The Chillicothe Hornets boys basketball team was back in action at NCMC’s Holiday Hoops Thursday night. The Hornets had defeated Southeast (KC) before Christmas in this event and were looking to make it two wins out of two games. Chillicothe used an early 11-1 run to take an 8 point lead in the game before […]
Emma Jean Graves
Emma Jean Graves, age 75, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at Morningside Center, Chillicothe, Missouri. Jean was born the daughter of Emmit Blair and Manervia Ellen (McCully) Cummings on June 23, 1948, in Chillicothe, Missouri. She was a 1967 graduate of Chillicothe High School. She worked for Southwestern Bell […]
Municipal Election Filing Closed
Filing for the April Municipal Election closed this week. In Livingston County filing included three school boards. In Chillicothe, there are two seats available and two filed for the seats. They include Jamie Pittman and incumbent Mitch Holder. No election will be needed. For the Southwest of Ludlow School District, the district has three seats […]
Wednesday Night Truck Fire
A report of a truck fire summoned Chillicothe Fire Fighters to 11839 LIV 233 shortly after 11:00 pm. The fire crew arrived in seven minutes to find the pick-up fully involved. It was parked about 20 feet from the home. Seven hundred fifty gallons of water and foam were used to extinguish the fire and […]
Chillicothe Police Report
Seventy calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department Wednesday. Some of the calls include: Child custody issues, disturbances, parking complaints, handling items turned in that were found, and assisted EMS with a person contemplating self-harm. 9:08 pm, Officers responded to the 1400 block of Fair Street for an individual trespassing. The person […]
Injury Crash & Arrest Near Purdin
A Purdin man is in custody following a crash with a UTV Wednesday afternoon. State Troopers report 60-year-old Jerry B. Mullany was northbound on Fair Drive, just north of Purdin, when he crested a hill and collided with a UTV driven by a 13-year-old boy. The child was taken to University Hospital in Columbia with […]
Main Street Signage
New signage declaring Chillicothe’s MainStreet Accreditation will be posted in 2024. MainStreet Chillicothe Director Tomie Walker told the Chillicothe City Council the proposal was approved by the Missouri Department of Transportation to post four signs. The MainStreet organization provides four signs, but the City of Chillicothe would have to install the signs. The signs will […]