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March 5, 2026

CMU Budget Ready For City Council Consideration

The Chillicothe Board of Public Works approved the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. That budget will be sent to the Chillicothe City Council for final approval. The budget for CMU includes revenues of nearly $24.2 million and expenditures of…

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March 3, 2026

CMU’s Orange Bag Purchase Approved

Chillicothe Municipal Utilities approved the purchase of the “Orange Bags” for the refuse department. CMU General Manager Matt Hopper says they purchased the bags needed for an entire year. From the same vendor at a similar price. Hopper says the…

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March 3, 2026

Board Of Public Works

Chillicothe’s Board of Public Works will meet this morning at the CMU Office. The meeting begins at 8:00 am and includes reports from the department heads and the general manager. The Operations Manager will present the bids for the Orange…

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February 28, 2026

CMU Unit #1 Generator Returns To Service March 1st

Chillicothe Municipal Utilities’ Unit 1, Twin Turbine Electric Generating Unit, will be placed back in service officially on March 1st. CMU Operations Manager Casey Johnson says testing began on the 17th and is complete. Went very well, with only a…

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February 27, 2026

Chillicothe Citywide Clean-up Dates Announced

The annual Chillicothe Citywide Clean-up will begin in about six weeks. This will take place at the old transfer station on Mitchell Avenue, just south of the railroad tracks. The official dates this year are: April 8th (8 am-Noon &…

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February 24, 2026

Engineering Services For Eastside Interceptor Project

Engineering services for the CMU Eastside Interceptor project for sewer and the extension of the water lines to the new industrial Park, was approved by the Chillicothe City Council. CMU General Manager Matt Hopper presented the ordinance to the council….

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February 14, 2026

Board Of Public Works To Meet Tuesday

Chillicothe’s Board of Public Works will meet Tuesday morning at the CMU office. The meeting will start at 8:00 am with a CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION for personnel matters. The board will return to open session and hear reports from the…

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February 14, 2026

CMU Trash Pick-Up For Monday

Chillicothe Municipal Utilities will be closed on Monday for the President’s Day holiday. Because of the holiday, Chillicothe residents with a Monday Trash Route will need to wait to put out their trash until Tuesday. Monday’s Trash Routes in Chillicothe…

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February 11, 2026

Repairs To CMU Twin Turbine Generator Near Completion

Chillicothe Municipal Utilities is hoping to put its Unit 1, Twin Turbine Electric Generating Unit, back online very soon. CMU Operations Manager Casey Johnson says they have been making repairs to the generating unit for the past several months and…

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February 10, 2026

No Trash Pick-Up On Monday

Chillicothe Municipal Utilities will be closed on Monday for the President’s Day holiday. Because of the holiday, Chillicothe residents with a Monday Trash Route will need to wait to put out their trash until Tuesday. Monday’s Trash Routes in Chillicothe…