The Auxvasse Annual Holiday Parade, which had been scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m., was canceled due to weather, but instead of forgoing the holiday festivities altogether, they just skipped …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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12/18/24
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The City of Mexico City Council met on Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. in a regular session which was open to the public. Chairman Pro Team Steve Haag, Mayor Vicki Briggs, and council members Chris Miller, Chris …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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12/18/24
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The sound of children singing Christmas carols flooded the halls of McMillan Early Learning Center on Friday, Dec. 13.
If you follow the sound of drums keeping the beat for the jaunty piano and …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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12/18/24
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The Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Chapter 4-7 paid a very special visit to the Missouri Veterans Home on Friday, Dec. 13 to hand out gifts and, most importantly, spread a little holiday …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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12/18/24
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Bill Ehrlich, Jerry Biery, and Jack Kirkwood, received their quilts at the Missouri Veterans Home on Wednesday, Dec. 11 from Friends and Family Veterans Support. Ehrlich served as a Marine and both …
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12/18/24
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GFWC Mexico Women’s Club met on Dec. 9 at the YMCA Café with President Gailyn Fennewald presiding. This was the annual Christmas party and gift exchange and was hosted by members of the …
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12/18/24
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Altrusa International of Mexico, Missouri Inc. recently held its annual salad auction on Nov. 14 at the Mexico Elks Lodge. Altrusa members raise funds throughout the year through multiple …
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12/18/24
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The Foundation for Soy Innovation scholarship program is back, bringing opportunities for college-aged students to further their education and interest in the soybean industry. The scholarships, made …
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12/15/24
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On Thursday, Dec. 12, at approximately 3:27 a.m., the Mexico Public Safety Department became aware of a vehicle driving into a building in the 200 block of E. Liberty then driving away. At about the …
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12/12/24
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A 25-year-old Ashland man is in the hospital with serious injuries after a crash that occurred on US 63, just north of County Road 394, on Dec. 11 at 11:24 p.m. The driver of the 2012 Honda Ridgeline …
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12/12/24
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Does the Constitution allow school officials to give a twelve-year-old a year-long suspension for telling another student about a potential school shooting threat she saw on social media? That is the …
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12/11/24
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The First Christian Church living nativity was alive Sunday evening. Check out this year’s cast:
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12/11/24
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McMillan Early Learning Center opened its doors to the magic of the holiday season with its first-ever "Take Me to the North Pole" event, drawing about 200 families for a night of festive fun, …
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By Marci Orr, Director of Communications, Mexico School District
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12/11/24
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On Saturday morning at 8 a.m., before the holiday parade, families joined Santa and the Mexico Civic Club in St. Brendan Gymnasium.
Holiday tunes by John Knipfel, who was dressed in his …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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12/11/24
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Winter Wonderland in Mexico
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This year’s “Songs of Christmas” holiday parade was magical and you couldn’t have asked for better weather for a December day. The parade may have taken a different route this …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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12/11/24
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The Simmons’ Stable Preservation Foundation had been decorating the outside of the barn since before Thanksgiving but last weekend everything really kicked into high gear.
It was all hands …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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12/11/24
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The Missouri State Fair and the Youth in Agriculture Committee are accepting applications for Youth in Agriculture scholarships for Missouri high school seniors graduating in 2025. The application …
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12/11/24
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On Sunday, Dec. 8 at 12:06 a.m. a 31-year-old man from Justin, TX was walking in the driving lane of Highway 54 when he was struck by a vehicle. The driver of the 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee, a …
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12/10/24
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On Monday, December 2, at approximately 10:31 a.m., the Mexico Public Safety Department responded to the 300 block of Muldrow in reference to a business which had been broken into during the previous …
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12/4/24
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The North Callaway R-1 School District has accepted a bid from Coil Construction to build a new elementary school, including an addition for the early
childhood Thunderbird Learning Center. This …
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12/4/24
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November 25, Mexico Public Schools announces its highest Annual Performance Report (APR) score in the three-year history of the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP 6).
The district earned …
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12/4/24
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Core curriculum programs, gym mats, flexible seating, 3-D technology, and ukuleles are some of the resources that are being added to Mexico classrooms as a result of the A+ for Mexico Education grant …
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12/4/24
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On the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 26, members of the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, East Central Drug Task Force, Mexico Department of Public Safety, and Missouri State Highway Patrol executed …
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12/4/24
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The Eastern Missouri Family YMCA in Vandalia hosted their annual “Too Much Turkey” post Thanksgiving 5k walk/run. The event began along with the first snow of the season at 8 a.m. …
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By Sky Strauss, Staff Writer
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12/4/24
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Since the Mexico Ledger’s return to local ownership in 2020, we’ve been taking extra special care seeing to it that Santa gets his letters from all the children in Mexico. The postal box …
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12/4/24
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