The Chillicothe Hornets baseball team was in the their first district championship game since 2021 on Wednesday night from Missouri Western in St. Joseph. As the #1 seed in the Class 4 District 16 tournament, the Hornets were the official home team against #2 seed and district host Savannah. Chillicothe started Noah Rinehart at […]
Spoofhounds Defeat Chillicothe In District Soccer
The Chillicothe Lady Hornets took on the Maryville Spoofhounds in the Class 2 District 8 semifinal on Tuesday night in Maryville. The Spoofhounds came into the match ranked #8 in the Missouri Soccer Power Rankings and the #1 seed in the district. Chillicothe faced Maryville back on April 15th and Maryville prevailed 8-0. The […]
Missouri School Board Association (MSBA) Annual Contract
The annual service agreement with the Missouri School Board Association or MSBA, was approved at this week’s School Board meeting. The contract is $8,229, money that Superintendent Dr. Dan Wiebers says is well spent. Providing policy updates when required due to legislative and court activities. The MSBA also provides training to the members of the […]
Bridge Bid On County Commission Agenda
A bridge project is on the Livingston County Commission agenda for Thursday. The meeting begins at 9:30 am in the commission room of the courthouse. Thursday at 11:00 am, the bid opening will be held for the BRO-059 bridge project. Other items on the agenda for the meeting include county road and bridge matters and […]
Chillicothe Police Report For Tuesday
Chillicothe Police officers responded to 103 calls for service Tuesday. Some of the calls include: Officers responded to alarms at a home and a business. At 09:12 am Officers spoke with a woman in the lobby about being harassed by a person from another investigation. A report was taken for tampering with a victim and […]
Chillicothe FFA Ladies Trap Team Placed 2nd In State Trap Shoot
The Chillicothe FFA Ladies Trap Team placed 2nd in the state at the recent event. Harlee Beck, Ellah Geiser, Sadie Burtch, Aubrey Moss, and Kallie Clark competed in the High School Division against other ladies’ teams from across the State. Geiser, Beck, and Burtch are seniors who have been leading the group all year and […]
Chillicothe R-II School District Retirees Recognized
The Chillicothe R-II Board of Education recognized four retirees from the district. Superintendent Dr Dan Wiebers says the retirees received a plaque from the district for their service. Sondra Sturguess (GRTS), Sally Peterson (Chillicothe Elementary), Darren Smith (Chillicothe High), Tammy Price (Hornet Academy) Dr. Wiebers says the board also had a special recognition of Patrick […]
Bus Purchase Approved
The purchase of two new school buses was approved by the Chillicothe R-II School Board. Superintendent Dr. Dan Wiebers says these are full-sized buses. 71 passenger gas powered buses. Wiebers says the delivery of the buses is expected in September or October. The buses are replaced based on miles, hours of service, and other factors.
Two Highway Patrol Arrest Reports
Two arrests on Tuesday are reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol for the local counties. At about 4:30 pm in Daviess County, Troopers arrested 34-year-old Preston J. Cornelius of Country Club, MO, on an Andrew County warrant for a traffic violation. He was taken to the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail pending the posting of bond. […]
Tuesday Jail Booking
On Tuesday, Missouri Probation and Parole booked 40-year-old Truitt Matthew Caudill of Chillicothe into the Caldwell County Detention Center on a parole warrant. He is held with no bond allowed.