The Unemployment rate for Livingston County is slightly higher in August but continues as the lowest of the area counties. Livingston County’s Unemployment for July was 2.2% and in August increased slightly to 2.3%. In August of 2020, the rate was 4.2%. Looking at the area counties, from lowest to highest… Livingston………. 2.3% Chariton…………. 2.6% Daviess…………. 2.6% Grundy………….. 3.1% Carroll…………… […]
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The Livingston County Commission will have discussions on bridges as part of their meetings next week. The commissioners meet Tuesday and Thursday at 9:30 am in the Commission Room. Tuesday at 10:00, they will meet with the engineer for their bridge program for a table-top discussion on bridges over 20 feet. Other items on the agenda for the meetings include […]
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The Chillicothe Municipal Utilities Fall Household Hazardous Materials drop-off will be October 2nd. Troy Figg from CMU Refuse Department explained about the items they will collect. The drop-off is at the old pellet building on Brunswick Street. Hours are 9:00 am to Noon. This is a drive-up collection. You drive into the building and they will unload the items. They […]
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The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reports two were booked into the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail on Tuesday. At about 10:00 am, Deputies arrested 53-year-old John Wayne Rothwell of St. Joseph for alleged possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $5,000 cash only. At about 3:40 pm, Deputies arrested 39-year-old Luchsal Fraloma Moore of Chillicothe for alleged unlawful possession […]
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The Chillicothe Police Department responded to 112 calls for service Tuesday. Some of the calls included: 7:09 AM Officers assisted a stranded motorist in the Polk and Washington area. 9:23 AM Officers of the Chillicothe Police Department and Deputies of the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office served a Search Warrant in the 400 block of Clay Street for illegal possession of […]
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Three recent bookings at the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail are in the report from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. Thirty-one-year-old Kalam Daniel Campbell of Chillicothe was booked into the jail Sunday at about Noon for alleged endangering the welfare of a child, following his arrest by the Chillicothe Police Department. Bond is set at $10,000 cash only. Twenty-seven-year-old Amanda Denny […]
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The Missouri Highway Patrol handled two accidents in the local counties over the weekend and made one arrest. Saturday at about 12:50 am, Troopers in Livingston County responded to a semi that hit a bridge on US 36, at Coon Creek. The driver, 23-year-old Benjamin Mujovic of Kentucky, ran off the road, struck the bridge and guardrail before the truck […]
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Curbside Flu Shots will be offered by the Livingston County Health Center on Wednesday, September 22nd. Health Center Spokesperson Ann Burchett says this is the first of several flushot clinics planned this fall. County residents 18 and older can get vaccinated at either clinic. Residents 65 and older should bring their Medicare card to the clinic and those with private […]
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The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department reports several people were booked into the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail recently. They include: 34-year-old Jessica Hernandez, arrested by Livingston County Sheriff’s Department and booked in at 4:00 pm Thursday for alleged possession of a controlled substance. Bond is set at $5,000. 32-year-old James Earnest Laughlin, booked in at Noon Thursday for alleged possession of […]
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The Livingston County Commissioners meet Tuesday and Thursday next week in the Commission Room of the courthouse. The meetings begin at 9:30 am. Tuesday, the commissioners will handle personnel matters at 10:00 am in a closed executive session. Thursday at 9:30, Presiding Commissioner Ed Douglas will attend the Green Hills Regional Planning Commission meeting in Trenton. Other items on the […]
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