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April 1, 2026

Flood Watch Issued For Several Area Counties

The National Weather Service issued a Flood Watch for a large area of Central and west Central Missouri, including Caldwell, Livingston, Carroll, Chariton, and Linn counties in the listening area. The Flood Watch is from 7:00 pm today through Thursday…

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April 1, 2026

Health Center Board Actions

The Livingston County Health Center board of Trustees approved repairs to parking lot lighting. Administrator Katie Stephens provided information about the lighting problems in the front parking lot. She recommended replacement of lights on the building with LED pack lighting…

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April 1, 2026

Children’s Author To Be Hosted By Lillian DesMarias Library

The Lillian DesMarias Youth Library is hosting an award-winning children’s author on April 9th, at 6:00 pm. The program is Kate’s Stories Are Everywhere. Kate Albus is the award-winning author of two children’s books, A Place to Hang the Moon…

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April 1, 2026

Filing For August Primary Closed

Filing closed on Tuesday for the state office in the August Primary election.   The filings for the State Officers in the local area include: US Representative for District 6 Republican Jim Ingram of Kansas City Republican Chris Stigall of…

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April 1, 2026

City Council Approves Ordinance And Amendment

The State of Missouri had recommended several ordinances and amendments. The Chillciohe City Council took action on two of those items. Chillicothe’s Police Chief Jon Maples and Fire Chief Eric Reeter presented an ordinance on Interference with first responders. Chief…

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April 1, 2026

One Injured In Crash On US 36

An Excelsior Springs woman had minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash near Breckenridge Tuesday morning. State Troopers report the crash occurred about 6:00 am, when a 51-year-old Texas man pulled into the path of a car and was struck by…

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March 31, 2026

Chillicothe Police Report for Monday

Eighty-five calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department on Monday. Among the incidents, officers are investigating multiple reports of stealing, including cases on Jackson Street and Clay Street. A property damage report was also taken on South…

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March 31, 2026

Livingston County Booking

A Wheeling resident, 27-year-old Tyler Wayne Wallace was arrested on four warrants for alleged Failure To Appear. These include alleged no proof of Insurance, plates from another vehicle, a seatbelt violation, and failure to register a vehicle. Total bond was…

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March 31, 2026

Chillicothe Prison Inmate Death

The death of a 29-year-old inmate at the Chillicothe Correction Center was confirmed by the Missouri Department of Corrections. Prison officials report Briana McClung was pronounced dead at 12:33 a.m. on Saturday. McClung was serving a 10-year sentence for two…

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March 31, 2026

City Budget Of More Than $19M Approved By Chillicothe City Council

The Chillicothe City Budget totals $19,452,116. The City Council approved the budget following discussions about various funds and specific items within the funds. The budget includes a 2.5% COLA and a few wage adjustments, including in the street department for…