Crowder State Park in Trenton is offering free guided kayak tours of Crowder Lake, September 29th. The tours will take place from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The kayak tours are offered at no charge, but advance registration is required, and will be accepted through Friday at Noon. To register, call Crowder State Park at 359-6473. […]
Livingston Co. Commission Meetings For September 25th & 27th
The Livingston County Commissioners will attend a meeting in Trenton as part of their agendas next week. The commissioners meet Tuesday and Thursday, September 25th and 27th, at 9:30 am. Tuesday, Presiding Commissioner Ed Douglas will attend the TAC meeting at the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission office. That meeting will start at Noon. Thursday, […]
Chillicothe School District Adds Eight Support Staff Members
The Chillicothe R-II school board approved the employment of several support staff in the executive session Tuesday. Superintendent Dr Roger Barnes says they hired eight. Those take effect immediately.
Chillicothe Superintendent Dr Roger Barnes Announces Plan To Retire
Chillicothe R-II school District Superintendent, Dr Roger Barnes made it official Tuesday in the School Board executive session. He will retire at the end of the school year. Barnes says his last day will officially be June 30th 2019. Barnes started as Chillicothe’s Superintendent in 2011 and will complete 8 years here. Barnes came to […]
Simmer and Shipers Medal at Benton XC Meet
Two Chillicothe Varsity runners and two Junior Varsity runners earned medals at the Duane Kimble Cross Country Invitational meet hosted Tuesday by St Joseph Benton. On the Boys side, Chillicothe finished 3rd with 119 points. Savannah boys won the meet with a Princeton runner the overall Boys champion. For Chillicothe Varsity Boys Hayden Simmer was […]
CMS Softball & Volleyball Results
Softball The Chillicothe Middle School “A” Softball team beat Brookfield with all four runs scored in the fourth inning. For the Middle School Lady Hornets, Kirsten Dunn singles, Kinlei Boley singled and scored, Bre Pithan had two singles and one run scored, Madison Albaugh reached on an error and scored a run and Jolie Bonderer singled […]
FFA Students Raising Money Through Barnwarming Activities
The 2018 Chillicothe FFA Barnwarming is underway, to raise funds to support the local FFA Chapter. Senior candidates for the annual Barnwarming King and Queen, Kaylee Lewis and Drake Bradley explained Barnwarming ends in a dance on November 3rd, but Bradley says there is a lot of work that takes place before the dance. Each […]
R-II Tuition For Sending Schools Set and Budget Amended
The Chillicothe R-II School District has students that are sent by other districts for classes in Chillicothe. Those schools pay at tuition per student that is set by the school board. The tuition rate for the 2019/20 school year was set at $8,526.49 at Tuesday’s meeting. Superintendent Dr Roger Barnes explains. Barnes says the increase […]
Chillicothe Police Report Includes Grass Complaint and Littering
The Chillicothe Police Department was Busy Tuesday with the move of the church through town, but they also handled their regular duties. Calls for the day included: 4:00 am, Officers responded to a residential burglary alarm in the 500 block of Elmdale Road. The home was secure and it was determined to be a false […]
School District Makes Final Payment For School Construction
The final payment of $53,976 for the construction of the new Chillicothe elementary School and Early Childhood Education Center was approved by the Chillicothe R-II School Board. Superintendent Dr Roger Barnes says this included the $49,000 for the additional parking area that was added just before the school year began. Barnes says the total paid […]