KWWR Sports Report 5/4 The Mexico High School Bulldogs Baseball Team fell short in a 10-6 loss to the Fulton Hornets last night (Monday) at the Fulton Tournament. Big games from Jesse Fennewald who went 2-4 with 4 RBI and 1 run and Any Runge who was 2 for 3 with 1 RBI and 1…… Continue Reading
FDA Expected to Authorize Use of Pfizer Vaccine for Young Adults
FDA Expected to Authorize Use of Pfizer Vaccine for Young Adults The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to give the green light for the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week. The FDA action would be followed by a meeting of a federal vaccine…… Continue Reading
All Missouri Veterans Homes Accepting New Applications Again
All Missouri Veterans Homes Accepting New Applications Again All 7 Missouri Veterans Homes are accepting new admissions again. The Missouri Veterans Homes were shutdown in March of 2020, and new veteran applications were stopped in all homes that had positive COVID-19 cases. All visitors were also prohibited from entering the buildings. According to Paul Kirchhoff…… Continue Reading
New Recycling Drop-Off Center to be Built in Columbia
New Recycling Drop-Off Center to be Built in Columbia Approval for a new recycling drop-off center in Cosmo Park has approval from the City of Columbia. The recycling center will be constructed at the Parks Management Center, located at 1501 Business Loop 70 West at Cosmo Park. The project will include a concrete block wall…… Continue Reading
No New Health Order for Boone County
No New Health Order for Boone County Boone County will not put a new health order in place after the current one expires on May 12th. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece made the announcement this afternoon saying that masks will still be be required in city buildings. Individual businesses and schools have the ability to require…… Continue Reading
Jury Trials to Resume in 12th Circuit Court
Jury Trials to Resume in 12th Circuit Court Presiding Judge Jason Lamb is announcing that jury trials will resume as the 12th Circuit advances to Phase Three for COVID procedures on May 3rd. Jury selection procedures will be modified to accommodate social distancing. Potential jurors will be called to report at designated times in small…… Continue Reading
Mexico Senior Center Reopens for Indoor Activities
Mexico Senior Center Reopens for Indoor Activities The Mexico Senior Center is allowing members back into the building today for the first time since closing indoor activities in mid-March a year ago. Mexico Senior Center Board President Fred West says they reopened congregate lunches and they are going full blast. Curbside meals will continue to…… Continue Reading
Patching and Culvert Work on Routes in Audrain County This Week
Patching and Culvert Work on Routes in Audrain County This Week Weather permitting MoDOT crews will be doing patching and culvert work on routes in Audrain County this week. Work is planned to start today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday) that will have Audrain County Route JJ from U.S. Route 54 to where maintenance ends for…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 5/3/21
KWWR Sports Report 5/3 Five Missouri Tigers are on their way to the NFL after being drafted this weekend. Nick Bolton was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs, Tyree Gillespie is going to the Las Vegas Raiders, Larry Borom to the Chicago Bears, Joshua Bledsoe to the New England Patriots and Larry Rountree was selected…… Continue Reading
More People Will be Allowed to Attend Centralia High School Graduation
More People Will be Allowed to Attend Centralia High School Graduation Centralia graduates will be able to invite more guests to their graduation ceremony than originally announced. Centralia High School Principal Matt Smith is saying after holding discussions with the Boone County Health Department last week, graduates will now receive ten guest tickets and assigned…… Continue Reading
