The Chillicothe City Council approved three additional items on the agenda for Monday’s meeting. Mayor Theresa Kelly recommended the re-appointment of Steven Mosely to the board of Adjustments. Mosely had been appointed to fill an unexpired term. This will be his first full term on the board. City Administrator Roze Frampton presented three contracts with […]
CFD Water Rescue Training At Chilli Bay
Chillicothe Fire Fighters spent part of Tuesday morning at Chilli Bay Water Park for a water rescue training day. Training Officer/Paramedic Nathan Zabka says this is an annual training. He says the training serves more than one purpose. The training started with some fun, using their firefighter skills and they moved on to water rescue, […]
Still Time To Volunteer To Help At Chautauqua
Chillicothe’s annual festival of entertainment, activities, artists, crafts, and food is September 10th and 11th at Simpson Park. The 37th annual Chautauqua in the Park is sponsored by the Chillicothe Area Arts Council and Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Director Crystal Narr says this event requires a wide variety of volunteers. Narr says “A big factor […]
Tax Rate Set By Chillicothe City Council
The property tax rate for the City of Chillicothe was set following a public hearing at Monday’s City Council meeting. The city Auditor, Allison Jefferies led the public hearing to set the rates for 2022 at .6852 per $100 valuation for the general fund and .1927 per $100 valuation for the park fund. The combined […]
Smoke From Burned Food
A report of a smoke detector sounding and smoke coming from a home in the 1700 block of Maple Street at about 6:25 pm Monday summoned the Chillicothe Fire Department. Firefighters arrived in three minutes to find the resident had been cooking and had fallen asleep, burning the food on the stove. Fans were used […]
Chillicothe Police Report For Monday
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 110 calls for service Monday. Some of the calls include: 1:31 am, Report of suspicious activity in the 400 block of Cherry Street. Report of two subjects running from the area. Officers located them at Clay and Vine Streets. They were checked and released. 11:20 am, Officers conducted a […]
Michigan Man Arrested In Livingston County
A Michigan man was arrested by State Troopers in Livingston County Monday afternoon. Thirty-one-year-old Iman I Weir of Detroit was arrested at 4:50 pm for alleged 2 counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was taken to the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail.
Dump Truck Struck I-35 Bridge In Cameron
The eastbound lanes of US 36 are narrowed to a single lane after a northbound dump truck on Interstate 35 struck the bridge, causing damage. MoDOT did the preliminary inspection of the bridge and for safety purposes, the eastbound right lane of the bridge is closed until further notice. MoDOT plans a more extensive inspection […]
I-35 Closing Postponed To Tuesday Night
Work under the Route A bridge at Interstate 35 in Harrison County scheduled for Monday night was delayed and will now take place tonight. Contractors from Emery Sapp & Sons, Inc., working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to close the interstate at Exit 99, between Bethany and Eagleville, from 9 p.m. Tuesday through […]