January 2020 - KCHI Radio

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USDA Invests $61 Million To Expand Broadband In Missouri

The USDA announced $61 million dollars to expand the availability of broadband to rural areas across the state of Missouri. USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development DJ LaVoy and Missouri Governor Mike Parson were on hand for the announcement that was made at the Barton Farm Campus in Trenton. LaVoy says Broadband will open doors […]

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Tournament Results from 1/27/2020

Results from Area High School Basketball Tournaments: Meadville Tournament Mercer Girls over Hale 48-43 Grundy County Girls over Tina-Avaon 45-48 Mercer Boys over Tina Avalon 53-27 Hale boys over Grundy County 72-48 Hamilton Tournament Hamilton girls over South Harrison 63-14 Notre Dame de Sion girls over Lathrop 60-32 Lathrop boys over Daniel Academy 90-15 Hamilton […]

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Children’s Library Renovation Begins This Week

The work on renovating the new Children’s Library in Chillicothe will begin this week. Livingston County Library Director Candy Warren says the contractor has been selected to renovate the old Walgreens building at Polk and Washington. Warren talked about the design of the library with areas for various age groups. (concept drawings are below) There […]

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CHS Wrestling does well in Tri-Meet

Chillicothe Hornets Wrestling went 2-0 and the Lady Hornets went 1-1 in a triangular meet against Lafayette and Savannah. Chillicothe boys beat Lafayette 52-30. 106 Sheldon Rader won 18-1. 113 Chillicothe was open to Lafayette. 120 Aidan Zimmerman won by pin in 1:51. 126 Jaxon Albertson won by pin in 2:00. 132 Cesar Mares lost […]

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Hornets Shuck the Huskers in Tourny

The Chillicothe Hornets won their opening game in the Cameron tournament last night, beating Higginsville 65-37. Chillicothe led almost the entire game, and by 31 points in the fourth quarter. Chillicothe had four players in double figures with CJ Pfaff getting another double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Wesley Brandsgaard also had 16 points, […]

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City Council Approved Health Insurance “Opt-Out” Policy

An option to “Opt-Out” of the City of Chillicothe Health Insurance Plan is now available to City employees that have other coverage. The City Council approved a policy change that allows the option. City Administrator Darrin Chappell explains. Chappell says it is unlikely more than one or two employees would go this route, and the […]

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Governor Parson To Attend Rural Broadband Announcement In Trenton

Missouri Governor Mike Parson will be in Trenton this morning for an announcement about the USDA’s plan for High-speed broadband internet e-Connectivity coming to thousands of homes in rural Missouri. The governor and USDA Deputy Under Secretary LaVoy will be at the Barton Farm Campus starting at 9:30 for the multi-million dollar Reconnect Pilot Program […]

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Speed Limit Change On Washington Street Approved

The change in the speed limit on Washington Street, from Waples to 1st Street was approved by the Chillicothe City Council Monday night. The vote on the change was three to one, with 3rd Ward Councilman Michael Smith opposed to the change due safety concern of the Fire Department exiting onto Washington Street from Second […]

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Sales Tax Increase To Benefit Police Department Goes To The Ballot

The ¼ of 1% sales tax increase will go before Chillicothe voters. The City Council on Monday approved the ordinance to place the question on the ballot. The ballot language will read as follows: Shall the City of Chillicothe, Missouri, be authorized to increase its general sales tax by one-quarter of one percent (¼ of […]

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Troopers Arrest Two In The Area Counties Monday

State Troopers report two arrests in the area counties. A Kansas City woman was arrested Monday afternoon in Daviess County. State Troopers arrested 26-year-old Annastacia Scribner of Kansas City for alleged failure to attach a license plate to the vehicle and for alleged no valid driver license. Scribner was taken to the Daviess Dekalb Regional […]