Publishers of the international Teen Years Magazine announced their picks for the fall 2021 edition and Mexico-area photographer Leslie Meyer had two works selected for the editions L-Z. … more

Sarah Gooch was at home, tending to day care children. Jessie Mommens was a student in high school, sitting in a Des Moines classroom. Eric Mattson happened to be in church -- he served as associate … more

Labor Day has come and gone and hints of fall are creeping into the days. And in Missouri, late summer and early autumn festivals are lining up, including Fall Fun Festival on the Prairie. Slated for … more

All the students at Community R-6 elementary school know Daniella Woodson. She speaks with them, laughs with them and cleans up after them. Woodson is, after all, one of the school's custodians. She … more

Line cooks at Tacos & Tequila in Mexico say the sauce for their chile colorado is a simple thing, a few basic pantry trappings tossed together. Few traditional south of the border staples … more

There were some anxious moments Friday, Sept. 3, in Audrain County as multiple law enforcement agencies conducted a manhunt for two armed men who had fled on foot after a car chase. The two were … more

For the swearing in ceremony to begin her fourth term in office, Audrain County assessor Melissa Maupin brought her father's Bible. "I thought it appropriate to have him with me," she said. The … more

Consolidated Electric Cooperative employees are firm believers in the cooperative principle, “Cooperation Among Cooperatives.” CEC sent four volunteer linemen and three trucks to Baton … more

Fluid Power Support has been named the 2021 Commerce and Industry Award recipient by the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce.  The company will be honored along with the four previous quarterly … more

It's a Wednesday and workers are busy hanging window shades and wrapping up a few other finishing touches inside a building on East Promenade in Mexico. A step ladder is propped in a room waiting to … more