Two Vandalia Residents Arrested On Federal Drug Charges Two Vandalia residents are in federal custody following service of a search warrant yesterday (Wednesday) morning. According to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Department, they along with the East Central Drug Task Force, DEA, and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives served the search warrant in…… Continue Reading
Dawgs Doomed at Free Throw Line in Season Ending Defeat
Dawgs Doomed at Free Throw Line in Season Ending Defeat Going into tonight’s Class 4 District 8 semi-final matchup between the #2 seed Kirksville Tigers and the #3 seed Mexico Bulldogs, everyone expected a back-and-forth, closely contested game. They were not disappointed. These two teams had split wins and losses during the regular season with…… Continue Reading
Consultant to be Hired to Study Healthcare Options for Possible Hospital
Consultant to be Hired to Study Healthcare Options for Possible Hospital The Audrain County Commission, the City of Mexico, and the Audrain County Health Department are commissioning a Healthcare Market Assessment and Financial Feasibility Study to get information on what type of hospital would best suit the needs of the area. The first step is…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man Injured in Accident on South Clark
Mexico Man Injured in Accident on South Clark An accident yesterday (Tuesday) afternoon in Mexico sends a Mexico man to an area hospital with moderate injuries. According to Mexico Public Safety, the crash happened on South Clark neat Lakeview at 12:19 when a northbound Ford Ranger driven by 88-year-old Russell Boswell crossed the center line…… Continue Reading
Indian Creek West Boat Ramp Temporarily Closes at MTL
Indian Creek West Boat Ramp Temporarily Closes at MTL The Indian Creek West Boat Ramp at Mark Twain Lake is temporarily closed. According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the closure will last until March 14th while workers install new utilities for a new restroom facility. Those utilities will run under the parking lot…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/1/23
KWWR Sports Report 3/1/23 In spring training baseball yesterday, the Cards beat the Nationals 5 – 3 and the Royals doubled up the Guardians 12 – 6. Today is an off day for St. Louis, the Royals take on Colorado at 2:10 this afternoon. In girls high school basketball sectional action last night, Community R-6…… Continue Reading
Mexico Girls One and Done at Districts
Mexico Girls One and Done at Districts The Mexico High School girls basketball team were one and done in the state tournament this year. Their slim chance at a state title ended in the opening round of the Class 4 District 8 Tournament held tonight (Tuesday night) in Centralia. The #6 seeded Lady Bulldogs were…… Continue Reading
Golf Talk With Greg Holman – #119
Golf Talk With Greg Holman – #119 Click play to listen to Greg’s blog, or, read below. It’s the 4th in our four-part series of how to shoot 39. Today we’ll look at how to break 40 at Tanglewood in Fulton (on the front nine.) Tanglewood is a fun links style course located on the…… Continue Reading
MHS Hosts District Speech & Debate Contests Friday & Saturday
MHS Hosts District Speech & Debate Contests Friday & Saturday Mexico High School is once again the host site for MSHSAA District 2 Speech and Debate Tournament Friday and Saturday. Events are open to the public to watch students perform and an audience is appreciated, especially for Readers Theatre and One-Act Play performances. One-Act Plays…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 2/28/23
KWWR Sports Report 2/28/23 In Class 3 sectional action last night, the North Callaway Thunderbirds saw their season come to an end, but not without a fight. A 3-pointer by Cole Camp at the end of the third overtime gave them the win, 54 – 51. In Class 4 district play last night, Winfield ended…… Continue Reading
