Jefferson City Corrections Center Employee Accused of Trying to Smuggle in Drugs A Jefferson City Correctional Center employee is facing charges after deputies say she planned to smuggle in drugs. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s Department they found the employee with 39 grams of methamphetamine packaged in multiple bags, along with about one pound…… Continue Reading
Mexico Homecoming Queen Crowned
Mexico Homecoming Queen Crowned Nayeli Ruiz Vasquez is the 2020 Homecoming Queen at the Mexico High School. She is the daughter of Monica and Isidro Ruiz Vasquez. Nayeli has competed on the varsity volleyball and soccer teams. She is also a member of National Honor Society Spanish Club and the MHS Theater Department. She is…… Continue Reading
Mexico Public Safety Responds to Fire on Back of Utility Trailer Moving Down the Road
Mexico Public Safety Responds to Fire on Back of Utility Trailer Moving Down the Road Mexico Public Safety says no one was injured after they saw a small fire in the back of a utility trailer that was being pulled down the roadway yesterday (Thursday). An officer stopped the vehicle just after 12:30pm in the…… Continue Reading
KWWR Sports Report 10/9/20
KWWR Sports Report 10/9 The Mexico Bulldogs football team will play the Kirksville Tigers tonight. It is homecoming for Mexico. The Bulldogs come into the game with a 3-2 record while the Tigers are 4-2. Mexico hosted its first homecoming game in 1928. Kickoff tonight is at 7. Other matchups in week number 7 in…… Continue Reading
Madison Schools Going Online
Madison Schools Going Online Madison C-3 Schools are announcing today (Thursday) that Alternate Methods of Instruction will be in place through October 22nd. In a letter posted on Facebook from the district, fourth through twelfth grade students will use Chromebooks while kindergarten through third graders will receive paper packets for instruction. Additionally, those students needing…… Continue Reading
Missouri Gubernatorial Debate Taking Place in Columbia
Missouri Gubernatorial Debate Taking Place in Columbia The first Missouri Gubernatorial Debate will take place in Columbia this afternoon (Friday). The forum was rescheduled after Governor Mike Parson tested positive for COVID-19. All 4 candidates including Republican Governor Mike Parson, Democratic State Auditor Nicole Galloway, Libertarian nominee Rik Combs, and Green Party nominee Jerome Bauer,…… Continue Reading
Investigation Into Incident Where Person was Shot With Columbia Police Department Owned Firearm
Investigation Into Incident Where Person was Shot With Columbia Police Department Owned Firearm An incident in which a person was shot by a Columbia Department owned firearm is under review. Officers were dispatched to the University Hospital on October 5th to investigate a reports of a gunshot victim in the ER. The person was said…… Continue Reading
Additional COVID-19 Cases in Audrain County
Additional COVID-19 Cases in Audrain County Three new cases of COVID-19 in Audrain County being reported by the Audrain County Health Department this afternoon (Thursday). As of 3:00, there are now 765 cases in the county with 145 still active. Recoveries held steady at 615 and the death toll is unchanged at 5.… Continue Reading
MMA Receives Gift From Graduate’s Family
MMA Receives Gift From Graduate’s Family Missouri Military Academy in Mexico is announcing a fifty thousand dollar gift from the family of an MMA alumnus. The gift came from the 100-year old mother of class of 1972 graduate Robert H. Nicolaus II Helen Nicolaus who died July 20th. MMA President Brigadier General Richard Geraci says…… Continue Reading
Hewlett Resigns As Director of Audrain County Health Department
Hewlett Resigns As Director of Audrain County Health Department The Audrain County Health Department is looking for a new administrator following Dr. Sandra Hewlett’s resignation. In a press release from the department this afternoon (Thursday), the Board of Health has accepted Hewlett’s resignation and has appointed Registered Nurses Becky Wieberg and Katie Swaim to serve…… Continue Reading
