A Wine Walk will be held in downtown Chillicothe in May. Main Street Chillicothe is hosting the Spring 2021 Wine Walk on Friday, May 14th. The Wine Walk will be 4:30 – 7:30 pm and feature merchants serving Missouri wines. Some will also serve food. Participants will use plastic disposable glasses for the tasting and Main Street is limiting the […]
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Forty members of Missouri FFA and 4H programs were selected to receive Youth In Agriculture scholarships to attend higher education at a Missouri university/college. To qualify, the student must have been a Missouri 4-H or FFA State Fair exhibitor and applied for the scholarship. Scholarship applicants were evaluated in a variety of areas including Missouri State Fair participation, grade point […]
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The head of the CMU Electric Department will be the new Chillicothe Municipal Utilities General Manager. Matt Hopper will assume his new position as current General Manager Jim Gillilan retires in July. Hopper has worked for CMU for 32 years, the last 12 as the Electric Superintendent. Under his leadership, The Electric Department made upgrades and repairs to the City’s […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 125 calls for service Wednesday. Some of the calls include: 12:12 am, Officer made a vehicle stop for a traffic violation at Cherry and Ann Streets…..The driver was found to not possess a valid driver license, was brought to the PD, processed and released…. 10:49 am, Subject in PD to report damage to the […]
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Just over one-quarter of Livingston County residents have received the COVID-19 Vaccine through the area pharmacies, the Health Center sponsored clinics, or at local health care providers. The Livingston County Health Center reports 3,876 Livingston County residents have been vaccinated. Current data shows some area counties are doing better than others in their percentage of residents that are vaccinated. As […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 95 calls for service Tuesday. Some of the calls include: 1:10 pm, Report of dog running loose and chasing the caller in the 300 block of Mansur Street. Officers contacted owners and a report was taken. 1:17 pm, Report of a person in a motorized wheelchair in the street and impeding traffic. Officers located […]
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The races for the Chillicothe’s First Ward Council seat and the Chillicothe Rural Fire Protection District tax levy were decided in Tuesday’s Livingston County Election. For the City of Chillicothe 1st Ward, Reed Dupy won on a vote of 189 to 129 over Michael Smith. Dupy says he is grateful for the votes. For the Chillicothe Rural Fire Protection District, […]
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The “Wee Read Storytime” programs return to the Lillian DesMarias Youth Library beginning April 13th. Youth Library Director Jodi Moore says they are excited to bring this program back. Moore says the Wee Read Storytime includes books and activities. The registration will be open at 9:00 am on the Monday before each storytime; call 660-646-0563.
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Three Doctors that have been at Hedrick Medical Center for some time have given notice they will be leaving. Hedrick Medical Center Director of Marketing and Public Relations, Jordan Ferguson confirmed they have received notice from the doctors of their intention to leave. He says he knows of no issues that have brought about these decisions. CEO Steve Schieber says […]
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Flushing of fire hydrants in the city of Chillicothe begins this week. Chillicothe Municipal Utilities Water Department will be flushing and testing fire hydrants throughout the City, starting Wednesday. The flushing and testing could take two to three weeks to complete. As a result of the flushing, customers could see cloudy or milky water conditions during this period – the […]
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