Two Laddonia men are facing drug charges after a search warrant turns up meth and drug paraphernalia. Members of the East Central Drug Task Force, along with the Laddonia Police Department, the Audrain County Sheriff’s Department and the Highway Patrol served the warrant last (Wednesday) night at the 800 block of Sixth Street in Laddonia.…… Continue Reading
BULLYING AND CYBER-BULLYING PRESENTATION IN HALLSVILLE
The Hallsville School District along with the Boone County Youth Coalition will host a presentation from the Megan Meier Foundation about bullying and cyber bullying tonight (Thursday). The Megan Meier Foundation was founded by Tina Meier who daughter committed suicide as a teenager after being bullied on the internet. The presentation will take place at…… Continue Reading
PARIS SCHOOL DISTRICT NEW BUS PURCHASE
The Paris School District will be getting a new school bus. Superintendent of the Paris Schools Aaron Vitt says the decision was made at their most recent board meeting. The cost of the new bus was $45,000 and it should arrive in several weeks.… Continue Reading
FREE MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VAN AT AUDRAIN COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s Mobile Mammography Van will be at the Audrain County Health Department tomorrow (Friday). The program provides free mammograms to residents over 40 primarily women, that meet certain criteria. Appointments are available starting at 9 am, if interested you can call 1-800-870-5731.… Continue Reading
MEXICO CITY GOVERNMENT REVIEWING CODES
The city of Mexico is doing a review of city codes. Mexico City Councilman Ron Loesch says the city codes cover everything you would want to know about city government and how it relates to citizens. Loesch says that the public will be given a chance to comment on the city codes and a public…… Continue Reading
MINOR DAMAGE TO COLUMBIA RESTAURANT AFTER SMALL FIRE
Minor damage is being reported to a Columbia Restaurant after a fire early this (Wednesday) morning. According to the Columbia Fire Department the cause of the fire is under investigation at JJ’s Cafe Cafe located on the Business Loop in Columbia. The Department reports employees saw smoke coming from an electrical outlet on the outside…… Continue Reading
CALLAWAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO NAME AND HONOR AGRI-BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
The Callaway Chamber of Commerce will be naming and honoring their Agri Business of the year tomorrow (Wednesday) night. Tamara Tatesion the Executive Director of the Callaway Chamber of Commerce says it is an award that they have given away for the last 20 years. The event will take place tomorrow (Thursday) night at the…… Continue Reading
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ENROLLMENT DOWN
Enrollment at the University of Missouri is continuing to decline. Official numbers released by the school recently show the freshman class is at 4,134 which is up from the original estimate by the university of 4,009. However enrollment is still down by 546 from the fall of last year and down 2,060 from the fall…… Continue Reading
MEXICO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CELEBRATE MEET YOU AT THE POLE DAY
Several students at the Mexico High School were showing support for See You at the Pole Day this morning. Rachel Kristofferson Sophomore at the Mexico High School says it was great to have a group gather together that share the same values. Around thirty students gathered at the flag pole at the high school at…… Continue Reading
COLUMBIA WOMAN HIT BY A CAR
An investigation is underway in Columbia where a woman was hit by a car this (Tuesday) morning. Police report it happened on Broadway near Waugh Street where the driver of a car failed to yield and hit a woman in the crosswalk. Officers report the woman was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening…… Continue Reading
