The Chillicothe Lady Hornets Volleyball team looks to improve over last season’s record with the return of everyone except for one graduate, Ruthie Vinson, last year’s only Senior on the team. This year’s schedule is similar to last year’s schedule. The only changes are that Lafayette County (Higginsville) is not on this year’s schedule, and the change from Smithville to […]
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Mammals of Missouri is the topic of a program at Crowder State Park in Trenton on August 11th. Park officials will present the program at the campground amphitheater from 8:30 to 9:30 pm and will share interesting facts about the different types of mammals that make the park their home. Those attending should use insect repellent and are encouraged to […]
Read moreLess than a dollar a month can help pay medical bills for children. Farmers Electric Cooperative’s Area Youth Benefit Fund began in 1993 to help families to pay medical bills for kids. Chasity Anderson says the AYBF has been very successful. Anderson says they have two main fundraisers to support the AYBF. They have a Dinner and Auction on August […]
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The School year in Chillicothe begins August 16th, and parents are busy working to purchase all of the school supplies and cloths for the children, so they can start the year all stocked and in style. Parents and older students that are driving need to start thinking about what traffic will be like on the roads and near the schools […]
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The Chillicothe Board of Adjustments and Planning and Zoning commission both meet Monday at City Hall. The Board of Adjustments will consider a variance and the Planning and Zoning Commission considers a request for a Zoning change. The Board of Adjustments meets at 5:30 pm for a variance request to reduce the side yard setback from 10 feet to 7.5 […]
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The City of Chillicothe is paying Main Street to water the flowers and trees in the downtown area. City Administrator Darin Chappell says, even though it is a Main Street project, the city had originally agreed to do the watering. The City Council approved an ordinance to pay Main Street $2,500 a year to do the watering. He says this […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department responded to nearly 100 calls for service Wednesday, many of which were domestic disturbances. At about 1:00 am, Officers were called to the 1200 block of Monroe St. for a domestic disturbance. This was a verbal disagreement and no arrests were made. At 9:00 am, a domestic disturbance in 900 block of Trenton St was found […]
Read moreThere is one local race in the August 7th Primary election, that is for the Livingston County Recorder of Deeds. The race involves two democrats and they have no opposition in the November ballot. Cindy Ireland explains why she wants to be the Recorder of Deeds. Ireland talked about her goals if elected as Recorder of Deeds. Ireland says there […]
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The Chillicothe Hornets Soccer Team is looking to reload this season after graduating eight Seniors from last year’s squad, including their Foreign Exchange student. New to the schedule this year is an October meeting at home against Hannibal and playing in what is called the Kansas City Cup Tournament on September 10th-15th. The Hornets will still compete in tournaments at Excelsior Springs and […]
Read moreThe Chillicothe Lady Hornets Softball Varsity Schedule for the 2018 season is similar to last year’s season that saw them win 18 games and finish district runners-up. Gone from that Lady Hornets Softball team are six seniors, but several key players return. This season will again feature appearances in three varsity tournaments: Putnam County Tournament on September 1st, the Lexington Tournament on September […]
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