Macon City bids. Sealed bids for the city's 1998 fire engine are due at 3 p.m. today, according to the city's open Fire Engine Sale Sealed Bid listing. See the separate fire-engine deadline story.
County. The Macon County Commission sits Mondays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to the county website. The commission is sitting today under that standing calendar. June through September commission minutes were still not posted as of Monday morning; the latest monthly PDF on the agendas page remains May 2026.
Blood drive. An American Red Cross blood drive is listed for 1:30 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at MACTEC Commons, 702 N. Missouri St. in Macon, according to the Macon Area Chamber of Commerce calendar.
Fuel. AAA's Missouri diesel average was $6.2671 a gallon Monday, off Friday's $6.3098.
Calendar. Bevier and Callao citywide garage sales are listed for Saturday, Oct. 3. Rotary Shrimpfest is listed for Saturday, Oct. 10. See the separate Bevier-Callao and Rotary Shrimpfest advances.
Boo on the Block. Boo on the Block is listed for Friday, Oct. 30, according to the Chamber calendar.
Veterans 5K. A Veterans 5K is listed for Saturday, Nov. 7, according to the Chamber calendar.
Roads. MoDOT Northeast plans a lane restriction for shoulder work on westbound U.S. 36 from Long Branch Lake Road to Route C from Oct. 5 through Oct. 9, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. See the separate shoulder-work short. Continuing bridge work at the U.S. 63 and U.S. 36 interchange remains a separate item already covered.