Area News

  UPDATE: Neighbors United, which is a collective group of Northeast Missouri citizens and landowners in opposition to the Mark Twain Transmission Project has issued a statement regarding the decision of the PSC. “While Neighbors United is disappointed that the PSC has voted to grant a CCN for the Mark Twain Transmission Project, we are…

On 10/18/15, police arrested three men on drug related violations as a result of a traffic stop.  Police arrested an 18-year old white male driver, of Firth (NE),  for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and vehicle equipment violation.  Police also arrested a 19-year old white male of Trimble (MO) and a 20-year old…

According to court documents, Jason D. Haley, 39, of Newark, MO, has been arrested at the Heartland Community for alleged deviant sexual acts with children, which are alleged to have happened on the Heartland property. The Heartland Community spans three counties and sits on the Knox County, Lewis County and Shelby County lines. According to the…

Macon Police Department – Due to a structural failure of at least one building in the downtown square, the Chief of Police of the Macon Police Department is notifying the public of a necessary access restriction of the 100 block of Vine Street until further notice. On Wedensday, September 30, 2015, an obvious structural issue…

Macon Police Department News Releases, 30 September 2015: On 09/22/15, an officer of the Macon Police Department served an active arrest warrant upon a man at the Macon Probation & Parole Office in the 1700 block of Prospect Drive. Police arrested Jonathon Ziegler, 21 of LaPlata, on an active warrant out of Knox County for…

Macon, MO – The Macon Police Department, Macon Municipal Utilities and Macon County Public Water Supply District supported by the Missouri Rural Water Association participated in yet another National Drug Take Back Event organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Saturday, September 26, 2015. This was the eighth event to be held in Macon.…

On 08/28/2015, an employee of a business in the 100 block of North Rubey Street reported property damage occurred at the business caused by a passerby. The employee gave the officer a description of the suspect, who was last seen walking away from the area in a southerly direction. Upon locating the suspect a short…

On 08/16/15, a Macon Police Officer made enforcement contact with a vehicle on Highway 63 at the National Guard Road. As a result of the contact, police arrested an 18-year old white female of Columbia (MO) for driving without a valid license. She was released on summons pending a municipal court date. On 08/16/15, A…

Jefferson City, Missouri – The Missouri Public Service Commission is scheduled to hold formal evidentiary hearings in December in a case filed by Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI). ATXI is asking the Public Service Commission to either find that it does not have jurisdiction, or in the alternative, grant ATXI a certificate of convenience and necessity to build, operate and…

Macon, Missouri – Macon Police Chief Steve Olinger would like to provide a word of caution to the citizens of Macon and surrounding areas concerning the various scams that seem to have been circulating in the area during the passed few weeks. Most of these scams involve telephone calls to citizens asking for personal information,…