ministries have agreed to move forward with negotiations with Tri-County Care Center Board of Directors. There are no plans to change any aspects of the facility structure at this time. Tri-County will…… Continue Reading
COVID Cases Show Recent Rise in Boone County, Audrain Steady Cases of COVID-19 in Boone County hospitals went up about 20% between Wednesday and Thursday, according to the county health department. The Columbia/Boone County Department of Health and Human Services reported 41 COVID-19 patients in our local hospitals. Of those, 3 patients are in the…… Continue Reading
Brian Pursiful of Veteran’s Assistance League Announces Donation of New Accessible Golf Cart for Missouri Veterans Home Brian Pursiful, Vice President of the Mexico Veteran’s Home Assistance League, came in this morning to tell us about a new custom made golf cart that is being donated to the home. The cart is accessible and all…… Continue Reading
Temporary Speed Limit Changes on Highway KK to be Enforced Until Repairs Made The Audrain County Sheriff’s Department is warning motorists of speed limit changes on a county highway. In a Facebook post yesterday (Wednesday), the agency says that the speed limit on Highway KK between Highways B and J has been reduced by MoDOT…… Continue Reading
Tri-County Care Center in Vandalia Faces Imminent Closure Tri-County Care Center, Vandalia’s only nursing home will close at the end of August forcing about 40 residents to relocate and many more long-time employees are now facing the uncertainty of unemployment. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a raft of problems for the residential care center. There…… Continue Reading
Tanker Hit by Train in Mexico On Saturday morning, there was a crash involving a train and a tractor-trailer at the railroad crossings at Jefferson and Calhoun Street in Mexico. Mark Taylor, age 63, of Belleville, Illinois, was delivering diesel fuel to the depot, operating a 2015 International semi-truck. Taylor stopped as a slow-moving train…… Continue Reading
Coronavirus Rises Nationally, While Staying Low in Central Missouri Coronavirus is on the rise, both nationally and state-wide. Missouri is reporting 12,749 new coronavirus cases for the week of July 21 through Wednesday. The state reported 998 patient hospitalizations and 135 patients in the ICU for the week ending July 20. The central region and…… Continue Reading
Mexico Public Safety Officer Injured Overnight A Mexico Public Safety Officer was injured early this morning in the line of duty. The unnamed officer responded to the Casey’s General Store in the 800 block of West Monroe, just before 3am, in reference to a subject who appeared to be passed out in a vehicle. The…… Continue Reading
Free Vaccination Clinics – Audrain County Health Department An adult booster vaccine clinic will be held in Vandalia from 9am – 1:30pm on August 4th at the Lange Building, 109 E. Park St. Another booster clinic will be August 10th from 4-6pm at the Audrain County Health Department, 1130 S. Elmwood Drive in Mexico. This…… Continue Reading
