The 33rd annual Chillicothe Lion’s Club Car Show is this weekend at Simpson Park. One of the organizers, Kim Bloss, says the event begins Friday night with the cruize night in Downtown Chillicothe. The cars begin to gather as soon as the streets are closed, but officially things begin at 7:00 pm. The cruize leaves […]
Fair Results – Broiler Chickens
At the Livingston County Fair, Monday was the Broiler Chicken Show. Judges completed their job and the Broilers were returned to their homes as they do not fare well in the heat. This year’s winners include: Grand Champion Broiler Chicken pen of 3 – Keagan Valbracht Reserve Grand Champion Broiler Chicken pen of 3 – […]
New Playground Ribbon Cutting Is Thursday
The official ribbon-cutting for the new playground at Simpson Park will be held Thursday at 10:00 am. Parks Director Josh Norris says since the soft opening the playground has been used regularly. He says even with the heavy rain in the past couple of weeks, they found the drainage system has been working well.
New Livingston County Most Wanted
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department added a Brookfield man, Jeremiah Wayne Johnson to their most wanted list. Johnson is wanted for alleged probation violation on a conviction for non-support, with total arrears in excess of 12 months. Johnson is described as a white male, 40 years old, 6 foot tall, 190 pounds, with brown hair […]
City Council Considers Flood Mitigation
The Chillicothe City Council approved the start of Flood Mitigation Study. City Administrator Darin Chappell, who attended the meeting remotely, told the Council Monday, the flooding problems around the community become worse as the development of property continues. He asked to have an engineer come and look into the issues faced by the city. The […]
Grand River Flooding
Flooding continues on the Grand River at Sumner. Moderate flooding is taking place as the river is dropping from a crest Monday of 32.8 feet. The river this morning is at 32.2 feet and will slowly drop today and then begin to rapidly drop off toward the 26-foot flood state mark early Wednesday morning. At […]
New Brush Truck Approved For Fire Department
The Chillicothe Fire Department will have a new Brush Truck later this fall. The Chillicothe City Council approved the purchase of a 2022 1 ton Pick-up. The Fire Department will trade in a smaller 2008 pick-up and get $20,000 in trade-in value. Fire Chief Eric Reeter explains when they expect the new truck. The total […]
Ratliff Re-Appointment Approved
The Chillicothe City Council approved a Re-Appointment to the Planning and Zoning Board. The Council heard the recommendation from the Mayor for Don Ratliff The vote on the re-appointment was 4-0.
Chillicothe Police Report For Monday
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 98 calls for service Monday. Some of the calls include: 9:14 AM, Officers responded to the 300 block of Jackson Street with Children’s Division to follow up with an investigation of alleged Sexual Assault. 10:14 AM, Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Locust Street, for a fraud […]
Today At The Fair
The Livingston County Fair is underway and the schedule today include the Poultry Show at 9:30, Rabbit Check-in. Breeding swine arrive this morning and the Breeding Swine show is at 1:00 this afternoon. At 5:00 is a blacksmithing demonstration This evening the Market Swine begin to arrive for their showing on Wednesday. For those that […]