KWWR Sports Report 1/14/22 The Mexico Bulldogs boys basketball team will put their undefeated record on the line tonight (Friday) when they play the Hickman Kewpies on the road. The Bulldogs have started the season off at 10-0. The Kewpies are 9-4. Tipoff is set at 7:30. The Mexico Lady Bulldogs lost 63-55 to the…… Continue Reading
Community R-VI Boys and Girls Basketball With Wins Over Madison Both the Community R-VI Trojans and the Community R-VI Lady Trojans basketball teams picked up wins over Madison on Tuesday night. The Community R-VI Lady Trojans defeated the Madison Lady Panthers 62-8. Community Leaders: Olivia Kuda 16 pts. 6 rebs., Alexis Welch 12 pts., Sarah…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 1/13/22 The Mexico Lady Bulldogs basketball team will be on the road tonight (Thursday) to face the Hallsville Indians in a non-conference game. Junior varsity tips at 6pm with the varsity game to follow. The Mexico High School boys and girls wrestling teams competed at the Hannibal High School last night (Wednesday).…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Releases Weekly COVID-19 Numbers The COVID-19 numbers are increasing in Audrain County according to the weekly report from the Audrain County Health Department released this afternoon (Wednesday). There are currently 108 active cases in Audrain County. That is up by 28 from last week when there were 80 active cases reported.…… Continue Reading
Three COVID-19 Booster Clinics Upcoming in Audrain County Three clinics providing COVID-19 booster shots will be offered in Audrain County in the coming weeks. The Audrain County Health Department is pairing with the Mexico Area Family YMCA and the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA in Vandalia to provide the vaccines. Vandalia’s clinic will be held on…… Continue Reading
Steve Hobbs Named to Bank Of Missouri’s Central Region Advisory Board The Bank of Missouri is welcoming Steve Hobbs as a new member of the bank’s Central Region Advisory Board. It was announced in a press release sent out by the bank today (Tuesday). The Bank of Missouri advisory board members serve as ambassadors in…… Continue Reading
Mexico High School Academic Team Earns Invite to National Scholastic Championship The MHS Academic Team ended 2021 with a bang finishing 8th at the MOQBA Fall Championship tournament. Their success at the tournament was rewarded with a bid to the 2022 PACE (Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence) National Scholastic Championship, which features the best teams…… Continue Reading
Attic Fire At Sturgeon Medical Clinic Building Causes Smoke Damage Smoke damage is being reported to the medical clinic in Sturgeon after an attic fire yesterday afternoon (Monday). Boone County firefighters responded to the building on the 200 block of North Ogden Street around 1:17 yesterday afternoon. Employees turned on the furnace at the clinic…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 1/11/22 Former Missouri Tigers football head coach Gary Pinkel will be inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame as member of the Class of 2022. The official announcement was made yesterday (Monday). Pinkel is the winningest head coach at Mizzou and at the University of Toledo. Pinkel will…… Continue Reading
Woman Accused of Child Sex Crimes Set to Appear In Court A woman charged with multiple child sex crimes in Audrain County is set to appear in the Audrain County Circuit Court this morning (Tuesday). Jennifer Huddleston was arrested in April of 2021 by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. She is accused of sending pornographic…… Continue Reading
