Mexico Man Arrested After Refusing to Stop for MPSD A Mexico man who ran from Mexico Public Safety Saturday night finds himself charged with a number of offenses. Officers tried to stop a vehicle that was reportedly being driven in a careless and imprudent manner on North Washington Street. The driver refused to stop and…… Continue Reading
Mexico Teen Receives Minor Injuries in Saturday Accident A Mexico teen receives minor injuries in an accident Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 16-year-old girl failed to negotiate a curve on Highway ZZ at Audrain Road 353, ran off the right side of the road and overturned. She was taken by…… Continue Reading
Roadwork Will Impact Audrain County for the Next Few Months Weather permitting, MoDOT will have a section of Route B in Audrain County closed Monday through Wednesday of this coming week. Route B between Route D and Route J will be closed each day between 7am and 4pm for pavement repairs. Beginning next Monday, July…… Continue Reading
U.S. Senate Candidate Making a Campaign Stop in Mexico, MO for Rally U.S. Senate candidate Vicky Hartzler will be making a campaign stop in Mexico, MO on Saturday, July 23rd. According to event organizer Dusty Blue it will be a meet and greet and rally that will be held at 1pm at the Mexico Elks…… Continue Reading
Mexico Westlake Ace Hardware Customers Donate Money for Box Fans to Help Citizens in Need Westlake Ace Hardware recently hosted a fan drive to benefit the Salvation Army and Mexico customers donated money to purchase 58 new box fans to help their fellow citizens in need. Westlake donated an additional 10 fans. This is the…… Continue Reading
Back-To-School Health Fair Coming to Mexico in August The annual Back-To-School Health Fair in Mexico will be a drive-thru event only this year. It is presented by the Community Health Ministry Team where backpacks and school supplies are provided for children of grades Kindergarten through 12th, at no additional cost. Other agencies taking part in…… Continue Reading
City of Vandalia Under Boil Water Advisory After Water Main Break Vandalia residents are under a boil water advisory for the next 48 hours. According to Vandalia City Manager Darren Berry crews were doing some water tower work this morning resulting in a water main break. They have fixed one of the water main breaks…… Continue Reading
Resurfacing Projects Set to Begin in Audrain County Drivers can expect to experience temporary traffic impacts, beginning the week of July 18th, as resurfacing work begins on Route J in Audrain County from Bus 54 in Mexico to U.S. Route 54 at Basinger Corner, the total length of improvement is 17.8 miles. This project is…… Continue Reading
Mexico Public Safety Responds to Camper Trailer Fire on Highway 54 Bypass No injuries reported after a camper trailer fire on the Highway 54 bypass yesterday (Tuesday). Mexico Public Safety responded to the bypass, about a half mile north of South Clark around 2:19pm and found a 2021 Cherokee camper had a small fire in…… Continue Reading
Mexico Public Safety Responds to Four Fires Over Fourth of July Holiday Weekend Mexico Public Safety responded to four separate fires over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. The first fire happened Friday afternoon just before 3:30 in the 1200 block of South Jefferson. Responding personnel found a fire outside of a house, near a…… Continue Reading
