Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Reports COVID-19 Database Error A COVID-19 database error is being reported by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. According to DHSS the error was reported on Saturday, and suggested that 5,022 cases had been added in a single day, which would have been a new single…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 10/10/20
KWWR Sports Report 10/10 Scores from Week 7 of the high school football season last night: Moberly Spartans upsetting Hannibal Pirates 14-13 Mexico with a 22-21 homecoming overtime thriller against Kirksville Marshall 59 Fulton 21 The Helias Crusaders shutout the Jefferson City Jays 28-0 in the first ever meeting between the 2 schools Paris beat…… Continue Reading
MU Announces Virtual Ceremony For December Graduation
MU Announces Virtual Ceremony for December Graduation The University of Missouri will be holding a virtual ceremony for December Graduation. MU officials say this action was necessary due to precautions for the COVID-19 pandemic. MU officials are planning to have an in-person commencement ceremony for both May and December 2020 graduates at a later date.… Continue Reading
Fire Destroys Unoccupied Home in Fulton
Fire Destroys Unoccupied Home in Fulton The cause of a fire at an unoccupied house in Fulton last night (Friday) is undetermined. Fulton Fire Department responded to the call around 9:30 at 206 North East 8th Street near the Family Dollar. The structure was condemned. The investigation will remain open.… Continue Reading
Jefferson City Corrections Center Employee Accused of Trying to Smuggle in Drugs
Jefferson City Corrections Center Employee Accused of Trying to Smuggle in Drugs A Jefferson City Correctional Center employee is facing charges after deputies say she planned to smuggle in drugs. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s Department they found the employee with 39 grams of methamphetamine packaged in multiple bags, along with about one pound…… Continue Reading
Mexico Homecoming Queen Crowned
Mexico Homecoming Queen Crowned Nayeli Ruiz Vasquez is the 2020 Homecoming Queen at the Mexico High School. She is the daughter of Monica and Isidro Ruiz Vasquez. Nayeli has competed on the varsity volleyball and soccer teams. She is also a member of National Honor Society Spanish Club and the MHS Theater Department. She is…… Continue Reading
Mexico Public Safety Responds to Fire on Back of Utility Trailer Moving Down the Road
Mexico Public Safety Responds to Fire on Back of Utility Trailer Moving Down the Road Mexico Public Safety says no one was injured after they saw a small fire in the back of a utility trailer that was being pulled down the roadway yesterday (Thursday). An officer stopped the vehicle just after 12:30pm in the…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 10/9/20
KWWR Sports Report 10/9 The Mexico Bulldogs football team will play the Kirksville Tigers tonight. It is homecoming for Mexico. The Bulldogs come into the game with a 3-2 record while the Tigers are 4-2. Mexico hosted its first homecoming game in 1928. Kickoff tonight is at 7. Other matchups in week number 7 in…… Continue Reading
Madison Schools Going Online
Madison Schools Going Online Madison C-3 Schools are announcing today (Thursday) that Alternate Methods of Instruction will be in place through October 22nd. In a letter posted on Facebook from the district, fourth through twelfth grade students will use Chromebooks while kindergarten through third graders will receive paper packets for instruction. Additionally, those students needing…… Continue Reading
Missouri Gubernatorial Debate Taking Place in Columbia
Missouri Gubernatorial Debate Taking Place in Columbia The first Missouri Gubernatorial Debate will take place in Columbia this afternoon (Friday). The forum was rescheduled after Governor Mike Parson tested positive for COVID-19. All 4 candidates including Republican Governor Mike Parson, Democratic State Auditor Nicole Galloway, Libertarian nominee Rik Combs, and Green Party nominee Jerome Bauer,…… Continue Reading
