University of Missouri Employees to be Required to be COVID-19 Vaccinated The University of Missouri Board of Curators voted today (Thursday) 7-1-1 to require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The mandate is for all staff, faculty and student employees at all four campuses in the UM system. President Mun Choi is developing a…… Continue Reading
Audrain Youth Fair Youth Board Application Period Open The application period is now open for Audrain County 4-H and FFA members wanting to join the Audrain County Fair Youth Board. Two representatives from each 4-H club and each FFA Chapter will be selected and must participate in the Audrain County Youth Fair. Applications have been…… Continue Reading
Community R-VI Students and Staff Get Longer Thanksgiving Break Students and staff at Community R-VI School District will get a longer Thanksgiving break. The district announced this morning (Thursday) that school will not be in session next Monday or Tuesday, November 22nd & 23rd. The district says they hope the extended break will allow students…… Continue Reading
Audrain Community Hospital Gets Radiological Designation Audrain Community Hospital is receiving a designation from the American College of Radiology. In a social media post today (Thursday), the hospital says they have been designated a lung cancer screening center. The designation is a voluntary program that recognizes facilities that have committed to practice safe, effective diagnostic…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 11/18/21 The Mizzou Women’s Basketball Team improved to 3-0 after going on the road and defeating the St. Louis Billikens 69-55 last night (Wednesday). The Tigers move to 3-0 for the first time since the 2015-2016 season. Four Tigers finished the night in double figures, led by freshman guard Izzy Higginbottom, who…… Continue Reading
No Snow Days For Mizzou Students This Year For the second year in a row, Mizzou students will not get out of classes for snow days. They will, like last year, switch to online learning with staff either holding Zoom classes or assigning reading at their discretion. Staff that don’t have to be physically on…… Continue Reading
Missouri Ranks Above National Average In Female Farmers Missouri is ranking above the national average when it comes to the number of female farmers in the state. According to a recent report by Commodity.com, the percentage of farmers in the U.S. that are women is 36.1. In Missouri, women make up 36.2% of all producers…… Continue Reading
Mexico Chamber of Commerce Holds Ribbon Cutting for South Florida Style Chicken Ribs & Seafood Mexico’s newest eatery is now open for business. The Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for South Florida Style Chicken Ribs & Seafood this afternoon (Wednesday). The owners are Gerald and Kimberly Nathan. Gerald does the cooking…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Releases Weekly COVID-19 Testing Numbers Audrain County is seeing a rise in active COVID-19 cases this week. According to the testing numbers released this morning (Wednesday) by the Audrain County Health Department there are 63 active cases which is up by 24 when compared to last week when there were 39…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 11/17/21 The St. Louis Blues lost 3-2 to the Arizona Coyotes last night (Tuesday) at the Enterprise Center. For the Coyotes it was just their 2nd win of the season. The Blues have now lost 4 straight. St. Louis remains at home for tomorrow night’s (Thursday) game against the San Jose Sharks.…… Continue Reading
