Chillicothe’s Braxton Johnson caught two touchdown passes from Quarterback Gage Leamer but the Cameron Dragons ended a 15-games losing skid to Chillicothe with a 48-21 win over the Hornets. Chillicothe scored first in the contest on the opening drive with a Tucker Wagers 21-yard touchdown run. Leamer’s first touchdown to Johnson was a 32-yard strike and on a 21-yard pass. […]
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In area High School Football scores from Friday, September 18 In the MEC: Savannah over St Joseph Lafayette 23-21 St Pius X beat Maryville 26-24 St Joseph Benton over Kansas City East 20-14 Area 11-man football games East Buchanan over Penney High of Hamilton 60-36 Gallatin over Polo 48-27 Brookfield beat Palmyra 24-6 Carrollton beat Salisbury 47-13 Marceline over Fayette […]
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The 2020 Chillicothe High School Homecoming is in the books with the traditional crowning of the King and Queen after Friday night’s football game. Mason Baxter was crowned King. Homecoming Announcer Bill Shaffer listed Baxter’s accomplishments This year’s queen was Ella Leamer. Shaffer announced her accomplishments. The Hornets Football team lost the game to the Cameron Dragons.
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The 21st annual BooFest will be Saturday, October 31st, but because of COVID-19, there are changes this year. Main Street Director Pam Jarding says they are teaming with the Chamber of Commerce this year and are collecting funds to fill goody bags. Jarding says on Halloween Night, BooFest will be held in the parking lot of First Baptist Church. At […]
Read moreIn Chillicothe Police Activities on Friday: 12:22 am, Officers assisted another agency with checking registration on a vehicle in Lowe’s Acres. The subject no longer owns the vehicle. Information relayed to the questioning agency. 10:31 am, Officer out in the 900 block of North. Washington Street on an investigation, no other details were made available. 11:51 am, Officer checking reported […]
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The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department recently made several unrelated arrests. 27-year-old Zachary Joseph Merrill of Chillicothe was arrested on a Grundy Co Warrant for alleged seat belt violation. 19-year-old Lee Forrest Burns of Brookfield was arrested for alleged Driving While Intoxicated after he was stopped for crossing over the center line multiple times on U.S. 65 highway. 55-year-old Jeffrey Allan […]
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The Chillicothe Middle School will begin a Hybrid Teaching schedule for their students beginning Monday. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says 30% of the students at the middle school have been quarantined, resulting in the changes. Wiebers says under the Hybrid Plan, they have split the students that will attend based on the primary parent’s LAST NAME. Under the plan, the Hybrid […]
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When the Chillicothe R-II School District is notified of a student or staff member that has tested positive to COVID-19, there are actions they must take. Superintendent Dan Wiebers says that includes moving any affected students to Quarantined status, where they will be home for two weeks. Wiebers says if a member of the teaching staff is found to be […]
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The Chillicothe Municipal Utilities Fall Household Hazardous Materials drop-off will be September 26th. Troy Figg from CMU Refuse Department says this is for Chillicothe and Livingston County Residents. Figg says they will not be accepting tires for this event. He says this is for residential Household Hazardous Materials only. Please no businesses. If you have questions, call 646-1683.
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The Homecoming activities for today are modified from previous years. The students in the district will have an early out today. Check the district web page for the early-out schedule for each building. There is NO Homecoming parade this year due to concerns for COVID-19. The High School will have a pep rally this morning at the stadium and there […]
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