UPDATE: This Begins Saturday at Noon! The Livingston County Health Center Director Sherry Weldon, Chillicothe Mayor Teresa Kelly and Presiding Commissioner Ed Douglas have issued a “Livingston County COVID-19 Executive Order Guidance.” Health Center Director Sherry Weldon says at the time of the order there are no positive cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Livingston County. […]
Board Of Public Works Meets Tuesday
Chillicothe’s Board of Public Works will meet Tuesday, March 24th at the CMU office. The meeting will start at 8:00 am and they will handle the approval of salaries and invoices and will then hear from the Finance Director about Phase 4 of the Customer Charge Adjustments. This is an open meeting.
Dealing With Dam Seepage On East Locust Creek Reservoir Project
When constructing an earthen dam, seepage is something you plan for and work to mitigate. The East Locust Creek Reservoir project is getting closer to the time of construction and Brad Scott from the North Central Regional Water Commission says they hope to begin construction later this year. He says as part of the preparation, […]
Chillicothe R-II School District Adapting To COVID-19
The role of the Chillicothe R-II School District and how it is serving the community has changed in one week. Superintendent Dan Wiebers days the process began on March 13. Wiebers says some of the staff are also reaching out to the families to see how this is working. He says Dr Zack McMains has […]
One Person Died In An Officer-Involved Shooting In Wheeling
An incident in Wheeling Thursday night resulted in the death of one person. During the evening, Livingston County Sheriff’s Office deputies had a vehicle stop and investigation in Wheeling and reportedly experienced problems with the adult male driver. During the incident, a deputy sheriff shot the individual who was later pronounced dead at Hedrick Medical […]
Grand River Flooding Update
Heavy rains this week across the northwest part of Missouri have cause the Grand River to rise. For the most part, the river has stayed below flood stage, but flooding is occurring on portions of the lower Grand River. Moderate flooding is reported on the Grand River at Sumner. Flood stage at Sumner is 26 […]
County Election Filing
Filing for the August Primary continues at the Livingston County Courthouse. Thursday afternoon, David L Beck filed as a republican for the Rich Hill Township Committeeman’s position. Filing for the August primary continues through the end of March.
Livingston County Commission – Emergency Session
The Livingston County Commission will meet in “special Emergency Session” today at 10:00 am. The meeting is to discuss security and safety of the courthouse employees due to the COVID-19 crisis. This is an open meeting.
Highway Patrol Report Two Area Arrests
Two arrests in the area counties are reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol for Thursday. At about 1:10 pm in Linn County, Troopers arrested 28-year-old Santiago Quintero Figueroa of Dawn for alleged DWI and failing to drive on the right half of the roadway. He was processed and released. At about 4:45 pm in Carroll […]
Chillicothe Police Report For Thursday
Chillicothe Police Officers responded to 89 calls for service Thursday. Some of the calls include: 9:15 am, Officers took a vehicle theft report by identity fraud in the 300 Block of S Washington. The vehicle was recovered in Texas. Suspects have not been positively identified and the investigation continues. 12:50 pm, Officers responded to a […]