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Long Branch beach remains open after Aug. 31 sample
Long Branch State Park's public beach remains open after an Aug. 31 water sample produced an E. coli geometric mean…
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Heat Advisory for Macon County continues until Saturday
Macon County remains under a Heat Advisory until 8 p.m. Saturday, with heat index values expected to reach 107. The…
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Macon County residents can join free Kirksville grief group
KIRKSVILLE, Mo. Hospice of Northeast Missouri is offering a free six-week grief support group starting Oct. 5, open to Macon…
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County seeking deputy clerk and part-time commission assistant
Macon County is accepting applications for a full-time deputy county clerk and a part-time contracted administrative assistant to the Macon…
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Brookfield woman charged with third-degree assault of a special victim
A Brookfield woman is being held on a $10,000 cash-only bond after Macon County prosecutors charged her with assault in…
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Macon man charged with child molestation; bond set at $100,000 cash
A Macon man is being held on a $100,000 cash-only bond after Macon County prosecutors charged him with three felonies,…
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Macon man charged with carrying a firearm onto elementary grounds
Brandon James Conger, of Macon, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a class A misdemeanor. According to the…
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Heat Advisory for Macon County remains through Friday
A Heat Advisory covering Macon County remains in effect through 8 p.m. Friday. The National Weather Service in Kansas City…
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Sheriff says new grooming law lets deputies intervene sooner
Sheriff Kevin Shoemaker said a new state grooming law lets Macon County law enforcement investigate before a sexual act occurs.…
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300-pound Kirksville church bell recovered west of La Plata
An estimated 300-pound bell stolen from Trinity Episcopal Church in Kirksville has been recovered near Newburg, west of La Plata.…