The Chillicothe R-II School District is the recipient of the Missouri Highway Patrols Total Fleet Excellence Award. Bus Barn Director Terry Mammen told the School Board Tuesday that they received the award. Mammen says this is not an easy achievement. He says this is only the 2nd time the district has received the award in the 22 years he has […]
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The Chillicothe City Council will have a Finance Workshop and regular Council Session Monday at City Hall. The finance workshop begins at 5:30 pm to discuss city finances. At 6:30 pm is the regular session. That agenda includes: The approval of bills and salaries A discussion about the Chip Seal/Overlay project And declaration of 22 Motorola radios as surplus. The […]
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A man in a disguise was arrested by Chillicothe officers Thursday morning. At about 3:25 am, officers received a report of a suspicious person inside a business in the 1000 block of Graves Street. They arrived to find the person had left and was going across the lot. Officers made contact with the man, who was found to be wearing […]
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MoDOT’s new Area Engineer, Randy Mendenhall met with Livingston County officials Thursday. Presiding Commission Ed Douglas says they had an update on the projects and plans for the county. Douglas says the resurfacing project on US 65 through Chillicothe will be completed in about a month. Douglas says next year, they will do a similar project on a portion of […]
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The awarding of the bid to purchase Central School to Hamilton Group was rescinded by the Chillicothe R-II school Board in their executive session Tuesday. In a statement released by the Superintendent, it was said “The District’s bid specifications required that purchasers of Central School provide a performance bond in the amount of $175,000 and begin development of the property […]
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The Clint and Angela Lewis family represented Livingston county at the state fair. The Lewis family were among those honored during the 61st annual Farm Family Day, Aug. 12 at the Missouri State Fair. The Lewis family was selected as the Livingston County Farm Family by the Livingston County Farm Bureau and the University of Missouri’s Extension in Livingston County. […]
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Chillicothe’s Fire Chief, Darrell Wright,who has been on medical leave this summer and Assistant Chief Eric Reeter has been the Interim Chief to handle those duties. During Monday’s City Council executive session, Chief Wright’s retirement date of September 15th was accepted and the council voted to hire Eric Reeter as the new Chief. Chief Wright says he has been with […]
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The Chillicothe Hornets Football Coaches will get a look at their players in game-like situations tonight with the annual pre-season inner squad scrimmage at Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium. Coach Tim Rulo says when the regular season games begin, he expects things to run smoother in his second season as head coach. Rulo says he is still working on switching his […]
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Law Enforcement officials remind citizens of a safe place to dispose of unwanted prescriptions. Chillicothe Police say if you have outdated or unused medications to take them to the Chillicothe Police Station at 613 Walnut Street. Inside there is a Prescription Drug Dropbox for safe disposal. Any medications, which include controlled or non-controlled substances, prescriptions, vitamins, ointments, pet medications, prescription […]
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Two Hamilton Youth were injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident Wednesday afternoon. State Troopers report the driver, 16-year-old Janice Silkwood, and her passenger, 12-year-old Mary Silkwood were taken to Cameron Regional Hospital for treatment of minor and moderate injuries. According to the report, Janice Silkwood was southbound on Sunset Road at about 4:25 pm and lost control. She ran off […]
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