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New District Office Very Close
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New District Office Very Close

As the Chillicothe R-II School District’s fiscal year is coming to a close, the District Office staff had been anticipating a move to the new office building.  Superintendent Dan Wiebers says “COVID Delays” and a desire to not work around last-minute items has them on hold just a bit longer. Wiebers says the west side […]

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Fireworks Stands To Open This Sunday
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Fireworks Stands To Open This Sunday

The fireworks stands will open Sunday.  The State of Missouri allows seasonal fireworks retailers to sell from June 20th to July 10th and again for a short period at the end of the year. In the city of Chillicothe, there are limitations to the type of fireworks you can use and when they can be […]

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Reeter Completes Leadership Training
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Reeter Completes Leadership Training

Chillicothe’s Fire Chief recently completed The Fire Service Leadership Enhancement Program, (FSLEP) a unique professional development program designed to enhance the leadership skills of fire and rescue service executives.  Chief Eric Reeter completed the program whose goal is specifically to prepare fire and emergency service leaders for the opportunities and challenges they face today and […]

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Playground On Park Board Agenda
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Playground On Park Board Agenda

Chillicothe Parks and Recreation Board meets Monday at City Hall.  The meeting will start at 5:15 in Council Chambers.  The agenda includes an update on the Simpson Park Playground Project and the director’s report.  The meeting is open to the public

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Salary Schedule Approved By School Board salary text written on wooden block with stacked coins on grey background
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Salary Schedule Approved By School Board

As the Chillicothe R-II School board prepares to finalize their budget for the coming school year, they took action to approve the revised salary schedule.  Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the salary schedule was revamped. Wiebers says they also added steps to the schedule. He says that would be the point where most teachers are retiring.

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Unattended Death In Police Report
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Unattended Death In Police Report

The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 136 calls for service Wednesday.  The calls include court-ordered fingerprinting, questions about property disputes, parking complaints, follow-up investigations, and animal issues. 10:07 a.m., Officers took a report of a person who had died in the 1200 block of Green St.  The person appeared to have died of natural causes.  […]

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Mudcats Fall in 12 at Sedalia
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Mudcats Fall in 12 at Sedalia

The Chillicothe Mudcats squandered a 3-run lead in extra innings and lost 7-6 in 12 innings on Wednesday night in Sedalia. The Chillicothe Mudcats jumped into an early lead over the Sedalia Bombers with a long two-run home run by Mudcats outfielder Josh Swinehart in the 1st inning. Chillicothe Pitchers Scott Dressing and Koby Linder […]

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Grass Fire / Car Fire Forest and grassland fires completely destroy the fields and steppes during a severe drought. Disaster brings regular damage to nature and economy of region. Fire on field with the harvest of wheat
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Grass Fire / Car Fire

Chillicothe Fire department was dispatched to a grass fire around Liv 519 and Liv 532. The call came in about 1:05 pm and the brush unit arrived in about 15 minutes to find a brush fire burning just north of a burnt brush pile. The fire crew used approximately 75 gallons of water to extinguish […]

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Impersonating A Police Officer
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Impersonating A Police Officer

The Daviess County Sheriff’s office is investigating a report of impersonating a police officer.  Tuesday at about 10:00 am, a white male wearing a law enforcement-style uniform driving a vehicle described as a black Dodge Charger with police markings with emergency lights inside the vehicle, made a traffic stop on a person on Missouri Highway […]

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