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Democracy in action
An estimated 800 Boone County residents voted absentee Saturday, November 1 at Impact Services at 801 W.
Switzler Street.



Centralia PD chief discusses dispatch situation
Service levels could change
Centralia Avenue of Flags needs volunteers
The Avenue of Flags is rising again. Volunteers are needed to raise 628 flags, 3 p.m., Thursday, November 7, at the Centralia City Cemetery, weather permitting.
Audrain County October land transfers and marriage licenses
The following are real estate transfers during the month of October 2024 in the office of the Audrain County Recorder of Deeds, Teresa L Allen: Steven E Prior & Jennifer A Prior TO City of Mexico - S ½ SE ¼ Sec 24 Twp 51 Rng 8 Isaac D Shivers & Jennifer A Shivers TO Brandon F Crocker LLC - Lt 3 Blk 3 Rawlings Addition, Mexico Charles Gregory Miller & Barbara L Miller TO Douglas G Chalmers - Lt 4 Roy W Kent's Osage Park Subdivision Plat 4, Mexico Kendall C Scott TO Jace Gaw - Lt 6,7 Blk 2 J.H Reynolds Addition, Farber Kaylena R Lybarger & Austin C Lybarger TO Roberto Matuz & Neoma Matuz - NW ¼ Sec 35 Twp 51 Rng 9 William Bowen & Tracy Bowen TO Scott McAuley - E ½ SE ¼ Sec 27 Twp 51 Rng 9 Jeff J Gingerrich & Susie A Gingerich TO Joni B Petersheim - Pt S ½ SW ¼ Sec 29 Twp 52 Rng 10 White Orchid Holdings LLC TO Tuirn Key Property Management LLC - Lt 8 Blk 14 Morris Addition, Mexico JDMKC Enterprises LLC TO Julio Herrera & Ortencia Herrera - Lt 12 Saddlebrooke Estates Plat 1, Mexico M & P Leasing LLC TO Vendika LLC - Pt SW ¼ Sec 34 Twp 51 Rng 9 CBTMSSES LLC TO Laura A Klindworth - Lt 1 Park Creek Subdivision Phase 2 Plat 2, Mexico Aacorn Acres Property LLC TO James K Zumwalt - Lt 23 Quisenberry Park Addition, Mexico Westview Properties TO William D Lower & Linda J Lower - Lt 20, 36 West View Subdivision, Vandalia Wilbert Brooks TO Phyllis Jean Chambers - Lt 7, 8 Blk 2 Rawlings Addition, Mexico Tammie White TO Phyllis Jean Chambers - Lt 7, 8 Blk 2 Rawlings Addition, Mexico Sherry Barnes TO Phyllis Jean Chambers - Lt 7, 8 Blk 2 Rawlings Addition, Mexico Kenneth A Walker & Haley Elizabeth Walker TO Garrett Wilson & Glenna Wilson - Pt SW ¼ SE ¼ Sec 8 Twp 50 Rng 8 Templeton Properties LLC TO Ryan Armstrong - Lt 7 Blk 1 Broadwater's Addition, Mexico Mayson D Sampo & Austyn D Sampo TO Zackary D Rentschler - Lt 17 East Lawn Subdivision, Mexico Elise Kay Cox TO Brett R May & Lea Mays - Pt NW ¼ Sec 7 Twp 50 Rng 7 Garrett Lee Wilson & Glenna Wilson TO Alex Winter - Lt 1804 Osage Park Subdivision Plat 18, Mexico Amanda J Vickery TO B & W Property LLC - Pt NW ¼ Sec 30 Twp 52 Rng 8 Patrick Ryan & Lara Ryan TO Kenneth Allen Walker - Pt E ½ SW ¼ Sec 30 Twp 51 Rng 8 Gale Lindsey Hahn & Mildred Mae Hahn and Leann Marie Smith & Michael L Smith TO Emory Kropf & Sheila Kropf - N ½ SW ¼ Sec 28 Twp 51 Rng 5 Gale Lindsey Hahn & Mildred Mae Hahn and aLeann Marie Smith & Michael L Smith TO Benjamin Gibbs & Fred Gibbs & Felicia Gibbs & Luke Gibbs - W ½ SE ¼ Sec 29 Twp 51 Rng 5 Gale Lindsey Hahn & Mildred Mae Hahn and Leann Marie Smith & Michaael L Smith TO Kevin Swartzentruber & Rosella Swartzentruber - E ½ W ½ Sec 28 Twp 51 Rng 5 Tommy F Story TO Cedar Grove LLC - Lt 2 Blk 11 Lakenan and Barnes - Highland Addition, Mexico Frank Wallace TO Hungry Dog Real Estate Company LLC - Lt 5 Hollembeak Subdivision, Vandalia Shari J Love TO Hungry Dog Real Estate Company LLC - Lt 3, 4 Hollembeak Subdivision, Vandalia Gale Lindsey Hahn & Mildred Mae Hahn and Leann Marie Smith & Michael L Smith TO Jonathan D Shrock & Teresa D Shrock - Pt S ½ SW ¼ Sec 28 Twp 51 Rng 5 Flynn Drilling Co TO FullForce Properties LLC - Lt 2, 3 Blk 13 Original Town of Martinsburg Jeremy Jay Brashear TO Michael Gene Potter - Lt 11 Blk 2 Lakenan and Barnes Addition, Mexico Michael Gene Potter TO Cedar Grove LLC - Lt 11 Blk 2 Lakenan and Barnes Addition, Mexico Sara E Loncaric TO Mauricio Rodriguez- Moreno - Kt 10 Blk 2 South Side Park Addition, Mexico Ronald K Stallcup & Dixie P Stallcup TO Jason Craven & Bobbi Craven - Lt 10 Sunny Hill Subdivision, Vandalia Robert Hanson & Fern Hanson TO Jared Hopke & Kelsy Fowler - Lt E, H, I & L Highland Farms Survey # 2523, Vandalia Robert L Freels & LeAnna R Freels TO Braden C Vomund & Megan P Vomund - S ½ NE ¼ SW ¼ Sec 25 Twp 50 Rng 8 - W ½ SW ¼ SE ¼ Sec 25 Twp 50 Rng 8 - W ½ NW ¼ SE ¼ Sec 25 Twp 50 Rng 8 Dax Dollens & Madison Dollens and Dixon Dollens & Remi Dollens TO Jody Robinson - SW ¼ SE ¼ Sec 21 Twp 51 Rng 10 Robert Hanson & Fern Hanson TO Donald Trower & Patricia Trower - Pt NW ¼ Sec 5 Twp 52 Rng 5 - Pt Lt E, H, I Highland Farms Survey # 2523 Robert Hanson & Fern Hanson TO James Wilson & Donna Wilson - Pt SW ¼ Sec 5 Twp 52 Rng 5 - Pt Lts E, H, I Highland Farms Survey # 2523 Robert Hanson & Fern Hanson TO Charles Heim - Lt L Highland Farms Survey # 2523 Tony L Craen & Kayla A Cragen TO Kenneth W Speckelmeyer & Jolene Spreckelmeyer - Lt 6 Blk 14 Aaron McPike's Second Addition, Vandalia Courtney Wieberg & Devin Adams TO Carl E Vomund & Rose A Vomund Lt 4 Blk 1 Original Town of Martinsburg Frank J Stanek & Kelly J Stanek TO Chester L Kropf & Clara M Kropf - SE ¼ Sec 12 Twp 51 Rng 6 - NE ¼ NE ¼ Sec 13 Twp 51 Rng 6 Ray Holdings LLC TO Rebecca Mackey & Arlie Mackey - Lt 37 Mrs. Sparks - Southern Addition, Mexico Julio Herrera & Ortencia Herrera TO Crystal Gayle Jimenez & Jose Alezandro Jimenez - Lt 9 Blk 1 Hughes Addition, Mexico Rick Kaiser & Stacy Kaiser TO Cary Smith - Lt 3, 4 blk 15 County Addition, Mexico CBM Properties LLC TO Klein Oil INC - Pt E ½ SE ¼ SW ¼ Sec 29 Twp 51 Rng 8 Shane E Owen TO Aces & Eights Properties, LLC - Lt 3, 4 Blk 9 Original Town of Mexico Thomas Ritter & Debra J Ritter TO Gene Foltz - Lt 10 Blk 11 Lakenan and Barnes - Highland Addition, Mexico Robert Glenn Stith & Virginia Ann Stith TO Leslie Smith & Clye Smith - Lt 1 Blk 1 Woodlawn Place, Mexico Amanda Vickery TO B & W Properties and Construction, LLC - Pt SW ¼ Sec 30 Twp 52 Rng 9 Gavin P Lehenbauer TO Clinton Willette & Sandy Willette - Blk 5 Dillard's Addition, Mexico William L Carline & Debra Carline and Amber Nicole Kysar & Cody Kysar TO Devin D Adams & Courtney Wieberg and Dennis Adams & Karyn Adams - Pt E ½ SW ¼ Sec 33 Tw 50 Rng 7 Rowdy M Cannon TO Stephen W Smith & Judith L Smith - Pt Se ¼ SE ¼ Sec 23 Twp 51 Rng 9 Linda S Davidson TO Steven Wolf & Linda Wolf - Lt 1, Blk 2 Clark's Addition, Mexico Glen Mollet & Mike Mollet TO Justin Gregory Sayler - Lt 7 Blk 1 Carrico's Highview Addition, Mexico Jerome E Collier TO William L Wheeler - Lt 4 Blk 1 Beshears Addition, Vandalia Statonrich Holdings LLC TO Reed Holdings and Investments LLC - Pt NW ¼ NW ¼ Sec 25 Twp 51 Rng 9 Dorothy E Carter TO Warren Nordwald - Lt 7 Blk 5 Lakenan Barnesâ College Addition, Mexico White Orchid Holdings LLC TO Rachel Eldridge - Lt 6 J. W. Baker's N East Addition, Mexco AJD Rentals LLC TO Chad Jeffries & Mandy Jeffries - Unit # 2 R. J. Smith's Springdale Condominium # 1, Mexico Lynda A Ryker & Karl Ryker TO Kevin R Weatherspoon - Lt 10 Blk 1 Lakeman and Barnes - College Addition, Mexico - Lt 5 Snyder Place, Mexico - Pt SW ¼ SE ¼ Sec 23 Twp 51 Rng 9 - Lt 9, 10 Boulevard Addition, Mexico - Lt 6 Blk 1 Jefferson Terrace Subdivision, Mexico - Lt 8, 9 Forsee's Southwest Addition, Mexico James T Beeahan & Kaylee R Beahan TO Austin D Huddleston - Lt 13 Gallaher- Smith-Feutz Huntington Park Subdivision, Mexico The Glasford Group LLC TO MDC Rentals, LLC - Lt 2, 3 Blk 23 Original Town of Vandalia Laurie Lynda Riggs TO Tanner Schuckenbrock & Alexandra Schuckenbrock - Lt 28 Rock Springs, Mexico Shawn P Jones & Elgien A Jones TO William S McCaw - Lt 16, 17 Gallaher-Smith-Feutz Oak Acres, Mexico Shawn P Jones & Elgien A Jones TO Johnny A Tejeda & Janice D Tejeda - Lt 13, 14, 15 Gallaher-Smith-Feutz Oak Acres, Mexico Michael David Penn & Matthew Alan Penn TO Michael David Adams & Sherry Raleigh Adams Carolyn Virginia Raleigh & James Francis Raleigh - Lt 2 Robertson Subdivision, Mexico Cort A Stuart & Jill Ellen Stuart TO Cedar Grove LLC - Lt 63 Westmorland Subdivision, #5, Mexico Anthony Maxwell Jr & Emily Joy Maxwell TO James Beahan & Kaylee Beahan - Lt 20 Gallaher-Kent Parkland Subdivision, Mexico Randall Wayne Young TO Greg M Hrdina & Rachel L Hrdina and Dallas S Smith & Sarah A Smith - Lt 14 Gallaher- Kent Curtis Street Subdivision, Mexico Jacqueline S Robinson & Robert Robinson and Jull A Bates & Bobby Bates TO Top Hat Rentals LLC - Lt 19, 20, 21 Lnaders Block Addition, Mexico Gale A Bybee & Ruth Ann Bybee TO William Ernest Kendall & Colleen Abbigail Kendall - Lt 3, 4 Meadowlake Estates, Mexico - Pt S ½ Sec 30 Twp 51 Rng 8 Linda M McKenzie TO Duane C Ainsworth - Lt 9 Blk 2 T. J. Bates Addition, Mexico The Real Estate Investment LLC TO Cedar Grove LLC - Lt 4 City Survey # 45, Mexico Larry G Wolthuis & Nancy J Wolthuis TO John W Haines - Lt 13 Seventeen Hills Subdivision, Mexico - Pt N ½ SW ¼ Sec 6 Twp 50 Rng 8 - Pt W ½ SE ¼ Sec 6 Twp 50 Rng 8 William R Heath Jr. Jetta R Heath TO Gary Berriman & LeRae A Berriman - Pt NW ¼ NW ¼ Sec 9 Twp 50 Rng 8 Steven L Kempker & Michael S Harrison & Rebecca Pecher TO Compex 241017R LLC - Pt E ½ SW ¼ Sec 10 Twp 52 Rng 10 - Pt W ½ SE ¼ Sec 10 Twp 52 Rng 10
‘Opening Statement’ October was Domestic Violence Month
Jacob Shellabarger, Audrain County prosecuting attorney Prosecuting Attorney October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and between our local law enforcement, our community partners like Audrain County Crisis Intervention Services (ACCIS), and our office to ensure that survivors, victims and families affected by domestic violence know that they are heard, respected and protected. Domestic Violence cases require a unique, time-intensive effort for investigation and prosecution, as well as additional accountability for guilty defendants.
VFW, Knights, hosting ham’n bean & chili dinner to benefit Avenue of Flags, Esther’s Pantry
This Saturday, you can warm your belly and benefit a pair of important causes at the same time. At 4 p.m. pots will be simmering and the doors open at the Centralia Knights of Columbus Spirit Hall on Hwy. 124 on Centralia's west side. The Knights and Centralia VFW Post 6276 are teaming up to cook crock pots and kettles full of chili and ham and beans, along with tables-full of home-made desserts.
Public meeting scheduled on Hwy. 22 bridge replacement between Sturgeon, Centralia
Individuals are invited to a public informational meeting that will share information about the future bridge replacement project on Missouri Route 22 in Audrain and Boone counties. The bridge over Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern railroad located just west of Missouri Route 151 west junction near Sturgeon, will be replaced in 2027. Right of way will be required for this project. Most construction activities will take place on new alignment away from Route 22. Short-term closures may be necessary to tie Route 22 and Route 151 into the new roadway. The meeting is planned for Tuesday, November 12 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. at the multipurpose room of Sunnydale Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 6964 Audrain Road 9137, Centralia, Missouri 65240. Details about the project, including a project schedule, will be shared at the meeting through displays and discussions with Missouri Department of Transportation engineers and its consultant, Wilson & Company. The meeting is open-house style, so there will be no formal presentation; attendees can attend anytime between 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.