Due to the worsening drought conditions statewide, the Missouri Department of Conservation is asking residents to use caution as outdoor burning could cause a wildfire. According to MDC, a main cause of wildfires is improper burning of debris such as…
More than 25% of the state of Missouri is shown to have Moderate to Extreme drought conditions. This is primarily in western and southwest Missouri. About 30% of the state is listed as Abnormally dry, including East/Southeast Missouri. Nearly 6%…
Thirty Chillicothe FFA members participated in Fall Speech Contest. Several will move on to the Area Contests on November 6th. They include: Langston Johnson – Missouri Institute Of Cooperatives Harlee Beck – Missouri Farm Bureau Cracelynn Barnett – Teach Ag…
A Chillicothe man was booked into the Caldwell County Detention Center on a Probation Violation warrant from a 2022 conviction for resisting or interfering with an arrest. David Wyatt Bendure was booked by Missouri Probation and Parole and is held…
The Grand River Historical Society is hosting “Night At The Museum” on October 29th. The event is $5 for all ages. Curator Dustin Rennells says this is a “Not So Scary” alternative to a haunted house. A not-so-scary alternative. Rennells…
Thirty-one-year-old Zachary Wayman Douglas of Utica could spend 12 years in prison and three years in jail under a plea agreement in Dekalb County Circuit Court. Douglas was charged in 2022 with furnishing pornographic material to a minor, sexual misconduct,…
Chillicothe Police Officers responded to 113 calls for service Tuesday. Some of the calls include: At 8:27 a.m., Officers conducted follow-up on an investigation in the 600 block of W. Bus. 36 Hwy. At 9:41 a.m., Officers conducted follow-up on…
Five openings on three Chillicothe City Boards will be filled by appointment. Mayor Theresa Kelly is accepting letters of application for openings on : The Railroad Advisory Board – to fill one opening for a new 4-year term. The Airport…
Jeff Arp with the Missouri Intergovernmental Risk Management Association (MIRMA) attended the Chillicothe Board of Public Works meeting and presented Chillicothe Municipal Utilities with a certificate and a check for $1,200.00 for a Risk Management Grant to purchase an AED…
State Troopers made two arrests in the area counties Tuesday. In Chariton County at about 10:36 am, Troopers arrested 40-year-old Daniel I. Standley of Carrollton for alleged driving while suspended. He was processed and released. In Daviess County at about…
