Columns
    Farmer's Wife
    October 17, 2017
    Verna Buck enjoyed lunch with Mike and Joyce Buck in La Plata Saturday, September 15.Brad Buck and Katie Parrish were married September 9, 2017 at...

    And the Bible Says...
    October 17, 2017
    Kingdom is the Church Welcome back Readers! Recently I’ve heard some talk about the Kingdom of God being a future event. I know there are TV...

    Education
    Careers on Wheels
    October 17, 2017
    This event was October 3rd from 9-11 am. We had the La Plata preschool-8th graders at this event. We asked multiple community members to bring...

    The Callao American Legion Argonne Memorial Post 360 presented a proper Flag Retirement Ceremony on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at the Macon Elementary School for all students, teachers and staff. Pictured are: Bob Maddox, Post & Zone 1 Commander; Grady Reed, Vice- Commander; Troy Ashenfelter, Charles Kelley and Calvin Vose, SAL Chaplain. Auxiliary Chaplain, Barbara Reed, was in attendance also. Legion Performs a Flag Retirement Ceremony
    September 19, 2017

    Motorists, Farmers: Stay Alert During Harvest Time!
    September 19, 2017
    The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to expect heavier farm machinery traffic--especially on rural highways--as farmers harvest their...

    Featured
    We need your Ghost Stories and Haunted Locations!!!!!!
    October 19, 2017
    We need your Ghost Stories!!! For our Halloween edition. Please let us know of any haunted locations or stories involving Macon and Shelby...

    Chariton County – Part 6 – Ardmore
    October 17, 2017
    I’ve shown the rough side, the moral side, and now for the fun side. In winter there was plenty of ice skating at the mine pits and sled riding...

    Macon Chamber Christmas Parade Forms
    October 13, 2017
    The Christmas Parade is November 30 2017 at 6:00pm. Here is the form & guidelines for participating. Please return the forms no later than November...

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    Government
    Post 57 Adjutant Michael Haley, Bugler Harold Carothers, Mary Ann Tate, Glen Kitchen, Post 57 Commander Leighton Reid, Squadron 57 Sons of the American Legion Commander James Lee Jenkins, Sergeant at Arms Wayne Kitchen, and Larry Kinnison. Columbus Day Flag Retirement
    October 17, 2017
    Columbus Day, October 9, 2017, members of the The American Legion Bucklin, Missouri Green Hills Post 57 conducted a flag retirement for over 100...

    Macon Police Department
    October 17, 2017
    On 10/03/2017, the Macon Police Department arrested a Macon resident on drug-related charges after responding to a report of a disturbance in the...

    The Callao American Legion Argonne Memorial Post 360 presented a proper Flag Retirement Ceremony on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at the Macon Elementary School for all students, teachers and staff. Pictured are: Bob Maddox, Post & Zone 1 Commander; Grady Reed, Vice- Commander; Troy Ashenfelter, Charles Kelley and Calvin Vose, SAL Chaplain. Auxiliary Chaplain, Barbara Reed, was in attendance also. Legion Performs a Flag Retirement Ceremony
    September 19, 2017

    Human Interest
    Wanda Dodd and Keith Turner Free Give Aways
    October 17, 2017
    La Plata's very own C&R Store (under the management of Keith Turner) and the La Plata Christian Ministries Clothing Center is celebrating fall with...

    Chariton County – Part 6 – Ardmore
    October 17, 2017
    I’ve shown the rough side, the moral side, and now for the fun side. In winter there was plenty of ice skating at the mine pits and sled riding...

    Big Wheels Event Held in Atlanta
    October 10, 2017
    The third annual “Big Wheels” event was held in the Atlanta city park on Thursday, September 14. This is a chance for families to bring their...

    Local News
    Trick or Treat for Canned Goods
    October 17, 2017
    La Plata FCCLA is hosting a Trick or Treat for Canned Goods on Monday, October 30, 2017 at 6:00 P.M. inside the city limits of La Plata. The kids...

    Macon Police Department
    October 17, 2017
    On 10/03/2017, the Macon Police Department arrested a Macon resident on drug-related charges after responding to a report of a disturbance in the...

    Wanda Dodd and Keith Turner Free Give Aways
    October 17, 2017
    La Plata's very own C&R Store (under the management of Keith Turner) and the La Plata Christian Ministries Clothing Center is celebrating fall with...

    News
    Motorists, Farmers: Stay Alert During Harvest Time!
    September 19, 2017
    The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to expect heavier farm machinery traffic--especially on rural highways--as farmers harvest their...

    Obituaries
    Helen Louise Ronchetto
    October 17, 2017
    Helen Louise Ronchetto, 98, passed away Sunday, October 8 ,2017. Louise was born November 6, 1918 in Ten Mile, Missouri. She was the 7th surviving...

    Linda R. Tuttle
    October 17, 2017
    Linda R. Tuttle, 58, of Macon, MO, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at the Samaritan Hospital in Macon. Linda was born on August 29,...

    Remembering Linda Kay Waddill
    July 7, 2017
    Ms. Linda Kay Waddill, daughter of the late George and Goldie Ahlbom, was born August 11, 1943 in Macon, Missouri. She passed peacefully in her...

    MACC
    Chariton Valley
    Pictorial News
    Legion Riders Lead La Plata Parade
    September 19, 2017
    Eleven members of the Green Hill’s Chapter 57 American Legion Riders, Ronnie Mason, a World War II Veteran, dressed in his Army uniform driving his...

    Monday afternoon, September 11, 2017, the Bucklin American Legion Post 57 and Unit 57 Auxiliary conducted military rites for United States Air Force veteran John E. Shaffer, age 47, at the New Boston, Missouri Cemetery. Shaffer frequently flew on Air Force One as a security policeman. Air Force Policeman Honored
    September 19, 2017

    65th Soybean Festival Collage
    September 12, 2017

    Regional News
    EPA Appoints Jim Gulliford as Region 7 Administrator
    October 13, 2017
    WASHINGTON  –Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the appointment of Jim Gulliford of Missouri to...

    Missouri Crews Return from Helping with Florida Clean Up
    September 22, 2017
    JEFFERSON CITY – The 58 Missouri Department of Transportation employees and 18 Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ State Parks employees have...

    Callao Legion & Bucklin Riders Lead Parade
    September 12, 2017
    The Callao America Legion Post 360 and the Bucklin Legion Riders Chapter 57 lead the impressive Bevier Homecoming parade on August 12, 2017. ...

    Schools
    Careers on Wheels
    October 17, 2017
    This event was October 3rd from 9-11 am. We had the La Plata preschool-8th graders at this event. We asked multiple community members to bring...

    Board Welcomes Public Participation
    October 17, 2017
    The Board of Education of the La Plata R-II School District met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, October 9th, at La Plata High School....

    McTeacher Night Held
    October 10, 2017
    On Tuesday, October 3, the faculty, staff and a few students of Bevier C-4 participated in McTeacher Night at McDonald's from 4 pm to 8 pm at the...

    Social
    Post 57 Adjutant Michael Haley, Bugler Harold Carothers, Mary Ann Tate, Glen Kitchen, Post 57 Commander Leighton Reid, Squadron 57 Sons of the American Legion Commander James Lee Jenkins, Sergeant at Arms Wayne Kitchen, and Larry Kinnison. Columbus Day Flag Retirement
    October 17, 2017
    Columbus Day, October 9, 2017, members of the The American Legion Bucklin, Missouri Green Hills Post 57 conducted a flag retirement for over 100...

    Legion Riders Lead La Plata Parade
    September 19, 2017
    Eleven members of the Green Hill’s Chapter 57 American Legion Riders, Ronnie Mason, a World War II Veteran, dressed in his Army uniform driving his...

    Macon High School Graduates of the 50's Last Reunion Homecoming...
    September 19, 2017
    In 1994 members of the MH class of 1955 came up with the idea of a reunion of the 50's - classes of Macon High School graduating in years 1950 through 1959 celebrating...

    Sports
    Bucklin -Macon County at Atlanta 9/26/1017
    September 27, 2017

    South Shelby at Macon Homecoming 2017
    September 25, 2017

    Westran at Macon
    September 25, 2017

    Relay
    Mossy Oak
    Weather
    ECHNOLOGY TIPS TO MAKE SURE YOU DON’T 
GET LEFT IN THE DARK DURING...
    August 15, 2017
    The dark day is nearly here…are you ready to capture it? For the first time in 38 years, a total solar eclipse will occur in the contiguous United States on Aug. 21, with...

    A Total Solar Eclipse
    August 15, 2017
    A special event will soon be upon us. According to a NASA website, “On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within...

    SEVERE STORMS POSE SERIOUS CRASH RISK -Tips to Weather the Storm
    April 7, 2017
    ATLANTA, Ga. (April 5, 2017) – Storms moving across the state are creating dangerous, and extremely risky, driving conditions.  AAA - The Auto Club...