Ray Allan Cothern, 86 of Chillicothe passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at Hedrick Medical Center with his loving family at his side. Ray was born October 31, 1937 in Wichita, Kansas, son of Iro A. Cothern and Lucille Lux Cothern. He attended school in Kansas and Chillicothe. He graduated from Moberly High School […]
Governor Parson To Make Four Stops In the Area Wednesday
Missouri Governor Mike Parson’s No Turnin’ Back book tour includes four stops in the area, including Chillicothe, on Wednesday. He will be in Princeton from Noon to 1:00 pm at the Mercer County Library. He then travels to Trenton for a tour of the new Nuttall Student Center site and a book signing at Cross […]
Special School Board – Executive Session – Wednesday
A Special meeting of the Chillicothe R-II School Board will be held Wednesday at 3:30 pm. The meeting will be held at the Chillicothe Elementary School. This will be a closed executive session for a tour of the new construction for the expansion of the building. Governor Mike Parson will be the guest of the […]
Three Weekend Bookings For Livingston County
Three Bookings for Livingston County are reported by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. A Chillicothe man, 35-year-old Andrew R. Crabtree was booked into the Caldwell County Detention Center Saturday morning, following his arrest by Chillicothe Police Department for alleged Domestic Assault. Sixty-year-old Terry Lane Nichols of Chillicothe was booked into the Caldwell County Detention Center […]
Milan Woman Struck By Vehicle Has Serious Injuries
A pedestrian had serious injuries when she was hit by a vehicle in Sullivan County Sunday afternoon. State Troopers report 63-year-old Mary E. Baugher of Milan was taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center for treatment following the crash at about 1:20 pm. The crash occurred on Route OO, north of Milan, as Baugher was exiting […]
Weekend Chillicothe Police Report
Chillicothe Police Officers handle just over 150 calls for service from Friday through Sunday. Some of the calls include: Friday, April 19th 2:11 p.m., Officers responded to the 1900 block of Meadow Lane Dr. on a report of a missing juvenile.  Officers searched the area and located a boy matching the description in a wooded […]
Missouri Highway Patrol Accident and Arrest Reports
A minor injury crash and one arrest are reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol for the weekend. A single-vehicle crash Saturday near Linneus left the driver with minor injuries. State Troopers report 28-year-old Aaron J. Wood of Laclede was southbound on Route T, north of Linneus, and struck a deer with his car. He was […]
Chillicothe High School Prom And After Prom
The Chillicothe High School Prom is this evening at the Litton Ag Center, with a theme of “Once Upon A Prom.” The Grand March will be held at 7:00 pm at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center, with the dance to follow. The Chillicothe High School After Prom Party will be EXTREME. CHS Key Club […]
Chillicothe Board Of Public Works
Chillicothe’s Board of Public Works will meet Tuesday morning at the CMU office. The meeting begins at 8:00 am, and will begin with a presentation by McLiney and Company on Water and Wastewater financing options. Reports to the board include: Electric Department: Bids received for a new truck Bids received for Transmission Line right-of-way clearing […]
Troopers Report Two Area Arrests
Two arrests in the area counties are reported by the Missouri Highway Patrol. Friday: Troopers in Daviess County arrested 33-year-old Jordan B. Talbert of Gallatin at about 9:30 pm for alleged DWI, speeding, and a lane violation. He was taken to the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail on a 12-hour hold. Early this morning: Troopers in […]
