Mexico Downtown Business Closing Storefront to Focus on Online Sales A downtown Mexico business is shuttering their brick and mortar store and moving to online sales only. Tarah and Grant Toellner are closing Martha Rose at the end of March to focus on their online presence according to a Facebook post from the business. In…… Continue Reading
2023-24 School Year Calendar Approval Faces Mexico Board of Education Tonight A decision will be made tonight at the Mexico Board of Education meeting that will impact the future of the district. The Board will take a final vote on whether to move to a 4-day school week or continue with a 5-day week as…… Continue Reading
Boone County Accident Kills Paris Man An accident in Boone County yesterday afternoon (Monday) kills a Paris man. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 12:20 on Route Z a quarter mile south of Liddell Lane when a cement truck driven by 22-year-old Troy W. Boshears of Paris ran off the…… Continue Reading
Mexico-Audrain County Library District Servers Attacked Servers at the Mexico-Audrain County Library District are down following a suspected ransomware attack. According to District Director Christal Bruner, the District is working with not only their service provider but a third-party company to verify the attack and determine what can be done to resume normal operations. The…… Continue Reading
The Summit Is Now Open In Mexico The Summit, the transitional housing facility in Mexico that is a project of the Audrain County Shelter Resource Coalition is now open. The Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon-cutting Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 and then tours of the facility will be given. The Summit, located…… Continue Reading
Missouri FFA Foundation Awards SAE Grants A number of area FFA members are recipients of grants to help them with their Supervised Agricultural Experience or SAE. The MFA Incorporated Charitable Foundation donated the funds to make the grants possible from the Missouri FFA Foundation. Area members receiving the grants include Centralia’s Abbygale Asbury, Mason Baumhoer…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 1/16/23 The Community R-VI Trojans boys are now even on the season at 8 – 8 following Friday’s loss to New Franklin. According to coach Tad Shotten, the Trojans played hard but New Franklin plays deep and with a style that fits their personnel and depth and that depth is what beat…… Continue Reading
North Callaway High School Threat Under Investigation A threat to North Callaway High School is under investigation. According to a Facebook post from the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, the district was notified of a threat circulating on social media just before 11:00 last night (Thursday). Administrators contacted the sheriff’s department and just after midnight, officers…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 1/13/23 The Tigers women’s basketball team lost in double-digits last night to #5 LSU at home. With the 77 – 57 win, LSU remains undefeated while Mizzou drops to 14 – 4 and 3 – 2 in SEC play. The Tigers will re-group and head to the other Columbia in the SEC…… Continue Reading
Mexico Falls In 3rd Place Tilt Versus Lindbergh The Mexico Bulldogs fell to the host Lindbergh Flyers in the 3rd place game of the 2023 Lindbergh Invitational Thursday night. The final was 64-47. The loss dropped Class 4 Mexico to 10-5 overall while Class 6 Lindbergh improved to 6-5. Mexico played the entire game without…… Continue Reading
