The latest Drought Monitor for Missouri shows less than half of a percent of Missouri is under extreme drought and about 42.5% is under Abnormally dry conditions. 22.7% is showing no drought. In the local counties, Daviess, Linn, the southern…
A single vehicle crash Saturday evening left a Hamilton woman with minor injuries, the Missouri Highway Patrol reported the accident happened at 5:29 PM on E. McGaughy St. and North Burrus, in Hamilton. According to the report, the woman was…
Two hundred one calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department over the weekend. On Friday, officers responded to a two-vehicle accident in the 1300 block of Washington Street with possible injuries. Both vehicles were towed due to…
Personnel matters were handled in Friday morning’s Closed Executive Session for the Chillicothe R-II School Board. The board accepted the resignation of the Chillicothe Middle School Assistant Principal, effective at the end of the school year. The School…
No excuse absentee voting for the April 7th Municipal Election will begin on Tuesday, March 24th. Anyone choosing to vote absentee in the Municipal Election who does not have an allowable excuse may do so beginning on March 24th through…
The annual Easter Egg hunt at Simpson Park in Chillicothe will be Saturday, March 28th. Shawn Hurtgen from the Grand River Area YMCA says this event is for kids ages 0-10. In four age divisions, with a grand prize in…
The Chillicothe Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet in the Council Chambers of City Hall on Monday at 6pm. The meeting will include the election of 2026 officers. New business will include a proposal for America 250 Banners in…
The Missouri Department of Agriculture has selected 30 high school sophomores to participate in the 2026 Missouri Agribusiness Academy. This includes three students from the KCHI listening area. Selected students will spend one week in June in Kansas City, exploring…
Bridge replacement and bridge deck replacement projects continue across northwest Missouri. The Missouri Department of Transportation says there is also general highway maintenance and construction work planned in the region for the week of March 23-29. In the local counties,…
Hale firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire at 2:20 am Friday morning. The Hale Fire Protection District responded with seven personnel and three apparatus, arriving in about 5 minutes to find smoke and flames from the front…
