General Manager of Chillicothe Municipal Utilities, Jim Gillilan was recently honored with the Dan A. Watkins- Gary L. Whorton Personal Service Award. The award, presented by the Missouri Public Utility Alliance (MPUA), recognizes an individual with a utility in the Alliance who has actively participated in the Alliance for at least 5 years, and whose […]
Crowder State Park Offers Fall Color Tour
Crowder State Park is offering a fall color bus tour of the Thompson Cemetery, located on the park property. The tour will be Saturday and Sunday, October 19th and 20th, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Park staff will point out fall foliage and other interesting features along the way. Tours will run every half hour […]
Retirement Celebration For Fire Chief Darrell Wright
The Chillicothe Fire Department and the City of Chillicothe will celebrate the career of their retired Fire Chief, Darrell Wright Thursday afternoon. A reception will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church – Family Life Center from 1:00 to 4:00 pm, with a ceremony at 2:00 pm that will include several presentations, including a proclamation […]
Lady Hornets Cross Country Wins
The Chillicothe Lady Hornets Cross Country team won the Irish Invitational with a score of 19 points. Bishop LeBlond finished in 2nd with 39 points. For Chillicothe Clairissa Nivens was 2nd, Aliyah Briner was 4th, Juliann Gabrielson 5th, Emma Burk 6th, Kadence Shipers 7th, Callaway Chapman 14th and Kathryn George 22nd. In Varsity Boys the […]
Lady Hornets Tennis Beats Maryville
The Chillicothe Girls Tennis team improved to 12-2 on the season with an 8-1 home win over Maryville. In singles competition: Hunter Keithley won 8-4 Macy Cavanah won 8-1 Hannah Zimmerman won 8-3 Delaney May won 8-0 Megan Sisson won 8-3 and Leah Lourenco won 8-6. In Doubles Play: Keithley and Zimmerman won 8-5 Cavanah […]
CHS Softball Crushes St Pius X
Chillicothe Lady Hornets Softball had an 8-run second inning to help them beat St Pius X at home 12-0 in a five innings game. The Lady Hornets scored three in the bottom of the first, eight runs in the second and one in the fourth. Mollie Ellis pitched the four-hit shut out with one strike […]
Brookfield Medals against CHS Golf
Two Brookfield golfers tied for medalist honors in a dual match with Chillicothe. Laken Sattman and Demi Downer both shot 45s to tie for Medalist honors. Chillicothe’s Halle Jones shot a 48 for third place. Quincey Jessen shot a 63 and Brooke Williams shot a 70 for the Lady Hornets.
Volleyball Drops Fifth Straight
The Chillicothe Girls Volleyball team lost to Kirksville 17-25 and 19-25. In player statistics: Clara Leamer had one kill, one assist and one dig. Ella Leamer had one assist, Gracie West had one kill, one block and one assist. Haylee Coplen had two ace serves, one kill, two assists and five digs. Izzie Montgomery had […]
Hornet Soccer Falls to Kirksville
The Chillicothe Boys Soccer team lost to Kirksville 6 to 2. Mason Baxter scored off a Dalton Ripley assist a Kirksville “own goal” score. For Kirksville, they scored on two penalty kicks and three goals in the final 15 minutes. The JV Hornets lost 4-2. Wyatt Brandsgaard and Gabe Hansen scored for Chillicothe.
CMS Football Teams Win
The Chillicothe Middle School Football teams picked up two wins at home over Macon. The 7th Grade Hornets won 36-14 thanks to four touchdowns by Sylas Midgyett including an 82 yard score in the third quarter, and Jack Bernhart with one touchdown. The 7th Grade defense held Macon scoreless until the fourth quarter. The 8th […]