Audrain County Health Department Releases June 2024 Health Inspection Scores


A Mexico man is sentenced to five years in prison after violating probation. According to court records a Callaway County Judge revoked probation for 38 year old Daniel Crenshaw earlier this month. Crenshaw was sentenced to five years in prison for Second Degree Domestic Assault.
The Easter District Court of Appeals has upheld a 90 year sentence for a Mexico man accused of multiple sex crimes against a child. Audrain County Prosecuting Attorney Jacob Shellabarger announced today 37 year old Dayton Durham’s conviction for statutory rape, statutory sodomy, enticement of a child, endangering the welfare of a child and child…
The City of Centralia is raising the base fee for electric service on both residential and commercial accounts. According to a Facebook post from the city, the base fee of $11.05 will rise to $16.00 as of February 1st. The city says they contract with Ameren Missouri for wholesale electricity and just renewed their contract…
The Missouri House Panel that was investigating former Governor Eric Greitens is dropping their attempt to get records related to a secretive nonprofit group that had supported him. A hearing with a judge was scheduled for today (Thursday) on whether to continue enforcing a House subpoena for records from Greitens’ campaign and a pro-Greitens group….
Many area students in Audrain County are taking part in a life simulation at the Mexico Middle School today (Wednesday). Each student is assigned a job and an annual salary. Jack Wilburn Mexico Middle School Student was assigned a wife and the job of mechanic. Schools participating in the reality store life simulation include Mexico,…
A Centralia High School golfer is still on cloud nine after hitting a hole in one yesterday (Tuesday) at the Norwood Golf Course in St. Louis. Sophomore Wesley Redington says it happened on the sixth hole and the second to last hole of the day. (Photo Provided by the Centralia Booster Club) Reddington says it…