A Savanah man was arrested Wednesday in Daviess County. State Troopers arrested 60-year-old Ricky L Smith for alleged DWI, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to display a red flag on items extending more than 5 feet from the vehicle. Smith was taken to the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail.
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A concert featuring two of Chillicothe’s most loved Pianists will be August 1st at 3:00 pm at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center. Chillicothe Area Arts Council Executive Director Mary Lou Vandeventer says Betty Preston-Steele and Jamie Pauls will perform together for the first time, but they have a long history together. Vandeventer says Jamie was a student of Betty’s […]
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Action was taken on the Chillicothe School District Hirings, Retirements, and Resignations at Tuesday’s School Board meeting. In the executive session, the board approved: Certified Staff Hire: Connie Nieman – Parttime High School FACS Teacher Angela Hopper – K-1 Behavior Interventionist (a position move) Support Staff Hire: Melinda Atchley – High School Custodian Ellen Stenzel – Food Service Worker […]
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The Chillicothe R-II School Board took action on several items at Tuesday’s meeting. Bids Approved The Chillicothe R-II School Board accepted bids for Fuel and Milk as part of Tuesday’s meeting. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says three bids were presented. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Zach McMains presented the bids. They include, one bid for bread Bimbo Bakeries, one bid for fuel from […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department made a couple of arrests late Monday or early Tuesday, where the person either ran from the officer or attacked the officer. Monday 8:36 PM, Officers served an arrest warrant on a 36-year-old man in the 400 block of Calhoun Street. As officers began the warrant service, the man fled into the home to evade arrest. […]
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Highway 11 in Brookfield will be closed from this Thursday, July 22nd, to Wednesday, July 28th for work on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad bridge. The road will close from Boston Street to Helm Street. During the closure, the railroad will direct motorists over a detour on Business 36, Pershing Road, and Pratt Road. All work is weather-permitting and […]
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The raw data for Missouri’s June Unemployment was released by the State. The Unemployment rate for Livingston County increased in the month of June but remains the lowest of the area counties. Livingston County’s Unemployment for the month of May is 3.0% and is now 3.4%. In June of 2020, the rate was 4.1%. Looking at the surrounding counties, from […]
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The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department booked two men into the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail on Monday afternoon. 25-year-old Dillon Lee Potter of Chillicothe for an alleged parole violation on a 2020 conviction for possession of a controlled substance. Bond is set at $5,000 61-year-old Bobby Dean Head of Chillicothe for alleged violation of bond conditions for a charge of alleged […]
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The CMU Electric Department has been approved to purchase a new Digger Derrick. CMU General Manager Matt Hopper says the Board of Public Works approved the purchase of the truck from Altec. The total cost is $223,495 and it will be delivered in about 600 days. That means the new truck will be here in the Spring of 2023. Hopper […]
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Missouri’s Sunshine law requires meetings, records, votes, actions, and deliberations of public governmental bodies be open to the public unless otherwise provided by law. On August 3rd, the Missouri Attorney General’s Office Director of Sunshine Law Compliance and Records Management, Casey Lawrence, will be at North Central Missouri College for a Sunshine Law presentation and Update. The program will be […]
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