Livingston County voters approved the Chillicothe Fire Protection District, but failed to fund its operation. The voters within the proposed district had three questions to consider. First was the creation of the Chillicothe Fire District. That vote was 576 YES and 441 NO. The voters were also asked to approve a property tax to fund […]
ELECTION: – Livingston County Contested Races Decided
The Livingston County Primary Election Ballot included four contested races, all on the Republican Ticket. The race for Livingston County Sheriff was decided Tuesday. Two Republicans were on the ballot and Sheriff Steve Cox defeated his Challenger, Former Chillicothe Police Chief Richard Knouse. Cox had 3049 votes to Knouse’s 759 The race for Livingston County […]
US Highway 65 To Close At Grand River Bridge August 12th.
US 65, south of Chillicothe, will be closed for a few days starting August 12th. The bridge deck replacement project, led by contractors from Radmacher Brothers Excavating Co. is at the point they are ready to pour the deck on the half of the bridge that has been closed since early March. Crews will close […]
Bishop Hogan Auction Raises Near $40,000
A fundraising event for Bishop Hogan Memorial School raised around $40,000 to support the school projects and activities. The annual Dinner Auction for Bishop Hogan Memorial School would normally be held in April, but COVID-19 delayed the fundraising event to August 1st and transformed it into a virtual or on-line auction. Principal Pam Brobst says […]
Board of Public Works Approves Bid To Sell Truck
A ¾ ton truck owned by CMU was sold during Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Public Works. CMU General Manager Jim Gillilan says the truck was part of the Electric Service Department. He says that was around the price they were hoping to get.
Chillicothe Police Report For Monday
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 92 calls for service Monday. Some of those calls include: 5:09 am, Officers responded to 500 block of Calhoun Street on a report of stealing campaign signs out of the yard. 8:36 am, Officers responded to the 400 block of Clay Street for a delayed burglary report. Officers collected […]
Detained At The Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail
The report from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department shows three people arrested Monday, and remain in custody at the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail. Scott Keith Perschbacher was arrested for alleged Burglary. His bond is set at $7,500. Lee Alvin Hines was arrested for alleged failing to obey a judge’s orders on a charge of alleged […]
This Is Primary Election Day
This is Primary Election Day. Livingston County voters will have an opportunity to narrow some of the races that will be decided in November and in some cases, will decide races where the candidates are all within a single party. As this is a primary, you will need to select a ballot for one of […]
Hornets Flashback-Improved Season
On today’s Hornets Flashback story, Randy will tell us about a Chillicothe Sports team that showed remarkable improvement from the previous year.