Audrain County Municipal Election April 4th Ballot Preview Voters in Audrain County will have a number of tax and bond issues to decide on during the April 4th election. Voters will be asked to approve a 3% tax on adult use marijuana sales in the county as well as in Mexico, Vandalia, Laddonia, Farber, Martinsburg,…… Continue Reading
Mexico Chamber Awards Dinner Friday Night
Mexico Chamber Awards Dinner Friday Night The Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce dinner honoring the Colonel C.R. Stribling Award winner Todd Yager is coming up Friday evening at the Audrain County 4-H Center. Besides Yager, other honorees include: Educator of the Year goes to Alexandria Stuckenschneider from Hawthorne Elementary, the Soybean Festival picks up the…… Continue Reading
Fires & Foot Pursuit Keep MPSD Busy Sunday Night & Monday Morning
Fire & Foot Pursuit Keep MPSD Busy Sunday Night & Monday Morning Mexico Public Safety is releasing details on two house fires late last night (Sunday) and early this morning (Monday) along with a foot pursuit. The first fire was just before 8:00 last night (Sunday) in the 900 block of East Jackson and was…… Continue Reading
Drug Busts In Mexico Leads to Seizures of Methamphetamine
Drug Busts In Mexico Leads to Seizures of Methamphetamine Recent drug busts in Mexico land four Mexicoans in jail. According to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Department, they, the East Central Drug Task Force, Mexico Public Safety and the Missouri State Highway Patrol served two search warrants in the early morning hours Monday at two unrelated…… Continue Reading
Mexico Entrepreneur Presents At State Conference
Mexico Entrepreneur Presents At State Conference A Mexico business owner is being asked to speak at a state conference this weekend. Brandt Schisler, who along with his wife Kelsey own Hickory Ridge Orchard, will be presenting at the Mid-America Organic Conference in Hartsburg Friday and Saturday. He’ll share what they’ve learned growing organic fruit trees,…… Continue Reading
More Services Restored At Mexico-Audrain County Library District
More Services Restored At Mexico-Audrain County Library District More services are being restored at the Mexico-Audrain County Library District after last week’s ransomware attack. According to Director Christal Bruner, access to HOOPLA Digital, HeritageQuest, Ebsco and Novelist have been returned to service. Access to Libby/Overdrive is still down as the district’s vendor works to restore…… Continue Reading
Mexico City Council Hears Report On City Financial Audit
Mexico City Council Hears Report On City Financial Audit For the 33rd straight year, Mexico’s financial documents pass an outside audit with flying colors. The report on the audit of the city’s financial reporting from independent auditors with Williams Keepers was the bulk of the bi-monthly meeting of the Mexico City Council tonight (Monday). In…… Continue Reading
Simmons Stables Gets Entrance Upgrade
Simons Stables Gets Entrance Upgrade Motorist on Boulevard in Mexico may have noticed a new addition to Simmons Stables. They recently added a new gate at the south entrance to the property. The gate was fabricated by Dakota Moore of Turner Welding, Tyler Beamer and Warren Wilson, sandblasted by Joe Hosenfelt in Fulton and powder…… Continue Reading
Ribbon Cutting For The Summit Transitional Housing Facility
Ribbon Cutting For The Summit Transitional Housing Facility A ribbon cutting was held for the Audrain County Shelter Resource Coalition’s new transitional housing program, The Summit, at 626 Summit Street, Suite L this afternoon (Wednesday). The facility allows those homeless but employed gain skills needed to be successful in the housing market and establish the…… Continue Reading
Mexico Downtown Business Closing Storefront to Focus on Online Sales
Mexico Downtown Business Closing Storefront to Focus on Online Sales A downtown Mexico business is shuttering their brick and mortar store and moving to online sales only. Tarah and Grant Toellner are closing Martha Rose at the end of March to focus on their online presence according to a Facebook post from the business. In…… Continue Reading
