Serving La Plata, Missouri
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Macon County landowners had about 18,270 acres enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program at the end of the 2025 fiscal year, down 45% from 33,433 acres a decade earlier, according to the U.S. Department…
Farmers 65 and older made up about 41% of Macon County's agricultural producers in the most recent Census of Agriculture,…
The National Weather Service has issued a frost advisory for Macon County from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. Saturday, warning…
Macon County cattle producers turning herds onto rain-revived pastures this fall should watch for prussic acid poisoning in Johnsongrass and…
Residential assessed values in Macon County rose nearly half over the past decade while agricultural assessed values rose about 9%,…
Welcome to The La Plata Record. This publication exists because La Plata and Macon County deserve a reliable, local record of what is happening in our community — accidents on our roads, arrests made in our county, road closures that affect our commutes, and events that shape our lives. The La Plata Record is a digital-first publication serving La Plata,…
Read more →You land in Missouri with a stack of paperwork—new driver’s license, vehicle registration, school files, and medical records. In the chaos of a cross-country move,…
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