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Livingston County Health Center reports two COVID-19 related deaths bringing total to 15
The Livingston County Health Center reports two more COVID-19-related deaths, which brings the total deaths to 15. Ten new COVID-19 cases have also been added for a total of 564. Seventy of the cases are active, with 13 in facilities, 46 in the community, and 11 in schools. The health center notes the active school […]
Chillicothe Holiday Parade Grand Marshal announced
The 74th Annual Chillicothe Chamber Holiday Parade “Home for the Holidays”, presented by the Chillicothe Area Chamber of Commerce, is sponsored by Hedrick Medical Center and HyVee. “2020 has been an unprecedented year but being able to carry out one of Chillicothe’s favorite traditions has provided a small bit of normalcy,” stated Crystal Narr, Executive […]
Car strikes deer on Highway 36 sending woman to hospital in Chillicothe
A St. Louis woman was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe after the car she was driving struck a deer in the eastbound lanes of Highway 36. The Linn County accident Sunday evening was reported as one-half mile west of the Meadville junction. 38-year-old Tyra Nelson of St. Louis received moderate injuries. Nelson was […]
Chillicothe and Maryville residents injured in Saturday night crash
Residents of Chillicothe and Maryville were hurt Saturday night when a car attempted a U-turn and was hit by a pickup truck on a country road in Nodaway County. A passenger in the car, a 15-year old Chillicothe girl, was taken by private vehicle to Mosaic Medical Center in Maryville with moderate injuries. The driver […]
Crash near Farmersville injures Trenton man; Chillicothe woman arrested on DWI
The Highway Patrol reports an accident two miles north of Farmersville the morning of November 6th resulted in minor injuries for a Trenton man and the arrest of a Chillicothe woman. A private vehicle transported 54-year-old Shawn Walker to Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton. No injuries were reported for 35-year-old Nicole Henley. Two vehicles traveled […]
Hedrick Medical Center to move COVID-19 testing site
Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe will move its COVID-19 drive through testing site to a new location to accommodate anticipated winter weather. \ The site at the former Washington Street Food and Drink of Chillicothe will close the afternoon of November 12th at 2 o’clock. Testing at the American Legion Building at 1400 Washington Street […]
Livingston County Sheriff reports on incidents and arrests
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox has released information about recent incidents. Cox reports a male driver claimed to not have identification with him during a traffic stop and lied about who he was. The man was identified as 38-year-old Christopher Michael Vaughn who was wanted out of state on felony probation violation for original possession […]
DOC reports 34 new cases of COVID-19 at Western Missouri Correctional Center; Grundy County records 8 new cases
COVID-19 cases among offenders at the Western Missouri Correctional Center of Cameron have increased by 34, bringing the cumulative total to 144. The Missouri Department of Corrections reports 83 of the cases are active, and 61 have recovered. Cases among staff have gone up by four to 93. Thirty of those cases are active, and […]
Two injured in crash on Highway 139 near Harris
Two drivers were injured when their vehicles collided late Tuesday afternoon on Highway 139 near Harris, in western Sullivan county. Twenty-two-year-old Brady Huffman of Galt received serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville, while 20-year-old Zoe Littleton of Maryville received minor injuries and was taken by a […]
Combine at north end of LIV 269 considered total loss after catching fire in field
A combine appeared to be a total loss after a fire at the north end of LIV 269 the afternoon of November 3rd. Chillicothe Fire Captain Derrick Allen reports firefighters arrived at the scene to find the combine on fire in the middle of a field. The owner, listed as James Lowe, was already outside […]
Missouri Department of Conservation to provide drop-off sites for those wanting CWD testing of deer
The Missouri Department of Conservation will provide drop-off sites in Northwest Missouri for hunters who wish to have deer tested for chronic wasting disease. Four drop off sites in a CWD Management Zone will be available through January 15th: the Lake Paho Conservation Area of Princeton, The Trading Post of Marceline, PB-5 of Linneus, and […]
Clarification on hospitalizations from COVID-19 at Wright Memorial and Hedrick Medical Center
Saint Luke’s Health System Marketing and Public Relations Director Jordan Ferguson reports Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe saw a combined total of 34 COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the third quarter of 2020. So far in October alone, which is the fourth quarter, the two hospitals have had a combined 33 […]
728 absentee ballots returned to Grundy County Clerks office as of Friday morning
Seven hundred twenty-eight absentee and mail-in ballots had been returned to the Grundy County Clerk’s Office as of Friday morning of October 30th at 10:30 for November 3rd’s General Election. The office reported 54 requested ballots had not yet been returned. It is predicted that 80% of the 5,861 registered voters in Grundy County will […]
Thirty four COVID-19 hospitalizations reported between Wright Memorial Hospital and Hedrick Medical Center
There have been 34 COVID-19-related hospitalizations total at Wright Memorial Hospital of Trenton and Hedrick Medical Center of Chillicothe since July. That information comes from Saint Luke’s Health System Marketing and Public Relations Director Jordan Ferguson, who notes 33 of those hospitalizations have been in October alone. Ferguson says hospitalizations reported by the Livingston County […]
Main Street Chillicothe to host “BooFest” on October 31, 2020
Main Street Chillicothe will hold the 21st Annual BooFest on October 31st. The drive-through event will be in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church of Chillicothe that afternoon from 3 to 5 o’clock. Main Street Chillicothe asks that vehicles enter the parking lot from Bryan. There will be four lanes in the parking […]
COVID-19 cases increase by 6 in Grundy County, DOC reports 20 new cases at Western, two new cases at Chillicothe Correctional Center
Six new COVID-19 cases have been added for Grundy County, but the number of active cases decreased by two. The health department reports 340 total cases, with 26 being active. Two hundred fifty-three cases have been confirmed, and 87 are probable. Fourteen COVID-19-related deaths have been reported for Grundy County. COVID-19 cases among offenders at […]
Chillicothe City Council addresses light agenda including accepting bid to demolish structure on Jefferson Street
The Chillicothe City Council accepted a bid to demolish a structure and approved a purchase of a salt spreader Monday, October 26th. Chillicothe City Administrator Darin Chappell reports Perkins will demolish the structure at 823 Jefferson Street for $7,500. He says the city had taken over ownership of the property, and the structure needed to […]
Two from Chillicothe charged with felony animal abuse involving horses
Two Chillicothe residents have been charged in Livingston County with felony animal abuse—second or subsequent offense or by torture and/or mutilation while the animal was alive. An initial court appearance for 43-year-old Larry Coffman and 37-year-old Cailin Dixon is scheduled for December 9th. Probable cause statements from Bradley Aldrich with the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office […]
Livingston County Sheriff and Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force perform compliance checks
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office and Midland Empire Alcohol Task Force worked on a grant overtime project Friday, October 23rd to help determine if any businesses in Livingston County need training and/or if any employees are supplying alcohol to minors. Sheriff Steve Cox said officers checked many area businesses by sending in an underage person […]