The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department has a new Detention and Transportation Officer. The County Commission has approved a part-time position to assist the Sheriff’s office with the transfer detainees to the Daviess Dekalb County Regional Jail, assist with transports from jail to prison and the extradition of prisoners from other jurisdictions. This position will save […]
Chillicothe In Budget Preparation Mode
Chillicothe’s fiscal year comes to a close on March 31st, and the City will need to create and approve a budget for the coming year before the March 31st deadline. City Administrator Darin Chappell says this is the time they find out what the departments want and need. Chappell says his responsibility is to somehow […]
Livingston County Budget Includes $8.8 Million Of Expenditures
The final public hearing for the 2019 Livingston County Budget is January 31st at 10:00 am. The County Commission and the Livingston County Clerk have worked to set the budget that includes, available cash from 2018 of just under $2.1 million dollars, Revenues of $7.7 million and Expenditures of nearly $8.8 million. The budget includes […]
CHS Sports Postponements for Tuesday Jan 22
The weather forecast has forced a change in Chillicothe sports scheduled for Tuesday January 22nd. The Boys Varsity Basketball games at Cameron tournament has been postponed. For Chillicothe, the Hornets vs Higginsville in a first round game Wednesday at 4:00pm at Cameron High School Gym. The Chillicothe Girls will face Maryville in a semi-final game […]
Warm-Up Today and Rapidly Dropping Temperatures Tonight
Temperatures are starting out near the freezing mark this morning and it will warn to near 40 degrees today, with rain and melting taking place, but meteorologist Spencer Mell with the National Weather service says a Winter Weather Advisory is issued for tonight because of rapidly falling temperatures. Mell says after about 6:00 pm, you […]
Chillicothe Police Had A Busy Monday
The Chillicothe Police Department was busy Monday with several calls and assisting motorists in the community. At about 6:35 am, Officers attempted to locate a person that was reported to have made suicidal threats. The person was found a short time later and the situation was resolved. 12:09 pm, Officers assisted a stranded motorist in […]
Three Single Vehicle Accidents Leave Five Injured
Three accidents in the local area left five injured Monday afternoon and evening. At 2:30 pm in Mooresville, there was a single vehicle accident that left two Marceline residents with minor injuries. State troopers report 82 year old Roy Palmer was eastbound on US 36 and began sliding on the snow covered roadway. He ran […]

School Closings and Late Starts For Tuesday January 22nd
Several area schools will be closed Tuesday due to poor rural road conditions. The list includes: CLOSED: Chillicothe Grand River Technical School Verelle Peniston State School Braymer Breckenridge Brookfield Chula Gallatin Hamilton Meadville NCMC New York R4 Pleasant View Southwest of Ludlow Trenton Tri-County of Jamesport LATE STARTS: Hale Tina-Avalon – Two Hours Late