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Photos: Deadly tornado in Oklahoma City

A look at the devastating tornado and subsequent rescue efforts Monday, May 20, 2013, in suburbs of Oklahoma City.

May 20, 2013 9:31 p.m.

Seen on Scene at Believers Awards Banquet

Forty-seven "extraordinary individuals" were recognized recently for their dedication and commitment to Special Olympics. The 2013 second annual Believers Awards Banquet was held on May 8 at the Audrain County 4-H Center in Mexico. During the banquet, several individual athlete awards, outstanding volunteer awards and an Outstanding Coach Award were presented, along with a slideshow of the athletes’ performances. Full story and photos were published May 14 on this website.

May 17, 2013 1:05 p.m.

Mexico High School track athletes to sectionals

The windy cool day at Hawthorne Heights couldn't cool the hot streak for many Mexico High School track and field athletes. The boys will send eight Bulldogs in seven events to the sectional meet. The girls will be represented by seven athletes in nine events.

May 13, 2013 12:24 p.m.

Seen on scene at fifth grade President's Award ceremonies

Fifth-graders from the three elementary schools of the Mexico School district who qualified for the President's Award for Educational Excellence were honored May 6 at Hawthorne Elementary School. See full story in the News section of this website. It was posted to the site on May 7.

May 10, 2013 11:44 a.m.

Easter and Spring photos

We asked our readers to share their Easter photos. This is an Easter photo of Clayton James Pugh, 12 weeks old. Clayton’s parents are GJ and Tonya Pugh of Santa Fe, Mo. Our current reader callout is for Spring photos. Felisha Phelps sent us photos of spring flowers and a beautiful rainbow. We will publish more Spring photos sometime after the May 24 deadline for submissions.We thank you for participating.

May 8, 2013 1:20 p.m.