Mexico Pins Boonville For 12th Win Of Season In a game that could have been mistaken for a wrestling match, particularly early on; the Mexico Bulldogs defeated the Boonville Pirates, 66-40, Monday night at the MHS Sportsplex. The win elevated the Bulldogs to 12-5 on the year. BHS fell to 7-10. The two teams tussled…… Continue Reading
Mexico City Council Hears Report On City Financial Audit For the 33rd straight year, Mexico’s financial documents pass an outside audit with flying colors. The report on the audit of the city’s financial reporting from independent auditors with Williams Keepers was the bulk of the bi-monthly meeting of the Mexico City Council tonight (Monday). In…… Continue Reading
Golf Talk With Greg Holman – #114 Black, blue, white, gray, yellow, red, green. There are so many choices of which tee to play. So how do you decide? I grew up on a public course that only had one set of tees. It wasn’t a long course but still, women and juniors were at…… Continue Reading
Funding for Broadband Projects Announced The Missouri Department of Economic Development is awarding a total of $261 million through the ARPA Broadband Infrastructure Grant Program to fund projects across Missouri. Ten projects from Chariton Valley Communication Corporation in Marion, Macon, Monroe, Ralls & Shelby counties is awarded nearly 43-and-a-half million dollars. Gateway Infrastructure is getting…… Continue Reading
Moberly Man Found Dead In House Fire A 62-year-old Moberly man is dead after a house fire early Saturday morning. According to a social media post from the Moberly Police Department, they and the Moberly Fire Department responded around 5:00 to 1625 South Morley for a house fire and found the victim in the house.…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 1/23/23 The final conference championship teams are now set in the NFL. Saturday, despite an ankle injury, Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 27 – 20 win over Jacksonville while the Eagles handled the Giants 38 – 7. Yesterday, the Bengals took care of the Bills 27 – 10 and the…… Continue Reading
Ameren Electric Customers Will Pay More Starting In February Ameren electric customers will pay more for their fuel adjustment clause following a ruling by the Missouri Public Service Commission. For the average user, the rate is currently $2.70 but after February 1st, that rate will increase to $6.27. Fuel adjustment charges are intended to help…… Continue Reading
Library Continues to Work on Restoring Service Administrators at the Mexico-Audrain County Library District continue to work to return to normal service following a ransomware attack last week. The facilities of the district remain open with staff checking out materials by hand. The attack did not affect the public access computers at each facility so…… Continue Reading
Simons Stables Gets Entrance Upgrade Motorist on Boulevard in Mexico may have noticed a new addition to Simmons Stables. They recently added a new gate at the south entrance to the property. The gate was fabricated by Dakota Moore of Turner Welding, Tyler Beamer and Warren Wilson, sandblasted by Joe Hosenfelt in Fulton and powder…… Continue Reading
Mexico Basketball Takes Three of Four at Kirksville The Mexico Bulldogs returned the favor to Kirksville Friday night as they took three of four varsity-junior varsity basketball contests on the road at Kirksville. The Tigers had taken three of four from Mexico in Mexico back on December 13th. The Mexico junior varsity girls were the…… Continue Reading
