One area school will be closed to in-school classes for a portion of this week. Pleasant View School near Trenton announced, due to staff and student sickness, they will have virtual classes Tuesday and Wednesday. Teachers are reaching out to students with assignments. The School district apologizes for the inconvenience but says they need to take time to get everyone […]
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The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department administrative offices at the Law Enforcement Center in Chillicothe will be closed for at least this week. The deputies are still on duty and answering calls. If you need assistance, call the dispatch center at 660-646-2121. If it is an emergency, call 911.
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A project to replace the 88-year-old Lewis Creek Bridge on Linn County Route 139 will begin soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation says the bridge is approximately 1 mile north of Meadville. It is the third bridge to be replaced under the Fixing Access to Rural Missouri (FARM) Bridge Program. The bridge, carries approximately 265 vehicles per day and is […]
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With the Marin Luther King holiday today, Chillicothe sports has the day off from competition. However, on Tuesday, Chillicothe will have athletes in three different locations with Wrestling at St Joseph Benton, Boys Basketball hosting Penney of Hamilton in a make-good game from the beginning of the season and the Lady Hornets Basketball team will be in MEC competition at […]
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As the new Legislative session begins in Missouri, the redistricting for the US Congressional seats. 7th District Representative Rusty Black says this needs to be completed soon. Black says he expects the lines to look similar to what they are now. He says the time to complete the process is starting to run out. Black expects the make-up of Missouri […]
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State Troopers responded to several accidents around the region over the weekend. For the local area: Saturday at about 5:20 am in Lafayette County, a single-vehicle accident on Highway 23 left a Carrollton woman with minor injuries. 54-year-old Melissa A Ashley of Carrollton was southbound and ran off the right side of the road and struck a fence. She was […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 66 calls for service Saturday. They also helped residents with slide-offs and travel issues. 11:01 am, Subject reporting open door on business in the 200 block of S. Washington Street. Officers checked the premises and the owner was contacted. 12:48 pm, Officers directing traffic for a jack-knifed vehicle in the 1000 block of Graves […]
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Two arrests in the area counties over the weekend are reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol. Saturday at about 5:15 pm, Troopers arrested 33-year-old Edgar E Matos of Browning for alleged DWI. He was processed and released. Sunday at about 2:05 am, Linn County Troopers arrested 31-year-old Gara L Curtis of Macon for alleged DWI. She was processed and released.
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The Chillicothe R-II School Board will review updates on the COVID-19 Return to Learning plan as part of their meeting Tuesday. The School Board meets Tuesday at 6:00 pm at the District Office. Old business includes the updates on the Return to Learning plan and the Chillicothe Elementary School expansion. Under new business, the board will handle the financial report, […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 90 calls for service Friday. Some of the calls include: 8:46 am, Officer and Juvenile Officer transporting a juvenile female to detention facility under Court order. 4:14 pm, Peace disturbance by a neighbor, reported in the 100 block of E. Jackson Street. 5:10 pm, Officers took a report of stolen license plates from the […]
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