Mexico Schools Hires New Principal at Eugene Field and New Assistant Principal at Hawthorne Mexico Public Schools is announcing a new Principal at the Eugene Field Elementary School and a new Assistant Principal at Hawthorne Elementary for the 2022-2023 school year. Desiree Pezley will begin her duties as principal at Eugene Field on July 1st.…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team Completes First Ever Undefeated Season The Mexico Bulldogs boys basketball team completed the regular season tonight with a perfect record of 25-0 after beating the Hannibal Pirates on the road 76-57. Jordan Shelton led the way offensively for the Bulldogs with 23 points. DJ Long put up 14 points, and…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Offering Drive-Up COVID-19 Testing Event The Audrain County Health Department will once again be hosting a free COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test clinic this Wednesday, February 23rd from 9am to 11am and 2pm to 4pm at the health department. The testing is only for those county residents 11 years of age and…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team One Win Away From an Undefeated Regular Season The Mexico Bulldogs boys basketball team improved to 24-0 after defeating the Macon Tigers 84-56 in the final home game of the regular season tonight (Monday) at the Mexico Sports Complex. Four Bulldogs players reached double digits in scoring. Senior guard Isaiah…… Continue Reading
Little Dixie Firefighters Honored at Annual Award Banquet Several Little Dixie Firefighters are receiving recognition for their years of service and acts of valor. Mexico Little Dixie Fire Department Captain Todd DeOrnellis is the recipient of a lifesaving award after responding to an incident in Clark where a vehicle was hit by a train. Little…… Continue Reading
Sterling Oliver Presented With Colonel C. R. Stribling Jr. Community Service Award Montgomery County native and long-time Mexico resident Sterling Oliver has a new award to compliment his long list of civic involvment. Oliver was presented with the Colonel C. R. Stribling Jr. Community Service Award at tonight’s (Friday’s) Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce Awards…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Releases Weekly COVID-19 Numbers Audrain County is continuing to see a significant decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases. According to the weekly release from the Audrain County Health Department sent out this morning (Friday), the number of active cases in Audrain County is 41. That is 56 fewer active cases…… Continue Reading
First Round Results From State Wrestling Tournament All four Mexico boys wrestlers are advancing after the first round at the state tournament going on at Mizzou Arena. Freshman Grant Van Horn and veterans Keith Ransom, Dylan Mosley and Ricky Juarez all wrestle tomorrow (Friday) in the quarterfinals. Katie Bowen is making her second trip to…… Continue Reading
Missouri Military Academy Rifle Team Qualifies for Nationals With a Top 5 Finish at Sectionals The Missouri Military Academy’s rifle team is qualified for Nationals after finishing 5th out of 75 teams at the JROTC Rifle Sectionals. The MMA rifle team traveled to Camp Perry, Ohio for the sectionals competition February 10th through 12th. The…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Cancels Event at Presser Due to Impending Winter Storm The Audrain County Health Department is canceling their scheduled At-Home COVID-19 Test Distribution event at Presser Arts that was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon (Thursday). According to a news release from the health department the cancelation is due to the anticipated winter storm…… Continue Reading
