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Accused church burglar already behind bars
Friday, February 05, 2010 at 5:54 p.m. Read more: Local , Macon County Jail , Church , Burglary , Macon Police Department , First Baptist Church MACON, MO -- A Authorities have caught a suspect in the burglary of the First Baptist Church in Macon.

Macon County awarded contract
This is a news release from MoDot. At their monthly meeting on Feb. 4, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded a project to resurface a portion of U.S. 36 in Macon County.

Downtown Macon now an EEZ
Friday, February 05, 2010 at 5:28 p.m. Read more: Local , Macon , Macon County , Enhanced Enterprise Zone , Economic Development , Jobs , Downtown District MACON, MO -- A A A A A Big economic development plans could help businesses in Macon.

Macon substitute teacher charged with molesting boy
Macon County deputies arrested a substitute teacher on charges she molested a 12-year-old boy.

Macon man federally indicted
Thursday, February 04, 2010 at 2:09 p.m. Read more: Local , Macon , Firearms , Charges , Indictment , Federal Grand Jury , Guns MACON, MO -- A A Macon man is indicted on federal firearms charges.

A Kansas City lawyer shares his vision of fostering a love for the arts
Jack Isgur doesnt meet the people who get his money, so hes left to wonder if his dream is at work at the end of roads like this.This one leads to <a href="http://www.topix.com/city/carrollton-mo" class="xref">Carrollton, Mo</a>., and an English teacher.It splits a winter-gray plain, passing the idle irrigation trusses over snow-patched fields.

Special Enforcement Operations To Be Conducted
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 6:56 p.m. Read more: Local , State , Community , Macon , Troop B , Missouri State Highway Patrol , U.S.Highway 61 , U.S. Highway 63 MACON,MO -- Commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, Captain John W. Elliott, announces that Troop B officers will be conducting Selective Traffic Enforcement Operations on U.S. Highways 61 ...

Missing Macon Man Found Dead
A person found 74-year-old Macon Resident Darrell Allen dead five days after he went missing.

Body of mid-Missouri man missing for 5 days is discovered
The body of a 74-year-old mid-Missouri man missing for five days has been found.

Macon Man With Dementia Missing
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a missing man is endangered due to his condition of dementia.

Longtime DJ signs off the radio
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 5:39 p.m. Read more: Local , Marvin Mcclanahan , Radio , Retirement , <a href="http://www.topix.com/city/kirksville-mo" class="xref">Kirksville</a> KIRKSVILLE, MO -- A A longtime local radio DJ is hanging up his microphone.

Highway opens from Macon to Clarence
Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 5:26 p.m. Read more: Local , Modot , <a href="http://www.topix.com/city/clarence-mo" class="xref">Clarence</a> , Macon , Four Lane Highway <a href="http://www.topix.com/county/macon-mo" class="xref">MACON COUNTY, MO</a> -- A The trip from Macon to Clarence will now be a little faster.

A Merging of Families
One flying circus pilot and one young pilot in training share more than just a passion for soaring above the clouds.

Thousands of tax refunds undeliverable
Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 5:57 p.m. MACON, MO -- A If you still haven't received your <a href="http://www.topix.com/news/tax" class="xref">tax</a> refund check, we might know why.

Macon girl expert at Punt, Pass, Kick
Sunday, November 08, 2009 at 6:02 p.m. MACON, MO -- A A Macon girl is heading all the way to the state Punt, Pass, Kick competition in St.

Economic Problems in Macon
Macon was recently named the seventh poorest city in the United States by Forbes magazine.

Four arrested on drug charges
Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 4:39 p.m. MACON, MO -- A A two week investigation ends in the arrests of four people on felony drug charges.

Kircher, Perkins to wed Oct. 31
Ashley Kircher of Columbia, Mo., and Matthew Perkins of <a href="http://www.topix.com/city/harrisburg-mo" class="xref">Harrisburg, Mo</a>., have announced their engagement and plans to be married.

Fire victim identified
Friday, October 23, 2009 at 7:05 p.m. MACON, MO. -- One person is dead after an early morning house fire in Macon.

MoDOT property sale
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 10:24 a.m. MACON, MO. -- During a four-day blitz, the Missouri Department of TransportationA will quickly sell 23 highly marketable properties.