A Lawson man was booked into the Caldwell County Detention Center on a warrant for alleged Grooming or Enticement of a Minor. The investigation began October 22nd, and 62-year-old Christopher Joseph Wagner of Lawson was charged on Saturday. The probable…
The CEO and Founder of the Good Dads Program will be the speaker at the Chillicothe Good Dads graduation on Tuesday. Dr. Jennifer Baker says she has been asked to speak on the importance of fathers. The importance of a…
Nearly 180 calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department over the weekend. On Friday, officers investigated a reported child abuse incident at the Livingston County Courthouse and a dog bite involving a child at a daycare. The…
The harvest numbers for the 2026 Early Youth Portion of the Firearms Deer Season totaled 11,909 for hunters age 6-15 years old. In the local counties, the harvest total was 565. This includes… Caldwell………. 36 Carroll…………. 64 Chariton………. 78 Daviess,………..
The driver of a combine was injured as he drove on US 36 Sunday morning and was hit by a semi. The combine driver, a 59-year-old man from Ludlow, was eastbound on US 36, just west of US 65, and…
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reported a couple of jail bookings over the weekend. Friday, 45-year-old Christopher Lee Mills was booked for alleged abuse or neglect of a child. He is held at the Caldwell County Detention Center with no…
Two Brookfield residents were injured in separate crashes investigated by the Missouri Highway Patrol. Friday morning, a 31-year-old woman had serious injuries and was taken to University Hospital in Columbia. The report states she was eastbound on Route C, 12…
The Chillicothe City Council will hold a special meeting on Wednesday to conduct a Public Hearing to consider issuing Chapter 100 bonds for Livingston County Fertilizer, LLC, doing business as T&R Soil Service. The meeting will begin Wednesday at 5:30…
Several Bridge and Bridge Deck replacement projects continue across Northwest Missouri. Other projects in the local counties include: Caldwell County Route K – CLOSED daily for resurfacing project from Route 36 to Route U, through Wednesday. Route U – CLOSED…
Mary Margaret Strange Murphy, age 97, of Chillicothe, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 19, 2026, at Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Mary was born on May 9, 1929, in Chillicothe, Missouri, to Richard “Art” and Maggie (Birkhead) Carberry…
