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Route O in Bevier closes Monday through Thursday; eastbound U.S. 36 restricted Monday
The Macon Chronicle Staff Drivers who use Route O through Bevier should treat Monday through Thursday as a closed-road week…
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Monday, August 24, 2026
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Missouri Supreme Court seeks swift action in redistricting ballot measure case
By Rudi Keller – Missouri Independent — The Macon Chronicle With an early September deadline looming for changes to the…
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Callao man charged with felony property damage in Bevier vehicle case
The Macon Chronicle Staff A Callao man has been charged with first-degree property damage, a class E felony, over damage…
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Macon High School Band Member Earns Scouting’s Highest Rank
William Henry restored the sign at Mt. Salem Baptist Church for his Eagle project, then received the rank in the…
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Callao man charged with animal abuse after Macon gas station incident
The Macon Chronicle Staff A Callao man faces a misdemeanor animal abuse charge stemming from a July incident at a…
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Macon County splits the ballot: yes to parks and assessors, a hard no to Amendments 4 and 5
The Macon Chronicle Staff Macon County voters treated the four constitutional amendments on Tuesday’s ballot as four separate questions, and…
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Republican ballots dominate as Macon County closes the books on the August primary
The Macon Chronicle Staff Macon County voters cast 4,197 ballots in Tuesday’s primary, according to unofficial results released by the…
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PC Statements in Macon Drug Arrests Released
The Macon Chronicle Staff Newly available probable cause statements in two Macon drug cases show that the defendants were arrested…
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Two Macon residents charged in separate drug cases stemming from same-day arrests
The Macon Chronicle Staff Two Macon residents face felony drug charges after arrests on the same day last week, and…
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Measles hits a 35-year high nationally; Missouri stays in single digits
Confirmed U.S. measles cases have passed all of 2025 and are the worst since the disease was declared eliminated in…