Some restaurants hold a soft opening, opening their doors without stirring up publicity. The Horseshoe Bar & Grill took a different route. Call it a clandestine operation — a bit of hush-hush … more

At Bucky’s Sit or Get in Mexico, Becky Steinman serves country fried steak. Not far down Liberty Street, Stacey Conklin’s diner, Stacey’s Place, prefers chicken fried steak. Steinman’s is … more

Patrick Shaw runs the city of Mexico, and he keeps the city running. Shaw serves as Mexico’s IT manager, a role he also plays on a contract basis for Audrain County. In his spare time he runs … more

The Audrain County Health Department (ACHD) is now encouraging walk-ins to the Adaptive Vaccination Team (AVT) vaccination event at the Eastern Missouri Family YMCA in Vandalia today, April … more

Perhaps the most controversial measure before the state assembly is Senate Bill 55, a massive education package that addresses voucher tax credits, charter school expansion, virtual instruction, … more

When Gov. Mike Parson addressed an audience packed into the cafe space in Vandalia’s Eastern Missouri Family YMCA last week, he emphasized that access to high speed broadband internet was one of … more

Tyler Shaw leaned back in his chair and let the announcement sink in. He had just been named as Little Dixie Fire Protection District’s Firefighter of the Year for 2020 and accepted the award … more

With the stroke of midnight Friday morning, all three vaccination phases in the state of Missouri became eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Audrain County Health Department is … more

The Mexico School District will again be offering Summer School, from June 1 through June 25, 2021. Summer school is offered for students that will be enrolling in grades K-12 this fall. Grades … more

Officials with the Audrain County Health Department (ACHD) announced Tuesday the department is following the advice of the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by pausing the use of the Johnson … more