The 2025 Livingston County 4H and FFA Fair came to an end Friday with an appreciation picnic and the annual Premium Auction. Fair Board President Jennifer Horton says animal numbers were down this year, but only slightly. Horton says the weather played a part in the activities. Heat and rain played a part in the […]
Chillicothe Board of Public Works
Chillicothe’s Board of Public Works will meet Tuesday at the CMU office. The meeting will start at 8:00 am. The board will handle the financial items and will hear reports from the department heads and the General Manager. A Closed Executive Session will be held to handle legal, real estate, and personnel matters. The meeting […]
Livingston County Board of Equalization and County Commission Meetings
The meetings of the Livingston County Board of Equalization and Livingston County Commission are this week. The Livingston County Board of Equalization will meet next Tuesday at 9:30 am in the Commission Room of the Livingston County Courthouse. The meeting is part of the Livingston County Commission meeting. This is the time property owners […]
Trial Set In 2023 Vehicle Death in Chillicothe
A woman charged in the death of a person involved in a crash on May 26th of 2023 in Chillicothe, will be in Caldwell County Court for a trial in January of 2026. Eighty-one-year-old Juanita S. Pryor of Hunnewell is charged with involuntary manslaughter. The case was moved to Caldwell County in September of last […]
Chillicothe Board Meetings
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 […]