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January 1, 2026

Chillicothe Teacher of the Year & Beacon Awards To Be Presented Monday

Nominees for the Chillicothe R-II School District Teacher of the Year and Beacon Awards will be honored Monday with the annual awards presentation. The nominations have been reviewed, and the presentation of the awards will be on Monday at 8:00…

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December 31, 2025

Second Linn County Bridge Closes Monday For Replacement

The Route 11 Badger Creek Bridge in Linn County will close on Monday, January 5th. The Missouri Department of Transportation will close the bridge, located north of New Boston, for replacement. The Badger Creek Bridge was built in 1934 and…

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December 31, 2025

Tuesday Chillicothe Police Report

Eighty-one calls for service were handled by the Chillicothe Police Department on Tuesday. Some of the calls include: Officers responded to a person in crisis in the 400 block of Calhoun Street. The individual was transported to a hospital for…

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December 31, 2025

CMU New Year’s Day Trash Pick-Up

Chillicothe trash customers with a Thursday trash route will need to hold onto the trash for an extra day. CMU Refuse Department will pick up the Thursday trash route on Friday with the normal Friday route. Chillicothe Municipal Utilities has…

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December 31, 2025

Three injured In Chariton County Crash

A single vehicle crash in Chariton County left three people injured on Wednesday morning. State Troopers report that at about 7:23 am, a 15-year-old girl was northbound on Highway 5, 5 miles south of Salisbury, and ran off the right…

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December 31, 2025

SILVER ALERT – CANCELLED – Mary Stuver of Chillicothe

A SILVER ALERT issued for a missing Chillicothe woman has been CANCELLED. Seventy-nine-year-old Mary Stuver was last known driving a white, 2012 Toyota Corolla with Missouri Military Registration-55A B35. Stuver is a white, female, hgt 5′ 6″, 135 lbs, white…

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December 31, 2025

Updated Sales Tax Rates Begin January First

As of January 1st, purchases in Livingston County will include a new Sales Tax of .375%. This tax was approved by the voters in August to fund 911 dispatch services in Livingston County. With the new sales tax, as of…

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December 31, 2025

Board Approves Livingston County Health Center Budget

The Livingston County Health Center 2026 Budget was approved by the board of trustees. The budget includes $1,418,770 in Revenues and $1,286,500 in expenditures. That leaves $132,270 of reserve funds from the 2026 budget.    

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December 31, 2025

Health Center Reports Shows Rise In COVID Cases

COVID is on the rise again in Livingston County. The communicable disease report was presented to the Livingston County Health Center board of trustees. Administrator Sherry Weldon says that while they know there are more cases, forty-six cases were reported…

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December 31, 2025

Hale Woman Injured In Single Vehicle Crash

A Hale woman had moderate injuries in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon. State Troopers report the crash occurred at about 4:22 pm on Route H, east of Avalon, when the 45-year-old woman was eastbound and ran off the south side…