County assesses COVID response Published by admin on Fri, 05/21/2021 - 8:21am Mexico economic development director Russell Runge listens to comments from the audience as Cindy Hultz, executive director of the Mark Twain Council of Governments and Mark Twain staff member Anna Gill prepare notes. [Dave Faries] By: Editor In what they hope is the wake of the pandemic, leaders in Audrain County are looking forward – and back. On Friday representatives from business, education, agriculture, finance, government and other sectors gathered at the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce with members of the Mark Twain Regional Council of Governments to both identify tools that should be in place should another disaster strike and to look at what went well.