Next weekend’s State Football Championship match ups are set, and the Midland Empire Conference has two teams in the finals. In Class 1: Mid Buchanan over Adrian 48-13. They meet Windsor, a 14-12 winner over Thayer. In Class 2: St Pius X of the M.E.C. beat Palmyra 31-14. Pius will face Lamar, 1 42-7 winner over Jefferson of Festus. In […]
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Three accidents were investigated by the Chillicothe Police Department Friday. 8:32 am, Officers were called to the 300 block of Cherry Street for a pickup truck backing into a parked SUV. No injuries were reported, neither vehicle was towed from the scene. No damage was done to the truck, there was moderate damage to the front driver’s side of the […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department report for Friday includes 69 calls for service. 3:51 am, Officers checked a report of suspicious activity at a vacant home in the 400 block of Calhoun Street. Officers checked and contacted the reporting party. No report. 2:45 pm, Complaint of kids riding 4-wheelers across people’s property on E. Jackson Street. Officers made contact with kids […]
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When you are out shopping for the holidays, it is important to protect yourself, your purchases, and your identity. Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples says when shopping, prepare yourself. Be alert to what is happening around you. Maples says leave items like bulky purses in your vehicle when shopping. The trunk is also a good place to keep your purchases […]
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Bridge projects, culvert replacements and pothole patching are on the schedule for the Missouri Department of Transportation for the week of November 30th. Caldwell County Route A – CLOSED for bridge maintenance over North Mud Creek, Tuesday through Thursday Carroll County Route Z – CLOSED until further notice from Route C to County Road 217 due to damage caused by […]
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A Cameron man died Wednesday night in an accident on Interstate 35 near Holt. State Troopers report 31-year-old Creighton Russell of Cameron was pronounced dead at midnight Wednesday night. According to the report, Russell was northbound on Interstate 35 at about 11:30 pm and lost control of his pick-up. The truck went into the median and struck a guardrail. Russell […]
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The Livingston County Commissioners will handle personnel items as part of their meetings next week. The Commissioners meet Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 am in the Commission Room of the Courthouse. While there is limited access in the courthouse, the public is welcome to attend the County Commission Meetings and the Commissioners will relocate the meeting, if necessary, to address […]
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Chillicothe Police had a fairly quiet Thanksgiving Day, with a light call volume. The officers checked complaints of Careless and Imprudent Drivers, illegally parked cars and commercial business alarms. One call at about 2:30 pm, for a commercial business alarm, an officer was responded when it was determined it was a false alarm. The officer was monitoring pedestrians at the […]
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State Troopers report three arrests in the area counties on Thanksgiving day; all three were in Sullivan County. At about 7:55 pm, Troopers arrested 20-year-old Jonathan Ewing of Milan for alleged possession of drug paraphernalia. They also arrested 20-year-old Benjamin Ewing of Milan for alleged possession of marijuana. Both were taken to the Sullivan County Jail, processed, and released. At […]
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Donations from the Chillicothe Community helped the Professional Fire Fighters Of Chillicothe, Local Union 2460, to donate $10,525 to Livingston County Cancer Awareness. The funds were raised the 10 hours of boot blocks, where the firefighters and volunteers collected donations from motorists as they drove by at locations in the community. They also raised funds through the sale of Cancer […]
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