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December 6, 2025

New Chillicothe Police Officer

The Chillicothe Police Department will have a new police officer on Tuesday. Police Chief Jon Maples says the City Council approved Anthony Baucom. Comes with some experience and was a former Chillicothe Dispatcher Maples says the department is still down…

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December 6, 2025

MoDOT Roadwork Continues in December

Bridge and culvert work around northwest Missouri is scheduled as weather permits. In the local counties, the work scheduled for December 8th to 12th includes: Caldwell County Route D – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Shoal Creek…

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December 6, 2025

Highway Patrol Arrests

The Missouri State Highway Patrol has reported two arrests in the area. 56-year-old Alvin Peterie of Jamesport was stopped Friday evening while allegedly driving while intoxicated; he was released from the Grundy County law enforcement center. And a Trenton man,…

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December 6, 2025

Roy Blunt Reservoir Construction Permit

Plans for the spillway for the Roy Blunt reservoir have been approved and the construction permit was issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission officials said this action is a significant milestone and…

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December 6, 2025

Crowder Park Christmas Event

An old-fashioned Christmas celebration will be held on December 14th at Crowder State Park’s Thompson House. Park staff and the Friends of the Thompson House invite you to join them in making ornaments while enjoying old-fashioned refreshments and watching the…

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December 6, 2025

Development Project on City Council Agenda

A public hearing on Chapter 100 Bonds will be held as part of Monday’s Chillicothe City Council meeting, beginning at 5:30 pm at City Hall. Following the financial reports, the public hearing will be held for the Industrial Development Project…

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December 6, 2025

Bishop Hogan Play Auditions

A play to be put on at Bishop Hogan School in the spring is having public auditions on Saturday, December 13th. Perpetua Felicity & The Sorrowful Mysteries is a two-act play with 86 actors. Auditions will be held at the…

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December 5, 2025

Grand River Area Family YMCA Has NEW CEO

The Grand River Area Family YMCA has a new CEO. Dan Henley comes to Chillicothe from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Program Director Shawn Hurtgen says he brings more than 30 years of experience to the position. Mississippi, Texas, Alabama – originally from…

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December 5, 2025

Caldwell County Crash Left Driver With Serious Injuries – Blocked Road

A crash in Caldwell County closed the westbound lanes of US 36 at Route J for a short time Friday morning. The Missouri Highway Patrol reported the serious injury accident occurred at about 6:23 am, when a semi driven by…

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December 5, 2025

Chillicothe Police Report For Thursday

Sixty-two calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department on Thursday. The calls include: Officers issued several traffic warnings overnight and throughout the day. Two fraud reports were taken at the Law Enforcement Center, one involving a hacked…