Two Chillicothe residents were arrested Tuesday on warrants for alleged Abuse or Neglect of a Child. Sheriff Steve Cox says Deputies and Police Officers served the warrants in the 200 block of East Bridge Street on 27-year-old Donnie Clay Matheson and 26-year-old Heather Louise Woods. This case was initially investigated by the Chillicothe Police and Missouri Fire Marshal’s Office. Woods’ […]
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A Jefferson City man on the Livingston County Most Wanted list was arrested in Iowa on Friday. Twenty-five-year-old Casey Scott Welch was arrested in Union County Iowa on a Livingston County warrant for alleged failure to appear on a charge of alleged possession of a controlled substance. He will be extradited and when he arrives in Livingston County, Sheriff Steve […]
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The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reports several investigations and arrests through the past several weeks. Some of the incidents include: June 3rd, property damage was reported in the 10000 block of LIV 237. Someone had driven through a yard. Sheriff Cox says they later learned the person responsible had located the victim and paid for the damages. June 4th, deputies […]
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A Chillicothe man had serious injuries in an accident Sunday evening, south of Chillicothe. Troopers report 37-year-old Dustin Holtzclaw was flown to Truman Medical Center for treatment. According to the report, Holtzclaw was southbound, three miles south of Chillicothe, and crossed the center line and struck a trailer towed by a northbound pick-up. Holtzclaw’s car overturned and came to rest […]
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A new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been identified in Livingston County. Livingston County Health Center announced lab confirmation from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services of the Iota (New York) variant of COVID-19 circulating in Livingston County. The Iota or “New York” variant was first identified in New York in November of last year. 2020. The […]
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Two Kansas City men were stopped by Livingston County Sheriff’s Deputies on the way to a court appearance Thursday. Sheriff Steve Cox says they had received information about an eastbound vehicle on US 36 traveling near 100 miles per hour near the Livingston/Caldwell County line. The vehicle was located and stopped for 96 in a 65 zone near the Grand […]
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The Livingston County Commissioners will meet with auditors as part of their meeting next week. The commissioners meet Tuesday in regular session starting at 9:30 am. At 9:30, auditors will meet with the commissioners about Federal Expenditures for 2019/2020. At 10:30 am, the commissioners meet with a representative from Green Hills Regional Planning Commission to discuss “Road Needs.” Other items […]
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The Livingston County Library Adult Summer Reading Program has a theme this year of Know Your Local Tales: the Missouri Bicentennial. The online reading portion will follow the State Library’s interactive Read Across America program that challenges readers to see all the literary treasures offered by Missouri. The Livingston County Library is using the Beanstack program, To participate, create a […]
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The number of COVID-19 Cases in Livingston county to date had reached 1,874, with 122 active cases. In the month of May, Livingston County had an increase of 286 in the number of COVID-19 positives. The data also indicates the UK and Indian variants are hitting the younger population, especially 11-40 years old, harder than the original strains. Recent data […]
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The Chula School District has a new Superintendent / Principal. Melissa Young has been selected as the new district administrator. Young will serve as the Superintendent/Principal beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. She will replace Megan Hardie who recently accepted a position as the Chillicothe Elementary School Principal in the Chillicothe R-II School District. Young has served as the Educational […]
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