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Food and Drink: A darker shade of ale

Published by admin on Mon, 02/22/2021 - 9:44am

Some people have favorite beers that suit them no matter the occasion. Others, however, consider certain brews to be seasonal in nature – bright wheat beers for the summer, a marzen to welcome the fall, for instance.

But judging by the somewhat less than favorable conditions of the past few weeks, tis the season for the heftier savor of dark-hued ales.

The Boone County Brown from Bur Oak Brewing Company in Columbia is a welcoming American brown ale, with a creamy head and friendly aromas of toasted grain and cola.

Riding in style with Sydenstricker

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 9:07am

Some students take the bus to school. That’s all well and good, but for Drew Feger, another option proved more appealing - at least for one special day.

Drew was surprised during Catholic Schools Week as he got to ride to school in style Friday, Feb. 5, thanks to Sydenstricker Nobbe, Mexico. Sydenstricker donated a “Drive to School in a Big Green Tractor” for the annual St. Brendan’s online dinner auction in October. Feger’s parents Josh and Beth were the highest bidder of the unique - and fun - auction item.

Mexico purchases A.P. Green site for $300,000

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 9:05am

The city of Mexico offered the winning bid of $300,000 for the old A.P. Green property that had been owned by Abacus Industrial Holdings during a Sheriff’s auction at the Audrain County Courthouse on Feb. 9.

Mexico’s was the only bid on the site, which covers 90 acres and includes the administrative buildings along Green Road.

“It’s safe to say the city never wanted to own the property,” said Mexico City Manager Bruce Slagle. “The city had to protect our investment.”

Noble Health shares ideas for hospital; new CEO announced

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 9:00am

Amy O’Brien was introduced as the incoming CEO of what will be the Noble Health hospital in Mexico.

That was one bit of information provided at a town hall-style gathering of 40 invited guests at the Mexico Knights of Columbus building on Wednesday night.

Noble Health signed an asset purchase agreement with SSM Health in January to acquire St. Mary’s Hospital Audrain. The Kansas City-based company with a focus on providing rural health care expects to take over operations sometime in March.

New scanner to limit contact at Audrain County Jail

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:59am

Less than a week after the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office had a full body scanning device installed at the jail, guards identified something unusual on a man entering the facility.

He was hiding a container of methamphetamine.

But Sheriff Matt Oller explains that the scanner, which went into service toward the end of January, is not intended to catch inmates or visitors red handed.

“We wanted a way to limit the amount of physical contact,” Oller said.

Vandalia aldermen adopt budget

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:56am

By the end of the Vandalia Board of Aldermen meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9, the city had reviewed and approved the budget for the fiscal year 2021-2022, beginning March 1.

The detailed review of the budget by Darren Berry, the city administrator, covered item by item. He noted that “fund balances are strong and that we came out in the black this year.”

The city continues to look at capital improvements. Berry noted an expenditure of $12,197 for code book review and over $700,000 for electric conversion.

House passes bill limiting inspection of ag facilities

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:53am

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would limit the number of agencies that can enter agricultural facilities and place narrow restrictions on the conditions under which they can do so.

Supporters of HB 574, sponsored by Rep. Kent Haden, R-Mexico, said the primary aim of the bill is to protect Missouri’s farmers from unnecessary government overreach as well as from biosecurity breaches.

Mexico council awards heavy equipment bids

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:50am

The Mexico City Council approved the purchase of two pieces of heavy equipment at their regular meeting on Jan. 8.

Public Works Director Kensey Russell noted that the best bid for one item came in over budget, but the other was well under — enough to bring costs within the planned capital outlay.

Early morning fire damages home

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:49am

An early morning house fire on Thursday left scorch marks, a hole in the roof and shivering firefighters.

“It was cold, it was rough,” said Mexico Public Safety Department Major Brice Mesko.

Crews from two engines arrived at the scene in the 500 block of South Washington Street in Mexico around 2 a.m. They contained the flames before they could spread further and remained at the location until 5:30 a.m. to make certain there were no flare ups.

Best Western Teal Lake earns honor

Published by admin on Thu, 02/18/2021 - 8:42am

The Best Western Teal Lake Inn in Mexico, received the coveted M.K Guertin Award, Best Western Hotels & Resorts’ most prestigious honor recognizing top-performing hotels within the company.

The award was presented this week at Best Western’s first-ever virtual convention in front of a large virtual audience consisting of hoteliers across the company’s brand portfolio, corporate staff and senior leadership, and industry partners and peers.

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