Two Chillicothe City Boards will meet in the coming weeks. \The Chillicothe Historic Preservation Commission meeting is July 24th at 5:30 pm. The meeting will be in council chambers at City Hall. Old business includes: A vote on brochures, the Chillicothe Historic Register, an update on a grant, and commission terms and ordinances. New Business […]
Wheeling Fire Destroys Garage
A report of a structure fire at a location on LIV 236 summoned the Wheeling Fire Department Thursday night, with mutual aid provided by Chillicothe, Chula, and Meadville departments. The call came in at about 9:07 pm and fire crews arrived to find a garage or storage building fully involved. Tankers and water shuttles were […]
Carrollton Town Board Meets Monday
The Carrollton Town Board will meet Monday at 6:00 pm. The meeting takes place at Carrollton City Hall. Following the approval of bills, tabled items and old business, the board will consider several new business items. They include: Lot Proposal presented by Aubrey Famuliner My Hometown presents Crosswalk painting plans and an update on non-profit […]
MoDOT Roadwork For The Week Of July 21st
The Missouri Department of Transportation continues with the summer roadwork projects. In the local counties, that work includes: Caldwell County Route D – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Shoal Creek Bridge through September 2025. Route CC – CLOSED in up to 2-mile sections for a resurfacing project, through July 30. Route M […]
Troopers Arrest Two Friday Night
Two arrests in the area counties are reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol. At about 10:43 pm in Daviess County, Troopers arrested 43-year-old Draper S. Richardson of Breckenridge for alleged DWI. He was taken to the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail on a 12-hour hold. In Livingston County at about 11:43 pm, Troopers arrested 39-year-old James […]
Livingston County Sheriff’s Report For Early July
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department report for the first half of July includes several incidents, investigations, and arrests. July 1st, a deputy responded to the 21000 block of Park Street in Avalon for a property damage report. July 3rd, deputies completed an investigation of harassment occurring in the 800 block of Business Highway 36 in […]
Sentenced In Grundy County Court
Several are headed to prison following sentencing in Grundy County court. Fifty-seven-year-old Misty Lynn Miller-Smith of Trenton was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a guilty plea on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance. Thirty-five-year-old William Edward Grimes IV of Trenton pleaded guilty to domestic assault and resisting or interfering with an […]
Caldwell County Sentencing
A Hamilton man convicted of Forgery and sentenced in 2019 was arrested on a Probation Violation warrant and was in Caldwell County Court on July 16th. 25-year-old Phillip M. Davis was sentenced in 2019 to five years of probation. In 2021 he was sentenced to 4 years of prison time – suspended, and put on […]
Chillicothe School Lunch & Breakfast Price Increase
Meal prices for the Chillicothe R-II School District will increase at the start of the school year. The Chillicothe School Board approved the increase of 10 cents per meal to meet federal guidelines. Student Lunch: Reduced: All $0.40 Full Pay K-5: $2.50 Full Pay 6-12: $2.75 Student Breakfast: Reduced: All $0.30 Full Pay K-5: […]
Gallatin Man To Appear On 7 Child Porn Charges
A Gallatin man charged in Daviess County Court with seven counts of alleged possession of child pornography and one count of alleged promoting child pornography, will be in Daviess County Court on August 5th for setting a Preliminary Hearing. Chris McGee is held at the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail with no bond allowed.