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EMS first responder course set for La Plata Fire Department
Macon County EMS will hold a 40-hour first responder course at the La Plata Fire Department starting Oct. 4. Classes…
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Macon Chronicle passes 41,700 visitors since April launch
The Macon Chronicle has drawn 41,700 visitors since it began publishing in April, according to Chariton Media site analytics. Those…
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Build My Future construction career day set Wednesday at fairgrounds
High school students will explore construction careers Wednesday at Build My Future Upstate at the Macon County Fairgrounds, the fifth…
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Kehoe names child-welfare task force as Korbin case stays in focus
Gov. Mike Kehoe has named 18 people to a statewide child-welfare task force, as lawmakers continue to press the Children's…
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Samaritan Hospital joins statewide independent hospital network
Samaritan Hospital in Macon has joined a new statewide collaboration of independent Missouri hospitals, according to a hospital announcement posted…
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Missouri GOP still see path for gerrymandered congressional map. Legal experts see little hope.
Republican officials aren’t giving up on the congressional map they pushed through the Missouri legislature last year, despite two setbacks…
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Brookfield woman dies in U.S. 36 crash east of Macon
A Brookfield woman died Friday morning in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 36 about a mile east of Macon, according…
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Clarence man seriously injured in Route K crash
A Clarence man was seriously injured Friday morning when the pickup he was driving ran off Route K north of…
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All of Macon County now abnormally dry on Drought Monitor
Abnormally dry conditions now cover all of Macon County on the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map. The map released Thursday…
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Expect delays at U.S. 63/36 interchange through September
Drivers should expect delays at the U.S. 63 and U.S. 36 interchange in Macon through the end of September, according…