The Chillicothe R-II School Board handled several personnel items in their Executive Session Tuesday. They include: CERTIFIED: Hire: Denise Toole – Technical Math & Project Lead The Way Ann Marissa Cowan – MS Math Retirements: Jacqueline Smith – CES Behavioral Teacher Kathi Barnes – HS FACS Teacher Resignations: Janna Ingram – Middle School Teacher SUPPORT STAFF: Hire: Chris Shearer […]
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The Chillicothe High School will continue with a program that can send parents a brief text about their students. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says it was something they were testing this spring. Wiebers says the trial had good response from parents and teachers.
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With the completion of the runway replacement project, the Chillicothe Airport is again seeing strong usage. City Administrator Daren Chappell says the Airport is in great shape. Chappell says currently if someone needs fuel after hours, an employee is called and they come in to handle the refueling. But that takes time. The City Council discussed the self-service fueling, but […]
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The City of Laclede is awarded a half-million dollars for street projects. Missouri’s Department of Economic Development or DED, announced the awarding of more than $15.8 million to 38 recipients through its Community Development Block Grant Program. The funding is to help communities with infrastructure improvement and other projects. Funded projects include the construction or repair of roads and bridges, […]
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Two Chillicothe residents were arrested Tuesday on warrants for alleged Abuse or Neglect of a Child. Sheriff Steve Cox says Deputies and Police Officers served the warrants in the 200 block of East Bridge Street on 27-year-old Donnie Clay Matheson and 26-year-old Heather Louise Woods. This case was initially investigated by the Chillicothe Police and Missouri Fire Marshal’s Office. Woods’ […]
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A 22-year-old Cowgill woman died after a head-on collision with a field sprayer in Ray County Tuesday morning. According to the Highway Patrol, Caitlin K Lake of Cowgill died at the scene. She was northbound on Highway 13 in Ray county and crossed the centerline, struck the field sprayer and both her vehicle and the sprayer overturned. Lake was ejected […]
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As the Chillicothe R-II School District is finalizing the 2021/22 District budget, Superintendent Dan Wiebers says the district is doing well financially. Wiebers says those additional funds are transferred to the district reserves. He says the district is careful how any COVID-related funding is spent. The Chillicothe R-II School Board will meet in a special OPEN session, June 29th at […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 123 calls for service Tuesday. A few of the calls include: 3:25 pm, Complaint of noisy 4-wheelers in the 200 block of Walnut Street. At 7:50 pm, officers received a report of C & I 4-wheelers in the 200 block of Walnut Street. Officer made contact those involved were warned about their careless operation. […]
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Troopers report four arrests in the area counties Tuesday. At about 11:12 pm, Troopers in Daviess County arrested 29-year-old Edwin J Rivera-Berganzo of Gladstone on a Platte County warrant for alleged failure to appear. He was held at the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail. At about 7:15 in Grundy County, Troopers arrested 20-year-old Jalen K Harper of Trenton and 22-year-old Brittany […]
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A Jefferson City man on the Livingston County Most Wanted list was arrested in Iowa on Friday. Twenty-five-year-old Casey Scott Welch was arrested in Union County Iowa on a Livingston County warrant for alleged failure to appear on a charge of alleged possession of a controlled substance. He will be extradited and when he arrives in Livingston County, Sheriff Steve […]
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