Dr Jill Watkins will be the Principal at the Chillicothe Elementary School. The Chillicothe R-II School Board approved the selection in Tuesday night’s executive session. Superintendent Dan Wiebers made the announcement Wednesday morning. Dr Watkins currently serves the district as Chillicothe High School Assistant Principal and A+ Coordinator. She also serves as the District Mentoring […]
Re-Deck of Grand River Bridge On US 65 Begins March 2nd
The project to replace the bridge deck on the Grand River Bridge, a mile south of Chillicothe on US 65 will begin March 2nd. Before the actual work on the bridge begins, MoDOT will relocate the access road on the northeast corner of the bridge. That road serves as access to the Grand River Boat […]
Area Scoreboard For 2/18/20 games
Southwest Livingston boys beat Braymer on Senior night 59-28. Southwest Senior Mack Anderson had 21 points and Chase Neptune with 18. Southwest boys are now 16-5 on the season. Braymer girls improve to 15-6 with a 64-37 win at Southwest Livingston. Monroe City boys over Brookfield 53-31 Monroe City girls over Brookfield 63-56 Knob Noster […]
Lady Hornets down Lafayette Girls
The Chillicothe Lady Hornets has few problems picking up a 52-21 conference win over St Joseph Lafayette at home. Chillicothe blanked Lafayette 13-0 in the first quarter and the game was never in doubt. Coach Darren Smith was glad to get everyone playing time in the game. 15 Lady Hornet players saw playing time in […]
Lafayette Boys Sweep Chillicothe
St Joseph Lafayette started fast on their home gym floor and handed Chillicothe their fourth loss of the season and their first MEC loss 65-48. Lafayette jumped out to a 22-9 lead after one and a 41-21 lead at halftime. Chillicothe was led by C J Pfaff with 19 points, Westley Brandsgaard with 17, Hayden […]
School Finance Report Has Good News
The Chillicothe Superintendent delivered good news on the financial report at Tuesday’s meeting. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the district is in the black. Wiebers says before the end of the school year, the red ink returns to the finance report. Mr Wiebers presents the district with an update on the district’s financial status at each […]
May 19th Set As Last Day Of Classes For Chillicothe R-II
The Chillicothe R-II School District has had seven snow days so far, but this year they will only need to make up one of those. Superintendent Dan Wiebers explains. He says if we have additional snow days, there is still room for adjustment. Wiebers says they will review the calendar as needed before the end […]
District Office Renderings Expected In March
The new Chillicothe R-II School District Office is still in the design phase, but Superintendent Dan Wiebers says they are getting closer to having plans they can build from. Wiebers says they hope to be ready to select a contractor soon and construction can begin this summer. The target for completion is December of this […]
Thompson River/190 Bridge Timeline Released By MoDOT
Redecking of the Thompson River Bridge on Highway 190, west of Chillicothe, is set to begin soon. The Missouri Department of Transportation has set a timeline for the work. This timeline begins on March 2nd. The first week of work will be a driveway entrance on the northwest corner of the bridge. This will need […]
Chillicothe Police Report Includes Cow In The Road
Chillicothe Police Officers responded to 92 calls for service Tuesday. Some of the calls include: At 8:54 am, Officers responded to a two-vehicle non-injury accident on a private parking lot in the 1000 block of Graves St. 9:26 am, Officers were called to the 1100 block of Jackson Street to assist Probation/Parole Officers with the […]