Category: NEWS – Audrain County
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Miss Missouri Competition Continues With Night Two Results
CROWN GROUP 👑 Rookie & Overall Talent – Miss Golden Valley’s Teen- Jane Ann Moots SASH GROUP 👑 Rookie Evening Gown – Miss North Kansas City’s Teen- Chamberlain Webster (right) 👑 Overall Evening Gown – Miss Branson’s Teen- Brylee Welch (left) The Second night of preliminary competition is complete at the Miss Missouri 2026 pageant.…
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Mexico Woman Pleads Guilty in $132K Theft Case
A Mexico woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $132,000 from her former employer in Montgomery County. According to court records, Ashley Harvey entered a guilty plea Wednesday to one count of stealing $25,000 or more. Investigators say the thefts occurred between June 2023 and July 2024 and involved altered business records and cash…
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Miss Missouri 2026 pageant – Preliminaries
All 31 Teen and 32 Miss Missouri Contestants Preliminary Winners (From left to right) Current Reigning Miss Missouri Teen- Greta Clark Miss Audrain’s Teen- Autumn Daras, Miss Tri-Counties’ Teen- Anna Grace Ramsey, Miss Boone County- Colleen Finney, Miss North Kansas City’s Teen- Chamberlain Webster, Miss Kansas City- Ava Powers, Current Reigning Miss Missouri- Courtney Rowe…
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Audrain County Man Has Murder Charge Dropped
Charges were dropped last week in a case involving an Audrain County man who was accused of murdering his brother. Charges of Second Degree Murder, Armed Criminal Action, and Unlawful Use of a Weapon against Stephen Welch were dropped on Friday, as the Boone County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office was appointed in the case. Stephen Welch…
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Work to Take Place in Teal Lake Intersection in Mexico
The Intersection of Teal Lake Road and Huntingfield Drive will be closed today so that the road can be widened. Both roads will remain open for driving, but the intersection access connecting them will be closed. The work could take up to four weeks.
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Country 96 wins MBA Award
Country 96 attended the Missouri Broadcasters Association convention this past weekend and Saturday night KWWR was recognized as Best in the State in the Single Subject News Program. The MBA recognized the Saturday morning Show-Me Outdoors Show, hosted by Kellie Smothers, with a first place award.
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Mexico Couple Charged for Giving Marijuana to Children
Warrants have been issued for a Mexico couple accused of giving marijuana to their young children. Joseph Croghan and Makayla Croghan have both been charged with Delivery of Marijuana to a Child and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Mexico Public Safety reportedly started their investigation on May 16th after someone showed a video to…
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Former Mexico Athletic Director Receives State Award
Former Mexico Activities Director Jeff Anderson has been named Missouri’s Girls Track Official of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations and MSHSAA. Anderson received the honor during the state track and field championships in Jefferson City after seven years as a track official and more than four decades in the…
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Missouri School Bus Reports Released for 2026
Both Jefferson City and Columbia excelled in their regular school bus inspections. Jefferson City Schools had a 97.2% approval rating, with the other 2.8% being classified as “out of service”. Columbia Public Schools has a 96.8% approval rating, with the other 3.2 % being called “defective”. This year, 287 totals school districts received the Highway…
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Mexico Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking
A Mexico man is in jail on multiple charges relating to a drug arrest on Tuesday. Police reportedly responded to an automatic crash alert from a cell phone to find 39-year-old Roman C. Morrow. Court documents say that Morrow ran away when he saw police and tried to hide a backpack in between a home…
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Audrain County Students Named to Mizzou Dean’s List
Benton City Schafer, Olivia Danielle Junior, Health Sciences Laddonia Jennings, Clayton Michael Sophomore, Journalism Northcutt, Sam Sophomore, Agr-Food Nat Resources Northcutt, Elizabeth Wilburn, Carmen Alivia Junior, Agr-Food Nat Resources Windmann, Erica Grace Martinsburg Hoyt, Dylan Fennewald Junior, Agr-Food Nat Resources Mexico Allen, Alyssa Junior, Health Sciences Bledsoe, Colony Rayne Senior, Education Human Development Branson, Caroline…
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Upcoming Resurfacing Projects in Audrain County
Two resurfacing projects are due to begin as early as next week in Audrain County. Crews are expected to start the week of June 8 and start on Route NN near Highway 22. After that, the crews will move to Highway 22 itself from near Thompson to down to Morris Street in Mexico. Traffic will…
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Vandalia Prison Inmate Charged for Drug Possession
An inmate at the women’s correctional center in Vandalia has been charged with possession of drugs in prison. Audrain County prosecutors have charged 31-year-old Brianna McCormack of St. Louis with delivery of a controlled substance. Probable cause statements say that the charges relate to August of 2024, when McCormack was found with 70 sublingual Suboxone…
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Zou to you in Mexico Tuesday
The University of Missouri “Zou to You” Tour will hit several mid-Missouri locations this week. The free event stops in Mexico on Tuesday at the Oaks. From Noon to 1:30 Tiger coaches and administrators will be addressing the gathering. People interested in attending should register at mutigers.com
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Middletown man injured Friday in motorcycle accident
A 32-year-old Middletown man was seriously injured Friday night in a one-vehicle crash in Montgomery County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was southbound on Highway 161, near Highway A, at about 9 p.m when he overturned the 2018 Yamaha YZF-R3 motorcycle he was driving and went off the right…