A loud sound may be heard in the Audrain County area as Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line is conducting a planned maintenance this (Tuesday) morning. According to an email from Energy Transfer the maintenance is taking place on the Centralia Pipeline 2000 near Highway Z and ending near Audrain County Road 457. They are emptying the…
Audrain County Clerk Lisa Smith is preparing for a visit from Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft later on this (Wednesday) afternoon. Smith says Ashcroft visits county clerks around the state periodically to see if they have any concerns or questions. Ashcroft made visits to Franklin, Warren, Lincoln, Montgomery and Pike County Clerks earlier today…
Repairs are getting ready to be made on Missouri Route 15, 1.6 miles north of Mexico in Audrain County after a pipeline explosion in March. The Missouri Department of Transportation awarded a contract to Christensen Construction Company in the amount of one hundred forty thousand, five hundred ninety eight dollars and twenty three cents. A…
An Audrain County murder case now has a change of venue to Warren County. Dekhise Dorsey is charged with second degree murder, armed criminal action, first degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon in relation to the shooting death of Tajuan Williams in Mexico on February 1st. According to court records, a case review…
The Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will be visiting the Audrain County clerk’s office this week. Ashcroft will be in Mexico on Wednesday afternoon at 4 to visit with Audrain County Clerk Lisa Smith. He will also make visits to 5 other county clerk’s office during the week.
A lesson in history this week as a camp is being hosted for area youth at the Audrain County Historical Society. Camp Director Cara Miller says the theme this week is Blaze A Trail and deals with westward movement trails. Camper Gatlin Denham says his favorite part of the week was cooking and eating the…
A successful test on the Centralia 300 natural gas pipeline is being reported. Energy Transfer who is the parent company of Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line says the testing was completed yesterday (Wednesday) and covered a 22 mile pipe section that began at the Centralia Compression Station near Missouri Highway Z and ended near Audrain County…
Milling and patching work on Missouri Route 15/22 in Mexico will be starting today (Monday). Traffic will be reduced to one lane from Monroe Street to Green Boulevard. The work will be done starting at 8:30 until 2:30 with completion estimated on Thursday weather permitting.
Maintaining Roads and planting fields is a continuing struggle in Audrain and the surrounding counties. Audrain County Commissioner Steve Hobbs says dryer weather would be welcome. Hobbs says the rain is also impacting area farmers. Audrain County has received about 6.8 inches of rain for the month of May.
The third Run For Pete’s Sake 5k run will be taking place in Mexico tomorrow (Saturday) morning. Anne Ekern the daughter of Dr. Pete Ekern who the event is named after says the money raised will be used to grant scholarships for students in Audrain County planning on attending at the University of Missouri. Registration…
Energy Transfer will be conducting more pipeline testing on Monday, June 3rd. The company will be testing about 22 miles of underground natural gas pipeline on its Centralia 300, 30 inch line starting at the Centralia Compression Station near Missouri Highway Z and ending near Audrain County Road 457. It will take place from 6…
Audrain County Route T, 500 feet west of County Road 225 at Bethlehem Road will be closed for a culvert replacement today (Tuesday). The Missouri Department of Transportation will be doing the work from 7:30 am until 3 pm weather permitting. Motorists will need to use alternate routes during this time.
A very special helicopter will be making stops Mexico and Centralia today (Monday)for Memorial Day. The Huey UH1B saw duty in Vietnam from 1962 to 1971, it was decommissioned in 1971 and was used as a search and rescue unit in California. It also saw duty in several movies. The helicopter will be Mexico at…
A weak tornado is confirmed to have hit north of Mexico last week. According to the National Weather Service out of St. Louis a weak tornado spun up the night of Wednesday, May 22nd near the intersection of Highway J and Bean Creek in Audrain County causing some tree damage. The tornado quickly moved to…
With storms and heavy winds predicted in the forecast tonight (Tuesday) the Audrain County Emergency Management Agency is providing some safety tips. Director Nicolas Tietsort says watch out for debris in the roads and find a safe place indoors. Tietsort says it is always a good idea to have your cell phone fully charged before…
