The Livingston County Library of Chillicothe will celebrate National Poetry Month with an Open Mic Poetry Night. The event will be held at the Boji Stone Cafe in Chillicothe the evening of April 26th from 6 to 7 o’clock. Anyone may stand up and recite a poem or hear spoken word performances from other community […]
It was recently announced that ten members of the Chillicothe FFA will be receiving their Area FFA Degree, in Chillicothe. Before receiving this degree they had to meet a number of qualifications and fill out an application that followed their SAE and leadership skills. Those from the Chillicothe chapter who received the Area FFA Degree […]
The Missouri State Fair Foundation Youth in Agriculture committee selected a student from Bucklin to receive a $2,500 scholarship. Audrey Martin will receive the Sydenstricker John Deere of Missouri/Sydenstricker Angus Genetics supreme scholarship during the annual State FFA Convention in Columbia April 20th. Thirty-five other state 4-H and FFA members who are seeking higher education […]
Chillicothe FFA members attended the Area II FFA Awards Recognition Night held at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center in Chillicothe. Awards recognition night is held each year to recognize members of the 28 area school that make up the Area II FFA Association for their outstanding achievements during the year. Students were recognized, at […]
The Chillicothe Fire Department fought a grass and brush fire affecting multiple properties for several hours Thursday. Assistant Fire Chief Eric Reeter reports the fire department found about 40 acres of field and timber on fire at 9001 LIV 516 just before 2 o’clock Thursday afternoon. He says firefighters used 100 gallons of water and […]
A former employee of a company contracted for services at the Chillicothe Correctional Center appeared this week in Livingston County Circuit Court Division One on felony charges of sexual conduct with a prisoner or offender as well as second-degree sodomy from an incident September 22nd, 2017. John Thomas Dunn of Kansas City pled guilty to […]
The names have been released of the two individuals arrested Tuesday morning following a vehicle pursuit in Carroll and Livingston counties. Highway Patrol Trooper Aaron Ferguson of Troop A reports the Patrol apprehended driver 30-year-old John Haun of Kansas City and passenger 27-year-old Devon Davis of Carrollton. Online court information shows Huan was charged in […]
Nestle has hired about 100 full-time workers and plans to hire roughly 50 more for its purchase of the Conagra plant in northwest Missouri’s Trenton on June 1. Phil Tate, who has been working to recruit another company to run the Conagra plant, tells Missourinet the region feels like a huge burden has been lifted […]
The Livingston County Library in Chillicothe is the location tonight, April 9, of a program on five classes of vertebrate animals in Missouri which include fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. The library is partnering with Adam Brandsgaard of the Missouri Department of Conservation to present the program. The library says participants also can see […]
Missouri Department of Conservation agent Mark McNeely of DeKalb County is to present a program called Conservation Happening at the Grand River Audubon Society meeting Wednesday night near Chillicothe. The meeting is in the Mildren Litton building At the Litton Agri-Science Center northwest of Chillicothe. Social time begins 6:30 and the program is to begin […]
Strength training for older adults, and a brain fitness class are planned in Chillicothe through the University of Missouri Extension. The eight-week strength training class for older adults meets at the Grand River Multipurpose Center on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning April 16th. The hour-long classes start at 1:30 for new participants and 2:45 for those returning. […]
The Chillicothe Police Department plans to participate in a statewide law enforcement effort Thursday, April 12 to encourage seat belt usage. Chillicothe police Sergeant Jeremy Stephens said motorists should be prepared for increased “Click It or Ticket” enforcement. Sergeant Stephens said the department is reminding the public that seatbelts can, and do, save lives.
A Chillicothe teen was injured Friday afternoon when the pickup truck he was driving overturned on a county road west of Chillicothe. Sixteen-year-old Brendon Nelson was transported by private vehicle to Hedrick Medical Center with moderate injuries. The accident happened two miles west of Chillicothe on Livingston County Road 236 when the eastbound pickup went […]
Janelle Popish from Chillicothe, a sophomore at North Central Missouri College, has been chosen as this year’s Academic Excellence Award Winner. Popish’s name will be engraved on a plaque on permanent display on the first floor of Geyer Hall on the NCMC campus. Janelle will graduate from NCMC in May with an Associate in Arts […]
The Chillicothe Police Department reports a missing juvenile has been found. A communications officer with the police department says 14-year-old Jazper Fritz was located at the school Thursday morning after being reported as missing Wednesday night. Fritz was last seen getting into a silver or white four-door car with a Missouri license plate in the […]
The Grand River Area Family YMCA and the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors Chillicothe’s Second Annual Spring Home and Garden Show this weekend. The show is free to attend, and it will be held in the gym of the YMCA in Chillicothe Friday evening from 4 to 7 o’clock and Saturday from 9 o’clock […]
Chillicothe Police officers, City Administrator Darin Chappell, and Mayor Chuck Haney, as well as other Chillicothe and Livingston County officials, attended the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce’s luncheon with Lieutenant Governor Mike Parson Wednesday. Parson talked about his Buy MO! Initiative and said many companies and manufacturers make hundreds of products in Missouri. He noted […]
Multiple area FFA chapters had teams qualify for state judging in the Missouri Northwest District Career Development Events Tuesday. Teams ranking in the top five in their CDEs and qualifying for state include three from Chillicothe, five for Hamilton, two for Gilman City, one for Gallatin, one for Braymer, four for Cameron, one for Winston, […]
The Grand River Historical Society Museum’s quarterly meeting later this month will include a pork loin dinner and a program on the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The meeting will be at the Chillicothe Elks Lodge the night of April 17 with dinner prepared by Jeff Frampton served at 6:30. Museum board member Rodney Mouton will […]
A race to raise money to help fund the Central Missouri Honor Flight of Columbia will be held in Chillicothe later this month. The Red, White, and Blue 5K will start at the old Jerry Litton Memorial Stadium at 1200 Fair Street the morning of April 28th. Registration will be from 7 o’clock to 7:45 […]
