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Chamber of Commerce Meeting and Awards Banquet Highlights
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The Mexico Ledger would like to congratulate all the honorees who were recognized at the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet.
Mark DeJaynes
The Colonel C. R. …
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Photos by Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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3/5/25
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The Spirit of Inclusion
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Mexico High School welcomed students with all abilities from surrounding districts to join them in the third annual Inclusion Revolution.
“The Revolution is Inclusion” …
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Photos by Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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3/5/25
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Among other business at the Feb. 24 meeting, Mexico City Council approved $34,721.26 for some street repairs through a crack and joint sealing process.
“This is a very cost-effective …
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By Don Munsch, Editor
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3/5/25
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Mexico City Council on Feb. 24 approved temporary construction easements for the North Washington Street Stormwater Improvement Project.
Council also approved a measure regarding a change order …
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By Don Munsch, Editor
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3/5/25
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Be curious, not judgmental, so goes one tenet of the gospel of Ted Lasso, the chipper Apple TV+ show character.
For attendees of the first Show Me Screenwriting Workshop, they learned they …
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By Don Munsch, Editor
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3/5/25
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Cheers echoed through the Mexico High School Sports Complex as volunteer high schoolers lined up to form a tunnel from the front doors of the complex into the gymnasium. Armed with colorful pool …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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3/5/25
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Mark DeJaynes expressed surprise by an honor he received Feb. 28.
DeJaynes, owner of A Marked Hair Salon, dedicated friend and tireless community leader, received this year’s Colonel C. R. …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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3/5/25
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A Mexico man was arrested Feb. 28 after a foot chase after he allegedly trespassed in a business and had other charges, according to a Mexico Public Safety Department release.
Shawntarius …
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3/3/25
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Clark man sent to University Hospital after crash
A Clark man was seriously injured in a wreck Feb. 25 in Boone County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol news release.
The man, …
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2/28/25
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A Vandalia man wanted on a warrant was arrested early Feb. 26 on a traffic stop in Audrain County.
Shortly before 1:10 a.m., Audrain County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested Michael D. Ogden, …
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2/26/25
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Missouri State University awarded 1,437 degrees to students in fall 2024.
The commencement ceremonies took place Dec. 13 at Great Southern Bank Arena. The following local students earned …
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2/26/25
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If your farm has been in your family since Dec. 31, 1925, you can apply to have it recognized as a Missouri Century Farm.
University of Missouri Extension, the MU College of Agriculture, Food …
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2/26/25
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The Audrain County Health Department will once again bring farm safety and an appreciation for Audrain County farmers to the forefront with the second Farm Safety Day Appreciation Luncheon, which is …
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2/26/25
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Congratulations to the area students who made the MACC Fall 2024 semester President’s, Dean’s and Part-Time Honors Lists.
Presidents List Fall 2024
Mexico Madison Balvanz, …
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2/26/25
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Haley Walker is a Licensed Professional Counselor, grew up in Mexico. She graduated from Mexico High School in 2013 and went on to pursue her Bachelor’s degree in psychology at Missouri State …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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2/26/25
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Mexico Public Schools teachers could get a $700 increase in base pay in next year’s budget, patrons heard at the Board of Education meeting Feb. 18.
Superintendent Troy Lentz said that the …
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By Don Munsch, Editor
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2/26/25
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The five women gather every summer over the decades at a beach house at North Carolina's Outer Banks, checking in on one another through the years after their shared experience of being on their swim …
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By Don Munsch, Editor
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2/26/25
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Audrain Co R-6 FFA Alumni gathered in the Community R-6 gymnasium for their annual Fields of Opportunity: Alumni Dinner and Fundraising/Scholarship auction Feb. 23.
The night kicked off with a …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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2/26/25
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Making a difference in one’s community – one’s world – can take on many forms. And the results of those good deeds touch many people in the here-and-now, while forming a …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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2/26/25
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Wreck sends two to Boone Hospital
CALLAWAY Two people were taken to Boone Hospital after a collision Feb. 21 on eastbound Interstate 70.
Just after 8:35 a.m., a woman, 24, and a boy, …
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2/25/25
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Two Mexico men were arrested after they allegedly fled on foot after a police vehicle chase on Feb. 24, a Mexico Public Safety Department news release reported.
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2/25/25
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A Mexico man received various charges after he was stopped by an Audrain County Sheriff’s Office deputy on Feb. 19 in the Walmart parking lot, a sheriff’s office news release stated.
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2/24/25
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A Mexico man was arrested Feb. 21 after he allegedly burglarized a building on West Jackson Street, according to a Mexico Public Safety Department news release.
Wyatt J. Bradley, 19, faces …
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2/24/25
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Wreck sends two people to hospital
Two people from Paris were transported to University Hospital in Columbia after they suffered minor injuries following a crash Feb. 17 on Highway 15 near Road …
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2/19/25
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GFWC Mexico Women’s Club met on Feb. 10, at the YMCA Café with President Gailyn Fennewald presiding. The meeting was hosted by members of the Education and Libraries Committee: Deborah …
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2/19/25
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