Students in the Chillicothe schools will have food grown in the area as part of the school lunch program. The Chillicothe R-II School District will receive $12,000 through the USDA’s Local Food for Schools (LFS) Cooperative Agreement Program. This program…
The Chillicothe Theatre Company presents Arsenic and Old Lace on the stage of the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center on August 8th and 9th. Lisa Rule is directing the play. Spinster sisters who help lonely old men pass on. She…
An ADA improvement project on Washington Street at Clay and Calhoun Streets in Chillicothe will begin August 3rd. The Missouri Department of Transportation says the Americans with Disabilities Act improvements will include constructing curb ramps, sidewalk transitions, and crosswalks. The…
Two resurfacing projects will begin soon in the area counties. A multi-county resurfacing project will begin this week. The Missouri Department of Transportation announced the resurfacing of ten routes in six area counties beginning on Thursday. The schedule includes Chariton…
There are four constitutional amendments on the ballot for the August 4th Primary. Constitutional Amendment 4 ballot language reads as follows. Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: Modify current requirements that a statewide majority of voters may approve initiative…
The Chillicothe R-II School Board meeting included a report on the district’s finances by the Superintendent, Dr. Dan Wiebers. He talked about the closing of the 2025/26 fiscal year budget. An increase of $147,269 over the previous year. He says…
Two Bids were presented to the Chillicothe R-II School Board on Tuesday. Superintendent Dr. Dan Wiebers says they took action on both bids. SGC was selected for the Food Service Bid and Bimbo Bakery for the Bread Bid. Those were…
Chillicothe’s Board of Public Works accepted a bid for a Reverse Osmosis system for the Electric Generating Plant. CMU General Manager Matt Hopper says there were three bids received. Went with the specified system for $119,750. Hopper says the system…
A Carrollton woman was arrested in Caldwell County on a Livingston County warrant. Forty-three-year-old Jami B. Barton is held at the Caldwell County Detention Center following her arrest on the warrant for alleged probation violation from a 2025 conviction for…
More than 100 calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department on Monday. Some of the calls include: Officers responded to a disturbance at Calhoun Street and Grandview Avenue just before 5:00 a.m. They located the individual involved,…
