Another beautiful night in Chillicothe at Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium where the Chillicothe Lady Hornets took on non-conference foe Mid-Buchanan. The Lady Dragons came into the contest ranked 10th in the Missouri Class 1 rankings. The game began with a back and forth as both teams positioned themselves to try to mount attacks. Mid-Buchanan would […]
Finance Workshop & Chillicothe City Council Meeting
The Chillicothe City Council will meet Monday at 5:00 pm at City Hall for a Finance meeting. At 5:30 is the regular Chillicothe Council Session. The agenda includes finances for the City and CMU. Appearances include: Roze Frampton – Ordinance authorizing a One-year agreement with Livingston Country for 911 Dispatch Services. Jon Maples – Ordinance […]
Trenton Council Meeting Is Monday
The Trenton City Council meets Monday with two ordinances and an appointment to fill the 2nd Ward council seat. The meeting will start at 7:00 pm at Trenton City Hall. The ordinances include: Amending the City code for standing Committees to generally include three citizens to serve on the City Utilities Committee. An ordinance declaring […]

March Unemployment Report
Unemployment numbers for March 2025 remain mixed in the local counties compared to the February figures. The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development released the most recent unemployment figures. Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest… Daviess…………. 3.4%, down from 3.5% in February Livingston………. 3.9%, down from 4.1% in February Sullivan………….. […]
Drainage And A State Audit Are On County Commission Agendas
Drainage and an Audit are on the Livingston County Commission meeting agendas next week. The meetings are Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 am in the commission room of the courthouse. Tuesday at 10:00, the commissioners meet with Chris Ruoff about a drainage tube. Thursday at 10:00 am, State Auditors will meet with the commissioners for […]
Booked Into Jail
A Chillicothe man was booked into the Caldwell County Detention Center on a probation violation warrant on Thursday. Forty-six-year-old Christopher Lee Mason was booked by Caldwell County Deputies and is held with bond set at $20,000 cash only. Mason had been convicted for property damage in March after he pled guilty. He was released on […]
Health Center Board Meeting
The Livingston County Health Center Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday at noon. The meeting will begin with the swearing in of Catherine Hamilton, Ken Lauhoff, and John Zachary Parks, winners in the April 8th election. There will be a welcome of the new members. Following the financial report, old business includes: Discussions on the […]
Preparation To Resurface Washington Street Begins
The preparations for resurfacing Washington Street in Chillicothe began this week. The Missouri Department of Transportation contractors have begun curb and entrance repairs from Business 36 to Second Street on the northbound side. Work on the southbound side will begin May 5th. May 19th to June 1st, the contractor, Capital Paving and Construction, LLC, will […]