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42 of 44 Macon County school buses pass Patrol inspection on first try
Forty-two of the 44 school buses that Macon County's six districts presented to the Missouri State Highway Patrol this year…
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Macon County lost 15,000 conservation acres in a decade, and new enrollment is now frozen
Macon County landowners who want to put ground into the federal Conservation Reserve Program are out of luck for now.…
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Macon County median household income rises to $60,822, census estimates show
Macon County's median household income rose to an estimated $60,822 in 2024, up 33% from $45,717 in 2019, according to…
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1 in 3 Macon County workers has a job outside the county
About one in three working Macon County residents has a job outside the county, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's…
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Utilities board to hold town hall Tuesday on water, sewer plant plans
The Macon Board of Public Works will hold a town hall Tuesday on water and wastewater improvements, two weeks before…
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About 1 in 6 Macon County households has no internet access, census survey shows
About 16% of Macon County households have no internet access at home, about double the statewide share, according to the…
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Free MU tool compares farm safety-net payments ahead of Dec. 11 deadline
Macon County crop farmers have until Dec. 11 to enroll in federal farm safety-net programs for 2026, and a new…
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New trooper assigned to Macon, Shelby counties
A new Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper will begin work in Macon and Shelby counties next month, according to the…
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Macon to host 7th City of Maples Marching Festival Oct. 24
More than two dozen high school marching bands will compete in Macon on Saturday at the seventh annual Macon City…
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Macon County conservation reserve acres drop 45% in a decade
Macon County landowners had about 18,270 acres enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program at the end of the 2025…