The Unemployment rate for Livingston County continues as one of the lowest in the local area, and among the lowest in the state of Missouri. Livingston County’s Unemployment for the month of April is 2.9%, down from 3.8 in March. Of course, it is much lower than April of 2020, when the rate was 7.8% […]
Deputies Arrest Woman On Warrant
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Chillicothe woman on a warrant for alleged stealing and burglary. Nineteen-year-old Christy N Wiegand was arrested Tuesday by Livingston County Deputies. The warrant was based on an investigation by the Chillicothe Police Department for an incident on April 18th. Wiegand was taken to the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail, […]
Livingston Co – Curbside COVID-19 Testing
Free curbside COVID-19 testing is available this Friday at the Livingston County Health Center. The testing is from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Testing will be conducted curbside by health center staff, while clients remain in their vehicles. A specimen will be taken from the lower nostril area, which is less invasive and uncomfortable than […]
Chillicothe Police Report
The Chillicothe Police Department report for the start of the week includes nearly 230 calls for service. Monday: 11:27 AM, Officers following up on a vehicle theft investigation from April 1st, in which the vehicle was recovered. The vehicle was recovered and through investigation and officers were able to obtain an arrest warrant. The suspect […]
Special Olympics MO – Law Enforcement Torch Run
The Special Olympics Missouri Law Enforcement Torch Run moved through Chillicothe this (Wednesday) morning. This event is a fundraiser and awareness campaign for Missouri’s Special Olympics. The run originates in 40 locations across the state and includes 141 agencies and 5000 officers. Runners for the leg that passed through Chillicothe are from the Chillicothe Correction […]
Whiteside Receives Probation For His Part In Organic Grain Scheme
A rural Chillicothe farmer who pled guilty to his part in a scheme that involved $142 million dollars in grain sales for grain that was sold as organic has been sentenced. Fifty-seven-year-old Steven Whiteside pled guilty in December, to signing a document that allowed co-conspirator Randy Constant to misrepresent conventionally grown crops as higher-priced organic […]
Truck Fire Tuesday On Vine Street
A report of an SUV fire summoned Chillicothe Fire Fighters to the 400 block of Vine Street Tuesday evening. The call came in about 5:04 and the fire crew arrived in 2 minutes at 453 Vine to find the SUV fully involved, in the side yard of the home. About 2000 gallons of water and […]
No CMU Trash Pick-Up On Memorial Day
Chillicothe Municipal Utilities customers that have a Monday Trash Route will have a change in their schedule next week. Refuse Director Troy Figg says the Memorial Day Holiday will mean no trash pick-up in Chillicothe on Monday. The Monday customers are asked to place their trash out on Tuesday, June 1st. If you have questions, […]
Culvert Replacement On Route C In Carroll County
A portion of Route C in Carroll County, between Routes D and F, will close June 2nd and 3rd, to complete a culvert replacement project. Two culverts on that portion of Route C were damaged by flooding in 2019 and replaced in 2020 by contractors from Gene Haile Excavating, Inc. Since the road reopened in […]