Mexico Wrestlers Compete in Quad Action Friday and Pick Up Wins Mexico wrestlers come up with wins yesterday in a quad with Brookfield, Kirksville, and Palmyra. On the girls side, Katie Bowen, Kaylynn Pehle, Choice Foster, and Ivy Perez picked up wins over Brookfield, against Kirksville it was Bowen, Foster and Perez with wins joined…… Continue Reading
Missouri Capitol Renovations Now Complete
Missouri Capitol Renovations Now Complete Renovations to the Missouri Capitol building are now complete. The project, funded by bonds, started in June of 2015 and were finished last month. The first phase of the project dealt with infrastructure improvements and waterproofing of the more than 100 year old statehouse. Phase two involved renovating the historic…… Continue Reading
Tebbetts Church Vandalism Investigation Update
Tebbetts Church Vandalism Investigation Update Callaway County Sheriff’s office investigating vandalism to a second historically black church in the county in the last 3 months. The Oakley Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Tebbetts was vandalized between the overnight hours of January 22nd and the early-morning hours of January 23rd. Suspects have been identified by…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Releases Numbers From Mass COVID-19 Vaccination in Mexico
Audrain County Health Department Releases Numbers From Mass COVID-19 Vaccination in Mexico The numbers are in from the mass vaccination clinic held yesterday (Friday) at the Mexico Memorial Airport. According to the Audrain County Health Department, roughly 1,600 vaccinations were delivered. Those eligible were Missouri residents age 65 or over and those 18 and over…… Continue Reading
Mexico High School All State Golfer Lily Knipfel Signs Letter of Intent to Play for Columbia College
Mexico High School All State Golfer Lily Knipfel Signs Letter of Intent to Play for Columbia College Mexico High School Golfing great Lily Knipfel signed her letter of intent to play for Columbia College this afternoon. Knipfel was an All State Golfer for 3 years. She is the daughter of John and Carey Lynn Knipfel.… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 1/29/21
KWWR Sports Report 1/29 The Mexico Bulldogs Boys and Girls Basketball Teams will travel to Kirksville tonight (Friday) for a North Central Missouri Conference doubleheader. The Mexico Girls are 11-3 while the Kirksville Girls are 5-6. Tip-off is at 6:15. The Mexico Boys come into the game ranked 2nd in Class 5 with a record…… Continue Reading
Hallsville House of Representatives Member Wins Appeal
Hallsville House of Representatives Member Wins Appeal A Missouri House of Representatives member from Hallsville wins appeal in a 2018 case involving Twitter. Representative Cheri Toalson Reisch blocked Centralia resident Mike Campbell after he was critical of one of her tweets. In 2019 a judge ruled in favor of Campbell saying his exclusion from Reisch’s…… Continue Reading
Thursday COVID-19 Update From Audrain County Health Department
Thursday COVID-19 Update From Audrain County Health Department One new COVID-19 case in Audrain County today (Thursday) according to the Audrain County Health Department. The number of active cases dropped by six to 34 with 21 in Mexico. The total number of cases since the start of the pandemic is 1,651 with 1,567 recoveries and…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Structure Fire Causes at Least One Million Dollars in Damage
Audrain County Structure Fire Causes at Least One Million Dollars in Damage An estimated loss of at least one million dollars is being reported after a structure fire in Audrain County last night (Wednesday). The Little Dixie Fire Protection District responded to the fire around 6:54 last night at the Andrew Fairchild residence at 10546…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 1/28/21
KWWR Sports Report 1/28 The Community R6 Lady Trojans will be playing for the Sturgeon Tournament championship after defeating Salisbury 52-42 in the semi-finals last night (Wednesday). The championship game pits 2 state ranked teams against each other. Community R6 is ranked 4th in Class 1, while their opponent South Callaway is ranked 10th in…… Continue Reading
