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 …
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3/9/21
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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 …
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3/9/21
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The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a pair of incidents on Feb. 22. At 9:30 in the morning, a kitchen fire ignited in a house on the 900 block of North Kentucky, Fire crews found the …
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3/4/21
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Less than a week after the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office had a full body scanning device installed at the jail, guards identified something unusual on a man entering the facility.
He was …
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By: Dave Faries, Editor
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2/18/21
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An early morning house fire on Thursday left scorch marks, a hole in the roof and shivering firefighters.
“It was cold, it was rough,” said Mexico Public Safety Department Major Brice …
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2/18/21
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Officers arrested seven suspects on narcotics-related charges over a four day span last week.
Booked on various charges were Lawrence E. Lamberson of Fayette, Brianna L. Radford of Centralia, …
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By: Dave Faries, Editor
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2/3/21
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A structure fire on a farm north of Benton City Wednesday evening destroyed an estimated $1 million worth of equipment.
Little Dixie Fire Protection District Chief Bill Albus said flames had …
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By: Dave Faries, Editor
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2/3/21
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Three men linked to a series of auto thefts in Mexico were arrested by police in Carrollton, Ill., on Friday.
Corvis D. Johnson, 35, of Belridge, Quindarion L. Wright, 20, of St. Louis and Jamie …
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By: Dave Faries, Editor
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1/27/21
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A Mexico man led law enforcement officers on a wild car chase before being arrested and jailed on several charges.
Hayden Michael Sample, 26, ended the day on Jan. 11 in the Audrain County Jail …
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By: Dave Faries, Editor
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1/20/21
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When deputies from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office pulled Robert Lee Kohl over for a routine traffic violation last Saturday on S. Main Street in Vandalia they quickly became …
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By: Dave Faries, Editor
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1/20/21
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