Buell, MO

Maggie Brumnett and Trenton Edwards came a long way to attend the Blinn College Agricultural Sciences Department’s livestock judging camp. Brumnett, 17, from Wagoner, Okla., and Edwards, 14, from Wright City, Mo., were among approximately 250 campers who attended three-day youth camps at the W.J. “Bill” Rankin Agricultural Complex on the Brenham Campus. Camps were held for participants ages 14 and older, and for ages 8-13.

It’s summer, and whether you have “enjoying some fun in the sun” or “escaping the heat” on your agenda, Hermann has the perfect backdrop and soundtrack for summer camaraderie. If you’re looking to beat the heat, look no further than Hermann’s wineries and distilleries. Unique...

Named “Best Sommelier USA,” Mark Guillaudeu will represent the USA in Global Competition in 2023. KANSAS CITY, MO (June 29, 2022) – Best USA Sommelier Association (BUSA), a not-for-profit created by top industry professionals to support and promote the role of the sommelier in the United States, is pleased to announce the winner of the USA National Finals held on June 14, 2022, in Hermann, Missouri. After nine hours of exams during which the six finalists competed in French, Spanish and English (meeting the requirements of competing in a non-native language), the six judges chose a new U.S. national champion sommelier: Mark Guillaudeu.

MEXICO, Mo.- Last week, teens from throughout the state of Missouri met in Mexico to begin a full week of rehearsals and competition in the Miss Missouri’s Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant. While only one teen received the crown, many received awards and scholarships totaling more than $26,000. Among the...

Ameren Missouri is working towards a greener way of producing electricity. The company is the process of purchasing a solar panel farm project underway just north of Mexico, MO. When finished, the 250-megawatt facility known as the Huck-Finn solar project will be able to power around 40,000 homes in the...

A Mexico, MO, man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder, among other charges. Javone Hornbeak, 20, pleaded guilty to Murder in the Second Degree, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, and Armed Criminal Action on April 18, 2022. Prosecutors charged Hornbeak for fatally shooting...

Somehow, music found Karl Frank. He doesn’t know how. He grew up in Martinsburg, Missouri, a town of 300 people, a place too small for pizza delivery, too small for a stoplight and definitely too small for any sort of a music scene. No one in his family made music either — outside of an older sister who “can kinda play the piano.”

NEW BLOOMFIELD — A Mexico gym teacher is facing charges of Abuse or Neglect of a Child and Endangering the Welfare of a Child after striking a nine-year-old boy with a large bag of balls. According to court documents, 48-year-old Katrina Dukes, a teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School...

TROY, Mo. — A man was arrested Sunday night after barricading himself inside a home after threatening a woman that had a restraining order against him, the Troy Police Department said. According to a Facebook post from the department, officers were called to a home on Magnolia Court after...

Kathryn E. Lockwood, 68, Morrison, passed away Friday, June 24, 2022, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. She was born Feb. 3, 1954, to Ben and Faye (Singleton) Krider. She was united in marriage to Randy Lockwood June 18, 1995, in Jefferson City. Kathryn loved going on vacations especially cruises,...

Jerry F. Aubuchon was born on April 16, 1942, in St. Louis to Elliot and Evelyn Aubuchon. Jerry attended the Hazelwood Public School system. While in high school, Jerry matured and earned many accomplishments in his years. Jerry finished 10th Grade in 1953, and after high school, he went straight to work.

Mr. Gary J. Babcock of Warrenton passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022. He was born on August 24, 1952, in St. Louis to the late John and Ethel Babcock. Gary had reached the age of 69 years. Gary worked for the United States Postal Service as a Rural Mail...