The Chillicothe 8th grade girls basketball team beat Marshall’s Beuker Middle School team 25 to 6. Emerson Staton led all scorers with 14 points in 3quarters of play. Hayden Hansen added 5, Charley Peniston 4 and Maciee Albrecht took care of the ball and put in 2 points. Playing time for Mikey Kale, Lydia Gabrielson […]
Bishop Hogan Sweeps Kirksville Knights
Bishop Hogan’s 7th and 8th grade basketball teams beat the Kirksville Knights. The Bishop Hogan Girls won 39 to 1. Scoring for Bishop Hogan were Hope Donoho, Ava Leamer, and Carman Woodworth with 8 each Lyla Beetsma with 7, Beau Graves with 4 and Dawson Baxter and Sadie Bonderer each with 2 points. The Bishop […]
Empire Gas Rate Increase
Customers of Empire Gas will see a rate increase beginning December 1st. Empire Gas says the change is to reflect estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas as well as a change in the company’s Actual Cost Adjustment (ACA) factor. The Missouri Public Service Commission approved a request filed by Empire extending the […]
70th Annual North Central Missouri Band Masters Clinic/Concert
The 70th annual North Central Missouri Bandmasters Clinic Band concert is Monday at 7:00 pm at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. This high school honor band is the oldest high school honor band in the midwest. The concert will feature approximately 100 high school band musicians from 17 schools and features a guest clinician […]
Chillicothe Board of Public Works
Chillicothe Board of Public Works meets Tuesday in regular session. The meeting begins at 7:00 am in the CMU Meeting Room. Items on the agenda include reports to the board by the Department Heads and the General Manager. An executive session is planned if it is needed. Chillicothe Board of Public Works meetings are open […]
Chillicothe Police Report For Wednesday
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 151 calls for service Wednesday. Some of the calls include: 11:23 AM, Officers arrested a man in the 10 block of South Washington Street on a Probation and Parole Warrant. The man was transferred to the Daviess DeKalb Regional Jail. 4:10 PM, Officers arrested a man in the 10 […]
Roasting Your Thanksgiving Turkey
Cooking for Thanksgiving for most of us will mean roasting the turkey in the oven. Of course, there are other methods to cook the bird, including grilling, smoking, and deep-frying, but we are talking about roasting. Sue Smith from the Butterball Hotline says prepare your bird with the seasoning of your choice. Smith says stuffing […]
School Board Handles Personnel Matter In Executive Session
The Chillicothe R-II School Board handled several personnel items in their executive session this week. All were for Support Staff. The School Board approved hiring five new employees: Michael Speckhals – HS Custodian Shannon Johnson – Field Custodian Bryan Renshaw – MS Custodian Brian Schmidt – Bus Driver Austin Sayers – Food Service Retirements and […]
Vision Screening At Some Chillicothe Elementary Schools Went Well
The Chillicothe R-II School District completed a vision screening for children at some of the elementary schools, thanks to funding by an anonymous donor. Superintendent Dr Dan Wiebers explains. Wiebers says several students were identified for follow-up screening. The parents were given the information from the screening that can be taken to their eye doctor.
Audit Of Programs For School District
The Chillicothe R-II School district is undergoing a couple of audits to check if they are complying with the requirements of certain programs. Superintendent Dr Dan Wiebers says one audit is already complete. Another audit began Wednesday. He says they don’t anticipate any problems, but will address any issues that arise.