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On Nov. 11 at 1:21 pm, Mexico Public Safety officers were dispatched to the intersection of North Clark and Perry streets, regarding a traffic crash.
It was not your routine accident scene.

On their arrival, officers found a damaged silver Honda Accord facing west on Perry. Officers also saw a damaged Chevrolet Equinox facing south on a front yard in the 1400 block of North Clark.

Adding to the chaotic scene were a broken utility pole and electrical lines that fell in the roadway.

The 12th Circuit Court has received the Permanency Award from the Supreme Court of Missouri for excellence in service to children and families. The award recognizes the Circuit Court’s consistent timely hearings for child abuse and neglect cases.

The court’s Presiding Judge is Jason Lamb. Judge Kelly Broniec served as the circuit’s Juvenile Division judge for the past 14 years. Judge Broniec was recently appointed by Gov. Mike Parson to the Missouri Court of Appeals.

Despite a pandemic and one of the most contentious presidential races on record, the 2020 general election in Missouri went off without a hitch.

President of the League of Women Voters of Missouri Evelyn Maddox said they had members on the ground at poll sites around the state to assist if problems arose.

"We've had no reports of intimidation or interference with voting," said Maddox. "And, generally speaking, voters and poll workers alike were patient with whatever conditions existed."