One New COVID-19 Related Death Reported in Callaway County Callaway County is reporting one new COVID-19 related death and 51 new cases yesterday (Monday). According to the Callaway County COVID-19 dashboard, there are an additional 48 cases in the Callaway County Department of Corrections and one in the Fulton State Hospital. There have been a…… Continue Reading
Columbia Board of Education Votes on In-Person Return
Columbia Board of Education Votes on In-Person Return Columbia Elementary and Pre-K students will return to in-person four days a week and secondary students will have a hybrid option starting January 19th. The Columbia Public Schools Board of Education voted 5-2 in favor of those decisions during a meeting last night. The hybrid option will…… Continue Reading
Judge Grants Stay of Execution to Missouri Woman on Federal Death Row
Judge Grants Stay of Execution to Missouri Woman on Federal Death Row A Missouri woman on federal death row has received a stay of execution just hours before she was scheduled to die. Judge James Hanlon of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana granted 52 year old Lisa Montgomery a stay…… Continue Reading
New Businesses Coming to Mexico
New Businesses Coming to Mexico Two new businesses coming to Mexico according to a Moberly-based realtor. Norma Hooton, owner and broker of The Heartland in Moberly tells KWWR/KXEO News that a contract has been signed for the 1,200 square foot retail space in West Plaza near Westlake’s. That space has been leased by HerbaLife. Hooton…… Continue Reading
Mexico Bulldogs Basketball Boys Push Win Streak to Ten With Win Over Boonville
Mexico Bulldogs Basketball Boys Push Win Streak to Ten With Win Over Boonville The Mexico Bulldogs Boys Basketball Team defeated the Boonville Pirates 81-67 tonight (Monday) and improved to a perfect 10-0 on the season. It was back and forth in the first half with 3 lead changes and 2 ties. Mexico would close out…… Continue Reading
COVID-19 Cases Rise in Audrain County
COVID-19 Cases Rise in Audrain County Twenty new cases of the novel coronavirus being reported in Audrain County today (Monday). As of 3:00, according to the Audrain County Health Department, there are 122 active cases with 91 in Mexico and 14 in Vandalia. There have been 1,582 total cases and 1,417 recoveries made since the…… Continue Reading
Champ Clark Bust Among Artwork Damaged During Capitol Riot Last Week
Champ Clark Bust Among Artwork Damaged During Capitol Riot Last Week The statue of a Northeast Missouri man who almost became president was among artwork damaged during a protest at the Capitol last week. Representatives of the group that oversees Champ Clark’s historic home in Bowling Green were notified on Friday, two days after the…… Continue Reading
Hallsville Man Wins Fifty Thousand Dollars Off of Scratcher Purchased in Centralia
Hallsville Man Wins Fifty Thousand Dollars Off of Scratcher Purchased in Centralia A Hallsville man is a fifty thousand dollar winner after purchasing a Missouri Lottery scratcher ticket in Centralia recently. Harold Kidwell recently unearthed the first top prize on the $3 dollar scratchers Gold Mine game. He bought the winning ticket at Prenger Foods…… Continue Reading
Tripped Circuit Breaker Cause of House Fire on West Boulevard in Mexico on Friday Afternoon
Tripped Circuit Breaker Cause of House Fire on West Boulevard in Mexico on Friday Afternoon No injuries reported after a house fire in the 1700 block of West Boulevard in Mexico on Friday afternoon. According to Mexico Public Safety it happened just after 4pm after a circuit breaker tripped in a home and filled the…… Continue Reading
Vehicle Crash on the Highway 54 Bypass in Mexico Where a Driver Allegedly Fell Asleep at the Wheel is Under Investigation
Vehicle Crash on the Highway 54 Bypass in Mexico Where a Driver Allegedly Fell Asleep at the Wheel is Under Investigation An investigation is ongoing into an accident on the Highway 54 bypass in Mexico yesterday afternoon (Sunday). Mexico Public Safety responded to the accident north of the South Clark, exit around 1:20pm and learned…… Continue Reading
