Devin Van de Riet’s eyes widened and he turned to face the governor. “Really?” he asked with a quiver of both disbelief and enthusiasm. Governor Mike Parson was visiting Hester … more

Kathy Beasley is not a particular fan of sales, the kind where people clean out machine shops or bid on property. She just happened to drop in on one with her husband last May because they had the … more

Outside wind is whipping rain into a frenzy. Inside the phone rings for the third time in the past few minutes. “I’ve been on that phone all morning,” said server and hostess Courtney … more

Amy O’Brien is comfortable with big numbers. She earned a degree in accounting from Southeastern Louisiana University, after all. And she scored 1,088 points as a four year starter on the … more

Christine Harper has been named the director of communications for the Mexico School District. Harper is currently a teacher for the North Callaway Public School District. She has been with North … more

The Miss Missouri pageant is back on the calendar after organizers were forced to cancel the annual event in 2020. Board members from the Miss Missouri Scholarship Pageant hosted a workshop on … more

Year two of a growing grudge match is this Saturday. That’s when Deputy Madness strikes North Callaway. Organizers were greeted with an enthusiastic response in 2020 and there’s been quite … more

Representatives from Cordelio Power and Tenaska met with Audrain County commissioners on Thursday to discuss the next phase of the 400 megawatt Firebrick wind project. Cordelio acquired the wind … more

Changes to Mexico’s industrial waste pretreatment program are awaiting approval by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. At its regular meeting on March 8, the City Council approved a … more

It’s ice cream. Peanut butter and chocolate, like the iconic candy but in ice cream form. Except that it’s not. “Everything is protein,” explains Dominik Vlk, co-owner of the newly … more