World War II Veteran Gets Help Celebrating A Century Missouri Military Academy cadets in Mexico help a veteran celebrate his 100th birthday. World War II veteran Bill Locksus is a resident at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mexico and was presented with over 100 birthday cards from the corps of cadets as well as a…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man Sentenced For Child Sex Crimes A Mexico man convicted last month by an Audrain County jury of a litany of child sex crimes is now sentenced. 36-year old Gregory L. Saulnier received a 120-year prison sentence for the crimes committed in the spring of 2020 and 2021. The victims were, at the time…… Continue Reading
Two Trojans Pick Up All-District Honors Community R-6 boys basketball’s season may be over, but they picked up the most wins since their 2014-15 season. Those wins came in large part because of Senior Gavin Allen and Junior Mason Carroll who led the team in both scoring and rebounding. For those efforts, they have been…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/14/23 The Missouri Tigers women’s basketball team now knows who they’ll play in the first round of the WNIT. They take on Illinois State Thursday night at 7:00 at Mizzou arena. Provided Missouri wins, they would advance to round 2 and meet either Kansas or Western Kentucky. In spring training baseball today,…… Continue Reading
Mexico City Council Meets In Work & Regular Session The Mexico City Council is giving the Mexico Planning & Zoning Commission some guidance on updating Mexico’s animal ordinance when it comes to chickens. Chickens are currently allowed in the city limits, but the provision of the ordinance that the enclosure housing them needs to be…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/13/23 In Class 1 boys basketball from the weekend, South Iron beat St. Elizabeth 56 – 47 for the championship while Glasgow took fourth place. In Class 2 boys, the Salisbury Panthers took home the championship trophy, beating Principia 55 – 46. On the girls side, the Tipton Lady Cardinals beat Bishop…… Continue Reading
Two Hermann Police Officers Shot, One Dead Two Hermann police officers are wounded and the suspect in their shooting is at large. According to a Blue Alert from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the shooting happened at 9:19 last (Sunday) night at Casey’s in Hermann at 811 Market St. The suspect is 35-year old Kenneth…… Continue Reading
Three Area FFA Chapters Are Grant Recipients Three area FFA Chapters are receiving grant money. The grants are from the Missouri FFA Foundation and are Learning by Doing Grants to support ag education. Mexico, Montgomery County R-II and Silex will all be receiving the grants courtesy of donations to the Missouri FFA Foundation from Google,…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/10/23 Mizzou’s D’Moi Hodge, one of the nation’s leaders in steals, is named a finalist for the Lefty Driesell National Defensive Player of the Year award. Hodge is ranked third nationally with an average of 2.68 steals per game. In high school basketball Final Four action yesterday, in Class 1 St. Elizabeth…… Continue Reading
Death Investigation Underway In Monroe County A death investigation is underway at the Monroe County Jail in Paris. According to reporting by WGEM, the death occurred yesterday (Wednesday) and the Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the death. We will have more on this developing story as it becomes available. More In Monroe County Most…… Continue Reading
