MEXICO REFUSE RATES SET TO GO UP SEVENTEEN CENTS

Refuse rates for trash collection will be going up by seventeen cents in April. The Mexico City Council voted for the resolution at last (Monday) night’s council meeting. The monthly cost will go up to $11.59 and Daynes Waste Disposal will continue to do the pickup.Continue Reading

PRINCIPAL ANNOUNCED FOR NEW JEFFERSON CITY HIGH SCHOOL

Ben Meldrum is being announced as the principal for the second Jefferson City High School today (Tuesday). Meldrum is currently the principal for Simonsen 9th Grade Center in Jefferson City and has been involved with the new high schools construction and staffing process. Meldrum has worked for the district for the past 17 years, and…Continue Reading

BRIEF VEHICLE CHASE IN CALLAWAY COUNTY ENDS IN ARREST

A woman driving a vehicle in Columbia is reporting that shots were fired at her vehicle while she was driving yesterday (Sunday). Police say the it happened around 1:30 Sunday morning in the area of Derby Ridge and Bold Ruler Drive. Officers located two bullet holes in the trunk of the car and one bullet…Continue Reading

SHOTS FIRED AT WOMAN DRIVING VEHICLE IN COLUMBIA

A woman driving a vehicle in Columbia is reporting that shots were fired at her vehicle while she was driving yesterday (Sunday). Police say the it happened around 1:30 Sunday morning in the area of Derby Ridge and Bold Ruler Drive. Officers located two bullet holes in the trunk of the car and one bullet…Continue Reading

MEXICO MAN AND WOMAN KILLED IN CALLAWAY COUNTY ACCIDENT

A Mexico man and woman are dead after and a third person has serious injuries after a rollover crash in Callaway County on Saturday night. According to the Highway Patrol it happened on Highway 54 East, north of Auxvasse when a car being driven by 28 year old David A. Fletcher of Mexico went off…Continue Reading

ATTEMPTED AUTO THEFT AND ASSAULT WITH MACHETE IN COLUMBIA

A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after an arrest for attempting to steal a car and assaulting the owner with a machete. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says they responded to the 700 block of Demaret Drive about 7:15 last (Sunday) night, found 35 year old Manuel Grajalez-Lopez attempted to drive off in a…Continue Reading

MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING FROM DRUG AND REHAB CENTER IN BOONVILLE

A ten thousand dollar bond has been set for a man arrested by Boonville Police for second degree burglary and stealing from an alcohol and drug addiction rehabilitation center. According to court records Jacob Sharp is accused of breaking into three separate employee offices at Valley Hope on Sunday night. Police say that Sharp left…Continue Reading

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