Workforce Development, Economic Development, Education… these all have a common thread, infrastructure. The ability to connect to the world! Chillicothe is now a 10 Gig Community, thanks to the developments and hard work of Green Hills Communications. City Administrator Darin Chappell says we are not the first in the state, but we have something no […]
New COVID-19 Cases Down In February
The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Livingston County was only about 20% of the number for January. The Livingston County Health Center reports 46 new COVID-19 cases for the month. That is compared to 242 in January. The cumulative total at the end of February was 1431. In February, there were seven people […]
CMU Budget Receives Preliminary Approval
The Chillicothe Municipal Utilities budget for the 2021/22 fiscal year received preliminary approval from the Board of Public Works. The budget includes a 2% Cost of Living increase. The budget includes NO rate increases. The big capital project for the year will be the AMI. That is the Automated Meter & Information project to upgrade […]
Meeting Schedule Changes For Board of Public Works
The Chillicothe Board of Public Works announced a change in their meetings schedule this month. A Special Meeting had been scheduled for Wednesday at 4:00 pm. That meeting has been postponed and will be rescheduled. The Board of Public Works will have a joint meeting with Chillicothe City Council on Tuesday, March 16, at Noon. […]
Grundy County E911 Upgrades Planned
The Grundy County E911 system will undergo an update on Wednesday. The work is scheduled to start at 10:00 am and will provide their call center with both updates and upgrades. County officials are not expecting any downtime while the work takes place, however, if there are interruptions, the 911 calls will be answered by […]
Former SPA Shifts to YMCA
There will be a change in summer youth Baseball and Softball this year. The Grand River Area YMCA will take over the Chillicothe summer youth baseball and softball organization. Chillicothe Parks Director Josh Norris explains the reason for the change. Ashley Martin with the YMCA talks about how to sign up your children for Summer […]
Last Second Heroics Lifts Hornets
The Chillicothe Hornets Boys Basketball team needed some late game heroics to pick up a District win at Savannah 32 to 31. It was a close game the entire night with neither team leading by more than seven points. With 1:27 left in the game, Savannah took a one point lead. Then with 39 seconds […]
Boys Basketball Sectionals Tonight
State Sectional Basketball games begin tonight for Class 1, 2 and 3 for some KCHI area schools. Tonight’s games include in Class 1 Green City Boys at 24-4 play at 19-6 Meadville at 6:00pm. Grundy County/Newtown-Harris boys at 20-5 play at 15-6 Orrick at 6:00pm. In Class 2 boys 20-2 Salisbury plays at 18-6 Lincoln […]
Governor To Visit Chillicothe For Fiber Announcement
Missouri Governor Mike Parson will be in Chillicothe this afternoon. Parson will attend a special announcement by Green Hills Communications about Fiber Optic coverage. The Governor is scheduled to arrive about 2:15 pm at the Sliced Bread Innovation Center at 100 Elm Street.
Severe Weather Preparedness – Tornadoes
This is Severe Weather Preparedness Week and The National Weather Service has information about Severe Weather each day this week. Today’s Focus is on Tornadoes. Meteorologist Jared Leighton says there will be a Tornado Warning Test at 10:00 am today. Sirens will sound and tones will be aired on this and other radio and TV […]