An issue with the railroad tracks in the industrial park will result in an emergency short term repair and long term solution. Derrick McIntyre from Motive Rail explained the issue to the City Council at Monday’s meeting. He said the traffic on the road is on a downhill pitch and that is causing a shift in the rail crossing, making […]
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Three members of the Chillicothe Family, Career & Community Leaders of America or (FCCLA), attended the Teens Taking Action to Prevent Traffic Crashes or (TRACTION) training in Springfield, MO. The three-day conference was held early this month and included the attendee’s working on team building while learning about resources and activities that they can take back to their schools to […]
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Renovations and restoration at the Livingston County Courthouse have been moving along quite well, despite the weather conditions over the past couple of months. Presiding Commissioner Ed Douglas says since the project began last fall, there has been quite a bit of work completed. Douglas says they are now working on the windows and roof. He says when the project […]
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The Chillicothe Police responded to 125 calls for service Monday, including several investigations. Officers responded to two reports of tampering with vehicles in the 400 block of 10th Street and in the 1300 block of Locust. The officers were not able to locate suspects in the incidents. 8:00 am, Officers received a report of theft that occurred on Sunday evening […]
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Two accidents in the local counties resulted in three injured. State Troopers report accidents occurred in Carroll and Grundy county Monday. At about 8:10 am in Grundy County, a car/deer accident left the 36-year-old driver with minor injuries. Britney Lockhart of Spickard was southbound on US 65, south of Spickard, when she struck a deer. Lockhart was taken to Wright […]
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The Chillicothe City Council approved action on two items from the finance portion of the meeting Monday. The Council approved the bid for a Street Department pick-up at a cost of just under $28,700, about $14,000 under the budgeted amount for the truck. The truck is purchased from Chillicothe Ford, the only bidder on the truck. City Administrator Darin Chappell […]
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Farmers Electric Cooperative will celebrate 81 years at their Annual Meeting this afternoon. Spokesperson Chasity Anderson says the meeting will be at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. Anderson says doors will open at 5:30 pm. She says the election is for the Linn County Area. She says the Kid’s Zone will be back again. They do ask that you […]
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The Second Harvest Community Food Bank’s Fresh Mobile Pantry’s next stop in Chillicothe is this Wednesday. Blake Haynes from Second Harvest says the program is open to anyone in the community and you can pick-up for other families as well. The type of produce will vary and the lean protein will usually be ground turkey, but may also vary. Haynes […]
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The Power of Pollinators – a program offered by the Department of Conservation, NRCS and FSA offices in Chillicothe and partnering with Quail Forever. Quail Forever Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist Andrew White says he will present the program June 22nd at the Mildred Litton Ag Classroom at the Ag Center. White says there will be a wide variety of information […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department had a very busy weekend. Chief Jon Maples says Officer took nearly 300 very involved calls for service which took up a lot of time and effort. Because of the high call volume and staffing level, officers spent 23 hours of overtime past their scheduled hours, including a 13 hour day worked by the Chief. Friday, […]
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