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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…
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Bevier superintendent says formula shift barely hits home; R-1 board votes 7-0 on levy as presented
Bevier C-4 is looking at a formula shortfall of about $70,000, Superintendent Chad Hall said Thursday. The state’s move from…
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ATV overturns on Hagar Street southwest of Bevier; driver seriously injured
A 26-year-old Jackson, Missouri, man was seriously injured Tuesday night when the Yamaha he was driving overturned on Hagar Street…
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Macon County man charged with felony child abuse after baby monitor recording
MACON — A Macon County man is charged with a class D felony after Macon police said a baby monitor…
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Updated tax sale notice drops to 53 parcels; notice and collector’s Facebook post disagree on where the sale will be held
Macon County Collector Rhonda Anno’s office revised its notice of tax certification sale on Monday, after the Chronicle published the…