Sterling Oliver Presented With Colonel C. R. Stribling Jr. Community Service Award Montgomery County native and long-time Mexico resident Sterling Oliver has a new award to compliment his long list of civic involvment. Oliver was presented with the Colonel C. R. Stribling Jr. Community Service Award at tonight’s (Friday’s) Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce Awards…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Releases Weekly COVID-19 Numbers Audrain County is continuing to see a significant decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases. According to the weekly release from the Audrain County Health Department sent out this morning (Friday), the number of active cases in Audrain County is 41. That is 56 fewer active cases…… Continue Reading
First Round Results From State Wrestling Tournament All four Mexico boys wrestlers are advancing after the first round at the state tournament going on at Mizzou Arena. Freshman Grant Van Horn and veterans Keith Ransom, Dylan Mosley and Ricky Juarez all wrestle tomorrow (Friday) in the quarterfinals. Katie Bowen is making her second trip to…… Continue Reading
Missouri Military Academy Rifle Team Qualifies for Nationals With a Top 5 Finish at Sectionals The Missouri Military Academy’s rifle team is qualified for Nationals after finishing 5th out of 75 teams at the JROTC Rifle Sectionals. The MMA rifle team traveled to Camp Perry, Ohio for the sectionals competition February 10th through 12th. The…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Cancels Event at Presser Due to Impending Winter Storm The Audrain County Health Department is canceling their scheduled At-Home COVID-19 Test Distribution event at Presser Arts that was scheduled for tomorrow afternoon (Thursday). According to a news release from the health department the cancelation is due to the anticipated winter storm…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team Claims Second Consecutive North Central Missouri Conference Championship With Win Over Fulton Hornets The Mexico boys basketball team claimed their second consecutive North Central Missouri Conference Championship tonight (Tuesday) after defeating the Fulton Hornets 59-45 at the Fulton High School. It was the third time this season Mexico beat Fulton.…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Now Offering COVID-19 Self-Reporting and At-Home Test Kits The Audrain County Health Department is announcing the launch of a new self-reporting page on their website and a home COVID-19 test kit giveaway event. In a press release today, the department says they are launching the self-reporting page in response to the…… Continue Reading
Dale H. Schnarre Rural Citizen Award Winners Announced at Annual Agricultural Appreciation Dinner The 47th Annual Agricultural Appreciation Dinner, sponsored by Audrain Agribusiness, was held Thursday, February 10th, 2022, at the Audrain County 4-H Center. Melanie Utterback, Chairperson for Audrain Agribusiness served as MC for the evening. Gavin Spoor, owner of Spoor Farms, was the…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs Basketball Team Ties School Record for Most Wins to Start a Season Without a Loss The Mexico Bulldogs basketball team tied a school record tonight (Thursday) with most wins to start a season without a loss after defeating the Moberly Spartans on the road 65-48. Mexico is now 19-0 and tied the 2010-2011…… Continue Reading
Weekly COVID-19 Numbers From Audrain County Health Department Released The Audrain County Health Department is releasing the latest COVID-19 numbers. The last release from the agency was January 28th when they changed from releasing numbers on Wednesdays to Fridays. There are 97 active cases in the county, a decrease of 190 from the most recent…… Continue Reading
