A Vandalia man was killed in a car accident yesterday [Friday] afternoon.
According to the crash report, 83 year old Henry Gerdes of Vandalia was crossing U.S. 61 in New London and pulled into the path of a pickup.
Gerdes was pronounced dead at the scene.
Missouri lawmakers are releasing statements on their reactions to President Donald Trump’s choice for the next Supreme Court Justice. The president announced last (Monday) night that Brett Kavanaugh, is his selection to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy. U.S. Senator Clarie McCaskill says she is looking forward to thoroughly examining Judge Kavanaugh’s record in the coming…
The Audrain County Health Department will once again be hosting a free COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test clinic this Wednesday, February 23rd from 9am to 11am and 2pm to 4pm at the health department. The testing is only for those county residents 11 years of age and older and to register go to myachd.as.me portal. Once…
District wrestling results from the weekend: Mexico is sending 5 grapplers to state next week. Senior Gavyn Martin, junior Keegan Coons, and sophomores Dalton Arndt and Watson Azdell will all wrestle at the state level for the first time while sophomore Grant Van Horn will return for the second year in a row. Centralia also…
Seven new COVID-19 cases reported in Audrain County today (Friday). According to the Audrain County Health Department there are currently 85 active cases. Of the active cases 58 are in Mexico and 11 are in Vandalia. The 7-day average of new cases per day is 12.3. There have been 1,609 total cases and 45 deaths…
Following a rain postponement Monday, the Guardians and Yankees got their game in yesterday with the Yankees advancing to the Championship Series on the heels of their 5 to 1 drubbing of Cleveland. They are now in Houston for game one of the American League Championship Series with the first pitch set for 6:37. I…
