The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reports two been booked into the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail recently. They include: 26-year-old Drayton Lee Williams of Independence, booked in Tuesday for alleged tampering with a motor vehicle. He is held with no bond allowed. 37-year-old Truit Matthew Caudill of Wheeling was booked into jail on Monday on warrants […]
Grant Awarded For After School Program
The North Missouri Center for Youth and Families is the recipient of a grant for their after-school program. The program is one of 20 recipients through the 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) Cohort 12 Grant Program this year. The 21st Century Community Learning Center grant provides opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities […]
Attracting Bird To Your Feeder
Attracting birds to your backyard feeder is a great way to enjoy the variety and colors of the birds that spend their winter in Missouri. The Missouri Department of Conservation is offering a virtual program on “Attracting Winter Birds.” This online program will be on January 5th from 10:30-11:30 a.m. and is being put on […]
City Closes On Purchase Of Industrial Park Land
The purchase of the additional 200 acres for the Chillicothe Industrial Park was finalized Tuesday with the closing of the sale by the Nibarger’s to the city. Chillicothe Economic Developer Terry Rumery says it is the biggest Economic Development news for the community. Rumery says this will bring Chillicothe back into the scope of interest […]

Missouri Unemployment Improves In November
The November Employment report shows Missouri’s Unemployment rate dropped slightly and remains well below the national average. Locally, the Unemployment rate for Livingston County is down slightly following the slight increase for October. In November, Livingston County’s Unemployment rate is 2.0%, Down from 2.2 % in October and 2.9% a year ago. Looking at the […]
Chillicothe Police Report For Tuesday
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 84 calls for service Tuesday. Some of the calls include well-being checks, bike registration and parking complaints. 1:00 am, Officer stopped a vehicle at the junction of US 36 and US 65 for a registration violation. Further investigation at the stop provided information that the driver was driving with […]
Troopers Arrest Milan Man Tuesday Afternoon
State Troopers reported one arrest in the area counties Tuesday. At about 4:20 pm Tuesday in Sullivan County, Troopers arrested 51-year-old David A Lopez-De-Queralta of Milan for alleged DWI, Speeding, and no license plates. He was processed and released.
CHS Hornets Beat Gallatin at NCMC
The Chillicothe Boys Basketball team turned in a strong second half performance in a 55 to 44 win over Gallatin at NCMC in Trenton. Chillicothe trailed by three at halftime but outscored Gallatin 31 to 17 in the second half. The Hornets were led by Wyatt Brandsgaard with 14 points, James Mathew with 11, Landon […]
Lady Hornets Win Triple Header Over Joplin
The Chillicothe Lady Hornets basketball team returned to the winning track with a triple-header sweep of Joplin at Chillicothe High School. The Lady Hornets Varsity won 50 to 34 and outscored Joplin in every quarter. Chillicothe was led by Jolie Bonderer with 11 points, Lucy Reeter with 9, Cali Burkhardt with 8, Jessica Reeter with […]
Area Basketball Scores from 12/21/21 games
In area basketball scores Tuesday night At the NCMC Holiday Hoops Shoot Out in Trenton Polo girls beat Meadville 50 to 39 Polo Boys beat Meadville 41 to 40. Polo hit one of two free throws with 2 seconds left. After a time out Meadville got the ball down court but ran out of time […]