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Macon County ran hot but stayed wet in Missouri’s warmest September
Macon County sweated through Missouri's warmest September on record, but unlike much of southern Missouri it got enough rain to…
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Kehoe widens dyed-diesel relief to all drivers, extends harvest weights to Dec. 31
Red-dyed diesel can now go in any vehicle on Missouri roads for any purpose without state penalties, under an executive…
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La Plata Fire Fighters extinguish burning combine
At 6:20 p.m., October 11, La Plata Community Fire Protection District firefighters were dispatched to a vehicle fire on Highway…
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Macon man ejected, hurt in South Rollins Street rollover
A 48-year-old Macon man was hurt when the 2007 Arctic Cat he was driving overturned at 10:35 p.m. Saturday at…
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Bevier C-4 superintendent says state aid down more than $120,000
Bevier C-4 schools are getting more than $120,000 less from the state this year, Superintendent Chad Hall wrote in an…
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MoDOT schedules U.S. 36 eastbound lane work near New Cambria
Eastbound U.S. Route 36 in Macon County will have a lane restriction Oct. 20 for bridge maintenance from Eagle Avenue…
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Shelbina man, Centralia woman charged with meth possession after Macon traffic stop
A Shelbina man and his passenger are each charged with a felony after a Macon police sergeant reported finding methamphetamine…
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Judge weighs stepping aside in Ameren condemnation cases
A Macon County judge will decide whether to recuse himself from all of the Ameren transmission line condemnation cases filed…
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Ohio man charged after deputy says he fled in stolen car on U.S. 36
A Danville, Ohio, man is charged with two felonies after a Macon County deputy reported chasing a stolen car at…
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Macon County R-IV selected for state wastewater drug testing
Macon County R-IV in New Cambria was randomly selected for a state program that will test wastewater from its school…