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January 27, 2026

CMU Requests Permission To Burn

A request to burn trees removed from the path of a wastewater project in the industrial park was approved by the Chillicothe City Council. CMU General Manager Matt Hopper noted the tree removal and disposal needs to be completed before…

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January 27, 2026

Jail Bookings For Livingston County

Three jail bookings for Livingston County are reported by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Monday morning, Chillicothe Police arrested 19 year old Julianne Louise Fainter of Chillicothe on a Bond Violation Warrant from a charge of alleged two counts of…

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January 27, 2026

Chillicothe Police Report For Monday

Sixty-one calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department on Monday. Officers made multiple arrests during the day, including a 19-year-old woman taken into custody on a Livingston County warrant for domestic assault, along with a trespassing citation….

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January 27, 2026

Chillicothe PD Leadership Earns FBI LEEDA Agency Trilogy Award

The FBI’s LEEDA Agency Trilogy Award was presented at Monday’s City Council meeting. Chief Police Jon Maples presented the Agency Award to the Command Staff. Supervisor Leadership, Command Leadership, and Executive Leadership components. Chief Maples says not many departments receive…

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January 27, 2026

City Adopts Hazard Mitigation Plan

The City of Chillicothe adopted the Livingston County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan as part of Monday’s City Council meeting. Chillicothe Fire Chief Eric Reeter presented the plan. He says the approval does help the city. Could allow the city to…

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January 27, 2026

Livingston County Assessment Forms

Assessment forms from the County Assessor’s Office were mailed to Livingston County property owners on December 31st. Livingston County Assessor Rich Thieme says there are two options for filing the forms. Fill them out manually and return them, or use…

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January 26, 2026

Livingston County Health Center Board Meeting

The Livingston County Health Center Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday at Noon. The meeting is held in the lower-level meeting room of the health center. Following the financial report, Old Business includes a review of the approved 2026…

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January 26, 2026

Weekend Chillicothe Police Report

More than 120 calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department from Friday through Sunday. Some of the calls include: On Friday, officers responded to reports of suspicious activity, domestic disturbances, harassment complaints, and several civil matters. Police…

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January 26, 2026

County Commission Adds Executive Session To Tuesday’s Meeting

A closed executive session has been added to Tuesday’s Livingston County County Commission meeting. The Commissioners meet Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 am, in the commission room of the courthouse. Tuesday, at 9:30 am, the commissioners may go into a…

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January 26, 2026

Snow Emergency Lifted In Chillicothe

The Chillicothe Police Department announced the Street Department has cleared the Emergency Snow Routes in Chillicothe. The Police Department has lifted the Snow Emergency as of 10:00 am Monday.