The Mexico Ledger

06/05/2026

Chris Ellis has a Hall of Fame background as a basketball coach and will head North Callaway R1 School District girls basketball

Chris Ellis brings extensive basketball coaching experience to North Callaway High School as the new head girls basketball coach.  His career includes coaching women’s basketball at the …

06/05/2026

Jesse McKee has been promoted to be the new North Callaway R1 School District baseball head coach

North Callaway R-1 School District announced the promotion of Jesse McKee as the new head baseball coach. At North Callaway, McKee has served as an assistant softball coach for eight years and …

06/04/2026

GALLERY: Saddle up for Mexico's Equipment Rodeo highlights. City of Mexico - City Hall

Approximately 60 competitors from across the state showcased their skills by navigating a skid loader, mini excavator and a zero-turn mower through an obstacle course at the annual Equiptment Rodeo …

06/04/2026

Simmons' Stable Preservation welcomed four living and four posthumous inductees to the International Saddlehorse Hall of Fame.

Although intensely competitive, the Saddlehorse community is close-knit. Representatives of the Saddlehorse industry gathered at the Simmons Stables Barn for the annual International Saddlebred …

06/04/2026

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06/04/2026

The Presser Pipes Community Choir Spring Concert was a blast from the past.

The Presser Pipes spring concert was all about memories. Since 2018, the Presser Pipes Choir has celebrated the arts and community. The spring concert and canned food drive was held May 28 on …

06/04/2026

It's almost week 🎉 👑 State Director Alice Leonatti shares some important itinerary info and show details in another edition of Miss Missouri Scholarship Organization

Miss Missouri State Director Alice Leonatti stopped by the studio t...

06/04/2026

The Centralia Panthers Baseball program hadn't lost a game in a while, but its season ended in sectionals against the defending state champion

Centralia went into Tuesday’s Class 3 sectional with its best season in recent memory. A big reason why was the 10 runs per game averaged by the No. 3 Panthers and no shutouts allowed by the …

06/04/2026

Former Mexico Bulldogs Activities AD Jeff Anderson learned a lot about officiating from his late friend Ron Whittaker and has taken all of that into his time as a track official, earning an award in the process

Three years after Ron Whittaker’s death, he is still having an impact on Jeff Anderson’s life. The former Mexico activities director from 2010-19, Anderson, was named the Girls Track …

06/03/2026

Public Works employees across the state made barrel racing on a zero-turn mower look easy at the Mexico City of Mexico - City Hall