A St. Joseph woman was arrested Saturday following a call about a vehicle heading into Livingston County on US 36 which was being driven erratically. The car had two women and child passengers. The caller reported the driver was not allowing the passengers out of the vehicle. Sheriff Cox and Deputy Williams located and stopped […]
City’s Salt Supply Ready For Winter Weather
With snow in the forecast this week, maintaining the streets of Chillicothe is important. To do that, the Street Department needs a good supply of road salt. City Administrator Darin Chappell says the city is starting the season with a good supply. Chappell says the city also has a good supply of sand to mix […]
Chillicothe City Finances – Revenues Improving
Finances for the City of Chillicothe are on track for the budget approved by the City Council in March. City Administrator Darin Chappell says earlier in the year weather conditions caused a shortfall in revenues. He says more recently, the revenues are bouncing back. The Council is hopeful for a good holiday season and encourages […]
Lady Hornets Volleyball Begins Districts
The Chillicothe Volleyball Team begins their district tournament tonight. The Lady Hornets were put in Class 3 District 9 in Centralia. Chillicothe with a 7-16-1 record is the #4 seed and will face #5 Fulton with an 8-15-3 record. The match begins at 5:00pm tonight. The winner plays top seed Kirksville at 20-6-2 on Wednesday […]
Smith Cotton Beats Hornets JV Football
The Chillicothe Junior Varsity football team wrapped up a successful season with a strong effort at home against Sedalia Smith-Cotton JV. Sedalia sqeeked out a 16-8 win over the JV hornets. Chillicothe fumbled the first snap of the game. Sedalia scored five plays later and scored the conversion for a quick 8-0 lead. Later in […]
Area District Volleyball Results
Area district volleyball tournament first round results from Monday: Class 2 District 16 Trenton over Penney: Hamilton 2-0. Trenton at 11-16-1 will play top seed Mid Buchanan at 5pm tonight. Class 2 District 15 Higginsville beat Carrollton 2-0 and will face #1 Lawson St Paul Lutheran beat Brookfield 2-0 and will face #3 Lexington Class […]
Chappell Plans To Request Additional Police Officers
The Chillicothe Police Department needs two additional officers. Chillicothe City Administrator Darin Chappell told that to the Chillicothe City Council on Monday in the workshop session. The department currently has 14 officers, a detective, the assistant chief and the chief for a total of 17 full-time officers. They also have the School Resource Officer and […]
Chillicothe City Council Discusses Street Projects
Three Street projects were discussed by the City Council on Monday. In the Workshop session, City Administrator Darin Chappell told the council the contractor was in Chillicothe to review the street overlay work that was done on 1st and 2nd Streets. Chappell says after negotiations, they agreed to come back in the sporing and put […]
Chillicothe Police Report For Monday
The Chillicothe Police Department handled 87 calls for service Monday. The calls included theft, well-being checks and several alarms. At about 12:10 am, Officers responded to a commercial burglary alarm in the 2600 block of N Washington Street. The alarm was accidentally tripped by an employee. They were called back to the same area at […]
Troopers Report An Accident and Arrest In The Area Monday
A Green City woman was injured in an accident on Highway B near Pollock Monday afternoon. State Troopers report the two-vehicle accident happened about 4:25 pm, when 63-year-old Douglas Childers of Green City was eastbound and pulled into the path of the car driven by 35-year-old Jeanie Kinney of Green City and was struck on […]