Van-Far Parents As Teachers is once again sponsoring their Christmas from a Small Town Heart Saturday. Organizer Lori Culwell says the event started four years ago. Kids can shop from 2 until 5 and then again after the Lighted Christmas Parade that begins at 6 from the Vandalia Fairgrounds and according to Amy Kuda, there…
Lori Culwell with Van-Far Parents As Teachers and Amy Kuda joined the morning show today talking about the shopping event for Van-Far students and the Lighted Christmas Parade coming up Saturday, December 11th. Their interview is below:
The final portion of the new roundabout at Basinger Corner in eastern Audrain County is set to open. According to MoDOT, Route J is scheduled to open late tomorrow (Friday) afternoon, weather permitting. The Highways 54 and 19 portions of the more than four million dollar roundabout have been open since September 20th while crews…
A toy drive is underway for Shriner’s Hospital in St. Louis. The Little Dixie Shrine Club is once again able to collect toys for children spending Christmas in the hospital. They’re requesting new unwrapped toys, small stuffed animals, nail polish, playing cards and other items the kids from birth to 18 would enjoy. Items can…
Two area ambulance districts are teaming up to help those in need this holiday season. Audrain Ambulance District and Van-Far Ambulance District are collecting non-perishable food items, new and packaged hygiene products, winter clothing including socks, hats, and gloves, as well as diapers of all sizes in new packaging. The drive is going on through…
In a follow-up to a story published August 3rd that is truly good news: Baptist Homes and Healthcare Ministries have agreed to move forward with negotiations with Tri-County Care Center Board of Directors. There are no plans to change any aspects of the facility structure at this time. Tri-County will continue to serve Vandalia and…
Tri-County Care Center, Vandalia’s only nursing home will close at the end of August forcing about 40 residents to relocate and many more long-time employees are now facing the uncertainty of unemployment. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a raft of problems for the residential care center. There is some hope that a private company will…
Community R-VI Superintendent Nick Larson and Van-Far School District Superintendent John Fortney were the featured local guests on the KXEO and KWWR morning shows today. They talked about ongoing building projects and objectives and goals for the upcoming school year.
A kids eat free program is underway at the YMCA in Mexico and Vandalia. Debbie Hopke the executive director of the Vandalia YMCA says the program is for all children 18 and under. No income guidelines, registration, or enrollment is required. The program started this week and runs through August 12th. The kids wanting to…
Vandalia YMCA executive director Debbie Hopke was the featured local guest on the KXEO and KWWR morning shows today. Debbie updated listeners on programs at the YMCA. She is also a member of the Vandalia City Council and talked about some new business on the way.
The Vandalia YMCA is the recipient of an $11,000 grant from the A.P. Green Foundation. Executive Director of the Vandalia YMCA Debbie Hopke says the money will be used for wellness center improvements and equipment for the youth programs like youth soccer and flag football. The check was presented to Hopke today (Friday) by Nancy…
With dangerous heat index temperatures expected to exceed 100 degrees this week the Audrain County Emergency Management Agency is providing a list of some of the cooling centers in the area. In Centralia the Public Library is available Monday, Tuesday and Thursday until 8pm and until 5pm on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 1 to…
A 24-year-old Vandalia man is dead after a one car accident in Ralls County last (Friday) night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on US 61 about two miles north of New London just after 7pm. A vehicle driven by 27 year old Ian G. Smith went off the road and overturned. Shawn…
A Vandalia teen is behind bars without bond, charged with Sodomy or Attempted Sodomy. The incident happened in Mexico on August 8th of last year when a woman walked in on 16-year old Dakotah Schneider and an 11-year old boy in her laundry room. Schneider was behind the 11-year old who was leaned over the…
Audrain County residents can now find available healthcare services in the area with the release by the Audrain County Health Department (ACHD) of a Healthcare Directory on its website. “This grew out of a request by the Audrain County Commission immediately after the closing of the Audrain Community Hospital in March,” ACHD Administrator and CEO…
