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CMU Budget Reviewed In Joint Session
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CMU Budget Reviewed In Joint Session

A review of the Chillicothe Municipal Utilities budget was held Tuesday in a joint session with the Chillicothe City Council.  The meeting was held at the CMU office.  General Manager Matt Hopper says the 2024/25 budget is expected to be approved as part of Monday’s Council meeting. Hopper says they have only one big project […]

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Booked Into Jail

A Tina resident was booked into the Caldwell County Detention Center on warrants from Livingston County.  30-year-old Jordan Lyn Gillilan of Tina is held following her arrest by the Chillicothe Police Department Tuesday afternoon.  Gillilan was arrested for two counts of alleged failure to appear.  One is on a charge of alleged trespassing and the […]

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CHS Presents “Murder in the Knife Room”
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CHS Presents “Murder in the Knife Room”

Chillicothe CHS Players present “Murder in the Knife Room,” this weekend in the Black Box Theater.  Drama Instructor Lisa Rule says the play has a cast of 43. A parody of the mysterious host in a scary room genre. Rule says this is a family-friendly program but with thunder and comic knife-wielding. The Black Box […]

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Missouri Jobs Report
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Missouri Jobs Report

The State’s Jobs report for February shows non-farm payroll increased by 7,800 jobs, private industry payroll increased by 6,500 jobs, and government employment increased by 1,300 jobs,  and the seasonally adjusted unemployment was unchanged from January.  The Missouri Economic Research and Information Center reports that since February of 2023, there was an increase of 46,000 […]

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FEC Essay Winners
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FEC Essay Winners

Winners have been announced in the annual Farmer’s Electric Cooperative essay contest.  The contest was open to all Sophomores and Juniors for an opportunity to attend the Youth Tour to Washington DC or participate in C.Y.C.L.E., the Cooperative Youth Conference & Leadership Experience in Jefferson City. Macy McLain, a junior at Meadville High School and […]

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Funeral Announcements

Shirley Rose Benson

Shirley Rose Benson, age 85, a resident of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Morningside Center, Chillicothe, Missouri.   Shirley was born the daughter of Francis and Elizabeth (Dechand) Rollheiser on December 27, 1938, in Kansas City, Kansas. She was a 1956 graduate of Ward High School, Kansas City, Kansas. Shirley […]

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Chillicothe School Board Executive Session
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Chillicothe School Board Executive Session

Several personnel matters were handled in the Chillicothe R-II School Board Executive session on Monday. The board hired the following certified staff for the 2024-25 school year: Dawson Wheeler, High School Social Studies Cody Glenn, High School Social Studies Jessica Sherrow – GRTS Applied Communications Jana Shira – GRTS Vocational Resource Educator Certified Staff resignations […]

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Chillicothe Police Report For Tuesday
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Chillicothe Police Report For Tuesday

Ninety-three calls for service were handled by Chillicothe Police Department Tuesday.  Some of the calls include: 12:32 AM Officers responded to the 1200 block of Bryan Street for a report of domestic assault. A man was taken into custody and was transported to Caldwell County Detention Center. 09:16 AM  The ACO accompanied by city officers […]

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Cameron Woman Has Minor Injuries
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Cameron Woman Has Minor Injuries

A Cameron woman had minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 in Clay County  Tuesday morning.  State Troopers report the crash occurred at about 6:35 am as 39-year-old Megan L. Dekam of Cameron and 28-year-old Phillip C Ruark of Holt were southbound and slowed in a construction zone.  Dekam was struck from behind.  […]

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Ambulance Board Special Meeting
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Ambulance Board Special Meeting

The Livingston County Ambulance District will meet Tuesday morning for a special meeting.  The board will gather at 9:00 am at the Fire Department Training room to consider finalizing the contract with the City of Chillicothe.  The meeting is open to the public.

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