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County lists 20 licensed foster homes in June
Macon County had three more licensed Children’s Division resource homes in June than a year earlier, for a total of…
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Extension confirms second soybean leafminer find in Macon County
University of Missouri Extension confirmed Missouri’s second soybean tentiform leafminer find in Macon County on Aug. 19. Ivair Valmorbida, the…
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Traffic signals at U.S. 63/36 interchange to turn on as early as Monday
Traffic signals at the U.S. 63 interchange over U.S. 36 in Macon may turn on as early as Monday. The…
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Macon R-1’s Kuntz wins FFA bid-calling title
Daniel Kuntz of Macon County R-I FFA won the Missouri Professional Auctioneers Association FFA bid-calling contest on Aug. 13 at…
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Father tells lawmakers Macon County’s placement killed his son
Teddy Papadopoulos told lawmakers Wednesday that the Children’s Division’s negligence killed his son. “Our family had to bury our son,”…
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Friday laws, bill by bill
Sixty-nine bills from the 2026 session become Missouri law Friday, Aug. 28. The full list, bill by bill, with the…
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The Macon County Commission wants citizen input on proposed property tax cuts
The Macon County Commission wants citizen input on proposed property tax cuts. The hearing is 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 31,…
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Buckets over Bullets Posts Up for 3on3 Tournament
Community 32 is putting a 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Rubey Street Park on Saturday, Sept. 5. The event is the…
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Missouri placed diabetic teen in a foster home not licensed to take him. He died 24 days later
Workers were searching for a home equipped for 17-year-old Korbin Papadopoulos’ medical needs. Instead, he was sent to a foster…
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Long Branch beach is open and clean this week; a Macon County creek site is not
The swim beach at Long Branch State Park is open, and the latest state sample is well under the bacteria…