The Dysart Family from Macon will perform at the Princeton United Methodist Church October 22. The gospel music concert will begin at 5 o’clock that evening. Admission is free, but a love offering will be received for the Dysart Family. The Dysarts have multiple radio singles on the Singing News Charts and other gospel music […]
Area citizens can refresh their driving skills, and have the opportunity to save money on their car insurance with the AARP Safe Driver course being offered in Macon later this month. The course is scheduled at the Senior Center, 1604 Maffry Avenue, in Macon Wednesday, October 25th from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. Participants also get an AARP Smart Driver […]
A midnight single vehicle accident in northern Chariton County injured a resident of Macon. The highway patrol said 32-year-old Jay Patel received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to Pershing Hospital in Brookfield then transferred by medical helicopter to the University Hospital in Columbia. The patrol reports Patel was northbound when his car, a […]
The Maples Repertory Theater from Macon will hold a Youth Theater Workshop at North Mercer R-3 School next month. Workshops for the play Musicville will be the week of July 10th through 14th. School bookkeeper Jennifer Wilson explains that all Mercer County students ages 7 to 18 may participate. Participants will come in and work […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation has concluded its 2016-2017 sampling and testing to find chronic wasting disease (CWD) in free-ranging deer. MDC tested more than 25,500 deer during the season in its CWD Management Zone, with the cooperation and support from hunters, private landowners, and taxidermists. It found nine cases of the deadly disease: one […]
RENICK, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a tree trimmer was killed in north-central Missouri when a tree he was cutting down toppled onto him. KTVO (http://bit.ly/2nHbmwN ) reports that 38-year-old Charles Hamblin of Macon died at the scene of the accident shortly before 3 p.m. Tuesday in Renick in Randolph County. Authorities say Hamblin owned […]
(KOMU) – Macon police confirm a young girl was seriously injured after being struck by a tractor-trailer Monday evening. Police found the injured girl at 5:19 p.m. at US Highway 63, known as Missouri Street at the junction of Elm Street. They say she tried to run across the highway against the crosswalk sign when […]
KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say one person was killed and another injured in an explosion at a central Missouri farm. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says a large metal building collapsed Friday night in the explosion at the farm near Kingdom City. Forty-five-year-old Stephen Fink, of Macon, was found in the rubble and […]
The Missouri Highway Patrol troop headquartered in St. Joseph has announced results of a special enforcement project over the Labor Day weekend. The project encompassed two days, September 2nd and 5, designated as the peak travel days for the holiday period encompassing Interstate 29 for this project. Troopers were assigned a 20-mile stretch of the […]
A Brookfield man was injured early Monday morning when his motorcycle, according to the Highway Patrol, went out of control on a gravel road in Macon County. Thirty-two year old Corey Faiola was thrown from the cycle when it went on its side while in motion on Lake Street, less than one mile north of […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B, Macon, announces a boater safety certification course will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at the Long Branch Lake Corps of Engineers Visitor Center, 30174 Visitor Center Road, Macon, Missouri. There is no fee for this course; however, students are required […]
A motorcycle accident Thursday night, July 7th, in Chariton County, injured the driver and his passenger. The state patrol reports 47-year-old Randall Watts of Macon received serious injuries. His passenger, 46-year-old Stacey Sipe of Excello, had moderate injuries. Both were transported to University Hospital in Columbia. The northbound motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve, ran […]
The extended July 4th holiday weekend this year involves a four-day period – meaning extra traffic on the roads and highways. Missouri State Highway Patrol will have officers participating with increased enforcement efforts. Troopers in northeast Missouri will participate in Operation CARE which stands for Combined Accident Reduction Effort – a national traffic enforcement program […]
The highway patrol reports a Gallatin woman was injured on the waters of Smithville Lake Saturday afternoon. The patrol listed injuries as moderate for 19-year-old Madison Flanders who was taken to North Kansas City Hospital. The boat was operated by 19-year-old Brandon Latimer of Polo who wasn’t hurt. The patrol investigator reports the VIP motor […]
(KUSA) – An elderly couple from Sterling who police said had signs of dementia and hadn’t been heard from by family since leaving for a trip to Missouri on Saturday has been found safe. Sterling Police say Jerry Marshall, 77, and Patricia Marshall, 72, left the eastern Colorado city early Saturday morning. They were headed […]
Trenton 7th and 8th grade instrumental music students earned 16 top ratings of one during the Macon Middle School Music Festival on Saturday. Madi Cutsinger had top ratings of one for two solos performances on timpani and marimba. Other instrumental soloists earning a one rating were Rebekah Allen, Ellie Boman, Kendall Crowley, Sydney Ellis, Brice […]
(KRCG-TV) – A Macon man accused of murdering a 92-year-old Moberly woman with a machete 3 years ago on Easter Sunday will not face the death penalty. Christopher Lewis, 21, cut a deal with prosecutors by offering guilty pleas to 19 charges in exchange for a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of […]
(KHQA) – Applications are now being accepted for the 2016 Northeast Missouri Livestock Person of the Year. Applications are open to residents from any of the following counties in northeast Missouri: Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Pike, Putnam, Randolph, Ralls, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, or Sullivan. The individual receiving this award must have […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting the arrest of a Kansas man who led authorities on a high-speed pursuit that ended near Macon. The pursuit began when a trooper with the Missouri Highway Patrol attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding near Brookfield, around 11:30 this morning, Monday, March 21. The driver of the […]
North Central Missouri College’s Ketcham Community Center will host the 25th Annual Lions District 26-M4 All-Star games on June 3rd and 4th. Specifics on the games will be announced at a later date, but, with the completion of Class 1, 2, and 3 seasons, rosters for the games (with four girls and four boys teams) […]
