MHS Academic Team Continues Winning Ways The Mexico High School Academic Team picks up a road win Saturday at the Mizzou Fall Academic Tournament. Led by Camden Williams, the team entered the championship round undefeated and won game 9 of the tournament 315 to 220, the closest win of the season. In a best of…… Continue Reading
Sunday Evening Fire Destroys Mexico Home A fire last night (Sunday) destroys a Mexico home. According to Mexico Public Safety, they were called to the 1200 block of Concordia Street at 6:00 last night and found heavy smoke with fire already venting through the roof. Crews battled the blaze for several hours with the home…… Continue Reading
Meyers Truck Service Honored at Chamber Dinner A 25-year old Mexico business is honored with the Commerce & Industry Award at the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce’s 37th Annual Commerce & Industry Appreciation Dinner tonight (Tuesday). Meyers Truck Service started as Randy’s Diesel Service in 1997 and changed to Meyers Truck Service in September of…… Continue Reading
Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce Wins National Award The Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce is a national award winner for their Workforce Resource Assistance Program. The Impact Award from the National Association of Development Organizations was presented to the Chamber Monday during NADO’s national conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Impact Award honors significant advances in…… Continue Reading
Man Jailed After Assaulting Mexico Public Safety Officer A man is in jail and a Mexico Public Safety officer is recovering following an incident last night (Monday) on West Monroe. According to Mexico Public Safety, they were called to a domestic disturbance in the area of Hardee’s. Officers located the female victim and while talking…… Continue Reading
Structure Fire & Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident Within Minutes of Each Other Monday Morning Two calls in the 8:00 hour yesterday morning (Monday) kept Mexico Public Safety busy. The first was at 8:02 when crews were called to a house fire in the 400 block of Harvard. Officers found smoke coming from the living room of the…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man Injured in Audrain County Accident Monday Morning A Mexico man is seriously injured in an Audrain County accident yesterday morning (Monday). According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it happened on westbound Highway 54 just east of Route HH when a Dodge Dakota driven by 46-year-old Bobby W. Norris ran off the left…… Continue Reading
Coats For Warmth Campaign is Kicking Off Today Coats For Warmth is underway in Mexico. The annual campaign allows residents to donate new or used coats for those in need and is a partnership between KXEO / KWWR Radio, Show-Me Credit Union, and Nu-Tone Cleaners. Coats can be dropped off at the radio station at…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Accident Injures Three Mexico Residents An accident in Audrain County last night (Tuesday) sends three Mexico residents to a Columbia hospital. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, it happened at 6pm on westbound Highway 54 east of Route HH when a vehicle driven 31-year-old Kyle C. Vomund hydroplaned off the roadway where…… Continue Reading
MPSD Responds to Garage Fire Friday Night A fire in the 500 block of Yale Friday night heavily damages a garage and claims the life of a family pet. Mexico Public Safety was called to the fire at 7:17 and found heavy smoke in the garage area and were able to extinguish it quickly. The…… Continue Reading
