Five people were recently booked into the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail for Livingston County. Sheriff Cox says they include: 24-year-old Jessica Maurine Busker of Chillicothe is held pending transfer to the Department of Corrections. Busker was sentenced in Livingston County court to seven years for endangering the welfare of a child. The sentence will run […]
Program Delayed LIWHAP Water Assistance Program
A Water Assistance program that was expected to start this month has been delayed. LIWHAP – Low Income Household Water Assistance Program – is designed to assist low-income residents with their water bills, much the way LIHEAP helps with heating and cooling. Jennifer Farmer, the Administrative Services Manager for Community Action Partnership of North Central […]
Preliminary Work To Start Soon For Little Otter Creek Dam
The contractor for the Little Otter Creek Reservoir project will soon begin the preliminary work needed for the construction of the dam that is expected to provide 1.25 million gallons of drinking water per day. Caldwell County Commissioner Bud Motsinger says the contractor is Phillips Hardy, Incorporated of Booneville, and they will begin the work […]
Selling At Farmers Markets – Lunch & Learn Programs
The University of Missouri Extension will have classes to assist those thinking about selling food at their local farmer’s market. These classes can also help those currently selling food at the farmer’s market but looking to boost their revenue. The MU Extension offers a series of ZOOM Lunch & Learn classes focused on selling food […]
Chillicothe Basketball Teams Travel to Benton
The Chillicothe High School Basketball teams travel to St Joseph Benton for conference games tonight. The Lady Hornets are 16-3 on the season but 2-1 in MEC play. Benton girls are 13-5 on the season. Chillicothe beat Benton in the semifinals of the Savannah Invitational early in the season. The two teams are 4 and […]
Hornet Wrestlers Beat Albany
The Chillicothe boys wrestling team beat Albany 54 to 28 Thursday night. Chillicothe had wins via pin fall from Joel Edwards, Bryce Dominique, Brody Carins, Brock Miller, and Bo Smith. Getting wins due to byes for the Hornets were Carter Shipers, Dawson Sutton, Nicholas Swan and Dilyn Ulmer. Chillicothe was open in three weight classes.
Chillicothe C-Team Basketball Results
The Chillicothe Hornet Girls Basketball C-team beat Benton 42 to 30. Liz Oliver was the star of the show with 23 of the Lady Hornets 42 points. The Benton Boys C-team beat Chillicothe 56 to 49. Benton used the free throw line to help with the win, hitting 18 of 39 free throws including 12 […]
Bonderer Named Interim CMU Water Superintendent
Chris Bonderer has been appointed to serve as the interim Water Resources Superintendent for Chillicothe Municipal Utilities. The action was approved by the Chillicothe Board of Public Works as part of a closed executive session Thursday morning. Bonderer will serve in the position until the board completes the process required to fill the position.
County Commission Meetings And Training
The Livingston County Commissioners will meet in Regular Session Tuesday at 9:30 am. The meeting is in the commission room of the courthouse and will include county road and bridge matters and administrative and departmental responsibilities. Wednesday through Friday, the commissioners will be in Columbia for the annual training session required by the state.
Lewis Creek Bridge Replacement On Linn County Route 139 Begins Monday
The replacement of the Route 139 bridge in Linn County will begin Monday. The replacement of the 88-year-old Lewis Creek Bridge on Linn County Route 139, approximately 1 mile north of Meadville, was rescheduled as the contractor faced several weather-related delays, that pushed back the completion of the Smokey Branch Bridge on Linn County Route […]