A sales tax increase is on the June 2nd Ballot for voters in the City of Chillicothe. City Administrator Darin Chappell says the increase of one-quarter of one percent is to support the Chillicothe Police Department. Chappell explains the tax would bring about $420-430 thousand dollars in an average year. He says this is not […]
Monreal Charged With Alleged First Degree Murder
The man arrested in Southern Livingston county earlier this week after a chase through part of Carroll County has been charged with alleged 1st-degree murder. The Livingston County Sheriff, Steve Cox, says Jesse Moses Monreal has been charged in Johnson County, Kansas with 1st-degree Murder and Attempted Robbery from crimes on or about May 5th. […]
No Memorial Day Trash Pick-Up In Chillicothe
The Chillicothe Municipal Utilities will not be picking up Trash Monday. Refuse Director Troy Figg says it is because of the Memorial Day Holiday. If you have questions, call the CMU Office at 646-1683.
Travel Safe On Memorial Day Weekend
The Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start to the summer season and even though this is not a typical year, the Missouri Highway Patrol expects it will still be a busy travel and gathering weekend. That is Sargent Jake Angle from the Highway Patrol. He says lately they have seen a sharp increase in […]
Chillicothe R-II District Office Plans Ready To Go Out To Bid
The design for the new Chillicothe R-II School District Office is nearly complete. The building would be located to the west of Jerry Litton Stadium, near the parking lot. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the project is ready to go out to bid. Wiebers describes the building. Once the contract is awarded, the construction is expected […]
Two Teens Injured In ATV Collision
An accident between two ATV’s in Harrison County left two teens with moderate injuries. The accident happened Wednesday at about 12:45 pm, a mile south of Blythedale, in Harrison County. State Troopers report a 14-year-old from Blythedale and 13-year-old from Trenton were both headed west on County Road 172, side by side, and collided. The […]
Hornets Flashback-Ultimate Sportsmanship
On today’s Hornets Flashback, Randy is going back to February last year for an unbelievable show of Sportsmanship. On Sports tomorrow, we’ll hear about one of the biggest football games in history, and the end of Chillicothe’s long time football rivalry with that same team.
Chillicothe Police Report For Wednesday
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 119 calls for service Wednesday. Some of those calls include: 12:26 am, Officers observed a vehicle with its lights on, trunk open and open door at Jackson and Jefferson Streets. Officers contacted the owner and they had run inside and forgotten to return to the car to close things […]
Surplus Vehicles & Scoreboards
The Chillicothe R-II School Board declared three vehicles and some scoreboards surplus at their meeting this week. Superintendent Dan Wiebers explains. Grand River Technical School will have the titles for the vehicle before they are sold at auction. The vehicles include: 2016 Chevrolet Malibu 1LT – Dark Blue with 20,676 miles. 2014 Nissan Maxima […]
Chillicothe R-II Handled Personnel Items In Executive Session
The Chillicothe R-II School Board handled personnel matters in their executive session this week. That included the hiring of: Jacob Meierer as a Middle School Custodian Caleb Sconce as a Filed School Paraproprefesional And Manuel Morales as a Chillicothe Elementary School Custodian. Resignations were also accepted from: Carol Suddith at Dewey School Food Service Kaylee […]