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Mendon, Missouri. Population 171. There’s really nothing here. The tiny town is located off Route 11, just south of Yellow Creek. You’re three hours west of Saint Louis, two hours east of Kansas City. It’s quiet. No attractions. No major landmarks. Nobody famous ever lived here unless you count Vern Kennedy, right-hander for the White Sox, circa 1934. If you’re looking for entertainment in Mendon, your main option is Busch Light. But you’ll have to drive all the way to Brunswick to find a liquor store. “We are just country folk,” said Mendon native Carol Ann Wamsley, “and that’s what...

Missouri officials have declared a 'large fatality event' after a passenger train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago hit a dump truck that was blocking a public crossing and completely derailed on Monday. Three people are dead -- including two on the train and one in the dump truck -- after the train's eight cars and its two locomotives came off the tracks, officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. At least 50 people were injured, the Chariton County Ambulance Service said. At least nine patients were being taken to a University of Missouri Health Care hospital in Columbia,...

Saturday, June 25, 2022: Join the RSBN broadcast team LIVE from Mendon, IL for all day coverage of President Donald J. Trump's Save America Rally. President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will hold a rally in Mendon, Illinois, on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 7:00PM CDT. President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, delivers remarks. Venue: Adams County Fairgrounds 2010 E 1250th St Mendon, IL 62351 Timeline of Events: 8:00AM – Parking and Line Opens 2:00PM – Doors Open and Entertainment Begins 4:00PM – Pre-program Speakers Deliver Remarks 7:00PM...