No Injuries in Early Morning Vehicle Fire Saturday An early morning fire Saturday destroys a pickup and damages an LP tank, according to the Little Dixie Fire Protection District. Crews responded to the 10000 block of Audrain Road 963 at 3:30 to find a pickup with flames coming from the engine and passenger compartments. The…… Continue Reading
Mexico High School Academic Team Sixth Annual Bulldog Regional Interscholastic Challenge Champions The Mexico High School Academic Varsity Team A won the 6th annual Bulldog Regional Interscholastic Challenge held at the Mexico High School on Saturday. It was the first tournament win for the Bulldogs since winning districts in 2019. There is one regular season…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs History Making Basketball Season End in Quarterfinals of State Playoffs The Mexico Bulldogs boys basketball team’s magical season came to an end in the quarterfinals of the State playoffs this afternoon with a 69-44 loss to the Vashon Wolverines. The Bulldogs were outscored 35-17 in the first half. Mexico would come roaring back…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team Eyes Final Four Appearance It has been 24 years since a Mexico Bulldogs boys basketball team has made a Final Four appearance. That is what head coach Darren Pappas and his 28-0 Bulldogs hope to accomplish when they face Vashon tomorrow afternoon (Saturday). The 1998 team was coached by Scott…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Sponsoring Free Pfizer First Dose Clinic at Vandalia YMCA The Audrain County Health Department will be hosting a free Pfizer first dose clinic at the Eastern Family YMCA in Vandalia tomorrow (Thursday) from 4pm – 6pm. The clinic is for ages 5-11 and walk-ins are welcome. The Vandalia YMCA is located…… Continue Reading
Mexico Boys Basketball Defeats St. Charles West in Sectional Round of State Playoffs The Mexico Bulldogs boys basketball team defeated the St. Charles West Warriors 61-48 in the Sectional round of the State playoffs tonight (Tuesday) at the Troy-Buchanan High School. The Bulldogs started the game off with a 6-0 run and never trailed in…… Continue Reading
Fire in Mexico at Bougainville Drive Claims Lives of Four Dogs and Two Cats Four small dogs and two small cats are dead after a fire yesterday afternoon (Monday) in Mexico at Bougainville Drive. Mexico Public Safety responded to the fire just after 12:30 and found a house with an attached carport and storage area…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Hires New Emergency Management Director Audrain County has a new Emergency Management Director. The Audrain County Commission announced this afternoon (Monday) that Interim Director Carl Donaldson has been promoted to the position. Donaldson has served in the interim capacity for the past six months. Prior to starting in the Emergency Management department, Donaldson…… Continue Reading
Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Selects Four Mexico Players to All District Team and Darren Pappas as Coach of the Year The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Class 4 District 8 All-District Teams are being released today (Monday). For the Mexico Bulldogs boys Isaiah Reams, Daeye Miller and Jordan Shelton were named to the team. Mexico head…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Shifting the Way They Report COVID-19 to the Community The Audrain County Health Department is shifting the way it reports COVID-19 in the Audrain County community. With the shift announced by the CDC earlier this week to an endemic mode of tracking, the Audrain County Health Department will now rely on…… Continue Reading
