Culvert replacements and Bridge Projects are scheduled around the area county. The Missouri Department of Transportation roadwork scheduled for the week of March 17th includes: Caldwell County Route D – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Shoal Creek Bridge through early August. Carroll County Route J – CLOSED at the Bridge […]
Chillicothe Parks and Recreation Board Meeting Monday
Chillicothe’s Parks and Recreation Board will meet Monday at City Hall. The meeting starts at 5:15 pm and will begin with the election of board officers. Old business includes an update on the Shaffer Park infield improvements. New Business includes the 2025 budget projections and the director’s report. The […]
Bethany Man Injured in Single Vehicle Daviess County Crash
A 26-year old Bethany man suffered moderate injuries Friday afternoon in a single vehicle crash in Daviess County. The crash occurred at 4:14 p.m. on northbound I-35, three miles north of Cameron, when the driver lost control of the vehicle and slid of the east side of the roadway. The vehicle overturned and […]
CFD Extinguishes Field Fire on LIV 528
Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a call of a field on fire Friday afternoon at 6652 LIV 528 in Chillicothe. Upon arrival at 3:37 p.m., heavy smoke was seen south of LIV 532. Crews dispersed and started putting out hot spots. The landowner, David Morris, stated that controlled burns had been conducted two days […]
Joyce Ellen Winkowski
Joyce Ellen Winkowski, age 67, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at St. Luke’s Plaza, Kansas City, Missouri. Joyce was born the daughter of Ray and Mary (Williams) Darr, on July 8, 1957, in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was a 1975 graduate of Hiawatha High School. On August 25, 1982, […]
Mary Elizabeth O’Dell
Mary Elizabeth O’Dell Plowman was born June 2, 1943, the only child of Marshall Andrew O’Dell and Elizabeth Mary (Moorshead) O’Dell. She was the devoted wife of Darrell Eugene Plowman and loving mother of Ernest Eugene and Sherri Lynn. Mary lived in Chillicothe her entire married life. She and Darrell cherished close friendships with Diane […]
Geneva May Pemberton
Geneva May Pemberton, 94, passed away peacefully at her home in Bosworth, Missouri on Sunday, March 2, 2025. She was born outside Dawn, Missouri on March 8, 1930 to parents, John Harris & Margaret E. Warren. Geneva was united in marriage to Lester Brooks Reid of Dawn on September 26, 1947 at the Linwood […]
Chillicothe Police Log Friday through Sunday
Chillicothe Police responded to 159 calls Friday through Sunday, including: On Friday at 3:13 p.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Bryan and Washington street in reference to a 2-car motor vehicle accident. Both Drivers were transported by EMS to Hedrick Medical Center for medical evaluation. On Saturday at 1:51 p.m., Officers […]
Navy Airman Brooks Serving on Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan
A Navy Airman who attended Chillicothe High School and Grand River Tech is currently serving on the USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Airman Benjamin Brooks, from Chillicothe, serves on the ship which was recently at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington. The Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the […]
Peniston Charged in Alleged Airport Theft
A rural Chillicothe man is charged with alleged theft of airplane parts from a hanger at the Chillicothe Municipal Airport in October of last year. Fifty-three-year-old Charles Robert (Bob) Peniston was charged in Livingston County Court with alleged stealing – $750 or more – a felony. According to the probable cause statement filed by […]