The City of Fulton has been recognized as one of the best affordable small towns in the Southern Living magazine. Fulton garnered the recognition in a June article from the lifestyle magazine and was named the 8th best affordable town to live in. Fulton is the only town from Missouri to appear on the list,…
The City of Auxvasse will receive mutual aid from neighboring fire protection districts after the city fired its volunteer fire chief on Thursday, July 11, 2024. According to a news release from the City of Auxvasse, the decision to relieve Fire Chief Rebecca Stone of her duties was unanimous by the city council. The statement…
A Portland, Missouri man was killed in an accident in Callaway County during the evening hours of Wednesday, July 10, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened at 10970 Oak Lane in Portland when 64-year-old George R. Ward was traveling north along the lake edge on his Dixie Chopper Lawn…
A Mexico woman is recovering from moderate injuries following a two-car accident in Callaway County during the afternoon hours of Monday, July 1, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Route J north of County Road 328. A vehicle driven by a vehicle driven by 72-year-old Julia A. Pottebaum…
This spring, 10,491 undergraduate students earned a spot on the University of Missouri’s dean’s list, exemplifying determination, drive and success. Audrain Missouri students are listed alphabetically by county. Farber Name Degree(s) Devyn Rae Keller Junior, Agr-Food & Nat Resources Laddonia Name Degree(s) Elizabeth Caroline Northcutt Junior, Health Sciences Lauryn Grace Robnett Senior, Agr-Food & Nat…
An Indiana couple suspected of robbery were arrested by deputies following a high-speed chase outside Fulton during the afternoon hours of Monday, June 10, 2024. Callaway County deputies were alerted to two robbery suspects traveling on U.S. Highway 54 near New Bloomfield just before 1pm. Multiple deputies positioned themselves near State Road H, outside of…
(Story and photo credits to Leslie Meyer) Missouri Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe and his wife Claudia made a stop in Mexico, Missouri to visit with Audrain, Callaway and Monroe County residents on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Kehoe made his stop at the home of Chris and Vivian Miller where he talked about his vision for…
An Auxvasse woman is recovering from minor injuries following a three-car accident in Callaway County involving two Mexico residents. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on US 54 westbound of I-70 during the morning hours of Tuesday, May 14, 2024. A vehicle driven by 52-year-old Alysia M. Rodriguez of Auxvasse…
A Kingdom City, Mo., business owner was sentenced in federal court today for fraudulently receiving more than $673,000 in loans for several businesses under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Scott Allen Maples, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to 18 months in federal prison without parole. The…
An investigation is continuing after three juvenile detainees escaped from the Division of Youth Services Treatment Center on State Road in Fulton on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The Fulton Police Department believes the juveniles are no longer in the area. Fulton Police and Callaway County Sheriff’s Deputies are searching for three African-American males. The Callaway…
A Fulton woman was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated as a persistent offender and failure to obey an interlock device after a crash during the early morning hours of Sunday, May 12, 2024. The crash happened just before 3am on State Road C at Rockhouse Creek in Callaway County. According to the Missouri…
The following press release was sent out from the Fulton Fire Department on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. On Monday, April 29, 2024 at 9:02 p.m. the Fulton Fire Department was called to respond to a reported Commercial Structure Fire at 710 South Business 54. Central Callaway Fire Protection District was also dispatched for auto-aid response….
