The Chillicothe Council heard the results of the audit for the fiscal year of 2019/20. City Administrator Darin Chappell says it was a clean audit. Chappell credits the staff, including the City Clerk, City Auditor and their staff works hard to keep all of the information straight and accurate.
Chillicothe Ads Mental Wellness Benefit
The City of Chillicothe now has a Mental Wellness benefit available to their employees. The City Council approved the package that City Administrator Darin Chappell says will help those that are struggling. He says the City also provides additional assistance for first responders. He says this doesn’t change the policy, it just provides an additional […]
Chillicothe Firefighters Union Supporting Cancer Awareness
Cancer Awareness Day in Chillicothe is October 9th and the Chillicothe Professional Firefighters Union 2460 is raising money to support Livingston County Cancer Assitance Josh Kelly from the Fire Department says they have been doing Boot Blocks and will have another this Friday at Clay and Washington. They are also selling T-shirts through this Wednesday. […]
House Education Subcommittee To Meet This Week
Missouri House Education Subcommittee will hear testimony on Thursday about COVID Dollars and Supplemental Budget Request. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Chairman Rusty Black of Chillicothe told Missourinet that the committee will hear from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), along with the Department of Higher Education. Black says the committee will […]
Third Ward Councilman Michael Smith Resigns
The Third Ward Chillicothe City Councilman, Michael Smith, resigned his position on the city council at the end of Monday’s council session. Smith told the council and Mayor he will be moving to another part of Chillicothe and outside of the Third Ward. That would mean he is no longer eligible to serve as the […]
Council Approves Appointments To Boards & Commissions
The Chillicothe City Council approved recommendations for approval of appointments for city board and commissions as part of their meeting Monday. For the St. Luke’s Hospital Board of Directors, Hedrick Medical Center CEO Steve Schieber recommended the appointments of Scott Cady, Jennifer Lovell and Carol Sloan. For the Historic Preservation Commission, the Mayor, Thersa Kelly, […]
Police & Fire Departments Receive MIRMA Grants
The Chillicothe Police Department and Chillicothe Fire Department received grants from MIRMA, the Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association on Monday. Jeff Arp From MIRMA was at the Chillicothe City Council meeting to make the presentation of the Risk Management reimbursement grants. The city will need to make the purchases and will be reimbursed for the […]
Chillicothe Police Report For Monday
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 111 calls for service Monday. Some of the calls include: 6:01 am, Officers responded to a one car accident near the 800 block of Business 36 Highway where a vehicle had left the roadway and went down an embankment. The driver, a 64-year-old Arkansas resident, was not injured and […]
CHS Softball Shuts Out Lafayette
Chillicothe Lady Hornets Softball pitcher Halle Rucker threw a complete game shut out in an 8-0 home win over St Joseph Lafayette. Rucker allowed 3 hits with five strike outs and two walks. None of the Lafayette players made it past second base. On offense, Chillicothe scored four in the first, one in the second […]
Hornets Soccer Blanks Knob Noster
The Chillicothe Hornets Soccer team picked up a 3-0 win at Knob Noster. Coach Tim Cunningham called it a team effort, saying the Hornets midfield did an outstanding job controlling the game. He said “our attack had several opportunities and our defense was solid all game.” The teams battled to a scoreless first half. In […]