Laddonia Man With Minor Injuries in Callaway County Accident A Laddonia man escapes serious injury after an early-morning accident in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 61-year-old Mark V. Bertels’ vehicle ran off the right side of the road. Bertels overcorrected and the vehicle ran off the left side of the road…… Continue Reading
Lincoln University Enrollment Up Lincoln University in Jefferson City is seeing a rise in enrollment for the fall semester. Enrollment for the current semester is 1,833, a 2% increase from last fall’s 1,794 with full-time student numbers rising by the same percentage. The university has stepped up its focus on recruiting and admissions recently, including…… Continue Reading
Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce Wins National Award The Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce is a national award winner for their Workforce Resource Assistance Program. The Impact Award from the National Association of Development Organizations was presented to the Chamber Monday during NADO’s national conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Impact Award honors significant advances in…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 10/19/22 Following a rain postponement Monday, the Guardians and Yankees got their game in yesterday with the Yankees advancing to the Championship Series on the heels of their 5 to 1 drubbing of Cleveland. They are now in Houston for game one of the American League Championship Series with the first pitch…… Continue Reading
Extended Hours Flu Vaccination Event Coming to Mexico MU Health Care is offering an extended hours flu vaccination event in Mexico next week. The event will be at MU Health Care South Clark Medical Building at 3626 South Clark Monday evening from 5pm – 7pm. Those wanting flu vaccinations are asked to bring their insurance…… Continue Reading
Retired Highway Patrolman to Lead Missouri Lottery A Macon native is set to become the sixth director of the Missouri Lottery. Lester Elder will become the Executive Director effective November 7th. Elder retired after 30 years with the Missouri State Highway Patrol where he served as a sergeant in Audrain County and later in his…… Continue Reading
Golf Talk With Greg Holman – #100 Click play to listen to Greg’s blog, or, read below. This golf blog marks a milestone. It is the 100th episode and this week I thought we’d talk about breaking 100 or breaking bad. The main thing to remember when trying to shoot in the 90’s for the…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 10/18/22 There is still no winner in the final American League Divisional Series. Rain postponed yesterday’s game between the Guardians and Yankees; it will be made up this afternoon at 2:07. The National League Championship Series gets underway tonight with the Padres hosting the Phillies, first pitch set for 6:03. In Monday…… Continue Reading
Man Jailed After Assaulting Mexico Public Safety Officer A man is in jail and a Mexico Public Safety officer is recovering following an incident last night (Monday) on West Monroe. According to Mexico Public Safety, they were called to a domestic disturbance in the area of Hardee’s. Officers located the female victim and while talking…… Continue Reading
Structure Fire & Vehicle-Pedestrian Accident Within Minutes of Each Other Monday Morning Two calls in the 8:00 hour yesterday morning (Monday) kept Mexico Public Safety busy. The first was at 8:02 when crews were called to a house fire in the 400 block of Harvard. Officers found smoke coming from the living room of the…… Continue Reading
