No Injuries in Early Morning Vehicle Fire Saturday An early morning fire Saturday destroys a pickup and damages an LP tank, according to the Little Dixie Fire Protection District. Crews responded to the 10000 block of Audrain Road 963 at 3:30 to find a pickup with flames coming from the engine and passenger compartments. The…… Continue Reading
Mexico High School Academic Team Sixth Annual Bulldog Regional Interscholastic Challenge Champions The Mexico High School Academic Varsity Team A won the 6th annual Bulldog Regional Interscholastic Challenge held at the Mexico High School on Saturday. It was the first tournament win for the Bulldogs since winning districts in 2019. There is one regular season…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/14/22 Several Mexico Bulldogs youth wrestlers are sporting hardware after competing at the State Wrestling Tournament in Cape Girardeau over the weekend. Travis Shramek took 1st place in the 12U, heavyweight division. Evan Blair recorded a 2nd place finish in 14U 75 pound division. Logan Hilderman put up a 2nd place finish…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs History Making Basketball Season End in Quarterfinals of State Playoffs The Mexico Bulldogs boys basketball team’s magical season came to an end in the quarterfinals of the State playoffs this afternoon with a 69-44 loss to the Vashon Wolverines. The Bulldogs were outscored 35-17 in the first half. Mexico would come roaring back…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/12/22 It’s state playoff season in high school basketball and a number of area teams remain in contention. The Wellsville-Middletown boys are playing for third place in Class 1 following an overtime loss last night (Friday) to Stanberry 45-40. The game was tied 34 all at the end of regulation. The Tigers…… Continue Reading
Wellsville-Middletown Boys Basketball Are in Final Four The Wellsville-Middletown Tigers boys basketball team will try to punch their ticket into the Class 1 Championship game tonight (Friday) when they face Stanberry in the semifinals of the Final 4 in Springfield. Game tips at 8pm. Players are pictured about with the R-1 Cheerleaders, left to right,…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team Eyes Final Four Appearance It has been 24 years since a Mexico Bulldogs boys basketball team has made a Final Four appearance. That is what head coach Darren Pappas and his 28-0 Bulldogs hope to accomplish when they face Vashon tomorrow afternoon (Saturday). The 1998 team was coached by Scott…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/11/22 The North Callaway High School is announcing Kevin O’Neal is returning to lead the Thunderbirds Football team next season. O’Neal was the head football coach for 5 seasons at North Callaway from 2014-2018 with a career record of 36 wins and 20 losses. He will continue in his current position as…… Continue Reading
Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Facing a Dozen Misdemeanor Charges A Master Sergeant with the Missouri State Highway Patrol is charged with a dozen misdemeanors after allegedly falsifying information on traffic stops. Zachary Czerniewski of Montgomery City facing 10 charges in Montgomery County and 2 in Cooper County. Czerniewski is accused of claiming not to…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Sponsoring Free Pfizer First Dose Clinic at Vandalia YMCA The Audrain County Health Department will be hosting a free Pfizer first dose clinic at the Eastern Family YMCA in Vandalia tomorrow (Thursday) from 4pm – 6pm. The clinic is for ages 5-11 and walk-ins are welcome. The Vandalia YMCA is located…… Continue Reading
