Voter turnout for the 2024 General Election was very good in the area counties. Livingston County Election Authority Sherry Parks says 71.18% of registered Livingston County voters cast a ballot in the election. That is not the highest turnout for the county. Parks says in 2020 the turnout was 71.75% She says the voter turnout […]
Livingston County Absentee Voting
Livingston County had a record number of absentee voters in Tuesday’s General Election. Election Authority Sherry Parks says 16.94% of registered Livingston County voters cast an absentee ballot. Parks says the No Excuse Absentee Voting made a big difference. It’s been allowed since 2022. The tabulation shows that 1,648 absentee ballots were cast. That is […]
Chillicothe Police For Tuesday
Eighty-nine calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department Tuesday. Some of the calls include: At 6:44 a.m., Officers were dispatched to a well-being check in the 200 block of N. Washington St. Officers responded, located the person, and provided assistance. At 6:53 a.m., Officers were dispatched to a report of traffic lights […]
Livingston County Bridges
The inspection of a new bridge on LIV 443 marked the opening of that bridge. The 80-foot bridge cost about $450,000. Livingston County Presiding Commissioner Ed Douglas says they have been working on several bridges in recent years. They used ARPA funds to repair or replace bridges, giving them soft match funding on other BRO […]
Gallatin Farmer Pleads Guilty In Federal Court
A Gallatin man pled guilty in federal court to a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving federal crop insurance benefits he was not entitled to receive. Fifty-two-year-old Steve A. McBee, whose family farming operation is the setting of a reality TV show, waived his right to a grand jury. In the press release by the US […]
Chillicothe Man Injured In Macon County Crash
A Chillicothe man who was a passenger in a car was injured in a crash in Macon County Tuesday morning. State Troopers report the 22-year-old Chillicothe man was a passenger in a car driven by a 32-year-old Kansas City man. He was eastbound on US 36 near New Cambria at about 10:05 am, when a […]
Caldwell County Local Election Results
With two contested races for county office and one local ballot issue, the Caldwell County voter turnout was 73.26% in Tuesday’s General Election. Caldwell County contested races include: Eastern District Commissioner Randy Howell 1411 David Byers 634 Public Administrator Christine Owen 2642 Crystal McBayer 1838 For the Hamilton Ballot Question, the vote was 470 Yes […]
Carroll County Local Election Results
Carroll County voters had no locally contested races and only one local issue on Tuesday’s General Election ballot. Turnout for Carroll County was 72.03%. For the Carroll County Ambulance District Proposition Yes 2941 No 1286 In the Statewide issues, Carroll County voted as follows: Amendment 2 – 2051 yes 2370 No Amendment 3 – 1591 […]
Chariton County Local Election Results
The Chariton County had a voter turnout of 76.44% in Tuesday’s election Voters considered two contested races for local offices. For the Western District Commissioner: Terry Milford 1390 Dan L. Price 609 For the office of Public Administrator: Brenda Bennett 2008 Regina Emmerich 1943 In the Statewide issues, Chariton County voted as follows: Amendment […]
Daviess County Local Election Results
With one local issue and no locally contested races, the Daviess County voter turnout was 71.63% in Tuesday’s General Election. The local issue on the ballot for Daviess County was The Noel T. Adams Ambulance District Question. Yes 238 No 223 In the Statewide ballot issues, Daviess County voted as follows: Amendment 2 – 1800 […]