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Macon declares Butler Street house dangerous; owner says he can’t...

October 22, 2026

Today, the Macon Dangerous Building Commission declared the house at 207 Butler Street a dangerous building, starting a 30-day legal clock for its 25-year-old owner, who...

42 of 44 Macon County school buses pass Patrol inspection on first try

October 21, 2026

Forty-two of the 44 school buses that Macon County's six districts presented to the Missouri State Highway Patrol this year passed on first...

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October 23, 2026

Macon declares Butler Street house dangerous; owner says he can’t...

October 22, 2026

Today, the Macon Dangerous Building Commission declared the house at 207 Butler Street a dangerous building, starting a 30-day legal clock for its 25-year-old owner, who...

Macon man charged with chronic DWI after deputy reports seeing seat...

October 21, 2026

A Macon man faces two felony charges after a Macon County sheriff's deputy reported watching him climb over his passenger to trade seats when the patrol car came into view...

Propane, the heat in 1 in 4 Macon County homes, starts winter 19...

October 21, 2026

About one in four Macon County homes heats with propane. It starts the heating season costing more than it did a year ago.Missouri's average residential propane price was...

Social Security's 3.6% raise adds about $65 a month for Macon...

October 21, 2026

About 4,465 Macon County residents drew Social Security at the end of 2025, and the 3.6% raise the Social Security Administration announced Oct. 14 will show up in their...

Press groups sue Patrol to release crash report names

October 21, 2026

The Missouri State Highway Patrol knows the name of the 50-year-old Brookfield woman who died Sept. 11 in a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 36 about a mile east of Macon. It...

1 in 3 Macon County workers has a job outside the county

October 21, 2026

About one in three working Macon County residents has a job outside the county, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.Of an estimated 6,554 county...

Macon County median household income rises to $60,822, census...

October 21, 2026

By Staff · October 19, 2026Macon County's median household income rose to an estimated $60,822 in 2024, up 33% from $45,717 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's...

42 of 44 Macon County school buses pass Patrol inspection on first try

October 21, 2026

Forty-two of the 44 school buses that Macon County's six districts presented to the Missouri State Highway Patrol this year passed on first...

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