Historians from Audrain County will be in Warrenton next week to make a presentation about the original horse whisperer Tom Bass, who practiced in Mexico, Missouri. Bass was born in 1859 to a slave and a slave owner and became known all over the world for his horsemanship skills. Audrain County Historical Society member Lori…
A Mexico man was convicted by a jury on multiple charges related to a 2017 kidnapping. Justin Todd was convicted Saturday of two counts of rape, and one count each of kidnapping and sodomy. The victim’s mother reported the victim missing, saying the last time she heard from her daughter she sounded like she was…
The Warren County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will now decide on whether to file criminal charges after claims that an Audrain County deputy assaulted an inmate. Richard Henry accused in the death of a man found bleeding from gunshot wounds last year near the Boone County line made claims of assault while he was in the…
A Mexico, Missouri man is recovering from moderate injuries after an accident in Warren County yesterday (Tuesday). According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on Eastbound I-70 west of Wildcat Drive. 56 year old Ryan L. Clark was driving in the left lane of I-70 trying to overtake a tractor trailer that was in…
Former United States Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond is announcing his endorsement for Jason Lamb running for Circuit Judge for the 12th Judicial Circuit. Lamb is running against attorney Tim Joyce of Warrenton. The 12th Judicial Circuit is comprised of Audrain, Montgomery, and Warren Counties. Both have filed as Republicans and there is no Democratic nominee….
A Warren County man is now being officially charged with assault from an incident in February where he allegedly bit off another mans pinky finger during a fight. 23 year old Ian L. Maples of Wright City allegedly told the Warren County Sheriff’s Department he accidentally had bitten the mans finger off during an altercation…
A three million dollar jail renovation project is getting ready to take place in Warren County. The county commission has approved contractor bids for the work. The renovations will convert current offices of the sheriffs department into extra housing for inmates, and new offices for the sheriff’s department will be built in the basement of…
A Warren County man is in the Warren County Jail on a ten thousand dollar bond after an arrest for allegedly biting, and choking a woman at a house near Wright City. According court records 41 year old Randal B. Hutter Jr. is being charged with 3rd Degree Domestic Assault, for an incident at a…
A Kansas man is dead after a accident on Interstate 70 in Warren County last (Wednesday) night. The highway patrol reports it happened just before 8:30, West I-70 at the 196 mile marker when Shannon J. Meyer of De Pere, Wisconsin lost control, went off the road and overturned. Meyer suffered minor injuries, the passenger…
