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Few major issues face city council candidates

Published by admin on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 1:37pm

The candidates for Mexico’s two City Council seats tend to agree on the city’s near future needs.

Foremost on the minds of Chris Miller, Vicki Briggs and Richard Gold are seeing through completion of the new Aquatic Center, improving local parks, ridding the city of the A.P. Green relic and that often elusive goal of economic growth.

Much of their agendas focus on upgrades already approved or underway, such as the runway lighting project at the airport and sidewalk improvement work. They see no specific looming issues on the near future horizon.

Mexico funeral home owner expands again

Published by admin on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 1:36pm

When he graduated from Monroe City High School in the 1990s, Todd Yager dreamed of becoming a high school teacher and a basketball coach.

Now, he’s the owner of four funeral homes.

“I truly love it,” Yager said. “It has that competitiveness to me. It has that competitiveness to do things as good as you can. A lot of times we’ve got so much on our plate going on at once. To be able to do it all in an excellent manner, it’s very rewarding.”

DeBoe named MMA business operations director

Published by admin on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 1:32pm

Missouri Military Academy has named Joan DeBoe director for business operations and controller after an extensive national search. DeBoe comes to MMA with 15 years of accounting experience within an educational setting.

4-H team takes second at contest

Published by admin on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 1:31pm

The Audrain County 4-H Meat Judging team finished second at the University of Missouri Extension 4-H State Meats Judging Contest on Feb. 20, in a field of 45 from across the state.

Tucker Robnett, Pacey Cope and Lance Fort make up the team. All three placed in the top 10 individually. Robnett was second, Fort sixth and Cope ninth.

First place went to Monroe County.

MPSD responds to gun threat

Published by admin on Tue, 03/09/2021 - 6:47am

On Tuesday, March 2 at approximately 10:29 a.m., the Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the 1400 block of South Coal Street in reference to someone being threatened with a gun.

Responding personnel located Kevin L Jackson, 19, of Mexico, in the area. Jackson was arrested without incident, processed at MPSD, and taken to the Audrain County Jail for fourth-degree assault, unlawful use of weapon, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

There were no injuries.

Debris barrel fire spreads

Published by admin on Tue, 03/09/2021 - 6:47am

A resident in the 1000 block of Lakeview in Mexico who decided to burn yard waste on Thursday afternoon accidentally set several lawns ablaze.

Firefighters with the Mexico Public Safety Department extinguished the fire, but not before it melted siding on two homes and damaged an air conditioning unit. Investigators say a resident was burning yard waste in a barrel but went inside for a short amount of time. Burning debris from the barrel caught the resident’s yard on fire, and the fire spread into two neighboring yards before being noticed by another neighbor.

Man causes accident, assaults officer

Published by admin on Tue, 03/09/2021 - 6:46am

Police say an intoxicated driver with a suspended license drove through a traffic signal and caused an accident on Sunday evening. While detained he reportedly assaulted an officer.

According to Mexico Public Safety Department reports, Devin Frenandez, 29 of Mexico, entered the intersection of Boulevard and Muldrow with his 2010 Nissan, where he collided with a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado being driven by Serena Bosworth, 39 of Mexico.

Ron Clark has been a barbershop fixture for 60 years

Published by admin on Mon, 03/08/2021 - 7:00am

Ron Clark pauses for a moment to ponder a thought that occurred as he cut John Fitzpatrick’s hair on Wednesday afternoon.

“This is probably the oldest barber shop in the area, I imagine,” he said.

Ron’s Barber Shop, just off the square in Mexico, was Houchin’s when Clark started work in March of 1961. But the building has housed barbers dating back to 1907. So, yeah — probably.

Drive-thru literacy night has big turnout

Published by admin on Mon, 03/08/2021 - 6:58am

Hawthorne Elementary School hosted a drive-thru literacy night Thursday, Feb. 25, reading the book, “Little Chef” by Matt Stine and Elisabeth Weinberg. Turnout was impressive, with 173 students and their families attending, with all students and their families invited to attend.

10 questions with...Katie Bowen

Published by admin on Mon, 03/08/2021 - 6:57am

Katie Bowen is a freshman at Mexico High School. That alone may not seem remarkable — there are, after all, quite a few ninth graders at MHS. It’s when you add what she’s accomplished over the course of her first year in high school that Bowen stands out.

Among other things, she is Mexico’s first girls varsity wrestler to win a tournament and to go to state.

Bowen learned the sport from her father, who wrestled in high school and for Missouri Baptist University. She has been at it since first grade and participated in middle school wrestling under head coach Tony Senor.

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