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September 17, 2025

August Jobs Report

The State’s Jobs report for August shows non-farm payroll decreased by 5,900 jobs, private industry employment decreased by 2,900 jobs, and government employment decreased by 3,000 jobs. Missouri’s smoothed seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains steady at 4.1%. That is four-tenths…

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September 11, 2025

Solid Waste Management Meeting in Chillicothe

The North Missouri Solid Waste Management District will hold a Regional Planning Meeting next Wednesday, September 17th, at Chillicothe City Hall. The meeting is scheduled from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. The district is inviting public input on the Regional Plan…

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September 10, 2025

Small Business Development Center Opens In Chillicothe

The Small Business Development Center has a new presence in the area. In partnership with the University of Missouri–Kansas City Small Business Development Center (UMKC SBDC), the Chillicothe area Chamber of Commerce says Scott Sharp will have an office in…

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September 10, 2025

Tracking Missouri’s Fall Colors

You can track the fall color changes in Missouri thanks to reports from the Missouri Department of Conservation and agency foresters across the state. The MDC has a webpage with reports updated weekly. Check mdc.mo.gov/fallcolor. Foresters begin posting reports in…

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September 9, 2025

Grand River Ducks Unlimited Dinner Auction Is Saturday

The Grand River Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will have its annual Dinner/Auction on Saturday at the Litton Ag Center. Ducks Unlimited is an organization that helps to preserve and maintain wetlands both locally and helping in other areas.   The…

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September 9, 2025

Two Crashes Left Two Injured In Area Counties

Two crashes Monday afternoon left two injured. State Troopers investigated the crashes in Putnam and Linn Counties.   In Linn County, at about 3:15 pm, a two-vehicle crash occurred on the eastbound ramp from US 36 near Marceline. According to…

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September 5, 2025

Sentenced On One Count – Two Others Dropped

A motion to withdraw a guilty plea filed in Livingston County Circuit Court on behalf of Jeanette Irene Huston was accepted during sentencing on the remaining count. In May, Huston pled guilty to three counts of endangering the welfare of…

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September 4, 2025

Missouri State Parks Accepting Nominations For Trail Advisory Board

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources – State Parks Division is accepting nominations for a general trail user representative and an equestrian trail user representative on the Trails Advisory Board.   The two representatives will serve three-year terms from Nov….

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September 3, 2025

Senator Black Comments On Redistricting Ahead Of Special Session

Ahead of Missouri’s Special Session, KCHI spoke with Senator Rusty Black. That Special Session began at noon today (Wednesday), and Governor Mike Kehoe called for “action on congressional redistricting and initiative petition reform to ensure our districts and Constitution truly…

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September 3, 2025

Pesticide Disposal Event

A FREE pesticide disposal event will be held in Chillicothe on October 4th. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will accept up to 8,000 pounds of pesticides from non-commercial sources at no charge. The event will be held at the…