Eighty-eight calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department Tuesday. Some of the calls include: 12:59 pm, Officers responded to Mitchell Avenue and Business 36 for a two-vehicle, crash. One citation was issued for following too closely. 11:13 pm, officers received a report of an individual slumped over in a running vehicle within […]
Chillicothe Power Outages
Wildlife and electric transformers don’t get along well. Power in the downtown Chillicothe area went out briefly at about 8:50 am Wednesday. Chillicothe Municipal Utilities Electric department responded to the outage and found a squirrel had gotten into a transformer and blew the fuse. The squirrel did not survive. A short time later a second […]
Natural Gas Rate Decrease
Natural gas customers of Empire District Gas, doing business at Liberty, will see their natural gas rates decrease, effective December 3rd. The change is to reflect the estimated changes in wholesale cost and the company’s Actual Cost Adjustment (ACA). Customers in Chillicothe, Marceline, and Trenton will see the cost per 100 cubic feet of natural […]
Windmills and Solar Panels On Planning & Zoning Agendas
Livingston County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold two public hearings next week to consider changes to the zoning ordinances that regulate the installation of wind turbines and solar farms in the county. The Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Tuesday at 6:00 pm, in the Associate Courtroom on the 2nd floor of the Courthouse. […]
Harvest Numbers – November Firearms Deer Season
Nearly 200,000 deer were harvested in the November portion of Missouri’s firearm deer season. In the local counties, more than 11,000 deer were harvested. Caldwell………… 1,150 Carroll…………… 1,527 Chariton………… 1,309 Daviess…………. 1,799 Grundy………….. 1,068 Linn……………… 1,651 Livingston……… 1,240 Sullivan…………. 1,546 Total…………… 11,290 The statewide total of 193,669 is about 3% lower than 2022, but 2% […]
Thanksgiving – Important Numbers!
Thanksgiving Day is nearly here and it’s time to start the work on the big meal. Do you have everything you need? Do you remember all the important numbers? KCHI has you covered, here are the most important numbers of the day. 325… That is the temperature to roast your turkey in the oven 165… […]
Ambulance District Orders Chassis For Ambulance Remount
The Livingston County Ambulance District authorized ordering a chassis for an ambulance remount. The chassis is expected to be delivered in 2026. Fire Chief Eric Reeter says they have had to extend the orders out two years or more to have replacement equipment when it is needed. The manufacturing schedule is out that far for […]
FAFSA Frenzy ID Events
FAFSA Frenzy FSA ID events are scheduled in December by the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development. The event will focus on helping attendees create an FSA ID, which is required to fill out a FAFSA. These events will be held at Missouri Job Centers, colleges, and libraries across the state to help […]
Two Arrests And A Private Property Crash
An injury accident and two arrests are in the report from the Missouri Highway Patrol for Tuesday. At about 1:45 pm, a crash involving a Bucklin man and two parked vehicles left a pedestrian with minor injuries. State Troopers report 38-year-old Jeffrey Main of Bucklin was northbound on private property, west of Bucklin when he […]