The City of Chillicothe is working on the 2024/25 budget and City Administrator Roze Frampron says they are early in the process. Frampton says they are looking at Revenues and the availability of specific funds. The carry-over items were previously funded and those funds are held specifically for the projects until completed.
Contract Approved For 911 Mapping Service
A contract with GeoComm Mapping for the Chillicothe/Livingston County E-911 system was approved by the Chillicothe City Council. Police Chief Jon Maples explained the importance of the system. The company provides maintenance and updates for the system on a three-year contract that totals just over $23,326. Maples says the company works with the city and […]
Tuesday Chillicothe Police Report
The Chillicothe Police Department report for Tuesday includes: 12:44 PM, Officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of S Washington Street for a counterfeit $50 bill that was passed at a business. Officers verified the bill was counterfeit and an investigation continues. 1:35 PM, Officers responded to the area of Ryan Ln. and Henry Street […]
County Assessment Form Deadline Is March 1st
Assessment forms received shortly after the first of January need to be returned by March 1st and Livingston County Assessor Steve Ripley says only about 50% have been returned at this time. Ripley reminds personal property owners, including businesses, that they must report personal property owned on January 1st to the Assessor’s Office by March […]
Cultural Corner Hosting Several Artists
Cultural Corner Art Guild and Gallary has works by several artists and groups on display. These include: “Shades of Us,” an exhibit featuring Black artists, including Terence Lawson, a Kansas City artist who has been drawing since the age of 6. His paintings are unique in the style he has chosen, and his goal is […]
Library Centennial – Former Library Director Robin Westphal
Library staff, past and present, gathered this week to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Livingston County Library. Many spoke at an event commemorating the 1924 incorporation of the Library. One of those was Library Director Robin Westphal, who served from 2005 to 2013. Westphal says when she accepted the position she was told there […]
CMU Receiving Calls Of Late Bills
Chillicothe Municipal Utilities has received numerous calls from customers not receiving their monthly billing statements. CMU General Manager Matt Hopper says many of the missing statements were mailed out on January 31st with a due date of February 20th. If you have not received your monthly billing statement, please contact the CMU office at 660-646-1664 […]
Two Crashes In Area Counties
Two injury accidents in the area counties are reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol. A Green City man had minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday at about 10:25 am near Mystic. State Troopers report 19-year-old Declan J. Murphy was westbound on Route C and ran off the road, struck the ditch and his pick-up […]
Lady Hornets Prevail In Overtime At Lafayette
The Chillicothe Lady Hornets basketball team trailed by 6 points in the 4th quarter and by 5 in overtime against Lafayette on Tuesday night, but rallied on both occasions to win their 12th straight game of the season. The matchup pitted the top two teams in the Midland Empire Conference as both the Lady Hornets […]