The trial for the Monroe County man who is accused of shooting and killing his soon to be wife nearly 3 years ago is underway. The trial of 54 year old James Addie began yesterday (Monday) in a Cole County courtroom. 35 year old Molly Watson was found outside of her car, April 27th, 2018,…
A Mexico man is a top prize winner on a Missouri Lottery scratch off ticket. Stacey Kincaid bought the $5 50X Payout ticket at Monroe City Amoco and scratched right away. Kincaid’s prize is one of 6 top prizes offered in the game with one more $100,000 prize and five prizes of $20,000 yet to…
Missouri State Representative Chad Perkins was the featured guest on AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake Morning Show today. Perkins represents District 040 including Monroe, Pike, Lincoln, and Ralls Counties. He answered questions about Medicaid expansion in Missouri and the Senate race in 2022 for Roy Blunts seat.
For the first time since the 1973-74 school year, a Mexico FFA member will be serving on the Missouri State FFA Officer Team. Senior Grant Norfleet has been selected to serve on the 2021-2022 State FFA Officer Team, but will not know what position until those are announced at the State FFA Convention later this…
Centralia’s Mayor Chris Cox has won re-election after receiving 465 votes to Tim Grenke’s 209. The Use Tax in Centralia was voted down 353-312 and the proposition to extend the term of mayor to 3 years has passed 408-266. In Sturgeon Mike Butler won the mayor’s race with 61 votes to Danny Joiner’s 59, and…
MoDot is replacing a number of culverts and making pavement repairs on lettered highways in the area over the next several days. Monday through Friday of this week, Highway FF in Montgomery County will be closed daily from 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. between Bellville Road and Ag Road while pavement work is done. On…
A Wellsville woman was taken by the Staff For Life Helicopter to the University Hospital with serious injuries following a one car accident in Monroe County last (Monday) night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on Route D. just east of Santa Fe when 40 year old Jennifer A. Chappins was driving and…
Preliminary final numbers from the Missouri Department of Conservation is showing deer hunters in the state harvested 176,064 deer during the November portion of firearms deer season. That is down statewide by three thousand, three hundred and fifty six deer from last year and is largely contributed to bad weather. In Audrain County hunters harvested…
Missouri hunters took 80,525 deer during the opening weekend of the fall firearms deer season. Preliminary numbers from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows Callaway County with 1,213, Monroe with 1,132, Audrain had 636, Boone with 724, and Montgomery County with 907. Last year hunters checked 88,760 during the opening weekend.
Polls in Missouri opened at 6 this morning and Election coverage has begun. Stay tuned to AM 1340 KXEO today for the latest developments. At 8:15 Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft will join the Am I Awake Morning Show with Matt Pilger to talk about what voters can expect today at the polls. Marci…
The Monroe County prosecutor is looking to revoke the probation of a convicted sex offender that was arrested in Audrain County recently. According to court records Prosecuting Attorney Talley Kendrick Smith filed an order in Monroe County District Court to order 71 year old Ronald David Leake to serve a one-year term in the Monroe…
The Monroe County Health Department is reporting the first death of a Monroe County resident due to COVID-19 today (Tuesday). The elderly resident tested positive for COVID-19 in August. This case was not travel related.
The Monroe County Health Department is reporting a new positive COVID-19 case. The patient attended morning services at Pleasant Green Baptist Church in Madison on July 26th. Direct contacts were unable to be identified during contact tracing, so the Monroe County Health Department wants those that attended those services to monitor for symptoms until August…
The Missouri 4H Foundation is announcing the winners of their scholarships. In Audrain county, Lauryn Robnett was awarded an Orsheln 4-H Scholarship. In Boone county, winners were Saylor Forsyth, Stephen Coy, William Adkins, Matthew Vaughn, Sophia Cunningham, and Heather Snow. Bryar DeLashmutt from Callaway county, Marlena Long of Monroe county, and Alexander Kleinsorge from Montgomery…
16 of the 22 current active positive cases of COVID-19 in Audrain County are associated with workers at 2 hog feeding operations in Monroe and Audrain Counties according to the Audrain County Health Department. The Iowa-based Brenneman Pork has around 30 employees in Paris and Thompson. According to Audrain County Health Department the surge in…
