The following is a press release from Sarah Graff. Randolph County, MO – Sarah Graff, a longtime Republican activist and community leader, has officially announced her candidacy to replace term-limited Cindy O’Laughlin in the Missouri Senate. The district includes fourteen counties in Northeast Missouri. The Republican primary election is set for August 4, 2026. “I am…
A truck driver is dead following an accident in Macon County during the morning hours of Wednesday, Mar. 26. 2025. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol accident report it happened on MO 156, three miles east of LaPlata. A 2023 Freightliner driven by a 61-year-old man from Golden Valley, Arizona ran off the right side…
The following is a list of general highway maintenance work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the Northeast Missouri region for the next few weeks. Macon County Missouri Route 149 – December 9, CLOSED for bridge maintenance from Concord Street to Danube Street between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monroe County Route C – December 3, CLOSED for culvert…
A Macon woman has died after a two-car accident in Macon County during the evening hours of Tuesday, October 29, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol it happened on US 63, four miles south of Macon, when a vehicle driven by 55-year-old Sandra D. Williams of Macon backed out of a private driveway…
Four people, including two children, were killed in Macon County following a vehicle crash on Highway 36 during the morning hours of Friday, May 17, 2024. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the crash happened when a vehicle driven by 85-year-old Jean Jones of Macon, failed to yield and hit a vehicle driven by…
A Fulton man has minor injuries after a one-car accident in Macon County last (Friday) night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on US 63, three miles north of Macon. The accident happened as the driver of a vehicle 25-year-old Benjamin R. Cavin of Fulton suffered a medical episode. The vehicle traveled off…
A Moberly man is dead after an accident in Macon County last (Thursday) night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol accident report it happened on Route T, 1.5 miles east of College Mound when a motorcycle driven by 74-year-old Ronald L. Wilson hit a deer in the roadway. Wilson was ejected and later pronounced deceased…
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is announcing the promotion of two members for Troop F. Corporal Zachary Czerniewski is now the Sergeant in charge of Montgomery County, where he grew up and graduated from Montgomery County R2 in 2008. The new corporal for Boone County is Nicholas March, originally from Macon, where he graduated from…
A 43 year old Kirksville woman is dead after a 1 car rollover crash in Macon County last (Monday) night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Priscilla A. Weeks was going northeast on Missouri Highway 3 northeast of Elmer when swerved over the center line to avoid on coming traffic. Officers say Weeks then…
