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STEM Night at MMA will be held Oct. 20, from 4-6 p.m. in the Missouri Military Academy Gymtorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Missouri Military Academy invites community to free STEM Night Oct. 20
Missouri Military Academy, in partnership with co-sponsors Missouri University of Science and Technology and Project Lead The Way, will host a day of STEM education and exploration on Oct. 20, …
Video: Community Matters with County Clerk Lisa Smith
Voter ballots will look a little different this November. See how this affects Audrain County voters with County Clerk Lisa Smith.
Hord Street is currently segmented by the Audrain Medical Center hospital. So are E. Monroe Street and E. Jackson Street. The new design will create one contiguous Hord Street and also reconnect E. Monroe and E. Jackson streets.
Mexico moves forward with Hord Street redesign
In preparation for the construction of the new City Hall/Public Safety facilities, improvements must be made to Hord Street and surrounding streets. Mexico City Council approved a resolution …
Left side of the sign: Jodi Chrisman, Regina Smith, Brandie Gay (Vandalia Area Chamber of Commerce), Abby Munoz and Katie Swaim. Right side of sign: Christina Jensen, Craig Brace, Sarah Palmer, Rebecca Martincic, Kyle Fischer (Vandalia Area Chamber of Commerce), Becky Wieberg and Kerry Patton.
Left side of the sign: Jodi Chrisman, Regina Smith, Brandie Gay (Vandalia Area Chamber of Commerce), Abby Munoz and Katie Swaim. Right side of sign: Christina Jensen, Craig Brace, Sarah Palmer, Rebecca Martincic, Kyle Fischer (Vandalia Area Chamber of Commerce), Becky Wieberg and Kerry Patton.
ACHD satellite clinic opens in Vandalia
Gone are the days of running health services out of churches and transporting various clinic equipment back and forth between Mexico and Vandalia. The Audrain County Health Department celebrated …
(seated) Row 1: Rose Belcher, Tammy Reeder, Elizabeth (Langford) Windmann, Rita Jackson, Susan (Hill) Shelby, Terri (Bird) Schremp, Stacey Moore, Marianne (Graue) Meyer, Mary Pat (Lawrence) Giesler, Janet Welch, Bobette (Balser) Wilson, Laura (Worstell) Frazier, Diane (Dillard) Benskin.

(standing) Row 2: Lannette Nunnelly , Lenita Kelly, Roxanne (Moore) Couch, Jean Clayton, Debbie (Woods) Feger, Jill Haerer.

(standing) Row 3: Terri (Bolli) Casey, Harriett (Green) Sappington, Nancy (Sparks) Sheen, Lisa (Evans) Matthews, Julie(Bell) Key, Tamma (Thomas) Ronimous, Karen (Sampson) Hoover, Sharon (Young) Dollens, Ellen (Erdel) Withers, Beverly (Pottebaum) Semar, Jackie (Crews) Estes, Mary Ann (Stahl) Kasubke, Teresa (Dobyns) Cuno, Nancy (Hawkins) Dunkle, Louesa (Runge) Fine, (Adele Long) Jaye Jackson.

Attending, not pictured: Gina Holsheiser
 MHS Class of 1976 Celebrates 50th Reunion 
Members of the Mexico High School class of 1976 gathered in Mexico the weekend of Sept. 25 and 26, 2026, to celebrate their fiftieth-class reunion. Classmates traveled from across the country to …
Becky Hagan
 Hagan donates to  King's Daughters Home
Rebecca “Becky” Chapman Hagan provided The King’s Daughters Home a $30,000 donation in her mother’s memory Ruth Hill Chapman, who at one time was a resident of The King’s Daughters Home. …
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Obituaries
Edwin Clay Mills
Edwin “Ed” Clay Mills, 73, of Mexico, died Oct. 15, 2026, at Pin Oaks Living Center in Mexico. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 21, at Arnold Funeral Home with a burial to follow …
David Wayne Kemp
David Wayne Kemp
David Wayne Kemp, age 68 of Mexico MO, passed away on October 8, 2026 at Harry S. Truman Memorial Hospital in Columbia MO. David was born on February 28, 1958 in Mexico MO to Floyd and Ruby …
Richard “Dick” Erdel
Richard “Dick” Erdel
Richard S. Erdel, 80 of Columbia, passed away at 9:19 p.m. Saturday, October 10, 2026, at the Caring Hearts and Hands Hospice in Columbia. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday, October 16, …
Mark Scott Auwarter
Mark Scott Auwarter
Mark Scott Auwarter, age 58, passed away on October 9, 2026 in Rocky Mount, MO. Mark was born on July 3, 1968 and was the son of Ron Auwarter and Judy McWilliam. Mark graduated from Bowling …
Moretta “Kay” Willis
Moretta “Kay” Willis
Moretta “Kay” Willis, 85, of Mexico, MO, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family on Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Kay was born on December 3, 1940, on the Moore family farm near Curryville in …
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