Wellsville Native Serving in US Navy Helping With COVID-19 Pandemic A 2007 Wellsville-Middletown R-1 High School graduate and native of Wellsville, is serving in the US Navy as part of the largest mobilization of reservists tied directly to the COVID-19 pandemic. Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Wallsmith is serving at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Maine.…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/3/21
KWWR Sports Report 3/3 The Community R6 Lady Trojans Basketball Team will have a showdown with Leeton tonight (Wednesday) in the first round of the sectional playoffs. Tipoff is at 6pm. The Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team played a solid game defeating the Hannibal Pirates 69-43 in the semifinals of Districts last night (Tuesday). With…… Continue Reading
Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens May Challenge Blunt for Senate Seat
Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens May Challenge Blunt for Senate Seat Former Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has his eyes on a possible U.S. Senate run. In a recent radio interview, Greitens says he is floating the idea of running for current Senator Roy Blunt’s seat in 2022. Blunt’s seat is up in 2022 and Greitens…… Continue Reading
Fulton Man Charged After Items From Mexico Theft Found In His Possession
Fulton Man Charged After Items From Mexico Theft Found In His Possession A Fulton man is charged after stolen items from Mexico were found in his possession. According to court records, a confidential informant told police that Jason Mushrush had stolen John Deere Gator UTV and a John Deere zero turn lawn mower on his…… Continue Reading
Power Restored in Central Columbia After Overnight Outage
Power Restored in Central Columbia After Overnight Outage Power is now restored to almost 900 customers in central Columbia after an outage early this morning (Wednesday). The City of Columbia’s outage map showed 877 customers without power near Columbia College shortly before 1 this morning (Wednesday). Power was restored around 4 this morning. The cause…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team Sinks Hannibal Pirates in District Semifinals
Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team Sinks Hannibal Pirates in District Semifinals The Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team is moving on to play for a District championship following a 69-43 District semifinals win over the Hannibal Pirates tonight (Tuesday). Mexico picked up win number 20 on the season. The Bulldogs dominated the game holding the Pirates…… Continue Reading
Test Tornado Warning Sends Alert to Many Cell Devices With No Wording Indicating it Was a Test
Test Tornado Warning Sends Alert to Many Cell Devices With No Wording Indicating it Was a Test Many alerts were sent to cell devices in error this morning (Tuesday) as a part of a test Tornado Warning. The test was done at 10 as part of the Missouri Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Typically the warning…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Health Department Releases COVID-19 Testing Numbers for 3/2
Audrain County Health Department Releases COVID-19 Testing Numbers for 3/2 Four new COVID-19 related deaths being reported in Audrain County today (Tuesday). The Audrain County Health Department released the numbers at 10 this morning and note that the deaths in the county have increased by 4 today and the total cases recovered decreased due to…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 3/2/21
KWWR Sports Report 3/2 The Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team will host the Hannibal Pirates in the semifinals of the Class 5 District 15 Tournament tonight (Tuesday). Tipoff is at 6pm. The Montgomery City Lady Wildcats ended the North Callaway Thunderbirds Girls season with a 65-28 win in the district tournament in Montgomery City. The…… Continue Reading
Boone County Modifies Health Order
Boone County Modifies Health Order Boone County Public Health & Human Services is modifying their health order, effective at noon Thursday. Under the revision, all gatherings are limited to 50 people, large group gatherings held at a business are limited to 50% capacity or 200 people, and restaurants, bars and entertainment venues can resume normal…… Continue Reading
