Boone County Records New Record in COVID-19 Cases

Boone County Records New Record in COVID-19 Cases Boone County Recorded a new record of fifteen hundred cases of COVID-19 yesterday (Thursday). The county had its first case of the coronavirus on March 17th. Boone County currently has a seven day positivity rate of 9.7 percent. The state’s positivity rate is at 11.8 percent. The…… Continue Reading

Governor Parson Holds Press Briefing at Missouri State Fair

Governor Parson Holds Press Briefing at Missouri State Fair Governor Mike Parson highlighted personal responsibility and acknowledged the youth’s hard work during a speech at the Missouri State Fair yesterday (Thursday). Parson said the fair was not going to be canceled on his watch. The governor said most people at the fair were social distancing…… Continue Reading

Nicole Galloway and Lindsey Simmons in Mexico on Wednesday for Grand Opening of Audrain County Democratic Headquarters

Nicole Galloway and Lindsey Simmons in Mexico on Wednesday for Grand Opening of Audrain County Democratic Headquarters The Audrain County Democratic Club Headquarters in Mexico is officially up and running after a grand opening yesterday (Wednesday). Democratic Nominee for Governor Nicole Galloway and Democratic Nominee for Congress Lindsey Simmons made appearances at headquarters located at…… Continue Reading

First Recorded Sighting of a Brown Booby in Missouri

First Recorded Sighting of a Brown Booby in Missouri A seabird is making a rare appearance in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation said the state made history after a Brown Booby showed up along the Current River in Ripley County on Saturday. Brown Boobies are large, long-winged seabirds that are often seen from southern…… Continue Reading

DESE Looks to Ease Qualifications for Substitute Teachers in Missouri

DESE Looks to Ease Qualifications for Substitute Teachers in Missouri Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education officials may ease qualifications for substitute teachers. The current qualifications require a substitute teacher to have 60 semester hours of coursework, while the department is looking to keep this rule another option would include 20 hours of online…… Continue Reading

Cole County Sets New Daily COVID-19 Record

Cole County Sets New Daily COVID-19 Record Cole County with 38 new COVID-19 cases reported yesterday (Wednesday). The new cases broke the previous daily record of 26 cases that was reported last week. According to the Cole County Health Department the county has seen an increase in new cases starting in early July. The increase…… Continue Reading

Study On COVID-19 Contagiousness in Sewage Preliminary Results

Study On COVID-19 Contagiousness in Sewage Preliminary Results A study on how contagious COVID-19 is in sewage is ongoing in Mexico. Jeff Wenzel, head of Environmental Epidemiology at the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services gave an update on the project this (Wednesday) afternoon in a virtual meeting with Audrain County leadership. The study…… Continue Reading

Mexico Restaurant Burglarized Monday Night

Mexico Restaurant Burglarized Monday Night An investigation is underway in Mexico after a business was burglarized on Monday night. KWWR News has independently verified the business was the China King located in the 2700 block of South Clark. Mexico Public Safety says someone entered the building through an unlocked back door after the business had…… Continue Reading

Mexico Help Center Needing Volunteers

Mexico Help Center Needing Volunteers The Laura Miller George Help Center in Mexico is looking for volunteers. Due to an increased need the help center is looking for volunteers who can either carry out groceries to the cars and load them into the car or loading the carts on the inside of the building to…… Continue Reading

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