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Kim Sydenstricker selected for Colonel C. R. Stribling Community Service Award
Kim Sydenstricker has been selected to receive the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce’s Colonel C. R. Stribling Community Service Award, the Chamber’s top annual honor recognizing exemplary service …
Students work through a reality simulation, managing finances for real-life purchases.
Area eighth-graders visit the Reality Store
The person helping an eighth grader budget for a house today could be the same person handing them the keys a few years from now. That’s one of the connections built through the annual Reality …
Advisor Linda Malott and Shannon Davolt pose with their awards.
Student Councils attend MASC Northeast District Convention
Mexico High School and Mexico Middle School Student Councils attended the MASC Northeast District Convention on Oct. 30. Students enjoyed a day filled with leadership training, an inspirational …
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Paris sophomore Edie Wormington finishes the Class 1 girls race Saturday at Gans Creek in Columbia.
Paris cross country keeps state streak alive with girls team, Morgan
The Paris cross country team finished its fifth season on Saturday.  Every season has ended at state as Paris had seven girls run as a team on Saturday at the Class 1 meet at Gans Creek in …
Missouri Military Academy competes at a home swimming meet this season.
Missouri Military Academy has four swim through to state meet today
Four Missouri Military Academy cadets will be swimming at the end of the week. MMA qualified for five events at Friday’s and Saturday’s Class 1 Boys Swimming Championships at the City of St. …
Van-Far seniors Slade Keller (left) and Garrett Hopke round a turn on the Gans Creek course during the Class 1 boys race on Saturday in Columbia.
Keller, Hopke medal, leave legacy at Van-Far
Slade Keller and Garrett Hopke provided the Van-Far cross country program with everything it needed and more leading to their final state races Saturday. Keller broke the school record set by …
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Phyllis Elam
Phyllis Elaine Elam, 81, of Mexico, died Nov. 10, 2026, at the University of Missouri Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be announced at a later date. Online condolences may be left at …
Connie L. King
Connie L. King
Connie Louise Wright King, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, friend, aunt, and protector of family in need passed away peacefully on October 24, 2026. She was born August 25, 1942 in Hannibal, MO to …
Joyce Nell Riechers Keller
Joyce Keller, beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on November 4, 2026, in Homedale, Idaho. She was 80 years old. Joyce was born on January 10, 1946, in Audrain …
Richard W. Bowen
Richard W. Bowen
Richard W. Bowen Jr., 90, of St. Louis, formerly of Mexico, passed away at 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in St. Louis. A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on …
David Taylor
David Taylor
David Lee Taylor, 82, of Mexico, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at Monroe Manor in Paris after a battle with prostate cancer. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, November …
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