The CHS Players Present – Romeo & Juliet – on the stage of the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center, December 11th and 12th. Drama instructor Lisa Rule says this is a big play with a mid-sized cast. Rule talked about some of the key players in the cast. Rule reminds parents, this is not a […]
Farm Land Lease On Agenda For Board Of Public Works
Chillicothe Board of Public Works will consider a farm ground lease as part of their meeting Tuesday. The Board meets Tuesday, December 7th at 7:00 am in the CMU large meeting room. The Agenda includes reports from the department heads. The Water and Wastewater Superintendent will present the bids received to farm a 153-acre parcel. […]
Deadline For Free Bridge Applications Is December 31st
The deadline to apply for a free bridge is the end of December. The Bridge over Shoal Creek on Route C is available for re-use. The Missouri Department of Transportation is accepting proposals for the bridge currently located 1.4 miles northwest of Dawn. The Shoal Creek Bridge is a 1933, rigid-connected, 178-foot long bridge with […]
City Council Approves Temporary Change To Sick Leave Policy Changes
The Chillicothe City Council approved a temporary change to the City’s Sick Leave Policy. City Administrator Darin Chappell says this will allow employees to donate a portion of their sick leave to another employee. The changes will be incorporated into a new employee manual that the city is working to complete.
Chillicothe City Finances – Sales Tax Revenue
A review of the City of Chillicothe’s finances shows the City is doing very well. City Administrator Darin Chappell says 2020 was a very good year and 2021 is looking even better. Chappell says what happened last year is having a lasting effect on the buying habits of people in the surrounding areas. November and […]
Chillicothe Police Report For Wednesday
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 120 calls for service Wednesday. Some of the calls include: 9:51 am, Officers responded to a business in the 1200 block of N. Washington Street for a person acting strangely. The person was found to be walk-away from a facility in another jurisdiction. Jurisdictional authority was notified. 11:41 am, […]
Four Arrests In Three Area Counties
Four Arrests are in the report from the Missouri Highway Patrol for Wednesday. At about 6:38 am in Putnam County, Troopers arrested 19-year-old Dylan W Baker of Greentop and 23-year-old Justin E Ballenger of Green Castle for alleged receiving stolen property Ballenger was also charged with alleged Unlawful possession of a firearm. He was held […]
COVID Cases Spike After Thanksgiving
The number of COVID-19 cases in Livingston County spiked up after the Thanksgiving Holiday. Ann Burchette from the Livingston County Health Center says from just before Thanksgiving earlier this week, the number of positive tests jumped. Burchett says the setting of the holiday made this predictable. She says they are unaware of any acute outbreak […]
St Columban’s Rectory Receives Century Home Plaque
A second Century Home Plaque was presented by the Livingston County Preservation Society. Kirsten Mouton from the Society says the plaque was presented to Fr Ryan Koster to be displayed on the Rectory at St. Columban’s Catholic Church which was built around 1892 and originally served as a friary for monks. Fr Koster recently completed […]