The Chillicothe High School Prom is this weekend. CHS Principal Dan Nagel says this year’s Prom Theme is Midnight Mascarade and they will start with the Grand March, Saturday at 7:00 pm at the PAC. The Grand March is open to anyone that wants to attend. Only the front part of the PAC seating is […]
Cultural Corner Host Student Art Exhibits
Student Art Exhibits continue throughout the month of April at Cultural Corner Art Guild and Gallery. The current display, through Saturday, includes the artwork of Chillicothe Elementary students. This will include a reception on April 21st from 5:00 to 7:00. The artwork of Chillicothe High School and Middle School students will be displayed from April […]
Chillicothe Scouts Buddy Bench Delayed One Week
The Buddy Bench program this weekend for area scouts is rescheduled to April 29th. This program started as turning prescription caps into a park bench or picnic table through recycling includes the scouting groups in the community. Scott Cady, a local pharmacist, says the project began about three years ago when an employee saw how […]
Hornets Baseball In 3rd Place Game Of Benton Tournament
The Chillicothe High School Baseball team will take on Benton at 6:30 pm on Wednesday night in the 3rd place game of the Benton Tournament. The Hornets are coming off of a dominant 20-3 victory over Guadalupe in the first round on Monday night where they won the second inning 17-0. Grant Leamer tallied four […]
Hornets Tennis Comes Up Short Against Trenton 7-2
The Chillicothe High School Boys Tennis team fell short to Trenton 7-2 on Tuesday evening. Singles (2-4) 1. Josh Adams 0 – 8 Villacampa 2. Gabriel Peterson 6 – 8 Sager 3. Jadon Collins 8 – 1 Sole 4. Anthony Trantham 2 – 8 Otto 5. Jackson Reeter 8 – 2 Markell 6. Andrew Snider […]
CHS Track And Field Cameron Invitational Results
The Chillicothe High School track and field teams participated in the Cameron Invitational on Tuesday evening. The Hornets placed 1st and the Lady Hornets finished in 2nd place. Here are the events with a Chillicothe top three finisher: Running Events: 100m dash: Boys – Jacob Adams – 11.66 (2nd place) 200m dash: Boys – Jacob […]
Progress Resumes On CES Expansion
Weather is beginning to cooperate for constructing the addition at Chillicothe Elementary School. Superintendent Dr Dan Wiebers says they are seeing work take place on the site. Wiebers says they hope to see progress continue.
Board Sets Date For Graduate Approval
The preparations for the 2023 Graduation Ceremony are well underway, and that includes approval of those that will receive diplomas as they cross the stage. The Chillicothe R-II School Board set the date to handle that task. The Graduation Ceremony takes place three days later.
School Board Approves Career Ladder Paperwork
The Chillicothe School District is anticipating approval of the Career Ladder program through the state legislature again this year, but some paperwork needs to be submitted ahead of that approval. Superintendent Dr Dan Wiebers says the school board approved moving forward with that paperwork. Wiebers says they are allowed to make changes after the paperwork […]
Chillicothe Police Report For Tuesday
One hundred seventeen calls for service were handled by Chillicothe Police Department Tuesday. Some of the calls included well-being checks, domestic disturbances, unfounded reports of theft, and working with other agencies. 1:50 am, Officer stopped an Oklahoma vehicle at US 36 and 65 for excessive speed. A firearm was seized from the driver who was […]