The Chillicothe Middle School will begin a Hybrid Teaching schedule for their students beginning Monday. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says 30% of the students at the middle school have been quarantined, resulting in the changes. Wiebers says under the Hybrid Plan, they have split the students that will attend based on the primary parent’s LAST NAME. […]
Katatonics To Perform At Arts Council / Steam & Gas Event
The Chillicothe Area Arts Council invites you to an evening of music and fun. Arts Council Director Marylou Vandeventer says they will have the band Katatonics performing at the Litton Ag Center on Friday September 25th, from 7:00 – 8 30 pm. The program is free, but social distancing is strongly recommended. Mark your calendars […]
How Chillicothe R-II Responds To COVID-19 Cases
When the Chillicothe R-II School District is notified of a student or staff member that has tested positive to COVID-19, there are actions they must take. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says that includes moving any affected students to Quarantined status, where they will be home for two weeks. Wiebers says if a member of the teaching […]
CMU Household Hazardous Materials Drop-Off
The Chillicothe Municipal Utilities Fall Household Hazardous Materials drop-off will be September 26th. Troy Figg from CMU Refuse Department says this is for Chillicothe and Livingston County Residents. Figg says they will not be accepting tires for this event. He says this is for residential Household Hazardous Materials only. Please no businesses. If you […]
Turkey Hunters Asked To Participate In Research Project
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is asking Missouri turkey hunters to save and share feathers from birds they harvest this fall. These feathers would be used as part of a new research project to help improve wild turkey management in Missouri. MDC will send participating hunters materials needed to submit feathers, including a postage-paid […]
Scammers Targeting Area Residents
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is warning of scammers calling residents of Livingston County and the surrounding area. Sheriff Steve Cox says some callers are portraying to be a deputy with this office. The caller was telling the intended victim they had a warrant for their arrest and needed to take additional steps (involved sending […]
Chillicothe R-II Homecoming
The Homecoming activities for today are modified from previous years. The students in the district will have an early out today. Check the district web page for the early-out schedule for each building. There is NO Homecoming parade this year due to concerns for COVID-19. The High School will have a pep rally this morning […]
Hornets vs Dragons for Homecoming
The Chillicothe Hornets Football Homecoming game is tonight when they face the Cameron Dragons, which are 2-1 on the season. Hornets Coach Tim Rulo says while Chillicothe has mostly new starters, Cameron only had three seniors on last year’s starting line up. Cameron Coach Jeff Wallace talks about some of his key defensive players. Kick […]
Southwest vs Mound City Preview
The Southwest Livingston County Wildkats have a tough test tonight in 8-man football when the undefeated Mound City team lines up against Southwest. Wildkats Coach Oren Magruder says this should be a great game. Both teams are 3-0 on the season. The game will be played at Southwest’s field tonight.
Chillicothe School Board Sets Tuition For Sending Schools
The tuition for sending school was set by the Chillicothe R-II School District at this week’s meeting. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the rate is for the 2021/22 school year and is for students that attend from other districts. The rate has been set at $9196.71 for the current year, so this is an increase of […]