Serving Atlanta, Missouri
Monday, September 14, 2026
A Brookfield woman died Friday morning in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 36 about a mile east of Macon, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash happened at 6:56 a.m. The driver of an eastbound Jeep Wrangler, a 50-year-old Brookfield woman, was pronounced dead at the…
A Clarence man was seriously injured Friday morning when the pickup he was driving ran off Route K north of Tenmile and overturned, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol…
Abnormally dry conditions now cover all of Macon County on the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map. The map released Thursday and valid Sept. 8 shows 100% of the county in…
Drivers should expect delays at the U.S. 63 and U.S. 36 interchange in Macon through the end of September, according to MoDOT work-zone listings. Bridge maintenance on U.S. 63 north…
Blood drive. Red Cross takes donations from 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Atlanta library, according to the Macon Area Chamber of Commerce calendar. Appointments: redcrossblood.org. Bring a photo…
A Macon man is being held on a $20,000 cash-only bond after Macon County prosecutors charged him with a class D felony of possession of a controlled substance. Prosecuting Attorney…
You land in Missouri with a stack of paperwork—new driver’s license, vehicle registration, school files, and medical records. In the chaos of a cross-country move,…
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From the Publisher
The Atlanta Missourian is a free digital newspaper published by Chariton Media, covering Atlanta and the surrounding Macon County communities. Our arrest and crash reports are sourced directly from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. If you have a news tip or community event, submit it here. — Chariton Media, Publisher