On Saturday morning the Chillicothe Cross Country qualifiers found themselves at Gans Creek in Columbia, MO for the State Cross Country Meet. The team was excited for the opportunity to compete on a fast course, with great conditions, and against the best of the field. Out of the 16 teams that made it through Districts, […]
Esther Lucille Seifert
Esther Lucille Seifert, age 102, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2023, at Morningside Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Esther was born the daughter of Oliver and Dovie (Brownfield) Melte on March 21, 1921, in Winsor, Missouri. She was a 1939 graduate of the Wheeling High School. She was united in marriage […]
Nearly $120,000 Awarded By DNR For Wastewater Grants
Clean Water Engineering Report grants totaling nearly $120,000 are awarded by the Missouri DNR to the cities of New Hampton, in SW Harrison County ($62,470) and Jamesport, in Daviess County ($56,250). Each community will use the funding to evaluate its public wastewater system. The grant offers funding to qualified communities to help cover engineering costs […]
November Drought Monitor Shows Improvement
Missouri Drought conditions are improving, especially for the west-central part of the state. The Missouri Drought Monitor shows the local counties are at moderate drought or abnormally dry, at the lower end of the drought scale. Extreme drought persists in portions of a handful of counties. This includes Schuyler County in northeast Missouri and parts […]
Holiday Parade Grand Marshal Announced
The 77th Annual Holiday Parade is Saturday, November 18th at 10 am. The parade will follow the traditional route. This year’s theme is “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”, and the Chamber has selected the Grand Marshal…Pam Jarding. Chamber Director Crystal Narr says we are so happy to be honoring a local individual who has served […]
Booked Into Jail
A Chillicothe man was booked into the Caldwell County Detention Center Saturday evening for alleged assault. Thirty-seven-year-old Michael Cardell Pennington was arrested by the Chillicothe Police Department and is held on a warrant with bond set at $15,000 cash only.
Court Actions And Planned Court Hearings
A sentencing hearing and upcoming court cases are scheduled in November 43rd Circuit Judge R. Brent Elliott set sentencing for former Chillicothe Police Officer, Jeremy Stephens on a charge of stealing from the Chillicothe Police Department and Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. In August, Stephens pled guilty to the charge and two additional charges of alleged […]
Saturday Morning Fire In Trenton & Arson Arrest
A structure fire at 140 E 8th Street in Trenton summoned Trenton Firefighters at about 3:00 am Saturday. The fire crew arrived to find a shed near the house was burning and there was fire extending to the engine compartment of a vehicle near the shed. The shed and vehicle were a total loss. The […]
Weekend Chillicothe Police Report
Chillicothe’s Weekend Police report includes 91 calls for service Saturday 37 calls for service 1:21 am, Officers responded to the 100 block of Polk St. for a report of leaving the scene of an accident. The driver had run off the roadway and into a retaining wall, then fled on foot. Officers located the driver […]
Chillicothe Board of Public Works Meetings
The Chillicothe Board of Public Works meets on Tuesday at 8:00 am at the CMU office. The meeting includes reports from the department heads and the general manager. A Closed Executive session will follow the regular meeting to handle a personnel matter. Following the meeting and executive session, a Board of Public Works Workshop session […]