Travelers in the listening area are seeing lower gas prices at the pumps as the weekend arrives. Some of the lowest prices in Centralia with a $1.91 per gallon average. Mexico is checking in at a $2.03 per gallon average. Fulton and Kingdom City at a $2.08 average. According to GasBuddy.com the main reason for…
Impending inclement winter weather is causing a host of cancellations today. Mexico Public Schools, St. Brendan in Mexico, Williams Center in Mexico, Callaway Head Start, Centralia R-6 and Centralia Head Start. The Callaway Senior Center in Fulton. The Audrain County Historical Society is closed today. The CMCA- Family Resource Center in Callaway County, Columbia College,…
A project is underway in Centralia to preserve a piece of history. Lorry Myers is on the committee to help raise money to build a memorial for the Dunbar School. The school was the only African-American School that was built on the corner of West Wilson and Fullenwider’s Street from 1927 to 1956. Lorry was…
A realistic training was hosted by the Centralia Police Department for staff and students in the Centralia School District on January 3rd. Centralia School Resource Officer David Davenport joined AM 1340 and the Am I Awake Morning Show to talk about the event.
Many organizations and schools are closed for a second consecutive day due to winter weather today. Here are a list of the closings starting off with Mexico Public Schools,St. Brendan Mexico Callaway Head Start, Centralia Head Start, Centralia R-VI, Community R-VI, Fulton Public Schools. Hallsville R-IV, Kingdom Christian Academy, North Callaway R-I, Sturgeon R-V, Van-Far…
An iconic true value store in Centralia will be closing its’ doors soon. The Ritchie and Sons Hardware on 105 West Singleton Street has been in business in Centralia since 1965. Store owner Kellie Ritchie-Martin says the closing is due to people changing their shopping habits and purchasing more items online. Ritchie-Martin says another factor…
The public will have a chance to paint the Centralia part of the Boone County Bicentennial mural this Saturday, December 7th. The mural painting will happen between 9 and noon at the Friendship Place, at 110 North Rollins in Centralia. Local artist Stacy Self is creating a large mural in the shape of Boone County…
Several school closings to report this (Tuesday) morning in the KXEO listening area due to weather. Wellsville-Middletown,Callaway Head Start, Fulton Public Schools, Holy Rosary-Monroe City,and Monroe City R-1, New Bloomfield and, North Callaway R-1 will be closed. Several schools with a 2 hour delayed start include Sturgeon, Centralia Public Schools, and the Hallsville R-IV Schools.
Employees for Hubbell Power Systems in Centralia will go back to work this (Monday) morning with increased wages. 429 members of the local IUE-CWA took a vote on Saturday morning, and the union agreed to ratify a new contract with Hubbell. According to union leaders the new agreement will provide a better retirement package, vacation…
Several fund raising events are taking place in Centralia to help raise money for Colt Reams who suffered multiple broken bones in a mid-July car accident. Taylor Warbritton Vice President of the Centralia Chamber of Commerce was the featured guest on the Am I Awake Morning Show on AM 1340 KXEO this morning.
Over 490 flags will be going on display at the Centralia City Cemetery starting today and running through Veterans Day. Centralia Cemetery Sexton, Phyllis Brown and members of Centralia VFW Post 6276, Dennis Mills, Dan Carson and Ed Torreyson came out to the AM 1340 KXEO Studios and the Am I Awake Morning Show this…
Taylor Warbritton the Vice President of the Centralia Chamber of Commerce the featured guest on the AM 1340 KXEO Am I Awake Morning Show today. Check out some upcoming events in Centralia.
A Centralia Police Officer was arrested in Wentzville yesterday [Monday] and charged with using interstate commerce for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. According to the Department of Justice, in March 2019, 41 year old Clint Baer contacted an individual he believed to be the mother of a 14 year…
Week six of Friday night High school football is in the books. Here are some scores from around the area: Mexico fell to Centralia 13 to 10* Blair Oaks shut out Hallsville 35 to nothing* North Callaway took down Bowling Green 22 to 21* Harrisburg defeated Missouri Military Academy 56 to 26* Hannibal dominated Fulton…
Centralia Panther’s Football State Championship winning Coach Erle Bennett, is going into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame with 206 victories under his belt. Bennett arrived in Centralia in 1989 as an assistant coach and spent five seasons working as the defensive coordinator and offensive line coach. In 1994 he was promoted to head football…
