The Chillicothe Police Department has a new E-911 communications officer in Andrew Perkins, who was born and raised in Chillicothe and graduated in 2002. Perkins graduated from Missouri Western State University of Saint Joseph with an emphasis in management and was a 911 dispatcher at the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office for more than three years. […]
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UPDATE: Chillicothe firefighters extricate individual from car on Highway 36
An out of state resident was injured Wednesday during the noon hour in a traffic crash that involved a car that had overturned at the east edge of Chillicothe. Chillicothe Police and Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services responded to the single vehicle rollover accident on Highway 36 near the Blackwell Creek. The car was driven […]
Chillicothe Police Chief announces street closures for the month of July, 2019
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples has announced street closings for July as several events will be held next month. Several streets will be closed in Chillicothe for Sliced Bread Day including Jackson Street on the morning of July 5th at 6 o’clock until the evening of July 6th at 5 o’clock. Webster will be closed […]
Weekend investigations result in multiple arrests on drug related allegations
Various weekend investigations involving drug allegations are in the news today from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department. A search warrant obtained by Sheriff Cox was served Friday evening and resulted in the seizure of alleged methamphetamine and methamphetamine drug paraphernalia. Officers arrested 33-year-old Steven Burns of Chillicothe who was transferred to the Daviess-Dekalb County Regional […]
City of Chillicothe hires 911 dispatcher
The Chillicothe City Council has announced the hiring of a second 911 Dispatcher. The Chillicothe Police Department reports Dan King studied communications at the University of Arkansas and Southeast Missouri State University. He received his paramedic license in 1999 and has served Missouri communities as a line medic, supervisor, and instructor. King also served in […]
Chillicothe City Council hires 911 dispatcher
The Chillicothe City Council approved one hiring during an executive session this week. Andrew Perkins was hired as a full-time 911 dispatcher on a unanimous vote. Chillicothe Police Department Office Manager Cindy Hanavan says Perkins began his position today. (Thursday, June 13, 2019)
Authorities in Chillicothe meet and discuss plans for emergency situation in Livingston County
Livingston County officials met at the Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services on Wednesday afternoon to discuss plans for emergency situations around the county. Sheriff Steve Cox reports Livingston County has plans to use are first responders, law enforcement, and emergency medical technicians and paramedics in rural areas as well as area agencies, the Highway Patrol, […]
Main Street Chillicothe to present children’s movie at Silver Moon Plaza
Main Street Chillicothe will show a children’s movie at the Silver Moon Plaza in Downtown Chillicothe in June. Executive Director Ben White says the Livingston County Library and Citizen’s Bank and Trust will provide free children’s activities during Silver Moon Cinema the night of June 28th. The activities will begin at 7:45, and Zootopia will […]
Main Street Chillicothe to host annual Farm to Table Banquet
Main Street Chillicothe will host the Third Annual Farm to Table and Awards Banquet next month to benefit the revitalization of Locust Street from Clay to Ann into the new Arts District. Uprooted Kitchen, in partnership with the Chillicothe Farmers Market, will prepare the outdoor dinner on Webster Street in front of Silver Moon Plaza […]
Chillicothe Police Chief reports “busy and dangerous week” for CPD officers
Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples describes last week as a “busy” and “dangerous week” at the police department with several individuals arrested on various allegations. Among those arrested was a 46-year-old male on possession of methamphetamine after officers responded to the 200 block of Virginia Avenue May 19th in reference to a man pointing a […]
Chillicothe Police Department Leadership Team attends training
The Chillicothe Police Department Leadership Team went through training this week. Police Chief Jon Maples says he led a presentation for four shift sergeants, which covered servant leadership, best practices in leading and teaching officers, and creating new innovative ideas and goals for the department. The leadership team also attended a tactical seminar by the […]
Brookfield man injured when car strikes tree in Chillicothe
The Chillicothe Police Department reports a Brookfield man sustained injuries in a one-vehicle accident in the 400 block of Elm Street in Chillicothe Friday afternoon. Twenty-five year old Zach Weaver was transported to Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe. The vehicle he drove ran off the road and struck a tree which caused the vehicle to […]
Chillicothe Police Department seeking tips on stolen pickup
The Chillicothe Police Department is seeking information on a pickup truck stolen from Hinnen Hauling and Construction of Chillicothe. The vehicle is described as a green Chevrolet 2500 pickup with a fuel tank in the back. The pickup was stolen sometime between April 30th and Wednesday, May 8th. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of […]
Farmers Market in Chillicothe kicks off annual selling season
The Chillicothe Farmers Market season kicks off in May. Chillicothe Farmers Market Secretary-Treasurer Tonja Tiemeyer says the market will be open on the south side of the courthouse in Chillicothe from 4 until 6 o’clock Tuesdays through August 13th. The Chillicothe Police Department reports the Jackson Street parking area on the south side of the […]
Main Street Chillicothe to hold Wine Walk and Concert
Main Street Chillicothe will hold its first Wine Walk and Concert of the year in Downtown Chillicothe this month. Four hundred glasses will be for sale for the event the evening of May 17th. Registration in front of the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce Building will take place from 4 o’clock to 7:15. The last […]
Locust Street in Chillicothe to temporarily close for work
Part of Locust Street in Chillicothe is scheduled to be closed part of next week to allow for painting of crosswalks in the Arts District. Chillicothe Police Chief Jon Maples reports Locust will be closed between Clay and Ann streets from the night of May 14th at 8 o’clock to the night of May 15th […]
Crash on Canadian Pacific bridge in Chillicothe sends one person to hospital
A two-vehicle injury accident Friday afternoon on the Canadian Pacific bridge on Ryan Lane west of Mitchell Road in Chillicothe has left the bridge closed. The Chillicothe Fire Department reports it used extrication tools to remove the driver of a pickup truck that was lying on its passenger side along the railway, placed the person […]
Chillicothe Fire Department responds to 93 11th Street
The Chillicothe Fire Department responded to a possible house fire on 11th Street Sunday afternoon when a resident stated they saw smoke coming from the roof and the electrical box was popping. When Chillicothe police officers arrived at the scene, they didn’t see any smoke. A report from fire department captain Tracy Bradley quoted a […]
Chilli STEAM Punks to host STEAM 5K run
The Chilli STEAM Punks from Dewey Elementary School of Chillicothe will hold a Super STEAM 5K next week to raise funds for project materials for the after-school science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics club for fourth through sixth graders. The superhero-themed event will include a Family Fun Run and Walk around Dewey School the evening […]